Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon

The box

First and foremost you get a very clear Star Wars vibe from the box. First of all it says STAR WARS in the upper left corner and in the upper right corner we have three Storm troopers staring evilly at you. At the very center we see the creation we’re about to build: the Millennium Falcon, racing through space at perhaps somewhere around 1,000 km/h (yes, in the future miles is dead and obsolete, hah!). It tops out at 1,050km/h during atmospheric conditions so it makes sense with around 1,000 km/h I guess.

The Millennium Falcon is really a modified Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300f light freighter. Han solo acquired it from Lando Calrissian during the Cloud City Sabacc Tournament. Whether he cheated or not, we don’t care. In the words of the great almighty Al Bundy: “Remember kids, it’s only cheating if you get caught.” Later, Lando disputed the validity of the sabacc game in which Han had originally won the Falcon from him, leading to a series of rematches between them. In the first, Lando won the ship back from Han. In the second game, Han won the ship back. In a final game—which both men agreed would be their last, Lando won the ship back again, but in a public attempt to impress Mara Jade, gave the Falcon back to Han. Since the original ship left the Orbital Assembly Facility 7 in the Corellian system there has been many modifications. Foremost to make it the ultimate smuggler ship, and she may very well be.

Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon
Original model	YT-1300f light freighter
Serial number	YT 492727ZED
Manufacturer	Corellian Engineering Corporation
Plant	Orbital Assembly Facility 7
Modifications	2 Girodyne SRB42 sublight engines Series 401 hyperdrive motivator Hanx-Wargel SuperFlow IV Corellian Engineering Corporation AG-2G quad laser cannons and more.
Enjoyability	High
Life expectancy	Long
Durability	So-so
Repairability	High
Nostalgic value	Through the roof
Build time	About an hour
Box size (W x H x L)	14.9″ (38cm) x 2.7″ (7cm) x 2.5 ” (6.5cm)
Ship size (W x H x L	9.3″ (23.5cm) x 6.7″ (17cm) x 3.2″ (8cm)
Number of pieces	356
Cost	Priceless

“Take good care of her, Solo. That ship saved my life quite a few times over the years.” ―Lando Calrissian

Inside the box you will find two things: a lot of Lego blocks and the build manual.

Let’s move on to the building process.