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History LEGO Millennium Falcon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we start talking about the 05132 LEPIN Millennium Falcon<\/strong> (Bought here: AliExpress<\/a>), we will briefly talk about the history of the LEGO kits. FYI, the brand name recently changed to “LEPINING Millennium Falcon”<\/strong>. The Millennium Falcon is an icon for every Star Wars fan, that’s for sure. Also at LEGO they feel the same way about it. Already in the year 2000, LEGO brought there first Millennium Falcon model to the market (with 663 parts in total)<\/strong>. The ship however did have some flaws. In 2004 an improved version was released, with an overall better building experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a burning need for more in the whole community! In 2007 this need was finally redeemed with the first Ultimate <\/strong>Millenium Falcon Collerctors edition (nr 10179). It was also called the UCS edition (U<\/strong>ltimate C<\/strong>ollectors S<\/strong>eries). At that time it was the biggest (and most expensive) LEGO set ever (with 5197 parts and a total length of 65 centimeters). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interior of the ship was not that special and lacked allot of detail. Only the control room had some detail but that was it. With a price-tag of around \u20ac450 or $500, it certainly was not a cheap kit<\/strong>! This kit is no longer available and the prices shoot through the roof on the second-hand market. Some LEGO sets sold as expensive as \u20ac4700 (or $5300)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The original Millennium Falcon from 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Until 2017, LEGO never surpassed this set in price or number of parts. To the delight of the community, LEGO announced a new set in 2017 (10 years later). It would be an improved Ultimate Millennium Falcon<\/strong>. The new price-tag was now around \u20ac800 or $900! With ease, this kit took the crown as begin the biggest and most expensive LEGO set ever brought to market! The set has a total of 7541 parts and is just absolutely massive! Due to its very high price<\/strong>, not allot of fans would get to enjoy building this set. It is a real shame since it is a unique experience to build a Millennium Falcon of this size! At Amazon you can buy the real LEGO kit for a fair price (click)<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEPIN Millennium Falcon 05132 replica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You don’t have the budget to get your hands on the Ultimate Millennium Falcon? Well, that’s understandable, not everyone has the budget for such an expensive LEGO kit. LEPIN (LEPINING) to the rescue?<\/strong> For those not familiar with LEPIN or LEPINING: This is a chinese company that makes replicas from existing LEGO kits. LEGO’s patent expired years ago, which made it possible for other businesses to start copying the LEGO idea. The ethical matter is a different discussion. I want to make it absolutely clear that I’m not rooting for company’s who steal other company’s ideas. But, it is thanks to LEPIN (rebranded to LEPENING) that the average person has the chance to get a taste of this awesome Millennium Falcon kit. This replica can be bought for about \u20ac200\/$220. You will save about \u20ac600\/$680!<\/strong> Too good to be true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this build report we will take a closer look to the build quality and overall experience. Step by step we will go through the building process with an extensive photo-report!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building Report Lepin Millennium Falcon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This report is divided in 17 parts\/chapters, this is also the number of parts in which the kit is categorized. Below you can find links to every separate chapter (and the total building time for that step).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1: Sorting the bags and building the base frame<\/a>
Total time: 3hours and 5minutes
Part 2: Support pillars<\/a>
Total time: 0hours and 51minutes
Part 3: <\/a>Control-room<\/a> and hull<\/a>
Total time: 2hours and 33minutes
Part 4: Control-room 2 and side-panels<\/a>
Total time: 1hour and 40minutes
Part 5: Back of the ship
<\/a>Total time: 1hour and 59minutes
Part 6: Front of the ship
<\/a>Total time: 1hour and 40minutes
Part 7: Bottom plates front<\/a>
Total time: 1hour and 0minutes
Part 8: Bottom plates on the rest of the ship
<\/a>Total time: 1hour and 19minutes
Part 9: Top plates front
<\/a>Total time: 1hour and 38minutes
Part 10: Middle section bottom
<\/a>Total time: 1hour and 30minutes
Part 11: Middle section top<\/a>
Total time: 0hour and 53minutes
Part 12: Top plates back<\/a>
Total time: 1hour and 35minutes
Part 13: Top plates back (side)<\/a>
Total time: 1hour and 17 minutes
Part 14: Front top plate middle
<\/a>Total time: 0hour and 55 minutes
Part 15: Front side plates<\/a>
Total time: 1hour and 00 minutes
Part 16: Cabine with hallway<\/a>
Total time: 1hour and 44 minutes
Part 17: Turret middle and final details<\/a>
Total time: 1hour and 35 minutes
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Total building time: 28hours and 3minutes!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1: Sorting the bags and building the base frame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The LEPIN Millennium Falcon arrives without retail box (you could get it with the original box if you contact the seller and pay more for shipping). All bags are crammed inside an ordinary cardboard box. All bags are numbered and makes sorting them per “chapter” very easy. The sorting process alone took me an hour!<\/strong> That’s a promising start of building this massive beast of a spaceship!<\/p>\n\n\n\n