12/30/2023 0 Comments Carbonite chamber legoPieces:: Thoughts: There are plenty of types, but not too many colors. There are no stickers in the set, but not very many printed parts. Some of the more interesting pieces of the set include the printed parts, some neon pieces, and SNOT-related bricks. The dark-gray rectangles and square aren't too uncommon, but the curved ones are really cool. You can see that there are lots of thick bricks, and not as many plates and smaller pieces. Next up are the light gray and black pieces. There are lots of tiles and plates, as well as some more uncommon pieces. Here is all of the dark-gray, which makes up most of the set. (The neon pieces at the bottom are supposed to be green) I'm sorry that the picture is a little washed out. Here we have the non-gray-or-black pieces. Since there are so many pieces, they couldn't all fit into one picture, so I've broken them up. The booklet also has minimal advertising, but a few set pictures may have been nice, since Lego always included really cool set-ups. Instructions:: Thoughts: Wonderful colors and perfectly clear instructions are found every step of the way. This is one of those touches that made Star Wars sets cooler, since they had their own ad. The back cover has a Lego Star Wars ad with a Death Star in the background. Also here is the WIN ad, with no screaming kid to be found. It shows you how big the landing pad is compared to the city. The second-to-last pages show a bird's-eye view of the city. I think this is a fantastic touch, since the mechanism is pretty complex when you try it for the first time. On the second page, you can see that it shows you how to operate the carbonite machine. It would have been awesome if there were little movie pictures at the top, but those disappeared in many Star Wars sets by then. There are some nice greebles there too, which makes the instructions seem more like a blueprint for the city. You can also see the lovely blue border and light-blue filling in the background. Each bag isn't too large, but it's a nice touch. On this random page you can see that piece call-outs are definitely there, even though they aren't really necessary. Also you can see that the build starts with the middle of the set, so everything can connect to it. The instructions are very clear on how to put everything together, hopefully you can figure out how to put a 1x2 tile on top of Han in carbonite. The first bag contains just minifigs, which is quite uncommon for a set these days. The first two pages show that the set is split up into bags. One thing to note is that they accidentally edited out the part below the carbonite chamber that connects it to the dining room. I find is surprising that such a large part of the set is cut off, but with a huge and oddly-shaped set like this one, I can understand why they did it. Lando is looking out from the corner, because the landing pad he is associated with is completely cut off. The background very subtly changes with each little scene, kind of like Neapolitan ice-cream. The instructions feature the set with plenty of action, from the epic lightsaber battle to Han Solo smiling at you while he is being frozen in a block of metal. Unfortunately, I cannot find the box that came with this set, so I'll move right on to the instructions. Price: $99.99 USD (now worth about $375 Used, about $500 New) Number of Pieces: 698 (Box), 705 (Brickset), 675 (Bricklink) This may be helpful for the pieces and in-build shots.) (Remember, click the pictures for high-resolution versions. But why is this set considered a classic? Is it the stunning minifigs, half of which are exclusive to the set? Or maybe the well-executed play functions? Join me now as I take a look into this magnificent classic set, the 'city of vignettes': 10123 Cloud City Now one of the top wanted sets on Bricklink, with an average price of around $350-$375 used, this set doesn't seem to lose popularity. In 2003 Lego released a large Cloud City playset that covered all of the major scenes with small, modular vignettes. Unfortunately, the leader, Lando Calrissian, would do anything for his people, including betraying his friends. Cloud City, located on the Bespin system, was a beautiful city and with caring leader.
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