Why does everyone say this about UCS sets? Seeing a ton of this since the Venator. The entire purpose of a UCS set is to put it on a display stand or in a glass case so what purpose would an expansive interior serve?
@@FabuBrik ITS even cooler, but i get your Point. I think ITS because the UCS lineup ist the only Chance to get a huge Set in minifig scale, with real interior, Like the UCS atat. I noticed people are very splited. The one half don't need interior, the other does... Either way lego does IT, one half will "lose". Either it has No interior, or people would have to pay for an interior they didnt want.
@@svensantesson2020 I get that but are people really playing with UCS sets? They're not really manageable to play with at all. The interior of the AT-AT is a nice to have, but again are people really playing with these? They surely just sit on display where you never see the interior at all. The falcon strikes a great middle ground of having the interior easter eggs without compromises to appease those who want an oversized playset.
I agree. Could've accommodated more. But its not bad for what they gave. But that's what Lego is for. You're never supposed to get a true 'complete' kit. You mod it, add to it to your liking. Makes the hobby more fun.
I also think it still holds up to one of the best box designs too. I don't mind the ones with black backgrounds, but they lose the excitement of buying the set with a cool box, especially since each sets like the AT AT hold their own iconic story.
As someone who bought the knock off stand off of Amazon (exact same design as yours) I have had no issues with it, however I will probably upgrade to a clear stand like you showcased in the future. Needed a quick and cheap way to display it so I just went for the knock off. Otherwise great video! One of if not the best LEGO set of all time.
This video was a great idea! With so many big sets these days, you can be forgiven for wondering if this set is still as great as it was when it was released. I've been going back and forth about whether or not to get this set for years now. On one hand, it looks awesome! On the other hand, I don't think I can justify that high price tag, especially when there are other big sets like the Venator and Hogwarts Castle on my radar. Plus, I have to think about how much more expensive it will be raising my one-year-old as he gets older, especially being a single dad. Also, I share your views on the Last Jedi! It's nice to hear that some people appreciate it!
David, thanks for showing how the display stand displays to the Falcon. I bought and made the exact same stand for this. I am currently in the middle of building the UCS Falcon. Of course I started this journey last August. Instead of saving up for the $850 or so, I started by printing out the parts list from Rebrickable and adding to a wanted list in Bricklink. Then, I looked at what parts I had, and placed several orders for in store pick up with the Brickheads store in my area. I also sent there and picked individual parts from their loose brick inventory. The Sticker sheet was from Germany and the printed pieces (Cockpit, Antenna, etc) from Australia. So I spent a little over $600 to acquire the parts. I spent a few days separating all the parts by function in many clear cups and bins to make the assembly easier.
What made the Falcon the best UCS set for me was always the "doing just a bit more". Like adding an interior, an alternative dish, many minifigs. All things they didn´t need to do and most UCS sets also don´t do but it just gives it something extra. Like the UCS ISD, it looks amazing on display but that´s just it
It’s honestly a fantastic looking LEGO set coming from a non Millennium falcon fan. But in terms “best out of box” I will have to say the At-At looks the best.
Definitely a sight to behold when I see it displayed at the Lego store but actually intimidates me to buy, build and display such a humongous piece (plus getting a stand for it). I enjoyed watching your review though and your enthusiasm for it
It is a sight to behold, but in a lot of ways it’s kind of overrated. I value my UCS B Wing more than the Falcon. I sold mine, traded up and got the ATAT. Just took up such a huge amount of space and isn’t really my favourite SW ship (the aforementioned b wing is). The ATAT is much more manageable and matched with a minifigure scale snowspeeder MOC it looks amazing!
I remember getting this back in July of 2020. When it was announced I was amazed. I had to save up and work some OT but it was totally worth it. I wanted to pick it up in person in store but it was always sold out. So I ordered it online. I was so nervous it would come damaged or get lost/ stolen. But it didn't and I LOVE it. Worth the $850 & $800 price tag. I also have the ISD, AT-AT. Too still need that Venator tho!
I always knew I was going to get this set. My white whale as a life long Star Wars fan who was too young to get the 2007 version back in the day. Cut to 2020 and during the height of COVID, I ended up moving in w/ my Grandfather for the Summer to paint the exterior of his house; cleaning out the basement before pros came in to remodel it from scratch (lots of dismantling and cleaning of old furniture on my end) as well as cleaning out the Garage w/ 40+ years of stuff. During this time, my mother was caring for my Grandfather, as he needed to have a life-saving surgery in June 2020, at the end of the Summer - she decides to surprise me with a trip to the LEGO Store on our way home and tells me, after 4 years - she was buying me the Millennium Falcon for all the hard work I put in (It came out to about $3.25/hr). Life's been super busy w/ College, multiple moves (since July 2018, the longest I've spent in one place was 9 months - w/ no Falcon to build too - but for the most part I'm never in the same place more than 4 months) and several major family crisis', celebrations & reunions throughout the US & Ireland has meant the Falcon has been sitting in my Grandfather's house, waiting for me to build it. My family is moving there full time in a few months, and after we're all settled in - I will finally build it, in the place which earned me the Falcon.
