Set Review ➟ LEGO® 75375 - Millennium Falcon
For me and I think for many fans of this Star Wars line and in particular of this new series of sets in this scale, this is the jewel in the crown -for the moment-. An iconic ship, the most iconic? When I saw this set at first glance compared to the UCS set that is still on sale right now, the proportion is very similar. It is a very accomplished ship with only 921 pieces. It costs 84,99€ on the website and it doesn't have any minifigures. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
The contents are 11 bags, a corrugated tube for propulsion and the construction manual. There don't seem to be any stickers and from the looks of it I can already see references printed on some of the bags. Great!
You start the ship in the middle. There is nothing that stands out except the classic Dejarik game, do you remember who played? :)
We continue extending the ship and in this new room is where C-3PO interrupts the hypothetical kiss between Han and Leia... And in the next one where Obi-Wan teaches young Luke the ways of the force...
It ends this bag by extending the construction surface further. There is nothing remarkable here except these nods to the characters seen before.
Here we see a couple of fairly accurate printed references that will go on the sides of the central rib of the Millennium Falcon and a mould that I didn't know about.
In this fourth bag it is interesting how the upper and lower front part where the Millennium Falcon's access ramp is located is implemented. These grades are achieved with inverted curved slopes and two modified plates that fit together (6039479 and 6043656).
Very very cool new prints :).
The technique that implements the spikes is simple and the result is good, even though there are some uncovered holes, I don't dislike it. I really like the dimension that Solo's ship is taking.
The other nozzle follows the same logic but the implementation is different as it does not have to respect the space of the cabin and is evidently more elongated..
In the seventh bag we take a different leap in the construction as it is here where the base of the Millennium Falcon is built. It is undoubtedly interesting for the inclination that is obtained with a quite millimetric technique because despite giving it those small degrees of inclination the inclined structure barely moves with respect to the base.
Now let's go for the famous cockpit of the ship. I really liked the fit of all the parts, from the bottom plate to the last upper triangle. Actually you can imagine that inside it has some intricate fastening system between the parts. Nothing like that, but the result is sublime.
We only have 3 bags left and there is still a lot to do! Now let's go for the centre back and the lower sides. They clip on the inside and are very well fixed.
Detail of the propulsion anchorage made with clip-on bars.
The fastest ship to cross the Kessel corridor is now ready for a place of honour in the collection.
It is undoubtedly the best ship of this series in this scale. The proportions if we compare them by eye with the last UCS version are very similar. It seems to me an exceptional achievement, especially considering that we are talking about a ship made with less than 1000 pieces. This is a must have set, no reason is needed :). We thank LEGO for providing the set for this review, although LEGO does not endorse or support the opinions expressed in this review.
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