I have a non UCS X-Wing and TIE fighter and must confess that when there is nobody else around I sometimes pick them up and have a mini dogfight in the lounge with them
The technical term is “swooshability” and yes, something which this mega-set totally lacks!
Excellent! I really enjoyed the build (apart from the S-IVB stage which was teeth-grindingly repetitive). It’s a SNOT masterclass with lots of “oh, that’s clever” moments.
The kids(or their dad) over the road must have the £100 falcon, the box was in their recycling pile yesterday, my kids were straight over to it asking if they could take the box home, I fell so tight!
Definitely worth waiting until they do a triple VIP promotion as that’ll be about £60 extra in vouchers (if I’ve done my sums right!) although I fully understand anyone who MUST HAVE IT IMMEDIATELY!!! 🙂
The kids(or their dad) over the road must have the £100 falcon, the box was in their recycling pile yesterday, my kids were straight over to it asking if they could take the box home, I fell so tight!
I feel your guilt Kimbers. My boy is Lego mad (as am I) and while I could just afford, though not justify, buying £100 StarWars Lego sets, there is something stopping me. If he wants it that bad it will be on Mr Christmas’s list. The UCS one is just potty. For that money I could get a jump bike and spend more time at the skate park with him which seems a far better investment.
Lego and Star Wars combined; how to make an old man happy.
Number 1 son, now 31, has Death Star and the UCS TIE fighter – not bought by me; I’m contemplating whether I should get him the UCS Millennium Falcon.
It’s not a question of affording it; it’s more about justifying it but, having said that, STW is full of people justifying all sorts of extravagant purchases for themselves so – I think I’ve just confirmed to myself that I can justify it!
EDIT – he also has original version of Millennium Falcon
I don’t know – not bought any – just saw it last weekend so thought i’d pop it on here.
Saving 500 quid seems like a plan to me!!
The ‘falcon’ has 2500, 30%, fewer pieces than the genuine one.
Based on my experience with not lego Lego, the instructions will be difficult to follow, and it won’t have all the bits it says it does. (Bought for me, not by me, I might add…)
There is the larger version on the aliexpress site: Falcon 8445 pieces Just under £180.
I must admit to buying a Wall-E off there and the quality was very good. The instructions where about half size compared to Lego’s, but looked near identical otherwise.
I did come across a few comments that the Lepin items are actually produced by Lego in China, but who knows?
The only comment I have about the Falcon is that the locating and fitting of some of the removable top panels is a bit clunky and insecure, which was a surprise considering how solidly the Saturn 5 locks together.
which was a surprise considering how solidly the Saturn 5 locks together.
I was showing off my Saturn V to a mate a few weeks back. I picked it up and said “it’s surprisingly robust…” and at that exact moment the third stage popped off the rest of the model, hit the coffee table and burst into a hundred pieces.
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