I've got knock off Lego for my stand and it's done amazing. 2 years still going strong. The plastic is definitely not as strong as Lego. But for the price can't complain.
I really appreciated that this "review" was made after owning it for a while. Youve got experience with the product and that adds a lot to what you have to say about it. A day 1 review would lack most of your interesting points.
I remember the day I bought it. I just woke up without my alarm, made my coffee and went online to preorder my copy. The set was up, I bought it, everything went smooth. Half an hour later, I tried to see my order because I had a thing to check and the site was dead, crashing all around. Back then, I was so numb about the potential demand and was extremely lucky to not plan anything and still put my hands on it. This set is glorious still to this day. I bought a coffee table just to showcase it and plan to eventually tile the ground and sides to look like some death star hangar, but first I need to become filthy rich because it's going to need a completely unreasonable amount of pieces.
I was so hyped for this set. I was 19, living at home, going to school and had no money. I begged my mom for it as a Christmas & birthday gift and she agreed! I refreshed my phone the second it launched, was on my way to class at the time. Frustrated with crashes as well, finally got through within the first 5 minutes and snagged one. It arrived at my grandmas house, and I was forced to wait for it as a Christmas gift! Worst 3 month wait of my life lmao. It is still the crown jewel of my collection, and was such a win in my book after begging for the original UCS falcon when I was 10 and not getting it. I have 3 now, I bought one to keep sealed and finally got the OG one!
Very lucky to have this set, iconic Ship, the ultimate Falcon. Thanks so much for this review, I am looking forward to when I have time to build it. I got a great deal and am very happy with my purchase, a dream come true. Amazing design and beautiful ship!
Totally agree with all your comments! It's a great set that still gets comments from guests seeing it for the first time when it's covered in 6 years of dust..... Very good review. My only complaint with it is the attachment of the upper panels was always a little flimsy and whilst they 'fit' together very well visually they could have been locked in place a little better.
I don't see them retiring this set any time soon. It's the final model. Literally nothing in the next 10 years will beat this. Shout out to the designer for creating such a flawless model.
Bought the knockoff stand, it holds up suprisingly well, been on there for about half a year. A couple pieces didn't quite fit while building the actual stand, so I had to file one piece down a bit before I could assemble the stand, but it's done wonders ever since!
my problem with the last jedi is the ship ramming scene. if thats possible, then you could strap a rocket to a meteor, and at light speed it would have enough energy to take out a death star. it makes giant lasers obsolete, and makes every problem in the star wars universe solvable with any spacecraft
This was a set I never thought I'd get just because of the price tag alone as I do not have that much expendable money. Until one Christmas, my aunt got it for me because she knew how much I enjoy timing my build speed. It ended up taking 13 hours and 57 minutes for me, by far the longest time spent on a set. To this day I walk past it and still can't believe I have it, and to say nothing about having assembled it. And personally, I prefer having it on the feet so the ramp can be lower along with the under belly gun sticking out (was favorite part to assemble).
Hi David! I have one massive request! What if you created a massive LEGO city on a massive table or something. Now that Star Wars movies are pretty much over, there will be something to entertain u. I just miss the days of Star Wars movies where you were posting literally every single day. A lot of the sets u have besides Star Wars could go in the city. That would be very cool.
I’m not a great Lego builder, so this was a complex build for me. I picked it up a few weeks ago. I love it. It is fragile and it does feel weak when I pick it up. I get very nervous. I do need a display stand to angle it, but for now, it sits flat on my table next to my UCS Razor Crest.
My Dad and I built this a few months ago, got it on display with that same stand next to the UCS AT-AT. Both are such awesome sets, fully agree with you on all your points here
I was at the early release in Leicester Square, London. I live in Cornwall and finished work early, drove across the country and got the tube to Leicester Square. I was there at 16:45 and the store opened at midnight. I got 146/150 and got to my gf's at London Bridge at 04:00. It was great to have one a month early and also get it signed and personalised by the designers. I had "what a piece of junk" written on the box. It's still in my office, unopened. They went for £4,500 the next day on ebay.
It’s crazy how much Lego popped off. I showed up to the Lego Store a while ago to pick up the new AT-TE and I got there maybe an hour early and the line was already over 100 people deep.
Great revisit review. I still love mine but have ways been frustrated with the rear right section which could easily have incorporated a further interior section but was just left empty ….
