Review: 75387 Boarding the Tantive IV
Posted by CapnRex101,
The opening sequence of Star Wars is definitely among the most famous scenes from the entire saga, establishing its tone and numerous classic characters. LEGO has therefore produced many versions of the Tantive IV, always focused on its exterior.
75387 Boarding the Tantive IV transports the action inside, recreating the Tantive IV's famous interior with impressive accuracy. However, the minifigures are perhaps the highlight here, as seven are provided, including the much-anticipated anniversary ARC Trooper Fives!
Summary
75387 Boarding the Tantive IV, 502 pieces.
£49.99 / $54.99 / €54.99 | 10.0p/11.0c/11.0c per piece.
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Boarding the Tantive IV balances play and display, containing great minifigures too
- Great model for play and display
- Amazing attention to detail
- Very satisfying functions
- Fantastic minifigure selection
- Fives' helmet is poor
- Floor mechanism could be better hidden
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
A new iteration of Darth Vader, complete with printed arms, was introduced in 2020 and has appeared several times since. As usual, the Sith Lord's minifigure is highly detailed, featuring accurate buttons on his chest computer and belt. The textured fabric across the torso and legs looks splendid as well, paired with a soft fabric cape.
Moreover, the metallic silver armour protecting Darth Vader's shoulders is superb, particularly given its continuation onto the arms. I also like the two-piece helmet, which is approaching ten years old, remarkably! The moulded detailing looks excellent and the helmet's separation works perfectly, leaving behind a brace around Vader's neck.
The head underneath has only appeared three times before, including intricate scars on both sides and a suitably hateful expression. Darth Vader also comes equipped with his lightsaber, despite not wielding it during this scene in the movie.
Two Stormtroopers accompany Darth Vader. These minifigures have been updated in stages over the last few years, between the introduction of a new dual-moulded helmet and then fresh armour. I hope LEGO has now settled on one design for many years because Stormtroopers are obviously ideal for army building and I think their latest design looks fantastic.
Personally, I like the dual-moulded helmet and the decoration on the torso improved with the release of a new element in 75339 Death Star Trash Compactor Diorama. Also, the legs now show the power cells correctly placed above the knee, rather than below. The heads under the Stormtroopers' helmets are effective too, notably re-using Reva's head from 75336 Inquisitor Transport Scythe for one of the pair.
Of course, the Imperial boarding is opposed by Rebel forces, under the command of Captain Antilles. This character has previously been limited to 10198 Tantive IV and 75244 Tantive IV, so I am glad to see him in a smaller and less expensive set. The torso is essentially identical to the version from 2019, down to its creases, although the rank indicator has become larger.
The two Rebel Fleet Troopers, meanwhile, remain unaltered from 75365 Yavin 4 Rebel Base. Their uniforms correspond with the characters onscreen and the helmets also look reasonable, although there is potential for improvement because the black area of the helmet should extend further back. On the other hand, using the visor piece to form this black panel is clever.
Captain Antilles' double-sided head has been marginally altered since 2019, but still includes a worried expression for his throttling by Darth Vader! The other troopers share the same double-sided head, displaying cheerful and determined designs, while all three minifigures wield silver blaster rifles.
A number of 25th anniversary sets are packaged with unique minifigures, depicting characters never seen in LEGO Star Wars before. ARC Trooper Fives therefore joins the Original Trilogy cast here and is an appealing inclusion, as one of the most prominent Clone Troopers from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. However, his translation to minifigure form presents some issues.
While the decoration on the helmet vaguely resembles its source material, breaking the blue design into five sections looks very awkward. Unfortunately, this results from the printing only reaching certain areas of the helmet, hence the gaps. Of course, improving its coverage would be ideal, but assuming that was impossible, I wonder whether another character should have been chosen instead.
Otherwise, I think the minifigure is well executed. The printed arms look excellent and I like the armour designs on the torso and legs as well. Similar to Captain Rex and Commander Fox last year, I would have preferred a fabric kama, but this trooper does wear a fabric pauldron and the head is unique to Fives, featuring an accurate tattoo and facial hair.
The Completed Model
A printed base is provided for ARC Trooper Fives, identical in style to those accompanying the 20th anniversary minifigures five years ago. I have never particularly liked those bases, which are relatively bland, but the 25th anniversary branding on the new base looks great. Also, the decision to produce a generic base, instead of unique bases for each anniversary figure, does not really bother me.
