Amazon 4.9 out of 5-star rated products are a rare breed, but Star Wars LEGO sets always come close to that perfect score. The R2-D2 droid construction earned it, and the Millennium Falcon 25th Anniversary set is part of that special club with well over 1,700 glowing reviews attesting to its excellence.
LEGO never offers discounts on its website, particularly on Star Wars offerings from its most popular franchise. Instead, the company quietly moves massive inventory through Amazon, where this iconic 921-piece Star Wars set has dropped from $84 to just $67. For collectors and fans who’ve been eyeing this mid-scale Millennium Falcon, this is the best opportunity to grab it without paying full retail.
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Perfect Gift for Star Wars Fans
LEGO designed this 921-piece build specifically for adults who are looking for a difficult building experience that creates display-worthy decor. The construction itself is several hours of keen focus which is just the kind of screen-free downtime that appears to be so appealing for someone that’s exhausted on constant digital input. With every step of the build is another degree of engineering brilliance as you recreate the Falcon’s iconic details in LEGO.
The model properly ingests actual Star Wars: A New Hope details like the typical cockpit Han and Chewie piloted, the satellite dish later blown off in the films and the quad laser blasters above and below. The brick-built replica translates the Falcon’s greebled and lopsided look in terms of LEGO geometry but is still identifiable. The color blocking utilizes light gray, dark gray and tan pieces to achieve the well-worn appearance of the original film prop.
This Falcon measures 9.5 inches long, 7.5 inches wide, and 5 inches high when exhibited on its display stand at mid-scale. It bridges the gap between LEGO’s massive $800-plus Ultimate Collector Series pieces that are more than two feet in length and the diminutive playsets for children. Mid-scale represents the sweet spot for collectors seeking considerable shelf presence without dominating the entirety of one bookcase model. The stand that is provided holds the ship in a dynamic banking angle rather than on its flat.
The nameplate labels the ship and includes a 25th Anniversary commemorative LEGO Star Wars brick, the first quarter-century since LEGO originally acquired the rights to Star Wars in 1999. That partnership launched one of the most popular toy franchises in history and generates billions of dollars in sales and creating a collecting culture for limited-series sets.
At $67, this is a good deal at around 7 cents per item, within the usual pricing of LEGO. The discount of 20% brings it into the area below where impulse purchasing does not feel justified.