I'm pretty sure whoever designed this toy in late '77 would be utterly flabbergasted to know that nearly 50 years later 3.5 million people would use technology beyond anyone's wildest dreams at the time to watch an expert restore it with the care due a fine work of art!

I want the level of confidence in my life that this man has when putting down stickers.

These restoration videos show us how much companies used to care about making toys. The toys now-a-days seem so basic and simple, and cost so much more just for the detail. This would be two pieces today.

I think the grime and discoloration actually made it look more like the falcon in the movie. Still really impressive though.

Amazed at how you were able to disassemble this without shattering any of the 40+year old plastic

You'll never know how much I appreciate that you didn't put any dumbass background music in your videos! There are so many other restoration channels that are impossible to sit through because of it.

I feel like I’ve just gone through 35 years of therapy. I feel like a brand new person. Thank you. This is amazing.

I loved this. I received one of these for Christmas in 1978 or 1979. I sold it a few years back to collectors who had much more room to keep it. Mine was in very good condition. Some of the repairs done in this video were part of the maintenance I'd do when I was a kid.

My dad wanted one of those when it came out, he could never have one because his granny didn’t have the money for that. One day I will find one of these and buy it for him. His childhood was all about Star Wars and i inherited his love for the saga. I want to see my dad happy. Thanks for this video. It really made me smile.

I’m actually more impressed with the fact that you found additional stickers for it. Lol

I swear you just...understand exactly what your audience wants to see lol, amazing job!

I actually had one of these as a kid, but it was a hand-me-down I got in about 2005 or 2006, and was already badly damage. It was missing the plastic canopy for the cockpit, the landing ramp, turret seat and later on the radar dish and turret would both get snapped off and lost. So this is the first time I have seen one of these in good condition! Awesome!

I showed that video to my father and he remembered his own one, last afternoon we found it on my grandmas house and we are planning to restore it too

This dude probably never put on a LEGO sticker crooked.

An excellent restoration. I have to confess that the patina of grime the shell had before cleaning really made all the details pop. It had that rich distressed look you might see on a real movie miniature.

You have no idea how completely satisfying watching the FALCON being given new life is to me. I just started High School in 1977 the year Star Wars was released. Excellent job!!!

I had this Falcon as a kid. One of my favorite toys. My parents sold it along with a bunch of older toys when I was about 13. I didn't object at the time, a decision of have regretted for many years now. Thank you for saving this one!

Before: Han Solo's Millennium Falcon After: Lando's Millennium Falcon

I am old enough to remember these babies. Great work as usual.

I could not take my eyes off this video. So incredibly satisfying! every 10 year old kid from the 80s thanks you.

I actually got one of those for Christmas as a kid. Seeing it restored to it's former glory made me all nostalgic. Nicely done.

My 6-year-old inner child was smiling ear to ear watching this.

There's something very satisfying about watching this process. It's almost ASMR like. Cool vid!

I miss mine, badly...I had an original 1978 one sent from Canada by an uncle. Brothers got a Tie Fighter and X-Wing. The best of Christmases!

The original Millennium Falcon was never that clean. 😂

Not gonna lie the before looked like it was stranded on Tatooine for at least half a century. 😂

Thank you for this. You made the inner child in me very happy. I will never forget MY 1978 Millenium Falcon.

In my mind this was the coolest toy ever growing up and watching it disassembled... I had no idea there was a cardboard backdrop and other cheap things going on in there. Amazing.

- "Why don't you just power spray it with bleach?" - "Restoring a 43 year old collectible ain't like dusting crops, boy"

I had one of these...THANK YOU for bringing back so many memories, and for restoring it!

One of the best Xmas presents I ever received when I was a kid.

I had this toy when I was a kid, always bothered me that the engines were red when they were clearly BLUE in the movies 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Lando speaking to Han Solo: "Look, I'll bring her back. She won't have a scratch."

Wow that was impressive! The H2O2 and UV light technique works really well. Also I’m impressed you can get the replacement stickers and card board wall insert. Very cool!

I love the fact that with a little ingenuity and materials, even the plastic mass-produced stuff we make today can be restored lovingly by hand.

The sticker accuracy every LEGO collector wants....

Awesome restoration My wife still has many of her old Star Wars toys, including a 1978 Millennium Falcon. It is in OK shape considering my 7-year-old plays with it.

You even got 19?? authentic replacement stickers!! Impressed!

What I love about this channel he makes everything looks so easy but in reality, I know all the planning and the actual work took much longer. Damn, this man has patience of a saint.

Won’t lie restoration was nice, but more amazing was finding one of these with all the parts and accessories!

This may be the first time I've seen a pipecleaner used to actually clean a pipe.

Water damage? That's the most realistic falcon toy I've seen!

Watching your vids is my new form of meditation…just fabulous thanks!

That’s a surprisingly detailed toy for 78.

I remember getting that for Christmas when they first came out!

10:30 those words... those words where beautiful, it had me in tears

Honestly the aged shell makes the falcon look less like a toy and more like the actual thing, but the stark white look makes it seem like it was fresh from the production line. What i'm trying to say is that you did a great job restoring it.

oooh so there you are, Toy Story II old man! Glad to see you are still doing miracles. (immidiatly sub. You legend)

This was the best toy I ever had. You made it look like I remember it. I literally cried watching this. Probably because I'm old.

Had one of these when I was a kid... left it outside when I went in for lunch, and it was gone when I went back out. Now I have one that turned up in a relative's estate, but it's missing some pieces. Not sure I want it bad enough to search all the parts and do the resto. This video is inspiring, though!

There are some collectors who specifically go for ones with the aged patina, saying it looks more true to the actual Millennium Falcon. But I have to say that with the state this one was in, the restoration really did give it a new lease on life. Excellent work.