The white corridor of the Tantive IV is immediately recognisable in LEGO form, as one would expect. This model shares stylistic similarities with 75324 Dark Trooper Attack, but avoids the reliance on stickers of its precursor and offers more detail, as well as being significantly bigger. The structure measures nearly 23cm in length, so there is ample space to pose minifigures.
Unsurprisingly, the corridor is not designed to be displayed from the back. Perhaps the Technic mechanism could have been partly encased in the wall, but no awkward colours remain visible, at least. Strangely, a 1x2 brick with two studs is located beside the rear door and its purpose is not revealed in the instruction manual, but you could store some accessories here.
Nine stickers are included and applied along the walls, which is slightly disappointing because most are repeated, so maybe they could have been printed. However, the most notable details of all, on the door, are printed! Moreover, four light bluish grey plates are accurately arranged to form control panels around the door, exactly as presented in the film.
Stormtroopers memorably blow through the door at the beginning of A New Hope, so you can switch between the above printed panel and the destroyed entrance with a sliding mechanism. The combination of trans-red, trans-orange and trans-black parts to represent the melted areas of the door looks outstanding, with 1x1 round tiles debuting in the new trans-black shade.
The mechanism to swap between the closed and open door is neatly integrated, with stoppers to keep them both in exactly the right position. There are levers to control this feature at either end of the corridor, which is perhaps unnecessary, but options are welcome. There is even an area to place minifigures waiting to rush aboard the Tantive IV, albeit small.
1x2 ingots and 1x2 grille tiles decorate the wall and these seem absolutely perfect, compared with the movie. I love the use of red plates underneath the grille tiles, resembling little buttons and lights through the gaps. The stickered details also look good, as do the rounded edges of the wall, which again compares favourably with the onscreen location.
The floor looks untidy, by comparison. A mixture of plates and tiles is reasonable and standing minifigures is easy because there are plenty of studs, but I wish they were grouped together in neater patterns. Instead, smooth and studded areas seem random, interspersed with some 1x2 jumper plates.
Each jumper plate signals another function, as the 1x1 tiles beside the jumper plates are linked to Technic levers. Moving the levers will thus knock over minifigures standing along the corridor, which is a great feature, although I think the Technic levers could have been better disguised. In addition, a Technic brick is situated at one end of the model, so you can join two sets to extend the corridor.
Overall
LEGO Star Wars sets are sometimes torn between play and display, as both are desirable, but focusing too heavily on one often compromises the other. I think 75387 Boarding the Tantive IV strikes an appropriate balance though, as this model is amazingly detailed and the functions are integrated well, on the whole. The sliding door mechanism is fun in particular.
The minifigure selection is tremendous too. Finding seven minifigures in a Star Wars set of this size is unusual and four are ideal for army building, so I can see the appeal of buying a second set. ARC Trooper Fives' helmet is disappointing though, even though his minifigure is otherwise superb. Based only on the size of the model, £49.99, $54.99 or €54.99 seems quite expensive, but with seven minifigures too, I think the price is fair.
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"you can join two sets to extend the corridor"
The dark side is strong in that comment.
Such a pity C-3PO and R2 aren't in the set. Maybe they were sent to spice mines of Kessel, or blasted into who knows what.
i wish we could bring back the helmet from 9488, but there isn't much use crying over spilt milk. Set looks great, I will be sure to buy it when it goes on clearance.
I have so few rebel troopers. I am excited for this set. I have pieced together my own Fives from the various 501st troopers in recent years, so I am thrilled to finally have one officially made. I hope we get to see more of Domino Squad in the future.
Two complaints:
1. At this price, it feels like a weird hybrid of a playset and the high-end collector sets like the Endor Speeder Bike Chase. I wish they'd just made a smooth, flat floor with the 40th anniversary nice border and left the play functions out.
2. It needs a little girl with a teddy bear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cizlx6ODhuE
For as much as Stormtroopers are mocked for being poor shots, this scene is an absolute massacre of the rebel troops by the boarding party with high precision fire. It's arguably the most terrifying Stormtroopers have ever been in Star Wars, and it's all over in minutes in the first movie!
Love 5's and the Rebel Troops, I look forward to adding them to my collection.
