Must-have Lego UCS Millennium Falcon set enjoys its first big price cut in months, so get after it like Boba Fett before it's gone

I'm not sure it's possible to get a better Star Wars kit than the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon, even with the new Death Star looming. It's the perfect blend of impressive spectacle and intricate detail... and you can currently get your hands on it for £150 less in one of the better deals of the week.

This is a limited-time offer, so let's get down to brass tacks while we still have time: the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon set is now £588.99 at Amazon rather than £734.99. Besides being a 20% drop in cost, this offer is significant because the Lego Star Wars kit hasn't been so cheap in months. Seeing as it's arguably the the biggest and best Lego sets available right now, that's quite the offer.

Lego UCS Millennium Falcon | £734.99 £588.99 at Amazon
Save £150 - Considering how this kit has been hovering around £610 for 180 days or more, getting even a 20% price cut is worth shouting about. Sure, it's not a record low price. But the model doesn't usually drop so significantly in cost. I doubt we'll see anything better before sales season toward the end of the year, either (we traditionally get the strongest discounts then).

Buy it if:
✅ You're looking for the best Star Wars kit
✅ You want a showstopping centerpiece

Don't buy it if:
❌ You're fine with the smaller versions

Price check:
💲 Zavvi | £599.99

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Many Star Wars kits are deserving of a place on our list of the best sets, but if I'm being frank, few can live up to the jaw-dropping majesty of this monster model. Indeed, one of the only kits that can match it is the new Lego Death Star. For starters, the scale of it takes you aback. Thanks to well over 7,000 pieces and a length of 33 inches, it's a showstopper in every sense of the word. So long as you've got enough display space, you could ask for a more impressive centerpiece.

It isn't just a pretty exterior, either; you can lift off the panels and their extensive greebling to reveal numerous rooms inside, from the cockpit to the main hold and hidden floor compartments. You even get one of those deep-space bat things to stick on the outside, just like the ones from The Empire Strikes Back when the crew take an unexpected detour inside a space worm.

Speaking of the crew, you get two versions here; the Empire gang of Han, Chewbacca, Leia, and C-3PO alongside The Force Awakens group featuring Han, Chewie, Rey, Finn, and BB-8. Would it have been nice to get Lando as well, seeing as he's also one of the Falcon's pilots? Of course. But this is still pretty good going nonetheless, and as our Lego UCS Millennium Falcon review says, "not since the ship first appeared on our screens in 1977 has the awe of the Millennium Falcon been recaptured until this UCS version. In fact, it’s the high point of the entire Star Wars Lego saga."

Put off by that cost? I don't blame you. That's a lot of credits to drop on a Lego kit. However, there are cheaper alternatives. The Lego Millennium Falcon (75375) is a lot smaller, yes, but I stand by it being an excellent display piece if you don't have room or budget for the UCS equivalent. Plus, it's currently £53.49 at Amazon instead of the usual £75. That's much more affordable by comparison, and it looks amazing to boot. I have this one on the office shelf myself.

However, I'd be lying if I said I didn't occasionally dream of adding the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon to my collection...

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