My only gripe with this kit is I wanted a TRUE ultimate Lego Millennium UCS Falcon. Meaning, it needed ALL the figs of figures that have been onboard the Falcon. You needed: - ANH Luke, Ben, Han, Leia, R2. All new exclusive prints, etc. - ESB Bespin Luke missing hand ;). - ROTJ General Lando and Nien Nunb. All new figs, exclusive only to this kit. Then of course we get Hoth Leia, and Hoth Han with some Mynocks and that's great. Love it. Plus the Sequel Trilogy characters (which I get, hot movie at the time, and the switch on the front parts and radar dish for alt-build). But I feel like many UCS sets that have up to 20+ figures, this set needed that treatment too. Would be like only 15 figs. BUT, again, I probably have almost all of the figs to populate it, but so far no Nien Nunb :(
Man, I skipped a day at school and went to Munich by train to get mine. Its such a fun memory. We had a pretty rough storm on Wednesday evening over night to Thursday, when we went there. When we got on the train I phoned the Lego store around 8:00 AM and asked one of the staff members, if they could reserve a model for me because I would be there around 3:00 PM. When we changed trains and where maybe 10 stops from Munich main station we got notified by the DB (Deutsch Bahn = the german rail company) that an overhead line was damaged by a tree that fell on the tracks and that the repairs will take several hours. On the next station taxis and busses where provided by the DB, ot take the travelers to their destination. So we arrive at Munich main station per taxi and then used the subway to get to the shoppingmall. When we got to the store it was sometime around 14:30 PM I believe. There i got the last one and i had a great chat with the staff. They told me that the other 49 copys got sold within 30 minutes and they have never experienced this ever before the falcon got released. Also I got a 5% discount due to a damaged package. This did not bother me solong no part is damaged. It wasn't in the transport package but the staff put it in there and I can't stress enough how handy that cartonage was. The trip home was fun, because a lot of people where looking and a few asked what set it was, can you imagine that? Also an other passanger asked me why I did not wait until 2xVIP point to buy the falcon, when we changed trains. So anyway when we got home one of the wheels finally broke off in the drive way. And druing the holidays this massive set got completed within 19h 45minutes and I just love it.
With an inflation calculator, the $800 price tag at TODAY's price would be a $1000 kit. Yep, a thousand dollar kit. So at $850, which hated when they did it, it's not bad. Yeah, the AT-AT is great. Looks great BUT, it has some fragility. Like all Lego does but the panels on the AT-AT, the legs which are nice to pose but VERY limited to how much you can pose (not alot), AND you gotta' buy about another 5 plus Hoth Battle Packs to populate it. So you need another $100 plus dollars added to it. At least on that front with the Falcon you probably have all the OT figs to help add more to it.
I don’t do reviews or else I would have myself. But I’ve been wanting to see or make a retrospective video of the falcon. Unless you were big in the LEGO community at the time I feel like it has been forgotten how big of a deal this set was on release. There were so many teaser images and marketing. We all knew it was coming but LEGO wouldn’t reveal it and just keep teasing. People kept making fake images with Mocs or the 07 set trying to pass it off as a leak. Then it had the box with wheels and it was the largest set at the time. Black vip card and so much with the marketing. And like you mentioned it was difficult to acquire. Glad you made this video. This set is so important in LEGO and LEGO Star Wars history and it gets a little over looked now that there are so many large sets like it
Lego collectors: - Buys a brickbuilt model - Builds it once, display it forever - Impressed it's still in one piece half a decade in - Impressed by color not changing Model collectors: - BRUH
I still think this needed about 20 figures - all the OT characters who ever sat in it, and the newer cast to date. Something way more akin to the Rivendell set. Have luke, lando, all the gang. Really stingy of Lego to package with so few minifigs. And way more interior, crazy to have these tiny sections when you could have so much more going on. Honestly for the price that would be worth it to me, but as it is those factors just felt a bit strange to be missing at such a high cost.
great video, but saying knock-off lego would not be a good idea is just wrong. sure, there are cheap knock offs that are bad quality, but there are many brands nowadays whose brick quality is as good, if not better than lego at a fraction of the price, and utilizing those, there is not gonna be any problems
5:20 I actually have a knock-off version of that stand, & so far I can say it's held up perfectly fine for nearly a year now. Perhaps I'm jynxing myself with this comment though 🤣
Bought this set a couple years ago and still have it sealed in my closet... I made a vow to never open it until I have a glass coffee table to display it hahah
I paid $813 Australian dollars a fortnight ago. I couldn't believe it when it popped up in my Amazon cart at that price and was very happy I had the funds available!
I bought it and built it. Exterior is excellent. Interior is a big disappointment. The iconic tubes are just stickers. I understand they need to build a frame to hold it together but it was a big let down.
I bought the pieces for the Efferman stand in black and it was a hell of a lot cheaper than buying the light bluish grey. It also has the added benefit of matching the colour of the UCS Slave 1 stand.
It took me 4 years to save up enough for this and it’s still my favorite Lego purchase. I remember when Amazon was doing a 40% deal and I missed it. So happy I got this and as my main display piece.
I just built the efferman stand a few months ago. I bought the pieces in black from brick link for about $60. It was actually the cheapest option I priced out.
I have it. As others have said the underside is bad and the interior is disappointing to say the least. I thought at least the iconic walkway tube would be there, nope they’re friggin stickers. However the exterior on the sides and top are excellent but it is extremely fragile.