It wasn’t until this year (I am 50) that I learned that it’s pronounced Tan-tiv-EE, not TAN-tiv or Tan-TIVE (rhymes with five.) if you are a Star Wars fan and haven’t listened to the radio plays available on Youtube you are missing out.
my idea would be to join or create longer corridors and make a much larger UCS 80/100 cm!! it would be fantastic to display, with control room, engine room, escape pod corridor!!!
:)
Oh, no! The Rebels lost their boots! Perhaps Vader scared their socks off them? If only there were some form of dual molding LEGO could do to give them their boots? But alas.
man, i wish they would change that stormtrooper helmet design. i get that it is supposedly "more accurate" but it just looks stretched on a minifig.
I like how this set could also be used to re-create the one scene from rouge one since Vader's lightsaber is included.
@xboxtravis7992 said:
"For as much as Stormtroopers are mocked for being poor shots, this scene is an absolute massacre of the rebel troops by the boarding party with high precision fire. It's arguably the most terrifying Stormtroopers have ever been in Star Wars, and it's all over in minutes in the first movie!
Love 5's and the Rebel Troops, I look forward to adding them to my collection. "
It's not that they're terrible shots. It's that basic Stormtroopers are terrible shots when located on anything shaped like a planet. So Sandtroopers and Snowtroopers were able to shoot stuff, because they're not basic Stormtroopers. And Stormtroopers couldn't shoot anything on the first Death Star, Cloud City, or Endor, but they were fine on the Tantive IV.
@ohrmazd:
There are differences between the films, the novelizations, the comics, and the radio plays. The films are the final authority on all matters. I'm reminded of how, in the David Lynch Dune film, Piter keeps saying "Landsdraad", when all spellings of this word in the original books are "Landsraad". In this case, the film is using an improper pronunciation. Same goes for Batman Begins, and "Rahz" al Ghul. Official pronunciation according to DC is "Raysh".
These white corridors from starwars look great in lego I wish we could get a multi level base with such corridors from Lego...
@Fatsochillyfries said:
"man, i wish they would change that stormtrooper helmet design. i get that it is supposedly "more accurate" but it just looks stretched on a minifig."
To quote M&R Productions, "It's the family guy star wars helmets"
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"2. It needs a little girl with a teddy bear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cizlx6ODhuE"
Now now, they need to save *something* for the eventual Sonic Adventure 2 inspired sets, yeah? :P
@PurpleDave said:
" @ohrmazd :
There are differences between the films, the novelizations, the comics, and the radio plays. The films are the final authority on all matters. I'm reminded of how, in the David Lynch Dune film, Piter keeps saying "Landsdraad", when all spellings of this word in the original books are "Landsraad". In this case, the film is using an improper pronunciation. Same goes for Batman Begins, and "Rahz" al Ghul. Official pronunciation according to DC is "Raysh"."
That is true, but Tan-tiv-ee, pronouncing the 'e' at the end, is still the correct pronunciation regardless. It was named for the obscure adverb tantivy, meaning 'at full gallop', hence the seemingly odd pronunciation.
@CapnRex101 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @ohrmazd :
There are differences between the films, the novelizations, the comics, and the radio plays. The films are the final authority on all matters. I'm reminded of how, in the David Lynch Dune film, Piter keeps saying "Landsdraad", when all spellings of this word in the original books are "Landsraad". In this case, the film is using an improper pronunciation. Same goes for Batman Begins, and "Rahz" al Ghul. Official pronunciation according to DC is "Raysh"."
That is true, but Tan-tiv-ee, pronouncing the 'e' at the end, is still the correct pronunciation regardless. It was named for the obscure adverb tantivy, meaning 'at full gallop', hence the seemingly odd pronunciation."
Interesting! Reminds me of the song my father used to sing to me...
"Tantivy, tantivy, tantivy, a-hunting we will go."
My favourite set from the march 1st releases. It has amazing minifigures, and an amazing build which, is great for play and display. I think I will get this one.
The set has 502 pieces...
"We were on the verge of greatness. We were THIS close."
And personally, I think Fives has the best printed kama on any modern clone. The leg wraps add a lot of great detail, which would be completely lost with a fabric waist cape.
But in the same breath, the flat pauldron and misprinted helmet absolutely suck.
