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- 5Average Rating
- 47Helpfulness Votes
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- August 9, 2020First Review
- November 3, 2020Last Review
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Posted:November 3, 2020
umpirerob
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Finally did the Cantina justice!
" If you want to have a Lego Tatooine, this is the best place to start. Add in Luke's Landspeeder, Obi-Wan's Hut, the little Skyhopper set for the Bantha and you've got yourself quite the little world.
Aside from the intriguing build, the surprisingly light footprint when closed up, and the fun little extras like ejector seats for Han and Greedo, the star of this set is the haul of minifigs, many exclusive to the set. Lego did a really good job providing the most memorable characters here, really allowing you to stage any part of the scene.
It's a bit pricey, but there's a lot of bricks here and it's an interesting build despite what appears to be, at first glance, a pretty monochrome build. The bar itself looks amazing and the little alcoves are great for play.
The modular nature of the two out -buildings and the evaporators was a nice touch.
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I would recommend this to a friend!
From:
United States
State:
Missouri
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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{"DEFAULT": "The Mandalorian™ Bounty Hunter Transport", "AU": "The Razor Crest", "NZ": "The Razor Crest"}
Posted:November 3, 2020
umpirerob
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Best Star Wars set of 2020
" This year brought us many great Star Wars sets but this set has the best combination of value, challenge, play-ability, displayability, and minifigs to take my top spot for the year.
Mando and The Child alone make this a win but you also get Greef Karga, IG-11, and a Scout Trooper, the last of which was an odd inclusion, IMHO. But I guess we needed a bad guy. Some are not happy that Mando doesn't have his new Beskar armor but that is a pretty minor issue as far as I'm concerned.
The actual build is interesting, at times challenging, but never overwhelming. The play factor is amped up with all of the openings, the carbonite chamber, escape pod, and the pew-pew action.
The build is sturdy and looks great on the shelf for display. The 20th Anniversary Slave I is probably better on display (and has that great handle) but lacks the "get inside" play action offered by the Razor Crest build.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From:
United States
State:
Missouri
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
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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Posted:August 9, 2020
umpirerob
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Amazing build w/ very minor issues
" This build took me about a week and a half, building during evenings and weekends. The instruction book is so large I wanted an easel to set it on but I got by. This build is fragile, so it's a display, not play piece. In particular, there's on piece at the bend of the cockpit tunnel that is very prone to falling off.
The top panel construction only adds to eliminating play as most panels are oddly cobbled together and don't make interior access very easy. Only the room with the game table is easily accessible through a small panel that literally just sits on top, completely un-anchored.
Scale to minifigs is great and the included minifigs are top-notch, particularly the Han and Leia with masks to match the minoch.
Attention to detail, inside and out, is pretty amazing and this is really just an amazing build. At $800, it's crazy expensive, but if you can afford it, it's worth every penny.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From:
United States
State:
Missouri
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Play Experience (Optional):
2
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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