Millennium Falcon

How to Love a LEGO Lunatic

At a party once, Jesus was asked if he were a leg man or a tit man. The answer is neither. He's a LEGO man. Well, to be honest, he's all three, but rather like faith, hope and charity, the greatest of my husband's loves is LEGO. I'm not bitter. The colorful, benippled bricks have just been around rather longer than I have. That's not to say LEGO has never caused problems in our relationship. When it did, though, I came up with the following 10-point solution to cope. More »

11:00 AM on Sun May 11 2008
By Addy Dugdale
30,801 views, 41 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: @Hvedhrungr: Yeah, I hit that point by the time I finished assembling my fourth or fifth Exo-Toa set. Now, if someone can prove their ability to build the UCS Millennium Falcon from memory, I shall bow in amazement before that more »

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Stunning Hasbro Millennium Falcon Jumps Out of Hyperspace

This is THE Millennium Falcon toy that never arrived when every 9-yo kid wanted it in 1977: the 2.5-foot Hasbro's Star Wars Legacy Collection Millennium Falcon, worthy of the most mind-blowing SW collections. It's probably the most realistic Falcon toy you can buy this side of an actual prop, with LEDs everywhere, sound, movable parts, and absolutely every detail imaginable except real engines. And when I say every detail, I mean every single detail, as you will see in the full hi-res gallery after the jump. More »

9:30 PM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By Jesus Diaz
80,549 views, 72 comments

Latest by NikFromNYC: Why is there a big hole in the top? Does it come with Viagra? more »

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Sorting the 5,195 Pieces of the Millennium Falcon Gives Strange Pleasure, Back Pain

If the first time you saw all those bags you thought the LEGO Millennium Falcon was big, it's not big. It's HUGE. Like some of you asked for, I spent four hours and nine minutes sorting all the pieces out to make the construction easier. The condensed video shows the complexity and giganormous size of this LEGO set. And in the process, I discovered many things:
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11:20 AM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Jesus Diaz
62,656 views, 97 comments

lego millennium falcon, the video teaser

The Construction of the LEGO Millennium Falcon Part I: the Unboxing and the Licking

We got the LEGO Ultimate Collector's Millenium Falcon and here's a video of me getting all dorky and excited about this awesome 24-pound, 5,159-block LEGO masterpiece. This is just a teaser of what's coming later this week: the time-lapse video of its construction by only one single dork, and the review (and in case there are still any doubts about it, this is the most amazing LEGO set—and to me, the best toy—Imperial Santa can get you this holiday season.) [LEGO] More »

7:30 AM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By Jesus Diaz
61,711 views, 56 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: @jesusdiaz: Please, that's just a first try, after making sure I had a completely free weekend to devote to this. Go to a LEGO convention sometime next year and you're liable to see a group of people attempting a speed more »

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LEGO Star Wars Space Port: That's a Lot of Free Time

Just in time for the 30th anniversary, someone conjured up one sweet rendition of a Star Wars-style space port via LEGO, complete with the Millennium Falcon, AT-AT walkers, and an Imperial Shuttle. The only thing it's missing is a Slave I model, because you can't have the Falcon without Boba Fett close behind. – Matt Buchanan More »

11:30 AM on Sun May 27 2007
By Matt Buchanan
9,770 views, 19 comments

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The Biggest Lego Set Ever Made - Star Wars Millennium Falcon - Does Point Five Past Lightspeed

Made of over 5,000 pieces, and almost 3 feet long, this $499 Millennium Falcon is the biggest LEGO set ever made or sold.–Noah Robischon

Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon [Product Page]

3:20 PM on Mon Feb 12 2007
By Noah Robischon
18,745 views, 27 comments

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