Lore Time: Captain Antilles, along with ace-pilot Darklighter, would go on to join various other armies, mostly within the "Final Fantasy"-franchise. Weirdly, they're most often seen serving the evil empire du jour.
It's always the ones you least expect.
@ohrmazd said:
"It wasn’t until this year (I am 50) that I learned that it’s pronounced Tan-tiv-EE, not TAN-tiv or Tan-TIVE (rhymes with five.) if you are a Star Wars fan and haven’t listened to the radio plays available on Youtube you are missing out."
You're 50, and you didn't listen to those radio drama broadcasts on NPR as a kid before everyone had a VHS copy of the film?
You should have come to my house!
@Rimefang said:
" @ohrmazd said:
"It wasn’t until this year (I am 50) that I learned that it’s pronounced Tan-tiv-EE, not TAN-tiv or Tan-TIVE (rhymes with five.) if you are a Star Wars fan and haven’t listened to the radio plays available on Youtube you are missing out."
You're 50, and you didn't listen to those radio drama broadcasts on NPR as a kid before everyone had a VHS copy of the film?
You should have come to my house!"
There wasn't exactly an internet back then to warn you about this stuff. Besides, it was pretty common for Ep4 to play at least once a year on broadcast TV.
@PurpleDave said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @ohrmazd said:
"It wasn’t until this year (I am 50) that I learned that it’s pronounced Tan-tiv-EE, not TAN-tiv or Tan-TIVE (rhymes with five.) if you are a Star Wars fan and haven’t listened to the radio plays available on Youtube you are missing out."
You're 50, and you didn't listen to those radio drama broadcasts on NPR as a kid before everyone had a VHS copy of the film?
You should have come to my house!"
There wasn't exactly an internet back then to warn you about this stuff. Besides, it was pretty common for Ep4 to play at least once a year on broadcast TV."
Indeed — and I don’t recall the name of the ship ever being called out in the movie…
@ohrmazd said:
"It wasn’t until this year (I am 50) that I learned that it’s pronounced Tan-tiv-EE, not TAN-tiv or Tan-TIVE (rhymes with five.) if you are a Star Wars fan and haven’t listened to the radio plays available on Youtube you are missing out."
When I was a kid, we all called the Hoth walkers “ATT ATTS” instead of “A T A Ts”. We never knew the name of the little chicken walkers. To this day, I can’t seem to break away from “ATT ATT” though I’m perfectly fine with “A T S T”, “A T T E”, “A T O T”, etc. if the name were not pronounced in the film, we all just had to interpret the Kenner boxes, comics, etc.
@R1_Drift said:
" @Fatsochillyfries said:
"man, i wish they would change that stormtrooper helmet design. i get that it is supposedly "more accurate" but it just looks stretched on a minifig."
To quote M&R Productions, "It's the family guy Star Wars helmets""
M&R whines and cries about [rolls the die] …
Stormtrooper helmets!
Who had Stormtrooper helmets?
I joke, but complaining loud enough—and long enough—on a public platform gets you clicks. And clicks get you dollars.
“The fool, or the fool who follows him” indeed.
I believe the walkers are called "Att-Atts" because they were called that in a Kenner TV commercial. I think in ESB they were only referred to as "walkers".
@PurpleDave said:
" @xboxtravis7992 said:
"For as much as Stormtroopers are mocked for being poor shots, this scene is an absolute massacre of the rebel troops by the boarding party with high precision fire. It's arguably the most terrifying Stormtroopers have ever been in Star Wars, and it's all over in minutes in the first movie!
Love 5's and the Rebel Troops, I look forward to adding them to my collection. "
It's not that they're terrible shots. It's that basic Stormtroopers are terrible shots when located on anything shaped like a planet. So Sandtroopers and Snowtroopers were able to shoot stuff, because they're not basic Stormtroopers. And Stormtroopers couldn't shoot anything on the first Death Star, Cloud City, or Endor, but they were fine on the Tantive IV"
No, they took out those Jawas on Tatooine handily. The problem is when their targets have names.
@Ridgeheart said:"Lore Time: Captain Antilles, along with ace-pilot Darklighter, would go on to join various other armies, mostly within the "Final Fantasy"-franchise. Weirdly, they're most often seen serving the evil empire du jour.
It's always the ones you least expect."
Wrong Antilles. You're thinking of Wedge.
