10179 UCS Falcon Pricing

[Doddsino]

Like Cafe Corner, I really lucked out getting this set, considering how long I waited to get it. Within a month of buying it, it was no longer available. And soon after, curiosity struck as to see how much the set was going for, it astounds me honestly. Even if I wasn't looking to maybe sell it down the road (likely), I still would like for it to climb in price, simply because I still look at something as an investment, whether I sell it or not, I guess it can be viewed as a pride thing.

That said, I like the set a lot, but my gripe is that it's too fragile for being such a big set. I know that's hypocritical considering there's not much they could have done to make that any better, but I was forced to move it 4 times in the span of a few months, and every time, I knocked something loose, just trying to maintain a good grip. So if you don't have the space for it, I don't recommend buying it for so much.

Also...does anyone know why most of the Falcon sets come with Obi Wan and not the droids? I was kind of annoyed that it came with Obi Wan and Leia, since they never share any scenes (unless you count RotS...ugh).

[gingerling]

Can anyone advise me whether the technic 1x12 and 1x16 bricks are visible once the set is complete.

I'm thinking of buying them in yellow as they are a lot cheaper.

[The_Chosen_1]

Nope. The Technic beams are used for the inner supports of the ship.

P.S., if you're trying for a 100% accurate build like I did, it's a lot cheaper to buy the 1x16 Technic beams from Lego directly.

[Illuwatar]

On the short edges of the mandibles, some of the Techincs could be seen. I went for black beams in my build and covered up the small areas that was visible with additional bley tiles. Look at page 119 in the build instructions for a view of what is visible.

[StoutFiles]

Also...does anyone know why most of the Falcon sets come with Obi Wan and not the droids? I was kind of annoyed that it came with Obi Wan and Leia, since they never share any scenes (unless you count RotS...ugh).

Because then you can act out every Episode IV scene with the Falcon. The droids aren't a huge loss, they're in plenty other sets and not as rare as old Obi-Wan or Episode IV Leia.

[Blondie-Wan]

Because then you can act out every Episode IV scene with the Falcon. The droids aren't a huge loss

Hey! Some of us love Artoo and Threepio (and they're pretty essential to the narrative).

Yes, they're in plenty of other sets, but still - I mean, so is Luke, but we don't see him getting left out of the Millennium Falcon (well... at least not since 4504). Not only that, but since Artoo and Threepio are two of the characters whose appearances change least (as opposed to most of the clothes-wearing characters), including them works for recreating scenes from not just Episode IV but V and VI* as well, whereas Luke, Leia, Obi-Wan and even Han himself work only for certain movies, since they understandably don't wear the same outfits all the way through the entire trilogy.

Moreover, Artoo and especially Threepio spend more time aboard the Falcon in the course of the trilogy than Luke (both of them are always on board whenever he is, but he's not always on board whenever they are); Threepio is also on board more often than Leia (he's on the ship every time she is, but again, the reverse isn't true). TLG has now done two "minifigure-scale" Millennium Falcon sets back-to-back that both include both Luke and Leia but neither Artoo nor Threepio, when if anything, the two droids should be there more often than the two humans.

Incidentally, though the minifigure complement is based upon scenes from Episode IV, the physical configuration of the ship itself is more like her form in Episodes V and VI (that is, with the additional landing gear installed).

*deleted ones, anyway

[mutley777]

The lack of droids is probably because they never made it into the cockpit of the falcon in ANH and that is pretty much the only place for figs in this set apart from the gunners seat.

[gingerling]

Nope. The Technic beams are used for the inner supports of the ship.

P.S., if you're trying for a 100% accurate build like I did, it's a lot cheaper to buy the 1x16 Technic beams from Lego directly.

Direct from Lego is still pretty expensive.

I bought yellow ones from ebay really cheap.

I am not bothered about 100% accuracy. It's not like I will be selling it.

[Blondie-Wan]

The lack of droids is probably because they never made it into the cockpit of the falcon in ANH and that is pretty much the only place for figs in this set apart from the gunners seat.

True, but their absence continues in the latest version of the Millennium Falcon, despite its inclusion of Vader, who never even set foot aboard the ship. I don't have a problem with having him there since he was briefly "at" the ship, but if he's included than surely Artoo and Threepio are both warranted as well.

(Not that that stops me from wanting both sets, of course.)

