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It’s set be the one of the biggest – and certainly one of the most hyped – cinema releases of 2015.
But as anticipation of the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga intensifies, so too does the lucrative merchandising industry surrounding it, along with fears that fans are being exploited.
Devotees of the sci-fi movies are already up in arms about a model of the Millennium Falcon spaceship, commanded by Harrison Ford’s character Han Solo, which is currently being advertised on TV. The model is built from a series of parts released every week along with a glossy magazine.

But the cost of completing the project is an astronomical £900 – a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Star Wars fans. ‘For that you could just buy Harrison Ford,’ raged Josh Reynolds on Twitter.
Fellow Twitter user Amanda Westwood added: ‘I’d want a ride on the real thing for that much.’
And John Holt said: ‘I bought my first car for less.’
The first issue of the Build The Millennium Falcon magazine costs £2.99, but then the price soars to £8.99, and publishers say there are at least 100 instalments, meaning it will take two years to build the spaceship. The cost of the magazines flashes up on TV screens for only a brief moment. Many parents are trapped into buying every edition by ‘pester power’.

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