Review Lego Star Wars 75105 Millennium Falcon inclusief BB-8

I absolutely love how the new Millennium Falcon looks. I do appreciate the changes to the front of the ship with inclusion of the spring-loaded missiles and the freight loading doors. The selection of minifigures included in the set are top-notch. There was one thing that I didn’t particularly like and that were the stickers. Normally I wouldn’t mind them but the ones in this set were cut off-centered.

Deze millennium falcon combineert het gave van Star Wars met het altijd leuke LEGO. De steentjes zitten in per aantal stappen (soort hoofdstukjes) in genummerde zakjes. Zo kun je de onderdelen gemakkelijk vinden en in elkaar zetten. Het is niet al te moeilijk dus ook goed met kinderen te maken. Ik was er een goed aantal uurtjes zoet mee en heb veel plezier beleefd aan hem in elkaar zetten.

It's great how much space there is so you can put characters in different areas. Overall it's great but I have two issues. One is that the little flaps that open and close don't always close right and sometimes get on top of each other. It's small, but just a tiny push and it's down. The other is bigger: the front piece of the cockpit does not go on correctly.

Deze set is een plezier om te bouwen, te hebben en te houden. Zet 'm zeker goed in het zicht, want iedereen die 'm ziet staan is er direct ondersteboven van. Groot, stevig en zeer herkenbaar. Het maakt niet uit of dit model nu een rechthoekige schotelantenne op z'n dak heeft staan, het is en blijft het ruimteschip der ruimteschepen.

The stars of this set are the minifigs. Every one of the minifigs is useful beyond Star Wars. And if you didn’t buy the 2011 Falcon, this is a great way to get this key ship as a display model. So if, like me, the Force has reawakened in you and you’ve remembered what fun Star Wars can be, by all means pick up this set. If you’re looking for a cost-effective way to get bricks to expand your collection in order to build your own designs, this isn’t the set for you.

I’m torn on the set, to be honest. It feels decidedly average, though the price and lack of seemingly important play features hurt it and make me want to knock it down a bit. Now, the unique figures are the gang and Han. Obviously, BB-8 is in the X-Wing, Rey is in the Speeder, and Finn is in the Maz’s castle. That being said, there’s still enough to it that keeps it from dropping down to a 4.

Despite my positive attitude towards the set as a whole, there is still some room for improvement in my opinion. The most notable issue is probably the confined space of the cockpit, although the external appearance of the model might be compromised were it any larger as it is already a little out of scale, albeit not noticeably so. I am also a little disappointed by the number of stickers included.