eferna Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Decided to give in and spend a chunk load of money on this set. Used and in good condition, Will be doing a stop motion build on this once I can verify all the pieces and sort them out. Whatever you read about this set regarding the size nothing will prepare you for it! once you get it!! This is a huge set and the number of bags is overwhelming to say the least. It is a true monster of a set! worth every $ I paid for it. Enjoy!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Awesome! If there was a set that everyone wishes they loaded up on, it`s this guy. At least 1 to build. Can`t wait for the video, though I`m certain it will take some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanfan34 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Awesome! Did you end up swapping with someone on here? That has to be expensive shipping to UAE! I flew through Dubai recently, could have packed it along for you. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wow! You got a 10179 MF. Enjoy building it! I hear it is a long build but it should be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eferna Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Actually not too bad ended up shipping it through UPS cost me around $170 insured. The customs cost me another $140 so that was a bummer. next time your here gimme a buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 congratulations. be sure to post pics once built. i also suggest building it from the PDF. the manual is sorta delicate and takes up too much space while building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eferna Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Honestly I could not wait to see if they will release another falcon in the future so I ended up getting one. Even the freakkin radar is huge!! Will post pics of the bags later. All the Important parts there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siulon Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Decided to give in and spend a chunk load of money on this set. Used and in good condition, Will be doing a stop motion build on this once I can verify all the pieces and sort them out. Whatever you read about this set regarding the size nothing will prepare you for it! once you get it!! This is a huge set and the number of bags is overwhelming to say the least. It is a true monster of a set! worth every $ I paid for it. Enjoy!!I am jealous, super super jealous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Congrats. Too bad the shipper went cheap on the shipping materials. For something that expensive I would have NOT put it in a custom made box with not enough bubble wrap. For $170 shipping I would have expected at least bubble wrapping that covered the ENTIRE 10179 box :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eferna Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 congratulations. be sure to post pics once built. i also suggest building it from the PDF. the manual is sorta delicate and takes up too much space while building. Thanks!! yeah manual is in good condition, plan on keeping it that way. Will try building it by the PDF online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eferna Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Congrats. Too bad the shipper went cheap on the shipping materials. For something that expensive I would have NOT put it in a custom made box with not enough bubble wrap. For $170 shipping I would expect at least bubble wrapping that cover the ENTIRE 10179 box :D yeah good thing the box still came in good condition. At least all the pieces are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4x18 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 This will be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 eferna is correct. this set is huge and heavy. here are 2 pics from my building thread. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/8810-building-the-10179-ucs-millennium-falcon/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4x18 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Please correct me if I'm wrong. You do awesome time lapse build videos, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wow, great buy. I don't mind living my life vicariously through other people. Today it is you and I'll be right next to you again when I watch your video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legodelorean Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Happy Friday to you!! That looks awesome!! Enjoy building it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwray Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I built mine with the intention of selling it after taking some photos, but fell in love and have it displayed on my stereo cabinet. It's a work of art. On a related subject, what do you guys think will happen to the value of this set when the next movie comes out? It's been confirmed that the Falcon will be featured in the film. Will the price shoot up even further? Or has it hit a ceiling? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siulon Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It will probably go up even further, the fact that it's getting more exposure, the more people knows about it, then bigger chance people want to buy it. I built mine with the intention of selling it after taking some photos, but fell in love and have it displayed on my stereo cabinet. It's a work of art. On a related subject, what do you guys think will happen to the value of this set when the next movie comes out? It's been confirmed that the Falcon will be featured in the film. Will the price shoot up even further? Or has it hit a ceiling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naf Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh78T--ZUxY Awesome man, sometimes I dream about finding this set in the back of some garage sale lol. Perhaps if this investing gig works out I'll spend some of the profits on one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donliu Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Nice.. I wish I had one. Have fun building it. looking forward to your video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eferna Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 thanks..i figure just around 5200 pics and ill be done. I've no where come close to taking that many pics in my entire life of owning a camera. This is going to be a challenge to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brickcrazyhouse Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 first congrates and have fun. next can we get a poll going on how long this undertaking will take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eferna Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 great but how do I add a poll in here? I tried the poll manager but I cannot seem to link it with this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 can we get a poll going on how long this undertaking will take?great but how do I add a poll in here? I tried the poll manager but I cannot seem to link it with this postI can add a poll to the thread if you figure out what you want it to say for the question & options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eferna Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 I can add a poll to the thread if you figure out what you want it to say for the question & options. How about this How long will it take to build and make a stop motion video of the Millennium Falcon 10179* a) 1-2 weeks 2-4 weeks c) 1-2 months d) 2 months or more *assuming I build 10-12 hours every week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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