I have one of those Chinese (im assuming) stands for $30. It works perfectly fine. Getting it on the millennium falcon after it was built was already built was a pretty big pain in the rear though
My story with it was I got it 2 years ago after getting my new job. I went to the store with my gf and saw it on the shelf so I picked it up and went to the counter. Lady seemed a little confused about selling the "floor model" and asked if I could get it in the brown box instead. Sure no problem. Well turns out the guy who went to fetch it got the wrong box and I got the star destroyer instead. I called the store and said what happened after I got home and they said that I could return it. I did so hoping they would be able to give me the real one but apparently that was sold sometime between me leaving the store and entering back the next day to return the isd. I had to wait another few weeks for it to be shipped back. The store was also a 45 minute trip there and another 45 minutes back so after almost 2.5 hours of driving I finally had it
6 years!!!???? Watching this has made me realise its time to build my one that I picked up day one. Going to order the Wicked Bricks (UK) stand and get building.
@solidbrixstudios you can get a trigger lock for your Dyson (keeps it on so you just have to hold it or can set it down and get really in there with the hose while it's still running). It made dusting easier for me but that's on a v7 with a 3 ft hose, figured I'd say something anyway after seeing how you were dusting. Great reviews btw, and out of curiosity do your kickback links to Lego work for other countries or just the US? (I only ask because it redirects me back to Canada but without the link extensions)
Got this from my GF last Xmas and still haven’t built it. She bought it from Costco and it came with a free At-At which I sold and gave her the money cuz I already had 3 of them lol
There is a better stand out there, that is the same angle, the acrylic ones and especially the ones that you can keep the landing gear on with it. RIGHT, don't buy an 'knockoff' stands. You'll regret it. You can see even this stand here is bending and flexing already in a very stressed manner.
I do not think Lego will be able to make a better Star Wars UCS model or another UCS model that can rival the M-Falcon. I though i would NEVER be able to purchase one - however saved up and it was well worth it. Its a shame that LEGO is retiring the USC AT-AT so quickly - they are really not giving builders/collectors like myself who want to buy it and will, but just need some time to save up. its not a cheap purchase.
Between the UCS ATAT and the UCS falcon, I’d rather have the falcon too, but the UCS ATAT retires at the end of this year 2024 so I had to make a exception to buy the atat first 😂
Its still hard to get them! I finally got mine after 1 year of trying. I sold all my other big set after building. I still have it in the box waiting to be built.
Hi, your channel is really great and your awesome reviews. I have the Falcon for couple years now, still an amazing looking ship and Lego build. Am struggling to find a decent way to clean/remove dust off the Lego. I see you are using some kind of attachement for your vacuum cleaner. Can you please share what your vacuum cleaner make and model is and assoicated attachement, i.e is it Dyson products for example? Many thanks
Best set ever. I also have the AT-AT but that build was not nearly as enjoyable as the Falcon. I bought the acrylic stand from Wicked Brick, looks great but I find it to be too flimsy and am not using it.
Bro that flashback not even a minute in, seeing the old room brought back so much nostalgia
Fr bro
Its like it was yesterday.
Seeing it next to you makes me realize how big it is, it’s incredible
It's him - he's tiny
He's like 4'8
@@darthjarjarthewise8051actually?
@@darthjarjarthewise8051 nah David maybe is 5'10
@@timt9625 actually he is 3'10 and it's a fact I checked online
It is absolutely crazy that it's been 6 years, I still remember it vividly when I picked up my copy
It’s Disney it will be available till all who wants one gets one 😂 2050 still on sale
I just got mine. Can't wait to get started
@@Bart-Did-itlol aged like milk
@@jordan7172 innit
"luke and Leia have their famous kiss" lol!
It’s disappointing that it didn’t have more of an interior
Cute Profilpicture 😂❤️
Why does everyone say this about UCS sets? Seeing a ton of this since the Venator. The entire purpose of a UCS set is to put it on a display stand or in a glass case so what purpose would an expansive interior serve?
@@FabuBrik ITS even cooler, but i get your Point.
I think ITS because the UCS lineup ist the only Chance to get a huge Set in minifig scale, with real interior, Like the UCS atat.
I noticed people are very splited. The one half don't need interior, the other does... Either way lego does IT, one half will "lose".
Either it has No interior, or people would have to pay for an interior they didnt want.
@@svensantesson2020 I get that but are people really playing with UCS sets? They're not really manageable to play with at all. The interior of the AT-AT is a nice to have, but again are people really playing with these? They surely just sit on display where you never see the interior at all. The falcon strikes a great middle ground of having the interior easter eggs without compromises to appease those who want an oversized playset.
I agree. Could've accommodated more. But its not bad for what they gave.
But that's what Lego is for. You're never supposed to get a true 'complete' kit. You mod it, add to it to your liking. Makes the hobby more fun.
I also think it still holds up to one of the best box designs too. I don't mind the ones with black backgrounds, but they lose the excitement of buying the set with a cool box, especially since each sets like the AT AT hold their own iconic story.
Does he show the box in this video?
