Grolim Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I finally finished my build of the 10179 UCS Millennium Falcon yesterday. Such an Epic build! I highly recommend it to anyone out there to give this thing a go at least once if you get the opportunity. I have built plenty of large sets before including at least half a dozen UCS sets but nothing compared to this. As I was building it I really got the sense that the designers went all out and no expense was spared in creating it. All the little greebling parts were not skimped on at all and the rigid internal frame was superbly engineered to hold the large weight of the model. It took me many many hours, perhaps 50+ working off an on over the last 6 weeks. Much of the battle was trying to find pieces within such a huge starting pile. Anyway, here's the finished result. I might add some more build picks to my album at some stage as well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etan Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Awesome man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickolodon Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 cool....I wish I got one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great job. Did you BrickLink it or did you buy it used? I really hope you didn't add the stickers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 It was second hand and is in pretty good condition 100% complete with the box and manual. All the stickers had been applied and they all look ok. I'll probably enjoy it on display for a while and then look to sell it on. I can't justify having the money tied up in it. I just wanted to build it at least once in my lifetime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Looks great! I hope I can get one to build in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I want one so bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Looks at box in the cupboard and ponders sourcing the last 100 parts for it..... one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eightbrick Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Wow, congrats and congrats on even owning one In my opinion, no set comes close to that. I am still waiting for Ed to let me crack his open and build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Every time I see the Falcon I'm tempted to sell every set I own and buy one so I can build it. Here's hoping my profits come in before it spikes in value again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTX Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Congratulations. Sounds like you really enjoyed the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ph4tb0i Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Congrats! Though I came into this thread thinking something had just EOL-ed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Congrats! Though I came into this thread thinking something had just EOL-ed... lol I thought the exact same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Wow, congrats and congrats on even owning one In my opinion, no set comes close to that. I am still waiting for Ed to let me crack his open and build it. Feel free to put my used one together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 lol I thought the exact same thing Me too at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Congrats! Though I came into this thread thinking something had just EOL-ed... lol I thought the exact same thing Me too at first. Ah, the old not looking at the forum the post is in trick. Gets me quite often as well Looks at box in the cupboard and ponders sourcing the last 100 parts for it..... one day You must do this! You won't regret it my Aussie friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Congratulations, Grolim! That is quite the achievement!Now build it in black! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Now build it in black! I'll just have to quote Darth Anakin on that: "Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I'll just have to quote Darth Anakin on that: "Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!"Wow, that one part has been qouted an awful lot this past month or so!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Wow, that one part gets qouted a LOT! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s ...Because it is the most pathetic scene of all time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 ...Because it is the most pathetic scene of all time. For sure. I would have had Vader destroy everything in the room with the Force, before force choking Palpatine in despair. Instead we get "Nooooooooooooo!". Really feel bad for James Earl Jones having to utter that tripe seeing what Vader had been reduced to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 For sure. I would have had Vader destroy everything in the room with the Force, before force choking Palpatine in despair. Instead we get "Nooooooooooooo!". Really feel bad for James Earl Jones having to utter that tripe seeing what Vader had been reduced to. Bringing Jar-Jar in right before would have added some credibility to the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 If you look very closely during this scene, you can see Palpatine roll his eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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