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Anyone else receive the VIP email about the DJ minifig promo?

The first image is from an earlier source material from the 80s. Here is an article detailing the history of the changes of where the escape pods are. Once Lucasfilm started taking other materials more seriously and worrying about canon vs non-canon, the escape pods have been in the rear. http://livingwithstarwars.blogspot.com/2013/01/where-are-millennium-falcon-escape-pods.html?m=1 Haynes’ Owner’s Workshop Manual (a great pod and nice companion to the Falcon) has great information on the escape pods.

Great review of an awesome set! Kudos to building it in 17 hours! It took me about 20. One minor correction - the side circles are airlocks, not the escape pods. The escape pods are in the rear of the ship (that’s why the escape pod hatches are in the engineering compartment).

The post I was referencing is on the Lego subreddit.

Image was taken off Reddit due to a copyright notice. Seems like unofficial confirmation that it is legit.

Don't think they would release Han Solo sets in September to cannabilze sales of the inital TLJ wave.

According to the Star Wars Show, it is 1,703 pieces.

LOL. The worst UCS release to date? Assault on Hoth, anyone? It has been 14 years since the original. Lego showed with 10240 they will remake UCS sets. Here's hoping there is another remake in September.

If there is a new UCS Millennium Falcon coming out this year, highly likely it goes on sale September 1st.

Not quite on topic, but we can now update all references to Ep. VIII sets to Last Jedi sets.

The rumor (discussed widely on the main 2017 thread) is a re-release or redesign of 10179. Brickfan has a story summarizing the rumors, including the possibility of interchangeable dishes http://www.thebrickfan.com/new-rumors-of-lego-star-wars-ucs-millennium-falcon-coming/. We will see if the rumors are valid (I am hoping for confirmation at the NY Toy Fair in February).

It is on the Lego Shop now. http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Disney-Castle-71040?fromListing=listing Weird that is listed under the Disney Princess theme.