Millennium Falcon of AWESOMNESS

[nineliveslost 2,753]

Calling this a hobby.

Wife and I are going to spend a little time each weekend to build this awesome Lego kit. I'll add pics(of the falcon) with our progress if anyone cares. Probably going to start next weekend 

Might take 6 months to a year or forever 

Or we might get divorced over it.  

 

 

• Defend the Galaxy and build the largest LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon to date! The perfect set for adult Star Wars fans and expert builders, This starship will inspire hours of play recreating the films or can be displayed as a collectible toy model
• The Millennium Falcon is built with 7,541 pieces and includes two crews of minifigures - 4 classic crew minifigures: Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and C-3PO, plus 3 Star Wars Episode VII/VIII crew minifigures: Older Han Solo, Rey and Finn
• Main hold features a seating area, Dejarik holographic game, combat remote training helmet, and engineering station with turning minifigure seat, Rear compartment features the engine room with hyperdrive and console and 2 escape Pod hatches
• Exterior features include detailed removable hull panels, lowering boarding ramp, concealed blaster cannon, 4-minifigure cockpit with detachable canopy, interchangeable round/rectangular sensor dishes
• Measures over 8 inches (21cm) high, 33 inches (84cm) long and 22 inches (56cm) wide Builders can slide the panel to reveal the concealed blaster cannon and turn classic Leia’s and Han’s head to reveal their breathing mask decorations

[CooterBrown 18,004]

My friend’s kid built the Death Star one a few years back. The instructions were in 3 large spiral bound notebooks. It was pretty insane.

[BabaYaga 15,289]

18 minutes ago, nineliveslost said:

Or we might get divorced over it.  

 

This would be me and my wife....good lord, it would be trouble.  Looks awesome!  Can't wait to see the final pics.  

[nineliveslost 2,753]

 

[nineliveslost 2,753]

Hopefully we can enjoy it and have some fun. It will be cool to take it as a challenge 

[Chewbacca 7,767]

51 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

My friend’s kid built the Death Star one a few years back. The instructions were in 3 large spiral bound notebooks. It was pretty insane.

My youngest son loves Legos.  He's built many of the big sets.  Usually knocks even the biggest ones out in a few hours, but he won't stop until he's done.

[nineliveslost 2,753]

I'm guessing 15 - 20 hours to build 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10,229]

Yeah, don't think I could convince the wife to buy an $800 Lego set.

Very jealous

[nineliveslost 2,753]

lets just say there was literally 5 seconds of silence and a stunned expression when I told her. Then she was on board with additional "our time" 

[Pato del Muerto 52,487]

Kids today with the modular building via split bags and instructions. 
 

in my day all the pieces were in one bag, if there was a bag at all. Let’s see how long it takes that kid to build that kit when all 7600 pieces are on the table to be rifled through.

[mulletpelini 5,210]

My middle mullet and I built the one from 8 years? back....I think it cost around $150?  It was a great time, great memories.  The final pic is still the background on my phone.  He's 14 now,.

Enjoy it, it flies by, pun intended.

[Knoxtnhorn 5,971]

This is much cooler than all the dumbass Harry Potter Lego shit my wife and kids build.

[miguelito 11,255]

are you done yet

[nineliveslost 2,753]

44 minutes ago, miguelito said:

are you done yet

Haven't started. Friday night after I get in from a business trip will begin the journey 

[Pato del Muerto 52,487]

Maybe she finished it while you are gone 

[nineliveslost 2,753]

not 

going

to 

happen

[ztejas 43,412]

9 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Maybe she finished it while you are gone 

No, he's talking about a lego set. Not the pool boy.

 

 

And if you don't build it all in one sitting you're a Nancy who pees sitting down.

[Pato del Muerto 52,487]

5 minutes ago, nineliveslost said:

not 

going

to 

happen

I know, I was kidding. The more likely thing is that she wants to be helpful so she will have dumped out all the separate bags into one hulking pile so it’s ready to start. 

[Your Mom 4,805]

What a piece of junk!

[miguelito 11,255]

I've got a bad feeling about this.

[Hate 20,107]

I know, I was kidding. The more likely thing is that she wants to be helpful so she will have dumped out all the separate bags into one hulking pile so it’s ready to start. 

Never tell me the odds!

[ztejas 43,412]

1 hour ago, miguelito said:

I've got a bad feeling about this.

I can already feel his anger.

[Bobby_Batronic 1,994]

7 hours ago, Your Mom said:

What a piece of junk!

She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.

[BabaYaga 15,289]

How I envision what is going to happen every time the kids and I finish a Lego model and have to move it from the table....

 

[nineliveslost 2,753]

I got a bad feeling about this...

