It's going to land on 10188, which was RSotD not too long ago!

Certainly one of the best UCS sets out there. It’s a white whale for me… if I can find one of the few remaining sunless spots in my room. The yellowing on this would be crazy.

Haha no way, I was just looking into 4494 today!

This is a really good-looking set! Definitely one of the more on-point UCS sets.

EDIT: How do you link the set numbers?

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"A new UCS Imperial Shuttle would go pretty hard tho"

Agreed. Apart from the minifigs, this set still holds up quite well!

My dream set. Waiting for a new one though.

@Robot99 said:
"Haha no way, I was just looking into 4494 today!

This is a really good-looking set! Definitely one of the more on-point UCS sets.

EDIT: How do you link the set numbers?"

Put a before the number with no space in between

@Robot99 said:
"Haha no way, I was just looking into 4494 today!

This is a really good-looking set! Definitely one of the more on-point UCS sets.

EDIT: How do you link the set numbers?"

Put a hashtag directly infront of the set number. This instruction is clearly shown right below "add a comment"

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"I still can't believe they made a UCS set out of 7201"

Yes. The build certainly looks bigger."

0/10 doorway is missing worst lego set ever i hate everything raaaaaaa

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Put a hashtag directly infront of the set number. This instruction is clearly shown right below "add a comment""
Ah, I see. That note is surprisingly easy to overlook. Here, let me try it: 4494

EDIT: Yaaaaay it worked!

Would definitely love a new updated UCS of this, with a full interior if they can fit that in alongside the wing function.

@Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."
I actually didn't know they survived that long, huh.

@Robot99 said:
" @Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."
I actually didn't know they survived that long, huh."

No, this set doesn't use a chrome lightsaber hilt. Chrome was discontinued in 2005.

The set inventory says it uses this piece: https://brickset.com/parts/4548731

@Robot99 said:
" @Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."
I actually didn't know they survived that long, huh."

I think the last set to feature one was 75017, although that was a specialist piece.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @Robot99 said:
" @Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."
I actually didn't know they survived that long, huh."

No, this set doesn't use a chrome lightsaber hilt. Chrome was discontinued in 2005.

The set inventory says it uses this piece: https://brickset.com/parts/4548731"

The Brickset inventory comes from the LEGO servers, and the LEGO inventories get adjusted to eliminate discontinued elements in favor of current ones.

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=64567&in=A&itemYear=2010&colorID=22&ov=Y

Bricklink shows the inventory as it existed during release. It’s chrome silver. Also, chrome gold is still around in at least one instance. The One Ring has never been produced in any other color. I thought maybe they’d started making it in a molded gold color, so I ordered one on PAB last year. It arrived in chrome gold. They classify it as a different color, but that’s a cheat to get around their self-imposed restriction on how many colors can be active at any given time. So it’s kinda like “metallic gold, with a wink and a knowing nod”:
"

I just checked my copy of this set on display and I can confirm that they are indeed chrome.

@Brickbuilder0937 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @Robot99 said:
" @Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."
I actually didn't know they survived that long, huh."

No, this set doesn't use a chrome lightsaber hilt. Chrome was discontinued in 2005.

The set inventory says it uses this piece: https://brickset.com/parts/4548731"

The Brickset inventory comes from the LEGO servers, and the LEGO inventories get adjusted to eliminate discontinued elements in favor of current ones.

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=64567&in=A&itemYear=2010&colorID=22&ov=Y

Bricklink shows the inventory as it existed during release. It’s chrome silver. Also, chrome gold is still around in at least one instance. The One Ring has never been produced in any other color. I thought maybe they’d started making it in a molded gold color, so I ordered one on PAB last year. It arrived in chrome gold. They classify it as a different color, but that’s a cheat to get around their self-imposed restriction on how many colors can be active at any given time. So it’s kinda like “metallic gold, with a wink and a knowing nod”:
"

I just checked my copy of this set on display and I can confirm that they are indeed chrome."

Very interesting indeed.

I hemmed and hawed on this one for months but ultimately passed. It looked great but it was just too much for me and too out of scope with the rest of my collection. Ironically, since I don’t actually play with any of them. But if I had only one “go back”, I’d still probably use it on 10195 AT-OT or 75059 Sandcrawler instead.