@yellowcastle said:
" @ohrmazd said:
"It wasn’t until this year (I am 50) that I learned that it’s pronounced Tan-tiv-EE, not TAN-tiv or Tan-TIVE (rhymes with five.) if you are a Star Wars fan and haven’t listened to the radio plays available on Youtube you are missing out."
When I was a kid, we all called the Hoth walkers “ATT ATTS” instead of “A T A Ts”. We never knew the name of the little chicken walkers. To this day, I can’t seem to break away from “ATT ATT” though I’m perfectly fine with “A T S T”, “A T T E”, “A T O T”, etc. if the name were not pronounced in the film, we all just had to interpret the Kenner boxes, comics, etc.
"
"Att-att" is a perfectly valid pronuciation. It was even used by an Imperial officer in the original Battlefront II.
@560heliport said:
"I believe the walkers are called "Att-Atts" because they were called that in a Kenner TV commercial. I think in ESB they were only referred to as "walkers"."
Thank you @560heliport and @EtudeTheBadger ! I can finally let go of my shame.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uXs1iG0229E&pp=ygUMS2VubmVyIGF0LWF0
@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @xboxtravis7992 said:
"For as much as Stormtroopers are mocked for being poor shots, this scene is an absolute massacre of the rebel troops by the boarding party with high precision fire. It's arguably the most terrifying Stormtroopers have ever been in Star Wars, and it's all over in minutes in the first movie!
Love 5's and the Rebel Troops, I look forward to adding them to my collection. "
It's not that they're terrible shots. It's that basic Stormtroopers are terrible shots when located on anything shaped like a planet. So Sandtroopers and Snowtroopers were able to shoot stuff, because they're not basic Stormtroopers. And Stormtroopers couldn't shoot anything on the first Death Star, Cloud City, or Endor, but they were fine on the Tantive IV"
No, they took out those Jawas on Tatooine handily. The problem is when their targets have names.
@Ridgeheart said:"Lore Time: Captain Antilles, along with ace-pilot Darklighter, would go on to join various other armies, mostly within the "Final Fantasy"-franchise. Weirdly, they're most often seen serving the evil empire du jour.
It's always the ones you least expect."
Wrong Antilles. You're thinking of Wedge."
There's more than one?
It's always the ones I least expect.
I could see getting two of this and building it wider and longer. Toss in R2 and 3PO crossing the hall to complete the scene. How did they manage to do that in the middle of a firefight and not take a hit, anyway?
@yellowcastle I think the packaging for Boba Fett's ship was the first time I saw "Slave I".
@R1_Drift said:
"i wish we could bring back the helmet from 9488, but there isn't much use crying over spilt milk. Set looks great, I will be sure to buy it when it goes on clearance."
that was a phase one arc trooper helmet
@granto said:
"I could see getting two of this and building it wider and longer. Toss in R2 and 3PO crossing the hall to complete the scene. How did they manage to do that in the middle of a firefight and not take a hit, anyway?"
See my previous comment; they had names. Well designations, but still something to call them that wasn't just left to the script.
@TheOtherMike:
_Sandtrooopers_ shot up the Jawas. They're elite troops, and therefore exempt from the rule. We never saw basic Stormtroopers on Tatooine.
@granto:
R2-D2 and C-3PO had main character contracts in whatever passed for pockets on their metal bodies.
Not a fan of the anniversary figures being unrelated to the sets they’re included in. Feels like the figures were the priority while the build itself was an afterthought. They should’ve thrown in the C-3P0 from the landspeeder set instead.
@Studnotontop said:
"Not a fan of the anniversary figures being unrelated to the sets they’re included in. Feels like the figures were the priority while the build itself was an afterthought. They should’ve thrown in the C-3P0 from the landspeeder set instead."
Wouldn't say the build here looks like an afterthought, even though the set is overpriced.
@xboxtravis7992 :
Stormtroopers are only horrible shots when their targets have plot armor.
@Fatsochillyfries :
I disagree. Yes, the original stormtrooper helmets look more accurate, but these new ones are perfectly fine with me. Sucks not being able to turn the head though.
@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @xboxtravis7992 :
Stormtroopers are only horrible shots when their targets have plot armor.
@Fatsochillyfries :
I disagree. Yes, the original stormtrooper helmets look more accurate, but these new ones are perfectly fine with me. Sucks not being able to turn the head though."
