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LEGO has formally unveiled its newStar WarsMillennium Falcon building block set , which order as company ’s large rig ever . Star Wars , of course , revolutionized the movie merchandising industry after the first film in the saga came out in 1977 , first by grant the plaything company Kenner ( subsequently acquire by Hasbro ) the license to release 3 3/4 - inch action figures of such characters as Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia , Han Solo and Darth Vader .
Other toy companies and merchandisers soon follow wooing , including the famed block edifice toymaker LEGO - which over the years has bring out such stunningStar Warspieces to its collection as the Imperial Star Destroyer ( 3,096 piece ) , the Sandcrawler ( 3,296 musical composition ) , and the Death Star ( 3,083 musical composition ) .
Just in meter , however , for the Force Friday II event Friday that will mark the official release of new toy products from the upcomingStar war : The Last Jedi , LEGO is give its first face at Han Solo ’s celebrated spaceship the Millennium Falcon . The companyteased the release of the setabout a week ago , but only as one very large pile of bricks .
According toUSA Today(which was granted an undivided facial expression at the liberation ) , the Millennium Falcon , at 7,541 pieces , is not only the largest Star Wars mark LEGO has ever give up , but its large set ever . antecedently , the troupe ’s Taj Mahal was the largest LEGO set , with 5,922 piece . The new Millennium Falcon dwarfs LEGO ’s late release of the vehicle in 2001 , which came in at 5,197 composition .
EXCLUSIVE : Get the first flavor at the biggest#Legoset ever sold , which will be a#StarWarsstarship ( of course).https://t.co / YoA3QOrFdLpic.twitter.com / hdt4J3cLJ3 — USA TODAY Life ( @usatodaylife)August 31 , 2017
While the proclamation of the novel Millennium Falcon was timed in conjunction with Force Friday II , it will not actually go on sales agreement until October 1 . Perhaps LEGO stay the release to give fans some prison term to save up , since the suggested retail monetary value for the set is $ 799.99 .
When fans do acquire the set , they ’ll belike let out their tidy investment is deserving the massive ball of change . To start with , the ship measures at 33 in long , 22 inches wide and 8 inches tall ; and has all the Interior fans know and love from theStar Warsfilms , including the ship ’s cockpit ( which holds four minifigures ) , a gunner backside and Chewbacca ’s iconic holographical Dejarik secret plan mesa ( hint : Let the wookie win ) .
In summation , since Millennium Falcon appeared in the originalStar Warstrilogy and the new trilogy , minifigures from both ERA will be included . From the original trilogy , the exit will include Han , Princess Leia , Chewbacca , C-3PO , and a buildable Mynock creature fromThe Empire Strikes Back , as well as the older version of Han , Rey , Finn and BB-8 fromThe Force Awakens . To stand for lineament fromThe Last Jedi , a couple of Porg minifigures will also be included .
It ’s only appropriate that LEGO exhaust its biggest set ever ahead of what could be the biggestStar Warsmovie ever withThe LastJedi- that is , untilStar Wars : Episode IXcomes out in 2019 , when LEGO may well unveil a exercise set that ’s even large by comparison .
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root : USA Today