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This set is just so good dude, it’s impressive how well it still holds up today, if this set released Today I know everyone would be SOOOOOOO HYPED
As someone who bought the knock off stand off of Amazon (exact same design as yours) I have had no issues with it, however I will probably upgrade to a clear stand like you showcased in the future. Needed a quick and cheap way to display it so I just went for the knock off. Otherwise great video! One of if not the best LEGO set of all time.
Same here, at the end of the day ABS is ABS.
This video was a great idea! With so many big sets these days, you can be forgiven for wondering if this set is still as great as it was when it was released. I've been going back and forth about whether or not to get this set for years now. On one hand, it looks awesome! On the other hand, I don't think I can justify that high price tag, especially when there are other big sets like the Venator and Hogwarts Castle on my radar. Plus, I have to think about how much more expensive it will be raising my one-year-old as he gets older, especially being a single dad.
Also, I share your views on the Last Jedi! It's nice to hear that some people appreciate it!
David, thanks for showing how the display stand displays to the Falcon. I bought and made the exact same stand for this. I am currently in the middle of building the UCS Falcon. Of course I started this journey last August. Instead of saving up for the $850 or so, I started by printing out the parts list from Rebrickable and adding to a wanted list in Bricklink. Then, I looked at what parts I had, and placed several orders for in store pick up with the Brickheads store in my area. I also sent there and picked individual parts from their loose brick inventory. The Sticker sheet was from Germany and the printed pieces (Cockpit, Antenna, etc) from Australia. So I spent a little over $600 to acquire the parts. I spent a few days separating all the parts by function in many clear cups and bins to make the assembly easier.
What made the Falcon the best UCS set for me was always the "doing just a bit more". Like adding an interior, an alternative dish, many minifigs. All things they didn´t need to do and most UCS sets also don´t do but it just gives it something extra. Like the UCS ISD, it looks amazing on display but that´s just it
Spent my whole life hating Star Wars up til earlier this year. Fell in love with it and its lego sets. This Millennium Falcon was a masterpiece
It’s honestly a fantastic looking LEGO set coming from a non Millennium falcon fan.
But in terms “best out of box” I will have to say the At-At looks the best.
13:00 WOW! That was Anakin blowing up the Deathstar level! 😂
Definitely a sight to behold when I see it displayed at the Lego store but actually intimidates me to buy, build and display such a humongous piece (plus getting a stand for it). I enjoyed watching your review though and your enthusiasm for it
It is a sight to behold, but in a lot of ways it’s kind of overrated. I value my UCS B Wing more than the Falcon. I sold mine, traded up and got the ATAT. Just took up such a huge amount of space and isn’t really my favourite SW ship (the aforementioned b wing is). The ATAT is much more manageable and matched with a minifigure scale snowspeeder MOC it looks amazing!
I remember getting this back in July of 2020. When it was announced I was amazed. I had to save up and work some OT but it was totally worth it. I wanted to pick it up in person in store but it was always sold out. So I ordered it online. I was so nervous it would come damaged or get lost/ stolen. But it didn't and I LOVE it. Worth the $850 & $800 price tag. I also have the ISD, AT-AT. Too still need that Venator tho!
I always knew I was going to get this set. My white whale as a life long Star Wars fan who was too young to get the 2007 version back in the day.
Cut to 2020 and during the height of COVID, I ended up moving in w/ my Grandfather for the Summer to paint the exterior of his house; cleaning out the basement before pros came in to remodel it from scratch (lots of dismantling and cleaning of old furniture on my end) as well as cleaning out the Garage w/ 40+ years of stuff.
During this time, my mother was caring for my Grandfather, as he needed to have a life-saving surgery in June 2020, at the end of the Summer - she decides to surprise me with a trip to the LEGO Store on our way home and tells me, after 4 years - she was buying me the Millennium Falcon for all the hard work I put in (It came out to about $3.25/hr).
Life's been super busy w/ College, multiple moves (since July 2018, the longest I've spent in one place was 9 months - w/ no Falcon to build too - but for the most part I'm never in the same place more than 4 months) and several major family crisis', celebrations & reunions throughout the US & Ireland has meant the Falcon has been sitting in my Grandfather's house, waiting for me to build it.
My family is moving there full time in a few months, and after we're all settled in - I will finally build it, in the place which earned me the Falcon.
I've got knock off Lego for my stand and it's done amazing. 2 years still going strong. The plastic is definitely not as strong as Lego. But for the price can't complain.
I really appreciated that this "review" was made after owning it for a while. Youve got experience with the product and that adds a lot to what you have to say about it. A day 1 review would lack most of your interesting points.
I remember the day I bought it. I just woke up without my alarm, made my coffee and went online to preorder my copy. The set was up, I bought it, everything went smooth.
Half an hour later, I tried to see my order because I had a thing to check and the site was dead, crashing all around.
Back then, I was so numb about the potential demand and was extremely lucky to not plan anything and still put my hands on it.
This set is glorious still to this day. I bought a coffee table just to showcase it and plan to eventually tile the ground and sides to look like some death star hangar, but first I need to become filthy rich because it's going to need a completely unreasonable amount of pieces.
The coolest SW set ever! I do think that it looks great on a vertical stand, but I really like the coffee table display with a Death Star hangar.
