The whole family went in together on this for my grandsons Christmas present. it took him a full week to put it together and now it sits on a shelf. It's one of his most prized possessions. Lego keeps coming out with amazing projects for kids of all ages and even adults. This one is no different, amazing scenes within the model tell the story. It's a lot of work but looks great and since lego discontinues models they actually hold their value well. If you can find one get it and spend some quality time playing like a kid again.

WOW. This box was so big and heavy, my son thought he was getting a T.V. for Christmas. (He actually was happier it was this Lego set!) Lego has great quality and this is no exception. Directions came in a spiral bound book and were easy for my 9 year old to follow. He worked on it non stop for almost a week. Now he uses it much like a girl with a doll house! It is sturdy enough to move around and "play" with, but I wouldn't recommend that for young children unless you want to loose pieces.

The most ridiculously expensive thing ever........and totally worth it. You aren't buying this if you are pinching pennies, we all know that. This is the ultimate lego set. My nephew's face when he opened that box on Christmas morning will make me grin 50 years from now. I'm glad I did it.

For three years, my son has been asking for this Lego Set. My thought always was that it was way to expensive but I finally broke down this year after watching the price increase over the years. On Christmas morning, my son opened all of his presents and kept looking at the last box that was under the tree. It wasn't big enough to be the Death Star that he wanted but I wouldn't let him open it as "it was for later".

We started getting ready for our day and I told him now he could open the last gift under the tree. He opened it up and it was a Lego sorting box. He was thankful, but when I told him, "I thought you're going to need it for this." and I brought the BIG box out of the other room. He was speechless! One of those priceless moments!

Now that he has it open, it is a VERY impressive Lego set with 24 "little men" as they're called in our house. There are not just bags of Legos but boxes of Legos at it is such a large set with over 3,800 pieces. The directions are in a spiral bound book, which could make the task of putting the set together look daunting, but he's loving it. I'm loving that here it is mid-January and he's still putting it together.

It was well worth the price, not only to see a happy and grateful child, but because this Lego set has taken more than a couple of days to build. On top of that, it's only gone up in price over the years, so one could consider it an investment. The best part of it all, this set builds so much more than an Impressive Lego Set. It also builds patience, care and problem solving. Now that's a priceless gift!

bought this for my boyfriend whom id classify as a moderate fan of the star wars franchise and he absolutely loves it. i made my purchase a few months ago and he still hasn't completed it but piece by piece its coming along. the instructions are decent. very detailed and thorough but if i could tweak them i would have chosen a more distinguished color palette and used a better binding. probably a hardcover book, i mean i paid an arm and a leg for this toy. but other than that i have no complaints. the shipping was on time thank god, and my overall experience was pleasing. if i could afford it i would certainly make this purchase again.