![]() The bag finishes adding some details to the body, including guns.īag 4: The fin. You must flip this down in order the lower the ramp. The hatch I mentioned before has a piece on a hinge that will prevent it from lowering on its own. The landing struts are linked and will move up and down in tandem. I don't know why they went with the 2 2x4 tiles that will soon be hidden. If you look in the second image below, you can see the Technic Pin Connector (62462) that is used as the trigger to fire the missile.īag 3: The first thing I want to make note of is how cool and SNOT the engines of this ship are and how it's a whole panel that's attached to the back. They ratchet up and down individually and you fairly successfully disguise the spring missile shooters. You also create the attachment points for the moveable wings. There's a box with 2 Thermal Detonators (although if you want 3, the extra pieces are there), a weapons rack, and a hatch in the floor.īag 2: you're continuing to expand the structure of the shuttle's body. For this set, there are 6 numbered baggies, and a bag containing the instruction book and a sticker sheet.īag 1: Here you build the basic foundation of the shuttle and the 2 Rebel Troopers. Some people may wind up picking up a set that is open box or, want to verify the box contents before beginning a build. Han, Leia and the 2 Rebel Troopers are exclusive. There are 5 minifigures 4 of which are currently exclusive to this set. Chewbacca is available in this form in 2 other sets. This seems to be about average for pricing for a licensed set. At $99.99 the price per piece works out to a bit under $.11 each. This particular ship is a beautiful and elegant design in the films, but how does it look when translated in the most recent LEGO iteration? Well the box was pretty, so let's delve into the set.īefore we get to the build, let’s talk value. I never really realized how much I enjoyed stuff from Return of the Jedi until I really looked at my LEGO collecting habits. Translucent orange 1 x 1 round pieces on each “foot” indicate thrusters.I've been wanting to build this set since it was released in June. The cargo drone carries a container with a clear, hinged door on the front and can hold small items like the very cool rocks that are also included (more below). Both have very clever designs that, though simply built, are fun little models which are instantly recognizable for what they are for their functions. The other models include the helidrone and the cargo drone. This one is my favorite and seems to be more of the pilot figure, but I imagine he’s also a researcher! Other pieces and accessories The second body print is not something I have seen before (but let me know if I’m wrong), and I believe the helmet design is new. One sports a spacesuit we’ve seen before with other sets including the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander. There are two astronaut minifigs included with set. My only gripe here is that I wish this band matched the orange color of the arm to help hide it more. The grappling claw functions through by using a small rubber band stretched around it. ![]() ![]() The rover’s main feature though is its grappling arm/claw, which, like the laser, connects with a ball joint giving it a wide range of movement. Off the angled, central “brain/engine,” featured pieces include a laser probe, rotating solar panel and a place for the removable helidrone to land. The rest of the design truly has the look of a NASA exploratory vehicle. ![]() The landing gear seems a bit small, but I think they were trying to strike a balance between being up and down without having to build that function. Rear thrusters/fins open on a hinge to reveal a little engine detail, and each thruster is capped with orange translucent pieces representing the burn-off. It has a cool-looking control panel though, and you could probably get a couple of minifigs in there together for some research discussion. I wish it also held the helidrone, but it’s a little too small in there, and you’ll just have to pretend that the rover fits inside. The main cabin opens and can hold the cargo drone and a minifig. The cockpit hatch-a nicely over-printed, transparent piece-opens to hold the pilot (or the astronaut sans larger helmet). And who knows, if we get to the point of building runways on Mars or the moon, that design may come back! Either way, the playability is there with this model. It’s well designed and sleek, and looks like a future version of the Space Shuttle if NASA had continued to use it. “She looks beautiful from out here” The shuttle
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