With 3803 pieces, the LEGO Death Star is the 4th biggest set the company has every produce! It costs $399.99 and measures 42X42X41cm. It comes with 17 minifigures, 7 droids and a Dionoga creature that was seen in the trash compactor in the films. The minifigures included are Luke Skywalker and Han Solo both in Stormtrooper armour, 2 Death Star Troopers, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Grand Moff Tarkin, 2 Stormtroopers, 2 Royal Guards, Luke Skywalker in his Jedi Knight Costume, Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. The droids are C-3PO, R2-D2, R2-Q5, Death Star Droid, Mouse Droid, Interrogation Droid and an Assassin Droid. In the Death Star, there are twelve 'rooms', all from different parts of the movies. Starting from the top, there is a conference room that is seen when the empire have discussions. There isn't much to it except for a large, round table and some swivelling chairs around this. Next, also on the top floor, is two turbolaser cannons. A small lever in the room below is used to simultaneously rotate the two lasers whilst a know on each one changes the angle. I really like the look of these laser and the way they function together. The next room is the superlaser controls room. There is two rotating chairs with consoles in. However, one, instead of having room for a minifigure, has a knob. This is because, by turning this it makes the superlaser go up and down and turning the entire chair makes it go left to right. Also in this room is a TV screen with two pictures; one of Aldaraan and one of Yavin 4. The final room on the top floor is a droid repair room. In there, there is a stand with two Stormtrooper helmets on and a wheels box with some tools in. There is also a workbench and table in the centre which can stand up. Finally in this room, there is a knob which controls the elevator. This runs all the way down the centre of the model. The room below is the hangar. In there, there's a crane that holds a TIE Advanced. This crane can be rotated by turning a know below the table in the Droid Repair Room. Also in here, there are three storage crates and a console to signify the controls to open he door. This door can be slid open by a knob in the next room nicely blended with some consoles. This is the room where the gears are that control the superlaser functions. Apart from that, there isn't much else to this room. The next area is the isolation cells. In here, there is a small control are in front of a couple of cells. A sticker end piece at the back creates the illusion that the cells go on for ages. In the space there is here, there is one cell that can be opened by turning a knob on the side. There isn't much in here but it is a nice inclusion. On the other side, there is a hatch that leads straight to the trash compactor below that Leia, Chewbacca, Luke and Han jumped down. The final room on this floor is the emperors room. In here, there is a bridge next to a raised platform. Just to the right of this, there's a set of stairs that lead up to the emperors throne in front of a window. I really like the look of this room and is probably my favourite of all of them. On the next floor. There is the trash compactor. In here there is a lot of rubbish and it is accessible via the containment cells. There is also the Dionoga in this room as well as the pole Chewbacca used to try and stop the walls from crushing them. Finally, the walls come shut if you turns knob just on the roof. The next room on the floor is the power cell that Obi Wan has to turn off. Apart from some levers, there is not much else to this so I'll move onto the next section. Here is the big chasm that Leia and Luke swing across to escape Stormtroopers. There is four doorways here, like in the film and some other nice detail. The final area on this area is a small storage area with a small clawed crane in the centre. Also, there is a big turret that has a spring-loaded shooter on the top with two chairs for operators on the side. Finally, on the bottom floor, there is a small, empty space with a few barrels and crates but not much else. So, in conclusion, this is a fantastic, huge set with lots of play features and references to the film that Star Wars fans will love. The only negative is that, in 2015, this set is a bit dated with the minifigures and would be nice if it were updated.
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