Lego Star Wars Episode III Millennium Falcon

by LEGO

Product Features

• Rare Retired / Discontinued Lego Set #4504
• Includes 985 pieces
• Builds Han Solo's Millennium Falcon ship
• Includes MiniFigures: Hot Han Solo, Chewbacca, C3PO, Snowtrooper, Princess Leia
• Ages 9 years and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 15.1 x 22.6 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001CU1HY
• Our recommended age: 9 - 16 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 - 16 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,534 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Star Wars collection is will complete without this amazing 985-piece model. A challenging build, this new model features removable triangular pieces and a removable top, so you can see the action inside the Millennium Falcon. Lower the starboard hatch lid and pull out the ramp to board your Star Wars mini-figures. There's even an escape pod on the port hatch where the mini-figures can bolt if there's a sign of danger. To fend off evil intruders, the moveable gun turret will come in handy. It includes Chewbacca, c-3po, Snowtrooper, new Hoth Han solo and princess leia mini figures. It Measures 16.5"L x 12.5"W x 4.5"H.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's beautiful...don't miss out., September 26, 2004

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Wayne (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lego Star Wars Episode III Millennium Falcon (Toy)

I just recently bought this for my 5 year old Star wars fanatic. Being an experienced Lego builder, I guided him through the building process, which was pretty sophisticated for this level of Lego set. All the other reviews here are correct, this thing is awesome! Plenty of interior detail, including: many hand tools, Han, Leia, C3PO, Snowtrooper, and Chewie (NO R2D2, though!!). The ramp and escape pod are nice, as is the hyper-drive area and gun turret seat and game table areas.

I can tell you how cool it is all day but here are my gripes: First, the architecture and weight of the falcon lends to alot of stress to the area just below the main gun turret, which supports the front and the rear of the ship through two hidden beams in the floor (the roof, escape pod bay and ramp area give no structural support to the falcon). If you plan to display your falcon, no prob, but if you plan to fly it, this can pose a problem. If you have spare Legos from other kits, you will want to consider making a hidden chassis built off the two long beams under the floor beneath the gun turret extending forward and aft to strengthen the falcon (there is room in the floor because of the sandwich style nature of the floor so that no one can see your modification BUT you WILL need to remove some of the black bricks to do this). As a matter of fact, while doing that, I also made the fenced floor piece that comes with the set removeable for the hidden compartment like in the movie (I can fit 3 figures under the floor panel now!!!). The modifications are best done once you assemble the kit first according to instructions then going back to mod. My second gripe is that the hallway that leads to the cockpit from the rest of the ship doesn't exist. Bummer. And the third gripe is that this design forgot to include the lower gun turret/laser cannon underneath the ship, though this is an easy fix with spare parts from other sets you may own.

Even with these shortcomings, the set was WELL worth buying. IT IS EASILY THE BEST STAR WARS LEGO SET RELEASED. My son absolutely loves playing it and I enjoy making mods to the 'ole Falcon, kinda like Han Solo himself did. Hope this review helps you in your quest for your Star Wars Lego collection!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Lego's are great, but poor model design, November 11, 2004

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E. Tullberg (Alaska) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lego Star Wars Episode III Millennium Falcon (Toy)

What isn't to love about Star Wars and Lego's together. Unfortunately, this set just wasn't well thought through. It is an extreemly touchy model suited more to display on a shelf (where it looks great) than play on the floor. The drivers side pod pops off often (say that 10 times fast), the entry hatch breaks, the lid pieces don't stay in place, etc. In comparrison to the X-wing, which has stayed together for weeks, the Falcon was apart after the second day.

The pieces that you get are awesome so I would definately purchase it again, but I doubt that it will ever be re-assembled into the Millenium Falcon.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars hours of fun, January 18, 2005

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Andrew Violette "A Customer" (Hoffman Estates, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lego Star Wars Episode III Millennium Falcon (Toy)

My parents bought this toy for my 6 year old for Christmas. It took us 2-3 hours to build, mainly because Lego does not organize the pieces in any logical fashion. This toy is much different from the legos that I built as a kid, it has tons of specialized individual pieces, and is more like building a model than a traditional Lego toy. In fact, my son has a couple of these Star Wars lego toys and once we built them we put them up on the shelf in his room for display.

Lego makes it easy for kids to put these together. The instructions are actually very nice. The age range is 9-up but my kid is 6 and he was able to read and understand the directions (I just sit and make sure that he puts the pieces together tightly).

Once assembled, I wouldn't recommend playing with it as the Lego joints can't handle twisting force very well and some joints fall apart no matter how tightly you put them together.

The only part of the model I found poor, was the entrance platform: no matter how tightly you secure the pieces, opening the door more than a couple times pulls the piston away from the connecting piece. Easily fixed, but this part of the design could have been better.