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- 4.7Average Rating
- 189Helpfulness Votes
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- 38Review Count
- September 15, 2015First Review
- May 16, 2019Last Review
Slave l™ – 20th Anniversary Edition
Slave l™ – 20th Anniversary Edition
Posted:May 16, 2019
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Slave 1 What a classic!
" This took me two and a half hours to build and from start to finish I was really impressed with the design and the great use of Technic pieces to create the right angles. The whole ship is pretty solid as you would expect when it's held together by that much Technic LEGO. The ship is a very, very good representation of Boba Fett's trusty steed and although it's smaller than the UCS version I think this one is closest to mini figure scale than any of the ones that have gone before. It is going to look great amongst my collection of classic Star Wars ships. In relation to the size of the (75105) Falcon it's about right.
The mini figure selection is great for this set and getting Zuckuss just makes the set really worth the money considering the price per part ratio on this set. I'm not so sure about the main mini figure though, Boba Fett has been produced in a lot more detail in previous sets (with arm printing) and Han solo's new hair (from the Solo movie) is detailed but wrong for this set.
Overall this set is great with a few minor cons. The handle has been given some poor reviews but for those that play with this set it's a great feature coupled with the triggers for the spring loaded shooters which are really well integrated. Similarly the base of the ship with the engines has been a source of much debate about visual representation and how this ship doesn't have detailed engines like the UCS version but this is a set that is meant to be played with and to be honest I'd rather look at the front than the back.
I now need two things:
1. a stand to put it on in flying mode.
and
2. Somewhere to display it where the kids won't be tempted to play with it (they have their own LEGO).
The mini figure selection is great for this set and getting Zuckuss just makes the set really worth the money considering the price per part ratio on this set. I'm not so sure about the main mini figure though, Boba Fett has been produced in a lot more detail in previous sets (with arm printing) and Han solo's new hair (from the Solo movie) is detailed but wrong for this set.
Overall this set is great with a few minor cons. The handle has been given some poor reviews but for those that play with this set it's a great feature coupled with the triggers for the spring loaded shooters which are really well integrated. Similarly the base of the ship with the engines has been a source of much debate about visual representation and how this ship doesn't have detailed engines like the UCS version but this is a set that is meant to be played with and to be honest I'd rather look at the front than the back.
I now need two things:
1. a stand to put it on in flying mode.
and
2. Somewhere to display it where the kids won't be tempted to play with it (they have their own LEGO).
Request: Please LEGO can we have a mini figure scale Bespin Cloud Car soon?
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
02
hrs
Build Time:
30
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Escape Pod vs. Dewback™ Microfighters
Escape Pod vs. Dewback™ Microfighters
Posted:February 10, 2019
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
" A nice little set and just right for the £17.99 price in my opinion. The escape pod build is good and for a younger LEGO fan it has loads of play value, the dewback is very good and again has lots to offer, play wise, to the age range the set is aimed at.
Mini figures really make this set great, R2 and C3PO are great, the printing on the figures is very detailed. The Sandtrooper (those poor stormtroopers forever patrolling the Tattooine Badlands) is very good and has already been mentioned for the dual moulded helmet. One slight issue with the Sandtrooper helmet is the when placed next to the Mos Eisley Cantina Sandtrooper the (dual moulded) helmet is rather bulky.
Other than the small point about the new stormtrooper helmet this set is very, very good.
To be honest I purchased this for the minifigures and the dewback to go with the Mos Eisley Cantina, Luke's Landspeeder and some Jawas in a Mos Eisley diorama. "
Mini figures really make this set great, R2 and C3PO are great, the printing on the figures is very detailed. The Sandtrooper (those poor stormtroopers forever patrolling the Tattooine Badlands) is very good and has already been mentioned for the dual moulded helmet. One slight issue with the Sandtrooper helmet is the when placed next to the Mos Eisley Cantina Sandtrooper the (dual moulded) helmet is rather bulky.
Other than the small point about the new stormtrooper helmet this set is very, very good.
To be honest I purchased this for the minifigures and the dewback to go with the Mos Eisley Cantina, Luke's Landspeeder and some Jawas in a Mos Eisley diorama. "
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
30
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
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Mos Eisley Cantina™
Mos Eisley Cantina™
Posted:January 27, 2019
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
A wretched hive of scum and villainy!
" Haven't had the chance to own the previous versions of the cantina and from what I've read this is a slightly poorer version with less to offer. That said I've found this one a lot of fun to build and it has mini figures that are pretty unique and this alone encouraged me to buy it before it is retired.
The build was fairly easy and I love the way the seats can be tilted in the booth where Greedo confronts Han, makes you wonder if Han shot first or just fell off his chair and Greedo missed!