[Thea Neotera]

Does anyone who completed this set from scratch by buying pieces online know how much the whole model ended up costing? I don't plan on building it, but I would be curious to see how close the price is to the original amount it sold for...

[AndyC]

Hey! Some of us love Artoo and Threepio (and they're pretty essential to the narrative).

True, but there's probably more sets they can appear in than someone like Obi-Wan. It'd be nice if they were all together, but I guess there has to be a limit at some point or the cost will just get crazy.

[Ewok85]

Does anyone who completed this set from scratch by buying pieces online know how much the whole model ended up costing? I don't plan on building it, but I would be curious to see how close the price is to the original amount it sold for...

Depends how you do it - an exact model is around $900~1100 going by current prices. You can probably get it down to about $700~800 if you research and change to cheaper bricks for certain items.

There are a few parts which are rather unique to this model and are horribly inflated - the red plate on the bottom ($5~8), the radar dish on top ($25~30), the little antennas ($1/ea - you need about 60), the infamous boat rigging (2 at $15/ea), the very long technic pieces (around 50 at $1~2/ea) and weirdly some of the wedge shaped blocks - 40 or so at $1~2 for one side, $3 for the other.

Just getting these parts alone will put you back $200~300.

[Flash]

Depends how you do it - an exact model is around $900~1100 going by current prices. You can probably get it down to about $700~800 if you research and change to cheaper bricks for certain items.

There are a few parts which are rather unique to this model and are horribly inflated - the red plate on the bottom ($5~8), the radar dish on top ($25~30), the little antennas ($1/ea - you need about 60), the infamous boat rigging (2 at $15/ea), the very long technic pieces (around 50 at $1~2/ea) and weirdly some of the wedge shaped blocks - 40 or so at $1~2 for one side, $3 for the other.

Just getting these parts alone will put you back $200~300.

3 plates = 1 brick...

3x http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=17755&colorID=86

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1x http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?colorID=86&itemID=1535

The Boat rigging can be bought in black instead of Grey...

Most of the long Technic beams (1x16) are hidden inside the structure, I used yellow ones I had laying around...

So, there are a lot of things you can do to cut costs, as long as you aren't trying to re-create the set to 100% accuracy.

Several of the larger plates can easily be substituted for Dark grey instead of light, I know I did (and also that stupid dark red plate)

Think outside the box a little :)

[gingerling]

3 plates = 1 brick...

3x http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=17755&colorID=86

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1x http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?colorID=86&itemID=1535

The Boat rigging can be bought in black instead of Grey...

Most of the long Technic beams (1x16) are hidden inside the structure, I used yellow ones I had laying around...

So, there are a lot of things you can do to cut costs, as long as you aren't trying to re-create the set to 100% accuracy.

Several of the larger plates can easily be substituted for Dark grey instead of light, I know I did (and also that stupid dark red plate)

Think outside the box a little :)

1x http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?colorID=86&itemID=1535

Lego still have this part in stock.

I ordered some yesterday.

[The_Chosen_1]

There are a few parts which are rather unique to this model and are horribly inflated - the red plate on the bottom ($5~8), the radar dish on top ($25~30), the little antennas ($1/ea - you need about 60), the infamous boat rigging (2 at $15/ea), the very long technic pieces (around 50 at $1~2/ea) and weirdly some of the wedge shaped blocks - 40 or so at $1~2 for one side, $3 for the other.

Just getting these parts alone will put you back $200~300.

All of the pieces that you mentioned (minus the radar dish) can all be had for less than $50 if ordered directly from Lego.

I just finished purchasing all of the bricks needed for 10179, and all-in-all it set me back about $600 (not including minifigures).

[jasonsmith]

Depends how you do it - an exact model is around $900~1100 going by current prices. You can probably get it down to about $700~800 if you research and change to cheaper bricks for certain items.

There are a few parts which are rather unique to this model and are horribly inflated - the red plate on the bottom ($5~8), the radar dish on top ($25~30), the little antennas ($1/ea - you need about 60), the infamous boat rigging (2 at $15/ea), the very long technic pieces (around 50 at $1~2/ea) and weirdly some of the wedge shaped blocks - 40 or so at $1~2 for one side, $3 for the other.

Just getting these parts alone will put you back $200~300.

