LEGO Star Wars: A New Hope 75244 Tantive IV Building Kit (1768 Pieces)

This is one of the best Star Wars Lego sets appearance-wise. It also is very large, and great for both decoration and playability! There are so many neat features, like the handle for easy carrying and how you can take the top off of almost every section of the build, but it never feels fragile. Another thing I LOVE is the use of stickers. Most of the stickers are on the cockpit, which would look very awkward without them if built manually. All of the other stickers either enhance the set or are fairly hidden. If they somehow made this without stickers and looking the same, it would give 6 stars! The only problems I have with this build are very minor. At the center of the ship are these wing-like pieces near the handle. If you want to pick this thing up from the bottom, I would certainly recommend two arms, but you might want to take off the bottom two wing pieces. Another thing that would have been a good addition would be a stand. Without a stand it sort of awkwardly sits on the engine block and cockpit. This one is very minor though, it still looks very good on display. Another thing is that this isn't a UCS set, despite the size and detail. This is quite odd in my opinion, but none of these minor issues even put this thing down a star. Overall, a FANTASTIC ship.

The Lego set 75244 is a sturdy and rather detailed build that thankfully allows fans to acquire one of their rarest models (The Tantive IV blockade runner). Coming in at just under 25 inches long, this 1800 piece set features the Tantive (of course) on top of Princess Leia, Captain Antilles, R2-D2, C-3PO, and a Rebel Fleet Trooper. The set's minifigure selection is excellent, particularly the set exclusive Bail Organa and Captain Antilles, and Lego's designers did an excellent job at making the ship itself is quite stunning to look at, putting effort into making the rear thrusters look detailed and powerful! The ship's has a pilots cockpit, escape pod for C3PO and R2-D2 so you can re-enact their flee in the movie, and a small sitting area with a control console in the center. This set does have a handle located near the rear that makes it incredibly easy to move around for play if desired, so if you are interested in the model and/or the minifigure selection I would definitely recommend it!

I have been a lifelong Star Wars fan, but recently thought I’d get into LEGOs to help with my anxiety. This set was my first build. I found it very relaxing and not at all frustrating. The easy to follow directions no doubt help with that. I powered through the build in about 5 hours. I will enjoy the build process on my next project more by drawing it out a bit. This piece is a large and beautiful representation of the first star ship Star Wars fans ever saw in 1977.

The size and scale of this ship is awesome. Putting it together was great fun! The only problem I have with is how to display it. If you lay it down flat on a display stand or shelf, it tilts due to the protruding turrents/radar underneath. Also, it's hard to pick it up without dislodging a piece since it's long and thin, with multiple pieces (eg. the mid wings) that pop off when moving. I still love it though. If there's a stand out there for this model, I'd welcome anyone to point me in it's direction.

This is a very fun LEGO set to put together. It is highly detailed but it it relatively easy to put together. The instructions are very easy to follow. One of the thing I like about the set is the satellite dish on the ship doubles up as a carrying device. All in all it’s a good set that both adults and kids will enjoy putting this together.

No complains my husband was happy is a big fan lego collector.

For context I’ve built many of the LEGO technic, creator, and speed champion cars. This was much easier than expected, lego does a great job breaking up a 1500+ piece build into 15 20-30 minute steps. Took me a around 6 hours. Overall easier than the car builds. No missing pieces, definitely a show piece rather than play. They did use functional “blasters” that shoot lasers. I wasn’t a huge fan of this, as I feel this is too fragile to really play with. It also included not a lot of stickers which I appreciate All in all it can be hard to justify expensive LEGO products ($200 for 6 hours of entertainment + display value) but I do feel this will retain some value, and it does look great full built.

First off, frustration free shipping was a win. You can see in both images the lego box came in a tight fitting brown box with labels on it. As for the set itself, it took multiple hours to put together and looks great. The handle is a nice touch and really makes it easier to hold and move. My only real complaints are the stickers, which I found difficult to put on especially for the cylindrical shaped pieces on the front, and that it doesn’t rest well on flat surfaces. Other sets have landing gear that is either always out (millennium falcon) or comes out (X-Wing and Y-Wing) but this has neither leading it to rest on the engines and at an angle. Other than that, love the finished product and putting it together.