May the Fourth

Big post today!

I finally have completed the UCS Millennium Falcon! A little over 5100 Lego and 2 years of ordering from eBay and Bricklink and staring a bleary eyed at my spread sheet of parts have lead to one of the most awesome Lego sets, EVAR!

I have lots of pictures to share, so I will keep the jawing to a minimum. Happy Star Wars Day!

And done!

All in all it is great set. There is huge amount of greebling (detail work) that you can see in the close-ups below. All of the top and sides are cover with bars, taps, levers, etc which really give the set an authentic "What piece of junk!" feel.

The most surprising thing I found is that most of the top plates are just resting in place. The upper sections of the hull can be removed to reveal the inside of the Falcon. This would be awesome IF the UCS Millennium Falcon was like the 7965 set that had a detailed interior. Having a detailed interior would have made this set completely ridiculous both in awesomeness and in price, so I can give Lego a pass on skipping that.

Besides, it gives me the chance the to redo the interior myself one day. Glad I have a copy of the Millennium Falcon cut-away book.

This is the "Ops" bag.
All the parts that I got too many of or the wrong color.

It was a fantastic project and I would do again in a heartbeat (though I might settle for the cheaper off-color parts for the interior section). I hope you all enjoyed watching my progress! Stay tuned, I hope to start something new soon!