There is no need to pay $900 for this done exact. If you blindly go shopping for parts you may end up there but for anyone thinking of doing this take your time and gather the parts in the most efficient way possible. As "The_Chosen_1" did, get as much of the expensive, harder to find items from Lego first. They sell out of some things from time to time but check back and see if they have been replenished. Then get the rest of the normal bulk bits from BL from a good store and get as much as you can in one place. The shipping is what will make your money disappear.

From my research:

Exact model should come in around $550-$750 (inc figs and stickers (no manual))

Non-Visible off color around $400-$600 (inc figs and stickers (no manual))

Visible off color $250-$400 (inc figs and stickers (no manual))

Miss matched parts, off color etc could be built for less than $250 and still look good.

If you come in less consider yourself lucky. If your more, you may not have had the parts readily available, you may have rushed it, weren't efficient or didn't take advantage of buying from Lego.

All of the pieces that you mentioned (minus the radar dish) can all be had for less than $50 if ordered directly from Lego.

I just finished purchasing all of the bricks needed for 10179, and all-in-all it set me back about $600 (not including minifigures).

Edited December 4, 2011 by jasonsmith

[Ewok85]

Exact model should come in around $550-$750 (inc figs and stickers (no manual))

Non-Visible off color around $400-$600 (inc figs and stickers (no manual))

Visible off color $250-$400 (inc figs and stickers (no manual))

Miss matched parts, off color etc could be built for less than $250 and still look good.

No way you could build this for anything less than about $400 even with a magical multicolored Falcon ;)

Roughly 5200 parts - almost 100 large technic blocks, over 150 large plates, almost 300 long plates, and a handful of expensive specialised parts (technic blocks, etc).

Lets say all of the above is $0.40c each, and everything else is $0.06 each - that's $500 without any shipping. I still think $700~900 including shipping is a realistic goal if you want a perfect set.

[Blondie-Wan]

All of the pieces that you mentioned (minus the radar dish) can all be had for less than $50 if ordered directly from Lego.

But you can't order the boat rigging directly from LEGO, though, right?

[The_Chosen_1]

But you can't order the boat rigging directly from LEGO, though, right?

Sure can.

It was $1.97 the last I checked.

[jasonsmith]

No way you could build this for anything less than about $400 even with a magical multicolored Falcon ;)

Roughly 5200 parts - almost 100 large technic blocks, over 150 large plates, almost 300 long plates, and a handful of expensive specialised parts (technic blocks, etc).

Lets say all of the above is $0.40c each, and everything else is $0.06 each - that's $500 without any shipping. I still think $700~900 including shipping is a realistic goal if you want a perfect set.

Please don't take offence to me disagreeing with you, i'm just speaking from my experience. I would never have a goal of $900, one should have a goal of $500 and be happy if they can come in close, I did.

[Nerd]

All of the pieces that you mentioned (minus the radar dish) can all be had for less than $50 if ordered directly from Lego.

I just finished purchasing all of the bricks needed for 10179, and all-in-all it set me back about $600 (not including minifigures).

Does any of you have better information about 298c05, the antennas?

I was told from the LEGO that it won't even be manufactured anymore!

(Still not sure if the girl really knew about the situation.)

And about the red 6x16 plate. I was told that it will only be delivered in guarantee cases.

[Blondie-Wan]

Sure can.

It was $1.97 the last I checked.

Oh? Where and how do you get it? Is it listed in Pick-a-Brick?

[The_Chosen_1]

To order pieces for the Falcon (including the grey boat rigging), simply click on the "Missing Parts" link under the Customer Service heading on the Lego.com homepage. After entering your age, select "Lost a part" from the list of options, and enter 10179 as the set. The site will then pull up a list of every single piece from 10179. Simply choose which pieces you want and add them to your bag (the quantities can be adjusted, but only one at a time).

Once you submit your order, you'll get an email from a Lego representative within a few days with your order total. Simply call Lego to pay for the bricks, and that's it! It's the best way to obtain the rare/expensive pieces for 10179 if you're going for 100% accuracy.

[Ewok85]

Does any of you have better information about 298c05, the antennas?

I bought old school light grey - personally I think the slightly off-color grey will make for a better look :)

[Tuskano]

Wow... never knew the prices when up that high. Pretty much all I was going to say has been said... but yea, happy that I had got mine at the origional price. Now if I only had it here and not stored away in some darn storage unit, I'd make building an interior my top prioraty.