LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (75375) review: The perfect hunk of junk for display

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Note: This feature was first published on 2 May 2024.

Over the past 25 years, LEGO has released a few Millennium Falcons. Most of them were play sets, but there were two Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) sets. It goes without saying that the UCS sets are the ones to have for display. However, this new midi-scale set (number 75375) doesn't cost an arm and leg and is still beautiful enough to display.

It's available for purchase at: Lego.com | | Lazada | Shopee | Bricks World 

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First, let's talk a bit about the building process. LEGO says the set is suitable for those at least 18 years old and for good reasons because there are a lot of small bricks to keep the Millennium Falcon small and detailed. But I think the set has a special appeal for older LEGO Star Wars fans because of Easter eggs such as the one seen here: Remember this scene from A New Hope?

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As the build progresses, there are more Easter eggs to be found in the cockpit too: No prizes for guessing who these three characters are (hint: One droid, one princess and one rogue smuggler). It's really a nice touch by the LEGO designers.

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Can you see Luke Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi here? Yup, without a doubt this is the Millennium Falcon from A New Hope.

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The set makes use of some very clever snap-and-click building techniques to attain the Millennium Falcon's signature round and curved frame.

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The 75375 set is also part of LEGO's relatively-new Star Wars Starship Collection series. But unlike other sets in this series that are capital ships from Star Wars (such as a Frigate and Super Star Destroyer) so far, the Millennium Falcon is the first small-ship model.

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But it's also without a doubt the most famous 'hunk of junk', and I think there's no better ship to headline LEGO's 25th Anniversary sets than the Millennium Falcon.

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Despite its relatively small size (even for a Midi-scale), the set has an astounding level of detail and also some throwback to its bigger sets. For example, this blue tube (used to depict the Millennium Falcon's engines) is also used in the latest UCS version.



If you are a LEGO and Star Wars fan, you would be familiar with the only other Midi-scale version of the Falcon released in 2009, and the new one improves upon it with more details.

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The radar dish isn't static even though its movement is quite limited. If you're a fan of the sequel trilogy, it's possible to replace radar dish with a flat panel (it's not included, you'll have to find and use your own piece) with some small modification done.

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And yup, it also features a movable laser turret at the top. The bottom does not, however.

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The build is almost perfect. I say almost, because LEGO isn't able to 'seal' up this gap between the cockpit and the main frame. For such a small scale set, I can understand the limitations that the LEGO designer has to consider without raising the cost of the set. But, still.

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I like how the display stand here is constructed to show the Millennium Falcon at an angle, while maintaining the style of the stands in the other Starship Collection.

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There are many things to love about this set, but perhaps the best decision made by LEGO is to forgo stickers and to go with printed elements for key parts of the freighter – such as the cockpit (seen in previous pages) and the exhaust vents here.

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I'm not sure if the cockpit element is new (I don't recall seeing it in any other LEGO sets), but the printed maintenance pits are definitely new and they do look really good. I can't imagine LEGO going with stickers for these parts of the ship.

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The LEGO Millennium Falcon (75375) has a total of 921 pieces and is now available for S$139.90 at: