Who is the Lego Millennium Falcon set for? It’s for kids who love to build things. It’s for kids who love the Star Wars movie series. They will love to recreate the scene from Episode IV, now known as the escape scene. Heck it’s even for adults who are Star Wars collector or fanatics. In short, this great toy can be for a number of people on your list. Quick Content NavigationLego Millenium Falcon – What’s Included?Lego Millenium Falcon – Who Is It For?Lego Star Wars Millenium Falcon – Any Cons?Top 5 Best Lego Millennium Falcon Sets This is a massive set, containing 1254 pieces in total. You’ll need the characters to recreate the famous scene and they are all included. Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Ben Kenobi, and even Chewbacca are all included as minifigures. For fighting there’s 3 lightsabers, 3 blasters and a crossbow. And the ship, the massive Millenium Falcon, as twin flick missels, rotating quad laser cannons, a deteachable cockpit cover, an opening hull and more.
So the question is, “should you buy this toy?” Well for starters, if you’re on a limited budget, this might not be a good idea. Or at least start saving up now. We told you it was a large set and that means you’re going to have to pay for it. It’s priced at over 100 dollars. That’s not to suggest you don’t get your money’s worth. This is a durable set that is very impressive once assembled. And with the size of the set, even after the ship is assembled there is a lot of space inside the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon for the kids to play around. The roof has folding panels so it’s easy to see all of the inside areas. If there is a common complaint, and it’s a minor one, it’s that the cockpit is too small. As with almost any Lego set there’s something else you should consider. As cool as it is, there’s a lot of small pieces, so naturally it’s not for kids under three. And this is not the easiest Lego to assemble either. In fact, it’s fairly complex, which would explain why Lego recommends it for kids ages 9 to 14.
We’re not saying younger Star Wars fans won’t enjoy this. They just may need a little help from an adult to avoid getting frustrated while putting it together. What a great way to spend quality time with your child.Let’s talk about some problems. You would expect, after so many generations of Star Wars sets, that the figures would start to look a little better. They don’t, except for the Darth Vader which now is more detailed. And when we listed the minifigures earlier did you notice any absences? Droid fans sure did. There’s no C-3PO or R2-D2. OK so that’s not a deal breaker or anything but it would be nice if they were included. The bottom line is that yes this is a costly toy, but the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon is worth the price. For kids it’s challenging but not overly hard to assemble. But don’t just limit this one to the children on your list. Adult Star Wars collectors will love it too. LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 75105 Building Kit Hide weapons and other cargo in the secret compartmentPretend to activate the hyperdrive and make a fast getawayRecreate fantastic scenes from Star Wars: The Force AwakensThe perfect addition to any LEGO Star Wars collectionMeasures over 5" (14cm) high, 18" (47cm) long and 12" (32cm) wide Last update on 2017-02-24 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API
Lego, Star Wars Microfighters Series 1 Milennium Falcon (75030) (Discontinued by manufacturer) Includes a Han Solo minifigure with a blaster pistolFeatures a quad laser cannon with 2 flick missiles and a mini cockpit for Han Solo to sit inAmazing miniature version of the real shipCreate mini space battles with 75031 TIE InterceptorMeasures over 2" (6cm) high, 3" (8cm) long and 3" (8cm) wide Last update on 2017-02-24 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API LEGO® Star Wars Millennium Falcon w/ Darth Vader Luke Skywalker Han Solo | 7965 Ages: 9 - 14Pieces: 1254Includes 6 minifigures: Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, Princess Leia Organa and Darth Vader with assorted weaponsChairs, cups, control panels and a game boardTwin flick-fire missiles. Last update on 2017-02-24 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API Lego Star Wars Episode III Millennium Falcon Rare Retired / Discontinued Lego Set #4504Includes 985 piecesBuilds Han Solo's Millennium Falcon shipIncludes MiniFigures: Hot Han Solo, Chewbacca, C3PO, Snowtrooper, Princess LeiaAges 9 years and up Last update on 2017-02-24 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API
LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 7965 Straight from the Death Star escape scene of Episode IV: A New HopeIncludes 6 mini-figures: Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, Princess Leia Organa and Darth VaderMillennium Falcon features opening hull, detailed interior, twin flick missiles, rotating laser cannons and detachable cockpit cover3 lightsabers, 3 blasters and 1 crossbow also included1254 pieces total Last update on 2017-02-24 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising APISign in to follow this 71040 - Disney Castle , April 17, 2016 Page 1 of 33 Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Sign up for a new account in our community. Register a new account Already have an account? Sign in to follow this404 Page Not Found Whatever you were looking for either doesn't exist or was moved somewhere else. Why not return home and look at some stuff that actually does exist?