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[nineliveslost 2,753]

2.5 hours and stopping for this weekend.
Had fun and impressed with the engineers that created this thing. Freaking awesome

Pic includes almost everything the Shag...errr Surly loves

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[nineliveslost 2,753]

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[GringoSalado 1,651]

that seems unfair

[nineliveslost 2,753]

that seems unfair

?

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[High Plains Drifter 11,033]

 

How about some pics of those titays?

[nineliveslost 2,753]

yea ahhhhh no...I had to talk her into that one

 

No updates with the Lego falcon this weekend, still traveling

[Dutch 4,465]

A nice rack, and she likes firearms, LEGO, and Star Wars?

[nineliveslost 2,753]

2 hours ago, Dutch said:

A nice rack, and she likes firearms, LEGO, and Star Wars?

 

She loves watching football also

I am very fortunate to have her.

Really cool that we are having fun putting together this thing and looking forward to starting back up next Friday. I'll send updated pics, but more than likely wont have her in them

 

[nineliveslost 2,753]

3.5 hours. Very detailed. Mostly inside build

Tired, going to bed. But had fun with the wife working on this monster

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[TexasEd 8,066]

Disappointed in the lack of attractive background in latest pic.

[Mr Bean 26]

Uh oh.  Not the biggest set anymore.  Y’all have more work to do after you finish this set.

LEGO Colosseum

[Pato del Muerto 52,487]

You should slow down or you might finish before the end of the decade. 

[nineliveslost 2,753]

20 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

You should slow down or you might finish before the end of the decade. 

Actually further along than expected. We are only doing it on Friday night and this is only the second time we have worked on it . About 6 hours in. Probably got about 20 hours to go   

[Jkwellborn 6,692]

We got the at-st or whatever the two legged walker was for my son and put it together.

[BabaYaga 15,289]

Where does the 10lbs of Tannerite go for when you are done?

[nineliveslost 2,753]

3 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Where does the 10lbs of Tannerite go for when you are done?

Right in the middle of that table, FOREVER. Or until the wife tells me to move it into the small back room out of the way

[BabaYaga 15,289]

2 minutes ago, nineliveslost said:

Right in the middle of that table, FOREVER. Or until the wife tells me to move it into the small back room out of the way

Anyone ever done the cost benefit analysis of old toys you destroyed as a kid with fire, bb guns, .22's and fireworks?  Had to be in the thousands over the years.  I once set off every last firecracker we had in the belly of my old Star wars AT-AT to simulate Luke's taking one out on Hoth.  It was a glorious fireball of acrid smoke and later burying the evidence to hide it from pops....

[TexasEd 8,066]

3 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Anyone ever done the cost benefit analysis of old toys you destroyed as a kid with fire, bb guns, .22's and fireworks?  Had to be in the thousands over the years.  I once set off every last firecracker we had in the belly of my old Star wars AT-AT to simulate Luke's taking one out on Hoth.  It was a glorious fireball of acrid smoke and later burying the evidence to hide it from pops....

I used to take model airplanes and put model rockets in them.  Best one was an F16 painted like the Thunderbirds I sent horizontally down my street.  It flew 2-3 feet off the ground the whole way until the charge to send out the rocket parachute blew it apart from inside.  That would have made an awesome youtube video but cameras were still VHS at best back then. 

I was lucky it didn't hit someone's car sitting in the driveway.

[TexasEd 8,066]

Oh, almost forgot...

I got into my dad's shotgun shell reloading supplies and built a homemade firecracker for some tanks 

 

[BabaYaga 15,289]

1 minute ago, TexasEd said:

Oh, almost forgot...

I got into my dad's shotgun shell reloading supplies and built a homemade firecracker for some tanks 

 

LOL, same..

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,975]

46 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

I used to take model airplanes and put model rockets in them.  Best one was an F16 painted like the Thunderbirds I sent horizontally down my street.  It flew 2-3 feet off the ground the whole way until the charge to send out the rocket parachute blew it apart from inside.  That would have made an awesome youtube video but cameras were still VHS at best back then. 

I was lucky it didn't hit someone's car sitting in the driveway.

I would build race cars out of k'nex made specifically to hold model rocket engines. Only made scorch marks from the ejection charge, however.

[nineliveslost 2,753]

2.5 hours. Good times. This thing has so much inside details and it's finally starting to take shape...

Fingers hurt with the damn tiny pieces

[nineliveslost 2,753]

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[Jkwellborn 6,692]

Did it come with the thing to pop pieces apart?

[nineliveslost 2,753]

6 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

Did it come with the thing to pop pieces apart?

yea, but I just say fuck it and hand them to the wife. She has nails or she uses that thingy mabob