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I paid less than $200.00 on Amazon for this set two years ago. It is very fragile once together. I bought this for my son a few years ago. He loved it and put it together within a few days. At $469.94 this is very over priced.
My son has had hours of fun with it and he never seems to tire of it. This is a very educational toy. I would recommend this for anyone.
Not only that, but it is a pain in the rear to put together. If you are thinking of getting this, I would recommend using super glue to keep the pieces from falling off while building it. I would have figured that in this day in age that I would not be missing pieces on such an expensive Lego set. It is designed beautifully but difficult to put together.
It will be difficult to move once it is complete.My only two complaints are that the stage where you are to attach both portions of the incomplete half are difficult (I recommend super glue, since I found that until I got them both on, either of them fell off easily) and that I was shorted a bag of pieces and had to get replacements online.Overall a challenging kit, but definitely worthwhile. Once the first half of it is complete (the "incomplete half", I highly recommend moving it wherever it will eventually end up, complete the final steps and finally attach everything to it. Make sure no prongs of this are covered by the support, or you will have to work backwards to uncover them. Probably the most challenging Lego set I've put together. Many have complained about its durability during construction and while I did have several challenges, was able to get it together with only minor difficulties. One final bit of advice-during one of the first steps you attach the "steering wheel"-looking thing to the base.
(left-right)It tips over whenever you let go.Our son loves the model, and was able to help with the building process, but it's only a matter of time and Nerf darts before it's back to square one. The bags aren't numbered or labeled with any sort of key. This kit is one of the older style kits. You build it one half at a time. Santa brought this behemoth for our 8 year old this year. Translation- Dad spent 5 days at the dining room table with every bowl in the house being used to sort Lego's. All 2000+ pieces needed to be sorted out for building ease.When building the Death Star, have boxes handy to prop the model up.
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