The mini figures are all well detailed and make this set worth buying for them alone. The Ubrikkian 9000 is a nice addition to this set and is seen in a couple of shots from the remastered episode 4
I'm a collector and like to display the sets rather than play with them. This set is going to be displayed with Luke's speeder, the Jawa battle pack and a few other mini figures seen at Mos Eisley. Just need to get a few more Sandtroopers.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Daughter
Build Time:
01
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Imperial TIE Fighter™
Imperial TIE Fighter™
Posted:December 26, 2018
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
One of the best yet!
" I have the First Order TIE and had the old Imperial TIE fighter (9492) but this is definitely the best TIE fighter yet. The construction is similar to the old (9492) TIE as far as the superstructure goes but the cockpit has really good greebling and detail. The wings are so much better than the old TIE and even the First Order TIE. Lighter but more robust the whole thing is very swishable and has playability in spades.
Mini figures make this set exclusive and really well detailed, the Mimban Stormtrooper is my favourite and I hope more appear in the future.
A very good redesign of the TIE/In space superiority starfighter from LEGO and quite rightly the best one yet.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
01
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor™
Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor™
Posted:November 6, 2018
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
3
/
5
A bit different to Anakin's Interceptor?
" Got this because I owned Anakin's ship and wanted to pair them up for display but when I put it together I noticed several differences between the two with Obi-Wan's being the inferior product. Surely they should have been identical apart from the colour scheme?
Anyway, I managed to find a MOC of the interceptor online which I purchased as a stop gap. Spurred on to make this an identical ship I took both apart and then used Anakin's build instructions to make an exact duplicate for Obi-Wan. "
Anyway, I managed to find a MOC of the interceptor online which I purchased as a stop gap. Spurred on to make this an identical ship I took both apart and then used Anakin's build instructions to make an exact duplicate for Obi-Wan. "
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
01
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
3
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
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Jedi™ Interceptor
Jedi™ Interceptor
Posted:November 6, 2018
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Anakin's Interceptor
" Writing this some time after it was retired but felt it warranted a review. It was one of probably the first three SW sets I bought when I got back into LEGO. It's a great set and spurred me onto purchase Obi-Wan's interceptor when that was released.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
01
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Snowspeeder™
Snowspeeder™
Posted:November 6, 2018
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Use your towcables, go for the legs.
" Writing this long after the set was retired but I have to say that it is a very good representation of the T-47 airspeeder and scaled very well when placed alongside the AT-AT.
Minifigures are just right for the set with Luke Skywalker, Dak and the snowtrooper with heavy blaster.
A good set and at a fair price point although I'd have liked an extra snowtrooper for the price.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
45
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Imperial Patrol Battle Pack
Imperial Patrol Battle Pack
Posted:October 5, 2018
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Stop those speeders! Really
" Not a bad battle pack and at a reasonable price. The new trooper figures are great and you can always use two new Imperial officers so the mini figures are bang on for this set. The bike build is good and not really a challenge, the scale is good and the set goes well with Han's speeder. No stickers which is great but the flickfire blasters are not my favourite, I'd prefer LEGO to add the standard plastic blasters as an optional extra to give the purchaser the choice. Other than that it has playability and is at a reasonable price point in my opinion.
Looking forward to the new sets.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Product Recommendations
Kylo Ren's TIE Fighter™
(34)
Y-Wing Starfighter™
(64)
Han Solo's Landspeeder™
(24)
Imperial TIE Fighter™
(39)From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
20
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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V-wing Starfighter™
V-wing Starfighter™
Posted:August 26, 2018
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Republic V-Wing
" Simple set with minimal mini figures which I picked up for a slightly cheaper price than the RRP.
Good set with an easy build and two good figures.
Not much more to say really, as far as the SW universe goes the only time you see these are escorting the transport carrying the badly injured Anakin Skywalker to the facility that turns him into Darth Vader.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
30
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Han Solo's Landspeeder™
Han Solo's Landspeeder™
Posted:May 20, 2018
ChrisH73
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
She's got what it takes kid!
" Keeping this one short because, for the price, this set is pretty good.
1. The build keeps you guessing right until the last brick. No repetition. No stickers and some interesting build techniques to give an equally interesting finished article.
2. Mini figures are great and very well detailed, the set is easily worth it for these characters alone.
3. Value for money is actually pretty good in my opinion. Playability is there in spades too.
All in all a big thumbs up for this set LEGO, you've nailed this one. My only gripe is the spring loaded shooters. After all the trouble LEGO have gone to in the last few set, they just haven't tried to hide them here. "
1. The build keeps you guessing right until the last brick. No repetition. No stickers and some interesting build techniques to give an equally interesting finished article.
2. Mini figures are great and very well detailed, the set is easily worth it for these characters alone.
3. Value for money is actually pretty good in my opinion. Playability is there in spades too.
All in all a big thumbs up for this set LEGO, you've nailed this one. My only gripe is the spring loaded shooters. After all the trouble LEGO have gone to in the last few set, they just haven't tried to hide them here. "
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Salisbury
From:
United Kingdom
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
30
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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