- Saturday, September 5, 2015 2:45 PM
- DisneyDan
Hello everyone,
As most of you are probably aware, Friday was dedicated as Force Friday, in preparation for the next Star Wars movie coming out in December. Lots of new merchandise was released, including some brand new LEGO sets. We managed to get them all, and I will be posting reviews of all of them in due course, but today I will be starting with the Millennium Falcon.
The set number is 75105 and retails for around $150 plus tax. It contains 1329 pieces, including seven minifigures.
Let's first of all take a look at the box, back and front.
And the contents of the box:
The box contains nine numbered bags for the construction process. Let's take a look at the stages of construction as we built the set.
Here is where we were after bags one and two:
Here is what we had after bags three and four:
Here is what we had after bags five and six:
Here is what we had after bags seven and eight:
And the finished product after bag nine:
Now we can take a close up look at the minifigures included in the set. Most of the figures have two different faces, giving them different expressions. This is reflected in the images below.
Han Solo:
Chewbacca:
BB-8:
Finn:
Rey:
Kanjiklub Gang Member:
Tasu Leech:
I think that the inclusion of seven figures is actually pretty good. It's cool to have the older version of Han and Chewie, too.
So, now to the set itself. Overall it's neat, but there are a couple of things that bother me about it. First of all, it is extremely similar to the previous version of the Millennium Falcon that only came out in 2011 (which had six minifigures, and retailed at around $140). There are some minor changes, but overall, it's basically the same model. Also, the cockpit area is annoying. It fixes on rather precariously with just a few studs, and is prone to falling apart or damaging the surrounding parts of the ships (I.e. the wall coming off), when you try to fix it on or remove it. Also, regarding the cockpit, there is no way for the figures to get in and out besides taking the glass covering off. I know it's LEGO, I know it's a toy, but they really thought that the characters could just be trapped in there for an entire flight, or have to space walk to another part of the ship, if they had to get out? There is no reason it couldn't have been a little larger and had a doorway back into the main compartment.
Let's take a look around the inside now. The rest of the ship contains the main seating/living area, something that we are led to assume is a bedroom, a computer station and a large cargo area. As much as it's a cool ship, I think they could have added a few more interior details. It feels like it lacks something, to me. Also, there is a hidden compartment under the floor (just like in the movies), and a ramp down to the ground. Both the underside and top have cannons attached, with the top one having a compartment underneath it where a character can sit to fire them. The odd thing is, there are no controls and they sit vertically! The laser guns at the very front on the prongs actually fire - you press down through the holes in the top of the prongs.
Overall I would give this set eight out of ten. It scores higher than my instincts tell me to because it IS the Millennium Falcon, and it is from the new movie. I like the minifigures, and there are some nice aspects to it. I just feel it could have been thought out a little better.
If you would like to purchase the Millennium Falcon, you can visit the
official LEGO Shop online, here.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Dan.