This is an amazing set and deserves a 5 star rating but if you are one who keeps boxes and are looking for retired sets that have minimal box damage, I would steer away from buying them from here, it didn’t happen in shipping so clearly they packaged a damaged box, this is the second time this has happened this monthI had seen this set many times before, even on major sale but I always passed it up. Friday’s episode (of a certain show) sparked new interest and all of a sudden I had to have this set! I went looking for it— sold out everywhere, except Amazon had it New and in stock in “Frustration-Free packaging”. I quickly placed my order but then got curious— the other reviewers and their pictures had me so worried that I’d receive an open-box or damaged box. I almost canceled my order.It arrived today about a week earlier than expected— much to my surprise, it arrived in perfect, mint condition. Whew!There may have been others whose box was beat up in transit, but mine arrived perfectly intact. The cardboard outer box was direct from LEGO, so this fit the Lego-set box like a glove!I’m so relieved I have this set now! I may even buy another for my ‘unboxed’ collection— and resell it once other fans realize their misstep in passing this one up.This set will play well with my Razor Crest.Another beautifully designed Star Wars set that I can remind my kids with a friendly “Don’t touch that!”This is the way.Everything seemed fine with the set and build was going well until I got to the last bag where a bunch of pieces were missing when I started with the instructions for that bag, come to find out there was a smaller bag that was supposed to be inside the main bag completely missing. The bag also seemed to have some wear on it.I ordered a “new” Star Wars slave one kit. When I opened the shipping box, the lego box had been opened because the tape had been peeled as seen in the picture. I checked the inside and it appears that everything is there but I have not built it yet and if I am missing pieces when I build it I will be very angry because I specifically paid more for a new set. Not a used or open set. I rated it so highly because I have not found any missing pieces or flaws yet. Other than that I was very excited to purchase this set. My boyfriend has been wanting it for a while now and I got it for him for his birthday. I hope it isn’t missing anything.The Lego Set 75243 is a rather solid build that truly shows how far Lego has come in set design. At the purchase price of $119.99 (roughly $0.12 a piece) the set features Slave 1 (the infamous bounty Hunter's starship) on top of Boba Fett, Han Solo, Zuckuss, and 4-LOM minifigures on top of the 20th Anniversary Leia and Han Solo in Carbonite.The ship itself is fun to play with, featuring an opening cockpit and a handle towards the rear of the ship to facilitate play, but frnakly I was a bit disappointed that the "ramp" depicted on the box is nothing more than a cap in the rear of the ship though. On top of that, the cockpit is the definition of simplistic, consisting of a seat and a tiny control panel. The set has twice the piece count of the most recent (non UCS) Ship, making it feel quite solid.... but I have to say that other than the different figures and bonus Leia this set doesn't really bring anything new to the table, considering there have been 5 other versions of this ship. Unless you are interested in the new minifigures or are a collector I'd just recommend buying one of the older ships (particularly set numbers 6209 and 8097) on eBay for around half of the price...It was fun to look at when i got the box. I was hard to build I don't know what it was but it took me 8 hours to build very annoying. don't ever remembering a lego set taking 8 hours to build not once. I thought the "for display only" sets would take 8 hours, but yet again this was a display set of some kind with some playable features. but i have it for display only.Still hard to build and there were some missing parts....not that i dropped them on the ground or anything but It still had some missing pieces. Kind of fun to build but still very hard.My wife got me this for my 29th birthday. It had been a long, long time since I’d built a new LEGO set, but once I got in the groove, I couldn’t stop. Took me around 4 hours total, but for less fanatical builders I would set aside 6-8 hours. I was very impressed with the structure and realism of this set. It is incredibly sturdy and features an intricate three-dimensional skeleton that uses a good number of “technic” pieces. This set now sits in my office, and unlike when I was a child, I have no urge to strip it for parts. A wonderful gift, and a true testament to LEGO’s ongoing engineering advancements.Goes GREAT with the Boba Fett helmet from lego, great display piece if you build a stand for it. You can find several display options on rebrickable or just build your own with some spare lego parts. Would be nice if lego would include a stand for these somewhat mid-tier sets that adults can collect and display too.While I have not had any issues with Wharehouse Deals in the past, this one is big. Not only was there no "Inspected" sticker on the box, the box had clearly been opened prior to someone returning. The factory LEGO tape was peeled back and attempted to be reapplied, which didn't take. On top of that, bag #1 was missing, which contains all the minifigs (including the special 20th Anniversary one). So, yeah, the price was good, but they should have noted this on the description rather than "Almost new condition".I have purchased this lego set for my 8 year old grandson. It came perfectly packaged on promptly. It appears to be exactly what was advertised and I am sure he is going to be very pleased as it is a huge box with hundreds of pieces, and Dad will just be equally as pleased spending Christmas day putting it together!Purchased this as a Christmas gift for my 12 year old. He was so excited to receive as it was unexpected. He especially liked the collectable lego figurine that came with it. Built in a couple of hours. Great addition to any lego Star Wars collector. Can also purchase a lighting kit, from a separate vendor, for this item which we are waiting to receive.Lamentablemente llego la caja rota (considerablemente), pero parece que su contenido sigue intacto y completo. Como es un regalo, en caso de haber alguna pieza faltante o rota se procederá con le reclamo o retorno del producto. Es una lástima que un buen producto se vea afectado por su manejo y envío.Great price, can't resist a classic such as Slave I, and it was sold by amazon, so free shipping makes it even sweeter. This set seems to be going for outrageous prices on many other sites, so I figured I would snatch it up for a father's day gift, and the kids are excited to build it with me. Double bonus!