See I think the new ones are more accurate, but being more accurate isn't always a good thing in lego, hence the fact that it looks stretched. And yeah not being able to turn the head is really annoying.
@andygott
1. i dont like mandr
2. andygott more like andygyatt
It's a shame they didn't give the rebels dual molded legs. I like the set, and that it's a far cheaper diorama. I also really like the balance between play and display. Fives is a great inclusion, but his pauldron and helmet don't look great. The kama is probably the best one they have done so far though. I'll probably pick up this set once it goes on sale, but I'm not dying to get it.
I would get this set just for the mini figs
@PhantomBricks said:
"It's a shame they didn't give the rebels dual molded legs. I like the set, and that it's a far cheaper diorama. I also really like the balance between play and display. Fives is a great inclusion, but his pauldron and helmet don't look great. The kama is probably the best one they have done so far though. I'll probably pick up this set once it goes on sale, but I'm not dying to get it."
Perhaps they didn't do dual-molded legs so that these troopers would match the older ones. So you could add those older figures to this set.
If only they could do a collectible Minifigure line for Star Wars. I only want Fives from this set, and I shouldn't have to pay $55 to get him (or probably $30 in the secondary market).
@CapnRex101
"While the part number is new, this torso seems identical to the minifigure from 2019..."
In this case the new part number for the torso is warranted because the torso print is different. I'll let you discover for yourself how it is different, I'm surprised you missed it.
@rebelpilot said:
" @CapnRex101
"While the part number is new, this torso seems identical to the minifigure from 2019..."
In this case the new part number for the torso is warranted because the torso print is different. I'll let you discover for yourself how it is different, I'm surprised you missed it."
Now that you mention it, I note the rank indicator has become larger. That is a bizarre change to make because everything seems identical, right down to the creasing.
@AverageChimaEnjoyer:
You can still turn the heads. You just can’t turn the helmets with them. And now you know why that one Stormtrooper clonks his head in the door in Ep4. Turned to say something to his buddy at he wrong time, and everything went dark.
@CapnRex101:
https://brickset.com/minifigs/col004/circus-clown-series-1-(minifigure-only-without-stand-and-accessories)
https://brickset.com/minifigs/gen051/birthday-clown
https://brickset.com/minifigs/sh377/batman-tears-of-batman-clown
They all have the same patches on their pockets…except they don’t. I believe the purple clown’s patches were enlarged in one dimension only (so they appear stretched), and Tears of a Bat’s patches are enlarged in both dimensions from the S1 Clown’s original design. We’ve learned that five years of storage costs as much as cutting a new mold, so they’re prone to destroying any that sit fallow too long. I imagine the same holds true for printing pads.
Still waiting for a proper ANH Vader torso...
@CapnRex101 said:
"Now that you mention it, I note the rank indicator has become larger. That is a bizarre change to make because everything seems identical, right down to the creasing."
There's also the omission of the crease above the belt notches.
Suffice to say, as a kid, I was pretty good at those spot the differences with two near identical pictures side by side games.
When this was first rumoured, it was as a diorama, not a playset. My initial excitement has now completely disappeared as thus is little more than a remake of Dark Trooper Attack for the Original Trilogy.
I was gonna pass on this set, but your review changed my mind and I pre-ordered it immediately, last night!
Can't wait for March :D
I think this set is fine judging by the review, I just don't think it's £50 fine. I presume it's got a higher price because it has seven minifigs.
Also I'm not sure why you'd want to have two of this set, let alone put them together to make an extra-long corridor. Unless, of course, you got two so you could fill the build out, convert it from playset to diorama and have it look a bit cooler.
I honestly don’t get this set. I LOVE rebel troopers but I don’t see the purpose of a half corridor. It’s not pretty as a display piece and I fail to see the play value. I haven’t been a big suppirter of the dioramas so far but Yodas hut, the Speeder bike chase, and throne room all clearly had display value. The trash compactor is a little weirder but does kind of work both for display and play.
This would have worked better as an MBS. I have lots of Darths already and stocked way up on my stormtrooper and rebel battle packs years ago. Now if they had released new minifigures here,..well, new and not just changing the size of the purina logo…
@PurpleDave said:
" @xboxtravis7992 said:
"For as much as Stormtroopers are mocked for being poor shots, this scene is an absolute massacre of the rebel troops by the boarding party with high precision fire. It's arguably the most terrifying Stormtroopers have ever been in Star Wars, and it's all over in minutes in the first movie!