The most impressive part of all your restorations is how you get the decals on so straight.

This ship is now capable of doing the Kessel Run in 11 parsecs.

This video really hit home for me. I still have my Falcon (along with a few other ships) that I got 45 years ago when I was a kid. It was so nice to see one back in it's original state.

UNBELIEVABLE!!! I'm still sitting here with my mouth open!

"What a piece of junk!" *1 RESTORATION LATER..* "She's the fastest ship in the fleet."

I’m really impressed that, even before the restoration, the rear legs held up the weight of the Falcon. On my old one, and the ones my friends owned, the back legs would weaken over time and the back end would gradually sink! Other than the water damage and discolouration, that toy was really well looked after.

It belongs in a museum!!!

I had one of these as a kid. 70s and 80s kids had the coolest toys.

Got this for Christmas in 1978, best present ever! I wish I still had it. Lol.

So that's why the falcon wouldn't start in the movies at first, the battery contacts needed cleaning.

“What a piece of junk!” -Luke Skywalker

To quote another sci-fi legend: "Fascinating!"

What a trip down memory lane!! I remember having this as a hand-me-down from my dad when I was younger.

This comment section just makes me wish I was a kid during the original trilogy, and not during the Disney one. You guys have some great childhood stories to share. Glad to be here.

Applying stickers like a pro. I can’t even get stickers on straight with my Lego sets.

Loving this. I'm looking at my 1977 Falcon on the shelf right now and it looks like the before picture.

I remember my Mom taking me to buy this for my 5th birthday… there was a toy store called Lionel’s Playworld that was like a toy super store. It was on west Colfax right next to Casa Bonita in Denver. I couldn’t wait to get home to put it together and play as Han Solo flying the Falcon. Such great memories…. Now I’m an old man with 5 grown children and 3 grandchildren. Time flies…

I used to have this toy as a child, I remember unwrapping it one Christmas morning along with an X-Wing fighter. Such a good time.

Still have mine! It’s so satisfying to see these old SW toys getting some love. I made the mistake of posting your X-Wing resto vid in a SW vintage collectors group on Facebook, and a bunch of people lost their collective sh*t because it wasn’t “vintage” anymore 🙄 Beautiful work!

Love the way your carefully restore these vintage collectibles! Well done! Thank you for sharing!

Honestly.....I always thought they were "yellow" or "off white"....I've never seen a "white" one before... Excellent!! I could just watch a retro-brighting channel, that just amazes me

Watching his videos is very relaxing and calming.

I've just spent 16 minutes watching a guy restore an old plastic model. And I truly enjoyed every second of it. She's beautiful, thank you for saving her. I cannot understand why I never had one. Great video!

A true jedi master. He restored that like he was restoring a rolex.. 👍

You took that dingy , abandoned Millenium Falcon and totally upgraded it to mint💯 those are worth about $400!

I'm impressed on a number of levels. First being able to find one that was intact with all it's components in any condition is no small feat, ESPECIALLY where all of the components still have maintained the stiffness and integrity of their functions. It was quite common for the landing gear to eventually not stay retracted in these toys. And it's amazing that the plastic hasn't dry rotted or oxidized to the point where it's as brittle as soda crackers. Second it's amazing that nothing broke when you took it apart. The plastic Kenner used to make those things was very cheap and given that this piece is probably over 40 years old it wouldn't be surprising in the least for pieces to get broken as it's disassembled. And that's to say nothing of stuck screws that either strip the plastic or the screwhead when attempting to remove them. With the evident water damage it's also surprising that the motor worked. And the decal replacement was probably better than anything most parents or children were able to achieve back in it's glory days. Which leads me to a couple of questions... Where were you able to find replacement stickers and cardboard? And how long is the time lapse for whitening the parts?

All that's missing is a pair of tiny Han Solo and Chewie figures! I love the time lapse you did with the Retro Bright process!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Best restoration channel!!!

This made me nostalgic for a toy I never owned.

0:35 respect for him to force himself in that small machine to get a better view for us

Those retrobright timelapses are super rad. PS: just to be clear, the rest is super nice as well, but those really drive home how much a part changes in the process.

That bath for the parts near the beginning looks so nice..........

I had two of these as a kid in the 90s passed down from my older cousins. The gun turret was gone. Never knew what it looked like until now 31 years later.

"The sticker residue is stubborn." *WD40* Oh Hank Hill would be proud.

Thank you for this. My eyes got a little misty seeing my old Millennium Falcon come back to life. We had so many adventures in my parents backyard. This is the first time I’ve ever felt compelled to comment on a video.

For months now I have been scrolling past your post , I’m so glad I have finally watched it .. very good 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

just like Christmas morning 1978. I put this together for my younger brother and what I remember most was that little table and the round practice ball on the string....brings back memories.

After Death Star 2 blows up, Lando remembers Han said "not a scratch", so he called Rescue and Restore before returning to Endor

Freshly cleaned and restored, yet still deemed the fastest “hunk of junk” in the galaxy! Amazing job!

The idea behind this when they designed and built it was plastic so it would break and buy another. The never thought that it could be restored to almost new by an expert restorer. Good job.

Man, this is quite the toy! They don't make em like this nowadays

Ironically, the before restoration MF looks more authentic to the movies.

I restored my childhood one not long back, it now looks as good as his ‘before’ Falcon

Well done. The Force was with you on this project. And kudos for finding the original labeling and that ball.

Despite the discoloration it's in the best shape I have seen for an original

I'd love to see a reaction video from someone who worked on the original assembly line. Such a person I hope would feel honored by this.

Oh, now i remeber why i didn't care when the "motor sound" broke

I am so glad to run across your channel! I have a vintage GI Joe Sea Wolf submarine that I’m looking to restore and this has been a HUGE help!! Thanks for sharing!