millenium falcon lego collectors edition

Han Solo’s hair now looks right for the scoundrel, whereas his earlier counterpart looks more like 1970s schoolboy. Back prints that are missing from the 2007 minifigures are now present and correct. Sure, the detail has been somewhat improved. Talking of minifigures, that’s one of the few areas where the differences are minimal. Not so with 75192 – thanks to Chewie’s new and improved fur, whoever’s behind him has to stand. That said, the old version could seat four minifigures in comfort.

With a moulded, printed trans-clear piece it looks terrific, as opposed to the few, spartan bars that gave the impression of a cockpit in the old set. Starting with the more obvious differences, the cockpit is a vast improvement. But the new ship has an extra 2,344 parts and they have to go somewhere. But was it just a remake, or are there fundamental differences between the two?Īt first glance the two sets are fairly similar, and in terms of size they’re pretty much identical. Those who had an original set stored, waiting to sell it for a huge profit were… less happy. Those who hadn’t managed to pick up an original and couldn’t afford the astronomical aftermarket prices cheered. Fast forward ten years and along came 75192 Millennium Falcon. Only instead of pressing a button, it took an awful lot of work by the LEGO Star Wars team in Billund, and rather than happening instantaneously, the transformation took a decade.įor a long time, 10179, the original Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon was the holy grail of LEGO collectors.

And in a way, that’s exactly what happened with 10179 Millennium Falcon.

Millenium falcon lego collectors edition