Metal Earth Fascinations ICONX Premium Series Star Wars Millennium Falcon 3D Metal Model Kit

TLDR: It's three times bigger than the original Fascinations model of the Millenium Falcon (shown in pictures), way more detailed and looks just awesome! Buy it!This is the third Fascinations model I've built, and after taking on the first couple projects, I feel like I've gotten the "Metal Earth build process" pretty much down. First, buy Tool Kit for Metal Earth 3D Metal Models. No exceptions. Well, unless you already own a mini needle nose plier, a mini flat nose plier, and a mini wire clipper. In that case, you don't need the Metal Earth ones, but they ARE fancy yellow and black! Anyway, second, look over the instructions. Take note of anything that requires rolling into a cylinder shape. If you need to roll anything, get yourself a few cylinder shape things of different sizes. A pen. A toothpick. A drill bit. A toilet paper roll. Then, come to terms with the fact that if you rush through this, it isn't going to go well. These take time, patience, and precision. If you don't have those three things, don't buy this. If you have those three things and you want to have something that people look at and ask how in the world you built something so amazing, buy this! This particular model takes a few hours to complete if you are taking your time and watching a movie. The final result is amazing! Have fun!Pro-tip: If you want to add some heft to this to make it even more impressive, but really to help keep it from tipping over if a tiny breeze hits it, then add some hot glue to the hollow base/stand! I went one step further and added hot glue to the inside of the model itself before finishing it. It now weighs about 10 times as much and is rock solid.

I received the standard Millennium Falcon model (Metal Earth #MMS251) as a stocking stuffer this year, and having never put together one of these models, I found it surprisingly enjoyable (it also helped that I had a strong interest in the subject matter). The only thing I would have liked more is if it were bigger. Luckily, after doing a quick search I found this ICONX version of the Falcon, which I would guess is 3 times bigger than the standard model, and much more detailed. It can be a little tedious at times, but for those with patience the end result is certainly worth it. I would guess that in total it took me about of 4-5 hours to put together, but I was taking my time.I'm am definitely very happy with my purpose, and hope that Metal Earth comes out with more of these ICONX-style Star Wars models. My only word of caution is that I would consider this to be an "adult" model, although I'm sure some model-building teenagers would also enjoy the challenge.

This larger version of the Millennium Falcon is everything all other reviews has already said: jeweler-tool precise with a great model at the end. The instructions are excellently drawn and presented and extra parts (plus excellent hobby tweezers) provided.The delicate and pointy-sharp metal of these models means you will not handle them after construction so if you want to display them, make sure you get a mirrored base or a display cube (with a mirrored base as well) and some form of lighting. The underside has landing gear and is just as visually interesting as the top of the ship so you can display all angles.While the metal's finish is somewhat fingerprint resistant, don't forget to wear gloves (the metal is impossibly sharp) and have alcohol and a Q-tip to clean the surfaces completely so they shine!

Bought it as a gift. Looks great, but kind of expensive.

This is an excellent model and very detailed. Great size over the smaller millennium falcon ones. Fun to put together but might be difficult if you’ve never built one of these metal earth models.

I am a glutton for punishment, so this is the first Metal Earth model I assembled. I am pleased to say that it went without a hitch, and I was done in about 2.5 hours. I would encourage others to note the assembly tips noted in these reviews particularly the tip about the 4-6 tabs on the top deck that can be used to hold the top conical fuselage section down to the decking to create a far better fit. Fine tip snips should be considered essential for this model. You will also need to create many curves -- the pieces are etched to make curving the metal in the proper direction easy, but rolling the metal under a thin dowel on a work surface that has a bit of "give" works excellently for achieving perfectly even curvature.

This Millennium Falcon is Awesome!!! It is much bigger than expected and the details are incredible, and 3 times more detailed than the smaller original Falcon made by Metal Earth. If you want true quality and a super nice trophy show piece, THIS is IT!!!

A challenging build -- there is definitely a learning curve that comes along with it. The included tweezers are helpful, but you will probably also want to use some small needle nose pliers and something round (screwdriver works) for manipulating certain parts. I couldn't find a way to extract the pieces other than bending at the connections repeatedly (tools I had wouldn't do the trick). The fit quality is pretty good, but you need to be very careful when folding parts, as too much bending can easily break pieces. I realized at the end that they do include some extras of the small parts, probably to compensate for this.