When I was a kid I had lots of Lego. It was generally not as fancy as today. The mini-figures came along later and it was not aimed so much at an adult audience. I had a big box of random bricks which I used to build space ships and buildings. Everything tended to be pretty square. My kids had had a fair few sets that they enjoyed. I will admit that I had fun with them too.
This Christmas I had my first set for myself in many decades. I was 11 when Star Wars came out and the sequence of attacking the Death Star was iconic.
This set recreates that scene in 665 bricks. Those come in a series of bags that you open when prompted by the thick instruction book. There are about 140 steps.
This is the base after three bags. Note that there are pieces left over. There were none missing, but maybe they expect you to lose some of the smaller ones. Note that I use a baking tray to sort the parts in and reduce the chances of them falling off the table. I built it over a couple of sessions of perhaps two hours in total.
Here is the finished model. I think it is neat how they mount the space ships and have lasers shooting from the TIE Fighters as the X-Wing banks. Unfortunately there are no figures of Luke and Darth Vader, but they would be tiny at this scale. I have it now on the shelf above my desk. I can see it will be a pain to dust.
My son still likes his Lego, but I do not get to help with his sets. He is also into Star Wars, so I had a good influence there.
I hope you enjoyed your presents too.
