Star Wars Lego: Escape the Space Slug

This is a promotional kit released for May the Fourth events in 2016. Not having been to the invitation-only events, I've bought it second-hand from eBay, because it is sweet. It is a vignette of a scene in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, where Han, Leia, Chewie and C-3PO aboard the Millenium Falcon take refuge from Imperial pursuers in an asteroid field, and land in a cavern that turns out to be the mouth of a giant space slug.

Let's have look at the box:

Looks good, but a bit small. And is that a teeny tiny Millenium Falcon?

Why, yes, it is the smallest Lego 'Falcon ever! Can't wait. Time to open the box.

 Looks like a lot of dark tan and grey. I'll have a bit of a rummage.

There's the instructions, and one bag of bricks. Building time.

Here's the first bit, the asteroid. Lots of dark tan. It's a bit tricky to interpret the instructions, because so much is tan-on-tan, but there's nothing particularly difficult about the construction. Putting all the little bits together to create the more textured look was fun.

The second section is the slug. The mouth is on a hinge, and opens and closes fairly well, although the clip on the tongue stops it closing completely.

 And that is the Falcon! I feel like I can't overstate how tiny that thing is. It's hardly larger than a two-by-two. The transparent blue is nice, it really gives the impression of speedy engines. Final step, clip everything together:

And isn't it lovely?

I do really, really like it, but because it's an exclusive, it's seriously expensive. One of these, new in box from eBay, would set you back the best part of three hundred pounds. Mine was already opened, and still cost me ninety. I don't regret it, but it was a lot of money for not that much kit. That said, there's something extra about knowing it's an exclusive. And it was a brilliant build. Maybe if it had seen a regular release, I would be happier. But I stand by my earlier statement, it is sweet. Both in the cute-sense, and in the awesome-sense, but not in the sugary-taste-sense.

That is gorgeous.