Star Wars Death Star LEGO? Star Wars Set 10188

What can I say about this set.....WOW!!!!!! Due to the high price of this set, I almost didn't purchase it, but thanks to a couple of Wal-Mart gift cards that had gone unused, I was able to pick it up without too much damage to my own pocketbook. Now that we have the set and have spent some time with it, I can without any doubt say that this is the best Lego set I have ever seen. If you and/or your kids are fans of Star Wars and Lego, you won't regret making this purchase!! I bought this set as a project for me and the kids to build together, and build time is a little over a week to finish it up using time in the evenings and on weekends. An adult builder/collector could finish it much faster, but the slower pace of having the kids "help" is worth the extra time and patience required on my part. I do think that most kids will need at least a little adult help with the set, so expect a family project if you buy this for your kids. As for the product itself, I can't say enough great things about it. First of all, it is HUGE!!! Once it is built, the Death Star takes up quite a bit of space....but I could see it being a cool display piece if you have the room for it. Second, the attention to detail in the design is staggering. There are so many little details that fans of the Star Wars movies will recognize during the build. This set also comes with 24 (!!!!) mini-figures, so along with the different "rooms" that are built into the Death Star, you can re-create in Lego-style pretty much all of the memorable scenes that took place on the Death Star in Episodes IV and VI. Everything from the trash compactor (along with the monster), Obi-Wan's disabling of the tractor beam, Luke swinging across the chasm with Leia, the Imperial "conference room", Darth Vader and Luke's final battle in front of the Emperor....I could go on and on -- it's all here! So with all of that said, this is a great (if not THE great) Lego set. If you and your kids enjoy Legos and are fans of the Star Wars movies, this is a great family project. The price is high, but it is in line with normal prices for Legos -- considering the size of the set and the number of features/figures included, the price makes sense. There is lots of replay value here, and the "WOW" factor is about as high as any toy I have ever seen!