Yeeeeesss! Great review David! This was a fun throwback 😄
I was so hyped for this set. I was 19, living at home, going to school and had no money. I begged my mom for it as a Christmas & birthday gift and she agreed! I refreshed my phone the second it launched, was on my way to class at the time. Frustrated with crashes as well, finally got through within the first 5 minutes and snagged one. It arrived at my grandmas house, and I was forced to wait for it as a Christmas gift! Worst 3 month wait of my life lmao. It is still the crown jewel of my collection, and was such a win in my book after begging for the original UCS falcon when I was 10 and not getting it. I have 3 now, I bought one to keep sealed and finally got the OG one!
Very lucky to have this set, iconic Ship, the ultimate Falcon. Thanks so much for this review, I am looking forward to when I have time to build it. I got a great deal and am very happy with my purchase, a dream come true. Amazing design and beautiful ship!
Totally agree with all your comments! It's a great set that still gets comments from guests seeing it for the first time when it's covered in 6 years of dust..... Very good review. My only complaint with it is the attachment of the upper panels was always a little flimsy and whilst they 'fit' together very well visually they could have been locked in place a little better.
I can't believe you wouldn't display it with The Original Trilogy radar dish
I don't see them retiring this set any time soon. It's the final model. Literally nothing in the next 10 years will beat this. Shout out to the designer for creating such a flawless model.
Bought the knockoff stand, it holds up suprisingly well, been on there for about half a year. A couple pieces didn't quite fit while building the actual stand, so I had to file one piece down a bit before I could assemble the stand, but it's done wonders ever since!
first person i’ve ever seen who displays it as the sequel version 😂
my problem with the last jedi is the ship ramming scene. if thats possible, then you could strap a rocket to a meteor, and at light speed it would have enough energy to take out a death star. it makes giant lasers obsolete, and makes every problem in the star wars universe solvable with any spacecraft
This was a set I never thought I'd get just because of the price tag alone as I do not have that much expendable money. Until one Christmas, my aunt got it for me because she knew how much I enjoy timing my build speed. It ended up taking 13 hours and 57 minutes for me, by far the longest time spent on a set. To this day I walk past it and still can't believe I have it, and to say nothing about having assembled it. And personally, I prefer having it on the feet so the ramp can be lower along with the under belly gun sticking out (was favorite part to assemble).
Hi David! I have one massive request! What if you created a massive LEGO city on a massive table or something. Now that Star Wars movies are pretty much over, there will be something to entertain u. I just miss the days of Star Wars movies where you were posting literally every single day. A lot of the sets u have besides Star Wars could go in the city. That would be very cool.
I’m not a great Lego builder, so this was a complex build for me. I picked it up a few weeks ago. I love it. It is fragile and it does feel weak when I pick it up. I get very nervous. I do need a display stand to angle it, but for now, it sits flat on my table next to my UCS Razor Crest.
My Dad and I built this a few months ago, got it on display with that same stand next to the UCS AT-AT. Both are such awesome sets, fully agree with you on all your points here
Was literally wondering earlier this week why he hasn’t reviewed the UCS Falcon 😂
I was at the early release in Leicester Square, London. I live in Cornwall and finished work early, drove across the country and got the tube to Leicester Square. I was there at 16:45 and the store opened at midnight. I got 146/150 and got to my gf's at London Bridge at 04:00. It was great to have one a month early and also get it signed and personalised by the designers. I had "what a piece of junk" written on the box. It's still in my office, unopened. They went for £4,500 the next day on ebay.
It’s crazy how much Lego popped off. I showed up to the Lego Store a while ago to pick up the new AT-TE and I got there maybe an hour early and the line was already over 100 people deep.
Great revisit review. I still love mine but have ways been frustrated with the rear right section which could easily have incorporated a further interior section but was just left empty ….
I have bought the falcon this year, it's a incredible build, I love it. Totally worth it
My only gripe with this kit is I wanted a TRUE ultimate Lego Millennium UCS Falcon.
Meaning, it needed ALL the figs of figures that have been onboard the Falcon.
You needed:
- ANH Luke, Ben, Han, Leia, R2. All new exclusive prints, etc.
- ESB Bespin Luke missing hand ;).
- ROTJ General Lando and Nien Nunb. All new figs, exclusive only to this kit.
Then of course we get Hoth Leia, and Hoth Han with some Mynocks and that's great. Love it.
Plus the Sequel Trilogy characters (which I get, hot movie at the time, and the switch on the front parts and radar dish for alt-build).
But I feel like many UCS sets that have up to 20+ figures, this set needed that treatment too. Would be like only 15 figs.
BUT, again, I probably have almost all of the figs to populate it, but so far no Nien Nunb :(
I got mine at the lego store in downtown Disney. That was fun getting on the tram.
Man, I skipped a day at school and went to Munich by train to get mine.
Its such a fun memory.
We had a pretty rough storm on Wednesday evening over night to Thursday, when we went there.
When we got on the train I phoned the Lego store around 8:00 AM and asked one of the staff members, if they could reserve a model for me because I would be there around 3:00 PM.
