lights up but it turns off after about a minute. this stays lit because of the power cord. great for any star wars fan.
i received this last week, and unfortunately the detail is very bad compared to the other ships in the set. the sharpness is just not there. no crisp lines, and the paint job is bad. if you removed the "dirt", there would be like 3 spots of paint left on it. i have one basically the same size from the x-wing board game, and side by side this looks horrible. still going to keep it because millennium falcon, but still i wish the most famous vehicle in 