Or stay here and continue to look at nothing. Who are we to tell you how to live your life?Get The Awesomer in Your Mailbox Every Day: Join our Mailing List! | Follow Us: Facebook | Awesomer Media Sites: Technabob | /2015/11/02/amazon-restocks-ucs-sets/ on this server. Your technical support key is: 36b3-ef71-1756-67075th May 2016 at 3:57pm LEGO is no longer just for kids. Like superhero movies, comic books and Star Wars, it’s moved beyond the school gates and is now cooler than ever. Young LEGO fans from the 70s, 80s and 90s have grown into adults and retained their love for the colourful plastic bricks. They even have their own name: “Afols” (adult fans of LEGO). The company, in turn, has responded by releasing LEGO sets specifically aimed at older fans, such as LEGO Architecture or LEGO Creator. Collecting LEGO is hip, whatever your age. As the age span of LEGO fans increases, a completely new genre of fan has emerged – one that’s less concerned with playing with LEGO, building LEGO or following the carefully crafted instruction sheets laid out in each kit.
These fans are dedicated to searching for obscure LEGO sets, collecting and selling them at profit. To them, LEGO is more than just a hobby. We spoke to four Afols to find out more about this very particular type of LEGO fan, and to discover what drives their own passion for LEGO. What’s the enduring appeal of these small lumps of plastic, and what inspires people to continue collecting LEGO into adulthood? Max runs LEGO blog Brickd. He, like many others, has been a LEGO fan since childhood. Each time Max visited his grandparents in upstate New York, they would take him to the local toy store to pick out a LEGO set. This comforting association means that now as an adult, Max finds building LEGO sets a wonderful way to relax. He became a collector almost accidentally when he found himself acquiring LEGO sets “at a rate that exceeded both my ability to put them together and also the real estate available in my house to home them”. The child enthusiast who grows up to become an Afol is a familiar story.
Thita at The Brick Blogger grew up in a large family, with parents who valued creative toys. The daughter of an architect father who sometimes used LEGO to model his work projects, LEGO was a huge part of Thita’s childhood: sets were given regularly for Christmas and birthdays, and passed down from sibling to sibling. We chatted to the blogger behind The Plastic Brick, a web-based store for LEGO hobbyists, who describes his entry into the world of collectors slightly differently. Due to go to college soon, and consumed in the burst of nostalgia that often greets such life changes, he decided to go through his childhood LEGO collection and build it all again. He then began trawling through eBay – then in its infancy – looking for the classic sets he’d wanted as a kid but hadn’t been able to afford. The spark was reignited. It’s fair to say that the Internet has played a key role in the explosion of LEGO as a commodity. Casual LEGO fans browsing on eBay for sets they remember playing with as kids have gravitated easily towards BrickLink (a sales site not unlike eBay, but specifically for LEGO).
Ed, the final enthusiast we spoke with, is one such fan. Ed is the collector behind Brick Picker, a site dedicated to LEGO pricing and investing. Like The Plastic Brick, he stumbled back into the world of LEGO as an adult. Surfing the net with his brother one night, they came across the Star Wars UCS 10030 Star Destroyer set and Ed asked his wife to buy it for Christmas. Another Afol was born. When Ed’s wife became pregnant with their son, Ed stopped collecting. Picking up his hobby again two years later, Ed couldn’t help but notice that many of the sets he remembered had doubled or tripled in value. According to Thita, in the early days of the Internet, BrickLink and eBay were used almost like forums, for “like-minded hobbyists to help one another out with their projects.” In such times, buying and selling was secondary. “Prices were fair – more like trades – and there was a feeling of community and friendship”. But as LEGO started to release more licensed product lines – for example, Star Wars or Harry Potter LEGO – a new group was attracted to the community: collectors.