When we changed trains and where maybe 10 stops from Munich main station we got notified by the DB (Deutsch Bahn = the german rail company) that an overhead line was damaged by a tree that fell on the tracks and that the repairs will take several hours. On the next station taxis and busses where provided by the DB, ot take the travelers to their destination.
So we arrive at Munich main station per taxi and then used the subway to get to the shoppingmall.
When we got to the store it was sometime around 14:30 PM I believe.
There i got the last one and i had a great chat with the staff.
They told me that the other 49 copys got sold within 30 minutes and they have never experienced this ever before the falcon got released.
Also I got a 5% discount due to a damaged package. This did not bother me solong no part is damaged.
It wasn't in the transport package but the staff put it in there and I can't stress enough how handy that cartonage was.
The trip home was fun, because a lot of people where looking and a few asked what set it was, can you imagine that?
Also an other passanger asked me why I did not wait until 2xVIP point to buy the falcon, when we changed trains.
So anyway when we got home one of the wheels finally broke off in the drive way.
And druing the holidays this massive set got completed within 19h 45minutes and I just love it.
With an inflation calculator, the $800 price tag at TODAY's price would be a $1000 kit. Yep, a thousand dollar kit. So at $850, which hated when they did it, it's not bad.
Yeah, the AT-AT is great. Looks great BUT, it has some fragility. Like all Lego does but the panels on the AT-AT, the legs which are nice to pose but VERY limited to how much you can pose (not alot), AND you gotta' buy about another 5 plus Hoth Battle Packs to populate it. So you need another $100 plus dollars added to it.
At least on that front with the Falcon you probably have all the OT figs to help add more to it.
I don’t do reviews or else I would have myself. But I’ve been wanting to see or make a retrospective video of the falcon. Unless you were big in the LEGO community at the time I feel like it has been forgotten how big of a deal this set was on release. There were so many teaser images and marketing. We all knew it was coming but LEGO wouldn’t reveal it and just keep teasing. People kept making fake images with Mocs or the 07 set trying to pass it off as a leak. Then it had the box with wheels and it was the largest set at the time. Black vip card and so much with the marketing. And like you mentioned it was difficult to acquire. Glad you made this video. This set is so important in LEGO and LEGO Star Wars history and it gets a little over looked now that there are so many large sets like it
When the kid and I finally build ours, it will have the Muppet cast as crew. Beaker with a blaster!
David, how come you never tell your fans to check the secondary market? I bought my ucs falcon sealed for 500 a year ago.
I also like TLJ!! One more reason to love this set.
Lego collectors:
- Buys a brickbuilt model
- Builds it once, display it forever
- Impressed it's still in one piece half a decade in
- Impressed by color not changing
Model collectors:
- BRUH
I still think this needed about 20 figures - all the OT characters who ever sat in it, and the newer cast to date. Something way more akin to the Rivendell set. Have luke, lando, all the gang. Really stingy of Lego to package with so few minifigs.
And way more interior, crazy to have these tiny sections when you could have so much more going on. Honestly for the price that would be worth it to me, but as it is those factors just felt a bit strange to be missing at such a high cost.
Was able to pick mine up a week ago for 680 dollars, and i absolutely love it!
9:36 “It’s just as easy to swap it out” *video cuts* “just takes a few seconds”
My mind immediately went to imagining pieces falling off 😂😂🥴🥴
I was fortunate enough to buy the set in 2019. It is huge and epic and gorgeous and the pride of my collection.
The only time it’s right to buy fake Lego is with Cada they do a great job with there quality for parts.
next time they make one. I would love if they created the full cannon interior. I wouldn’t care if it was 1000 dollars
great video, but saying knock-off lego would not be a good idea is just wrong. sure, there are cheap knock offs that are bad quality, but there are many brands nowadays whose brick quality is as good, if not better than lego at a fraction of the price, and utilizing those, there is not gonna be any problems
I just went to my mall/lego store and picked up my falcon, in 2024!! I cannot wait!!
I was lucky enough to get mine during Amazon's lightning deal on 2019 black friday for only $479.97 🤯
5:20 I actually have a knock-off version of that stand, & so far I can say it's held up perfectly fine for nearly a year now. Perhaps I'm jynxing myself with this comment though 🤣
Liking the last Jedi is insane
Bought this set a couple years ago and still have it sealed in my closet... I made a vow to never open it until I have a glass coffee table to display it hahah
I paid $813 Australian dollars a fortnight ago. I couldn't believe it when it popped up in my Amazon cart at that price and was very happy I had the funds available!
I have had this model since the initial release. You have convinced me to get the custom stand!
I bought it and built it. Exterior is excellent. Interior is a big disappointment. The iconic tubes are just stickers. I understand they need to build a frame to hold it together but it was a big let down.
I bought the pieces for the Efferman stand in black and it was a hell of a lot cheaper than buying the light bluish grey. It also has the added benefit of matching the colour of the UCS Slave 1 stand.