I ended up selling this not too long ago along with most of my UCS sets. Beautiful, but takes up 3 times the space of a nice play-scale model. I also did not enjoy taking 5 minutes to wind the wings up and down.

I thought it would have more interior than just a cockpit, but at least it does have a cockpit.

I remember seeing this one in Hamley's, in London. Big box for the time! I'd reckon it must have been huge when built, too! And yellow, if you haven't been careful in placing it out of the sun.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
" @Robot99 said:
" @Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."
I actually didn't know they survived that long, huh."

I think the last set to feature one was 75017, although that was a specialist piece."

You are correct. The other last set it appeared in was 2000430 Serious Play, on a Duplo trophy part (although that was probably old stock).
Even in Star Wars it wasn't completely gone for years after they stopped using it on lightsabers. How else would you explain 5000063 TC-14?

Btw, if you look it up on Bricklink it might seem like the color is more widespread than it it. That's because straight up metal, like that used for springs or train axles, is counted as 'chrome silver' over there. Post 2013 there are no more actual chromed silver parts to be found.

As cool as it is, I can't help but feel nervous thinking about the risk of yellowing (my main reason to avoid huge, mostly white or gray sets).

This a UCS set I would really like to own. It is such a cool ship and this version really seems to do it justice (I've never seen it in the flesh). I do own 75094 and that is one of my favourite sets.

I've got this one - Its awesome - But it's yellowed really really badly. 100 shades of white.

I saw a discounted copy at the Galeria shop in Aachen in 2014, but the box was particularly damaged, so I didn't buy it. (I wasn't there for buying Lego anyway, but now I realize I should have invested in it, although I don't know where it would fit in my already full Lego room — first world problem, I know…)

I am quite confident that there will be a remake at some point, though.

@Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."

75017

And metallic silver isn't much better because it can also chip a lot over time. LEGO should just make lightsaber hilts pearl silver and that'll solve everything.

@MCLegoboy said:
"I still can't believe they made a UCS set out of 7201 "

That Imperial Officer is so happy to have a lightsaber, yet he's about to walk off the tiny platform :)

i bought it on clearance when it was retiring for like 160 but I still havent built it :'( it's my favorite ship. so beautiful

My favourite UCS set that I own.
It was GREAT to build, and it's fantastic on display

Peak LEGO era.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."

75017

And metallic silver isn't much better because it can also chip a lot over time. LEGO should just make lightsaber hilts pearl silver and that'll solve everything. "

Lego hasn't chromed or otherwise plated a lightsaber hilt since 75017. They've molded them in Titanium Metallic (https://brickset.com/parts/colour-Titanium-Metallic) and Warm Gold (https://brickset.com/parts/colour-Warm-Gold), though.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"Certainly one of the best UCS sets out there. It’s a white whale for me… if I can find one of the few remaining sunless spots in my room. The yellowing on this would be crazy."

I bought this for my wife many years ago - it is still built, and yes.......yellowed like mad.

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @Robot99 said:
" @Norikins said:
"Last set to feature chrome lightsabers..."
I actually didn't know they survived that long, huh."

No, this set doesn't use a chrome lightsaber hilt. Chrome was discontinued in 2005.

The set inventory says it uses this piece: https://brickset.com/parts/4548731"

I own this set and it definitely has chrome sabers

This was pretty impressive for 2010. It still holds up today!

^^ Agreed. Still a great set, especially for its time, but I'd very much like to see a fresh iteration. The cockpit and engine exhaust are in particular need of addressing. I have high hopes for a new one since it appeared in The Mandalorian and Andor.

...and Rogue One as well, right?

@lowlead said:
"^^ Agreed. Still a great set, especially for its time, but I'd very much like to see a fresh iteration. The cockpit and engine exhaust are in particular need of addressing. I have high hopes for a new one since it appeared in The Mandalorian and Andor.

...and Rogue One as well, right?"

Even if its only appearance was in RotJ, it's still an iconic ship.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @lowlead said:
"^^ Agreed. Still a great set, especially for its time, but I'd very much like to see a fresh iteration. The cockpit and engine exhaust are in particular need of addressing. I have high hopes for a new one since it appeared in The Mandalorian and Andor.

...and Rogue One as well, right?"

Even if its only appearance was in RotJ, it's still an iconic ship."

It shows up in TESB:SE, too. I can't remember if it makes an appearance in ANH:SE, though.