Collectors were less concerned with playing with and building LEGO, and more interested in gathering display sets and mini-figures. Serious collectors began buying LEGO, inflating the price of discontinued sets and mini-figures. The emergence of a viable market attracted the attention of more general investors. Thita explains this final group had little or no interest in “playing and building, but were mostly focused on making money with the latest hot item”. The colourful building blocks have their origin in 1930s Denmark, where small-town carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen started making wooden toys in his workshop. In 1949 his company, by then known as the LEGO Group, produced an early version of the interlocking bricks we recognise today, although it took almost ten years for the design to be finalised and patented. The name LEGO evolved from the Danish phrase ‘Leg godt’, meaning literally ‘play well’. Christiansen’s son, Godtfred, became the junior managing director of the company, and it was he who saw the potential for the simple blocks to become a system of creative play through their versatile locking ability.
What Godtfred did not foresee was the investment potential in his company’s toy for creative play. A 2015 analysis by the Telegraph newspaper[1] found that, since 2000, LEGO kits have been gaining value faster than gold! According to the study, sets in pristine condition have been appreciating 12% annually. Gold, in comparison, ‘only’ returns around 9.6%. However, if you assume collecting LEGO is child’s play, think again. As with all investments, knowledge is power. Thita advises would-be collectors to do their homework on “sourcing the best deals, finding out what sells best and when.” Anyone serious about making money needs to know what the market wants. Max highlights two themes, ‘Octan’ and ‘Classic Space’, as being stand-outs for collectors. But as a general rule of thumb, themes with a strong cult appeal, such as Star Wars or Hobbit LEGO, increase their value thanks to their existing fan base. Themes that have been discontinued or contain rare elements tend to be worth more too.
Max refers to a unique shade of blue that only appears in sets featuring the shipping company Maersk: “Any time a brick has a unique quality, it increases its value”. Exclusive sets released in a particular region or country usually do well, as do very large sets. There’s a lot to learn though, so jumping in at the deep end is not advisable. Many Afols with disposable income are drawn to the same LEGO sets they enjoyed as kids. With the majority of Afols aged 30 – 50, this means sets from the early 70s and onwards really hit the sweet spot, particularly those released post-1978, after LEGO introduced their now ubiquitous mini-figures. Nostalgia is a key factor; TPB explains that as “fans grow and gain disposable income, the investment market seems to grow with [them].” However, he recommends trying to think like a fan and seeing which sets pass your own “cool test” when you’re looking to buy, rather than focusing on profit, metrics or data: “If you are engaged in what you are collecting, there’s probably someone else out there that’s even more engaged and willing to pay even more.”
One way to ensure the best return on LEGO sets is to treat them well. Unopened boxes, known to collectors as MISB (mint in sealed box), increase in value more than those which have been well loved, so it’s imperative to store sets well. LEGO boxes are filled with a lot of air. Boxes play a large part in marketing the sets and make up a significant component of the collector value – therefore collectors must guard against mice, mould and water when storing their LEGO. And of course, the longer you keep LEGO, the further it increases in value. Thita likens collecting LEGO to handling a “piece of art, precious metals or jewellery.” It’s not like stocks. “You have to hold and store the items, and physically deal with them both when you buy and when you sell.” Collecting LEGO seems rosy for now, but will sets retain their value in the future? Thita believes the LEGO Group is trying to limit professional investors. She thinks the company have gotten better at judging demand and releasing enough sets to satisfy it, thereby driving down investment prices.
The company’s habit of re-releasing updated and improved versions of the most popular sets and mini-figures has burst the bubble on the returns of the most sought after sets, since many collectors prefer the updated versions. But wouldn’t more sets generate more interest? Whatever its thought on collectors, the LEGO group seem fully behind increasing the number of Afols. By expanding their range to include sets that specifically target Afols, the company are purposely tapping into this audience and keeping them onside. Explains TPB: “LEGO is doing a fantastic job of keeping their brand relevant to a broad range of age groups, which increases the value of all things LEGO.” The 2014 LEGO Movie was a huge hit with young and old fans alike and there is already a sequel planned for release in 2017. Whilst the outrageous returns that have been outstripping gold investments may relent, the public appetite for LEGO shows no signs of abating. If a child’s toy with a large adult fan base seems ironic, so too does Christiansen’s ‘play well’ concept when applied to LEGO boxes that sit for years unopened.