It took me 4 years to save up enough for this and it’s still my favorite Lego purchase. I remember when Amazon was doing a 40% deal and I missed it. So happy I got this and as my main display piece.
i know someone who got the UCS millennium falcon, the imperial gunship, the AT-AT and the star destroyer in one go
The Last Jedi is the reason Star Wars is stuck on a streaming service that nobody watches. Star Wars belongs in the theatres.
I just built the efferman stand a few months ago. I bought the pieces in black from brick link for about $60. It was actually the cheapest option I priced out.
I have it. As others have said the underside is bad and the interior is disappointing to say the least. I thought at least the iconic walkway tube would be there, nope they’re friggin stickers. However the exterior on the sides and top are excellent but it is extremely fragile.
Watching this while mine was infront of me felt pretty great
6 years later and its still in the display case in my local lego store
I have one of those Chinese (im assuming) stands for $30. It works perfectly fine.
Getting it on the millennium falcon after it was built was already built was a pretty big pain in the rear though
I was liking the video very much!... until you praised TLJ
I hope the next UCS version of the Millennium Falcon would have full interior. Retail price maybe hitting 1000 euro.
My story with it was I got it 2 years ago after getting my new job. I went to the store with my gf and saw it on the shelf so I picked it up and went to the counter. Lady seemed a little confused about selling the "floor model" and asked if I could get it in the brown box instead. Sure no problem. Well turns out the guy who went to fetch it got the wrong box and I got the star destroyer instead. I called the store and said what happened after I got home and they said that I could return it. I did so hoping they would be able to give me the real one but apparently that was sold sometime between me leaving the store and entering back the next day to return the isd. I had to wait another few weeks for it to be shipped back. The store was also a 45 minute trip there and another 45 minutes back so after almost 2.5 hours of driving I finally had it
6 years!!!???? Watching this has made me realise its time to build my one that I picked up day one. Going to order the Wicked Bricks (UK) stand and get building.
Always had wanted you to give it a proper review
great video - for anyone in the uk the set seems to be on a 20% sale
- on amazon
I bought my UCS Falcon used for 250, while I didn’t build it couldn’t say no to it for that price!
The beginning of the era of huge sets
Oof The Last Jedi 😑
Just picked this up in black Friday for £580. 3 bags in 14 to go!
@solidbrixstudios you can get a trigger lock for your Dyson (keeps it on so you just have to hold it or can set it down and get really in there with the hose while it's still running). It made dusting easier for me but that's on a v7 with a 3 ft hose, figured I'd say something anyway after seeing how you were dusting. Great reviews btw, and out of curiosity do your kickback links to Lego work for other countries or just the US? (I only ask because it redirects me back to Canada but without the link extensions)
Got this from my GF last Xmas and still haven’t built it. She bought it from Costco and it came with a free At-At which I sold and gave her the money cuz I already had 3 of them lol
There is a better stand out there, that is the same angle, the acrylic ones and especially the ones that you can keep the landing gear on with it.
RIGHT, don't buy an 'knockoff' stands. You'll regret it. You can see even this stand here is bending and flexing already in a very stressed manner.
Light my falcon light and sound kit takes it to another level!!!!!!
13:01 Luke and leia? you mean Han and leia right lol?
I do not think Lego will be able to make a better Star Wars UCS model or another UCS model that can rival the M-Falcon.
I though i would NEVER be able to purchase one - however saved up and it was well worth it.
Its a shame that LEGO is retiring the USC AT-AT so quickly - they are really not giving builders/collectors like myself who want to buy it and will, but just need some time to save up. its not a cheap purchase.
Between the UCS ATAT and the UCS falcon, I’d rather have the falcon too, but the UCS ATAT retires at the end of this year 2024 so I had to make a exception to buy the atat first 😂
Its still hard to get them! I finally got mine after 1 year of trying. I sold all my other big set after building. I still have it in the box waiting to be built.
the last Jedi comment almost got you unfollowed 😆😆😆 (I kid I kid)
Please check darkred pieces. Maybe there will be cracks or brittle tiles as well. Keep up the good work. 😊
Scalpers disgust me but I’m not exactly a fan of those who buy from them either.
Hi, your channel is really great and your awesome reviews. I have the Falcon for couple years now, still an amazing looking ship and Lego build. Am struggling to find a decent way to clean/remove dust off the Lego. I see you are using some kind of attachement for your vacuum cleaner. Can you please share what your vacuum cleaner make and model is and assoicated attachement, i.e is it Dyson products for example? Many thanks
Hope I will be at tmrw whatnot stream would love that bundle of those 5 shadow 2015 troopers for my army I’m building!
Best set ever. I also have the AT-AT but that build was not nearly as enjoyable as the Falcon. I bought the acrylic stand from Wicked Brick, looks great but I find it to be too flimsy and am not using it.
Hi what were you using to dust off the Falcon?
I remember when we all saw the price for the first time.
So good the burnt all of the scalpers and are flooding the market with this one. Can’t wait to pick it up at half price.
I have picked it up for 600 usd, so no regrets even cheaper than the Venator