I completely understand the mechanisms that drive cost with licensing, engineering, testing, etc... I am always impressed with what the Lego team is able to create and look forward to new sets, however anything that can be done to reduce costs for the consumer would be greatly appreciated.
The building of this set is wonderful. It is not too difficult but it does have tediousness to it. Wonderful display piece and i am very happy with it.
1000 more pieces from the previous Slave 1 and I have to say that some of those being the seismic charge didn’t disappoint. On the other hand, Boba’s hair piece is absurd but it’s something I can live with. Stickers in the UCS sets need to disappear BUT I think the dev’s like to keep fans fully immersed in the ‘build experience’ (probably, atleast that’s what I tell myself). Overall I think it’s a must have for any collection. If you are reading this looking for validation - the answer is yes.
This set is amazing it’s my second ucs set ever the first being the tie intercepter from last year which is also amazing and the Lego designers continue to astound me with their creativity and ingenuity
Although I'm not done with it yet (I try to limit myself to a couple bags each day), I have enjoyed building it so far. I'm up to stage 18, so hopefully the last few are also enjoyable.