LEGO STAR WARS Slave I 75060 Star Wars Toy for14+ years

I struggled on the decision to buy this item because it costs so much, but after a few months of eyeing the Slave 1 online and at local toy stores I finally caved in and bought it. The truth is I love Boba Fett, and that is the only reason I wanted it; this makes a great addition to my collection. I have never made any other lego model that was this extensive; this literally took several hours for me to build. To end this point I just want to say that I do not regret buying this.As I expected from the picture and from the price, this thing is huge, and I think that is one of the great features for the model. I really like how this is to scale for a lego mini figure. Since this is so big I would not recommend playing with this; otherwise it might fall and break. I know that most of the fun in playing with legos is putting it together and using your imagination, but the reason you would spend 200 or so dollars on this is to have the Slave 1; I'm not taking this apart for a long time. You will want a good shelf to put this on, and make sure small children and animals can not reach it.The build was enjoyable, and not too hard so long as you are good at reading and following directions. The final product is very satisfying to see. The one thing I did not like about this product was the manual. First of all it is huge, this is not my complaint. But, it is so big that there were a few mistakes in mine. One step was missing in the directions, but it was a step that was a mirror of another, so it wasn't hard to figure out. For what ever reason several pages in my book were not completely separated, and they ended up tearing as I needed to turn the pages. This happened to nearly 20 of my pages, but I bet that this was a rare assurance.Don't buy this for a kid, buy it for yourself if you are a collector.

First UCS that I've purchased! I haven't heard of them until now (regrettably), so I've missed out on quite a few nice Lego models over the last 10-15 years.That being said, the set looks great and it amazed me how they made the angles work via a technic frame with Lego plates over it. The base is very sturdy and can be gripped from the top and bottom without coming apart. This goes for pretty much any grip you could place on the thing (gingerly, of course - lots of pieces here).It was a joy to build and took about 8-9 hours at a leisurely pace with several breaks. There were no missing pieces, and there was no shortage of extra pieces included which was nice.I decided to purchase Slave 1 specifically because it is one of my favorite ships in the Star Wars universe for both its unique appearance, which this model captures perfectly, and for its use by a notorious bounty hunter. I own the Jango Fett Slave 1, which is a fun, "swoosh-able" model to play with, whereas this model I would say is more for display. It has some play features, but like I said - you'll probably elect to display this one. The figures, especially Boba Fett, are wonderful as well.Some owners have pointed to a small gap that appears on the side when on its display, but I take no issue with it, as there are many Lego sets with such gaps. The designer of this particular set, as well as Lego's engineers, know about it and have no issue with it either (referenced a Lego forum as well as YouTube). Honestly, I didn't notice it until reading about it on the Internet. Also, it seems that many people who have been displaying it for months and months have not noticed any increasing droop or warping. Good to know!Enough said, go buy it! You won't regret it!

Let me tell you exactly what happend to me. I've wanted this set for a while, the only place I could reliably get one seemed to be on Amazon. So I decided to buy one. From New York to Sweden, it literally only took about three weeks to get it. I was really impressed with that. The box was however slightly damaged on a corner and one of the lego bags inside was a little torn. I found a few pieces lying loose in the box, but it wasn't a big deal, all the pieces were still there.Now about the product! The UCS Slave 1 is an incredible LEGO display model. It looks amazing, it's sturdy and it has become my favourite set by far. If you're buying this as a play-set (your intentions is to man-handle it/play around with it) you'll get dissapointed. I know the designer said it's meant to be both a display AND play-set. But it's just way to big and heavy. It's definitely sturdy enough for display, but it's not sturdy enough for playing around with. Dropping this thing will guarantee you a manhunt for lego pieces for a couple of hours. The building process went great! The instructions were clear and I didn't have any issues what so ever. It's definitely not the easiest set to build, but it's not the hardest either.Now about the price. It's expensive no doubt. Especially with the shipping price. But it really depends. I wouldn't recommend this to your kids, or if you're a new collector or just not that big of a fan. But IF you are a big fan of Star Wars/Boba Fett/Slave 1, IF you're looking for a display model (NOT A PLAY-SET) and IF you appreciate the shapes and details of the set. Then it is definitely worth it!