4504-1: Millennium Falcon

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Instructions and parts list

Instructions for this set can be downloaded from LEGO.com:

Filename File size Format Notes/Region
4249049.pdf 16173Kb
4256111.pdf 16159Kb
4264853.pdf 16009Kb Original Trilogy Edition

Instructions for this set may also be available at Peeron.

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The Falcon

Posted by Kobacca in United States on 13 January 2010

This set is great. Five great minifigures and one awesome ship. I added a small amount of plate support on the bottom and used different, more advanced bricks throughout building. I left out many parts including the small piston like parts connecting the cockpit to the ship, for these make the cockpit unstable. After building it carefully and pushing hard on each piece together, the end result was the most sturdy ship in my entire LEGO collection. Even when dropped this ship takes little damage. Turned out to possibly be the best LEGO spacefighter created. Use common sense to improve all models, don't stay so firm to the instructions.

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Always breaking down (just like in the movies)

Posted by Montana 8 in United States on 31 December 2009

The Millennium Falcon is exactly like it is in the movies, it's always breaking down. This ship is not a very sturdy ship, and falls apart a lot. But the set has been worth the $100.00 I spent on it.
My favorite part of the ship is its interior details. On one side of the ship there is a ramp that drops down. Surprisingly, it works very well. On the other side of ship there is a escape pod. The pod has a control panel inside and a very nice detailed outside. The side of the ship flips up to let the pod out. The only problem is it sometimes breaks off. The escape pod can hold two people, but you can pack more in it.
The cockpit comes off to reveal an area that seats three people (if you put them in the right way) and a small control panel.
In the main part of the ship there is a circular chest table with chairs around it ( from the scene in "A New Hope" where Chebaka and C-3PO play chess with each other). Towards the back of the ship is the hyper drive generator. In the back of the generator there is a smooth 1 by 4 brick that say "hyperdrive". Around the generater there are racks that hold tools that come with the set (screw driver, hammer, wrench etc.).
In the center of the ship is the turret whose top comes off. Inside there is a seat with a control panel (the spot where the turret is controlled).
There is a cargo bay in the front of the ship which can hold a small amount of cargo.

Bottum line: great set, great details, great figs, worth the money.

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"That thing's a piece of junk!"-Luke Skywalker

Posted by Kalhiki in United States on 22 November 2009

Well, not really. But they did capture that gritty feel to this ship. This model does contain a snowtrooper and turret which looks very nice regardless of size. There's not much to say about the outside of the Falcon. It has the dish, cockpit, landing gear, and upper turret. Sadly there is no lower turret, but I'm sure one would be easy to construct. I do have to complain about the cockpit. It's too small. In the movie it could easily hold 4 people. Here, it barely holds 2. It also has 2 blue tubes (I think...Maybe one) on the back for the engines which looks very nice.
Now to the insides. There is alot of stuff going on. It has some cooling tanks for the engines in the back which are made from Kohrak-Kal's hand and some trans-blue minifig heads. There are also 2 more tubes on either side. They also have a game board where C3-PO and Chewy played their holographic death-match. On one side there is an escape pod. The other side, when pulled out, will open the boarding ramp. One problem though- The panels that you open to get inside will sometimes fall off, but it's not major.
That's really all. Overall, great. I recommend getting it. I do have another, but I can't remember what it has, so I can't compare them. Read the review once I have it up. Definately great.

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The best MF

Posted by timqua in United States on 28 August 2009

This is the pride of my collection, too; even after 5 years, and 40 more sets this is the best one.

Building the ship takes awhile. Took me nearly 3 hours every time I've disassembled and rebuilt it. The build does have some monotony, but seeing the ship come together makes it all worth it.

Features:
The ship is nicely detailed. The outside is a good representation of the MF, and for play it can swoop but care must be taken as its components do not have fantastic support. The interior is well detailed and very playable. There is the chess game area, the engine room and couple other areas that can modified or serve to place passengers. There is massive interior room and one could probably fit 20 figures inside.
The cockpit is probably the only drawback as it sits 2 figures snugly and that's it.
The top opens up like an Outback Blooming ONion and provides good access to the inside. It has a turret seat, an escape pod and a working ramp (although moving passengers along this ramp is nearly impossible).

The figures are great, but I was expecting to see Obi Wan AND Luke as they left Tatooine (even though it has Leia as in Episode 6).

I purchased it for 99 dollars in 2004 and have never regretted it. It is definitely worth the effort to obtain from any Lego SW collector ala Ebay. I would buy it again now if I needed to for $175. It's that great. The Venator Class or Star Destroyer do not compare.

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The Pride of my Collection

Posted by baylego in United States on 08 June 2009

As said in the title, this is the pride of my collection. It soars above all my other legos, and looks awesome. This is by far my favorite set in my collection. Now i'll break it down into the pros and cons.
-Pros
>the ship is huge
>extremely rare figures
>snowtrooper cannon
>spacious inside
>escape pod
>boarding ramp
>realistic
-Cons
> Fairly fragile

Ive had to rebuild my falcon two times after awful crashes off my shelf. Its sturdy enough to play with, but should be handled carefully. Aside from that, i have to give it a 5/5.

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