Love 5's and the Rebel Troops, I look forward to adding them to my collection. "
It's not that they're terrible shots. It's that basic Stormtroopers are terrible shots when located on anything shaped like a planet. So Sandtroopers and Snowtroopers were able to shoot stuff, because they're not basic Stormtroopers. And Stormtroopers couldn't shoot anything on the first Death Star, Cloud City, or Endor, but they were fine on the Tantive IV."
Well, there is a detail that might explain part of that and also somewhat justify Fives’ inclusion in this set of all sets. The Stormtroopers boarding the Tantive aren’t exactly “basic” Stormtroopers either. Canonically I believe they’re meant to be the Stormtrooper version of the 501st, Anakin Skywalker’s clone force that later became the Stormtrooper unit also known as “Vader’s Fist.” Whereas the Death Star Stormtroopers were probably just low level guards, these guys were an elite combat unit. You don’t go into battle alongside Darth Vader without being able to shoot straight-at least, not if you want to make it to your second engagement.
@Murdoch17 said:
"Such a pity C-3PO and R2 aren't in the set. Maybe they were sent to spice mines of Kessel, or blasted into who knows what."
They aren't army builders and appear in enough sets already. I prefer the set as it is, without adding two very common figures increasing the price or adding the droids and removing a stormtrooper and a rebel.
I'm so excited to get my hands on this. Seems like it took them way too long to make a set out of this scene!
Love the Fives figure as well. I wouldn't have noticed the helmet flaws and they still don't bother me tbh
@SearchlightRG:
I would assume the Stormtroopers on Bespin were the same as the ones on the Tantive IV, since they were there with Vader, but couldn’t hit the inside of a room if they were standing in the center.
@SearchlightRG: Vader's troops (in canon) are from the 1st Legion, which does recruit directly from the 501st. Trivial detail to be fair.
@PurpleDave said:
" @SearchlightRG:
I would assume the Stormtroopers on Bespin were the same as the ones on the Tantive IV, since they were there with Vader, but couldn’t hit the inside of a room if they were standing in the center."
Well, there’s also plot armor-or “the will of the Force”-to be considered. As we see in Rogue One, that can apparently allow an individual to walk into fire being laid down by troopers we KNOW can shoot and emerge unscathed. Apparently the Force was ready to receive the Tantive’s crew in A New Hope but wanted to keep the main characters in The Empire Strikes Back around.
@Wasthereonce said:
"If only they could do a collectible Minifigure line for Star Wars. I only want Fives from this set, and I shouldn't have to pay $55 to get him (or probably $30 in the secondary market)."
Sounds a bit entitled to me, the way you worded it. Also I bet LEGO would have included him in an even more expensive Clone Wars-era set if they were to do that.
I actually really like this set, more than $80 AUD looks a bit steep but I'm going to wait for a discount.
Just wanted to point out that Fives' arm printing looks great, but if you compare it to the source material, there should be a lot more dark bluish gray on the overall figure. For example, both of his gauntlets are gray, as well as his kama and boots (not included and not dual molded, respectively)
In my opinion that just creates a bit of visual imbalance, but nothing too big of a deal. I do really like that Fives head but the helmet looks a bit wonky
It's worth noting that the Rebel Fleet trooper helmets previously are noted for their poor adhesiveness to the minifigure beads, easily falling off. I hope the new ones attach better.
Kama's crap. So, is the helmet printing. The fabric neck propeller-spinner was ill-conceived. It should have been designed like the old Arc Trooper double pauldron.
Nevertheless, I fall in the boat of those who are happy to finally get a Fives. I will buy this set mostly to get him.
The set itself is nice. The figs are ok.
The lack of boots on those Rebels is quite sad. Mine all have them thanks to the part from the CM Raccoon. The boot part for Capt. Antilles is currently in store BaM or online PaB as long as you are fine with brown boots.
@Torrent_Studios said:
" @Wasthereonce said:
"If only they could do a collectible Minifigure line for Star Wars. I only want Fives from this set, and I shouldn't have to pay $55 to get him (or probably $30 in the secondary market)."
Sounds a bit entitled to me, the way you worded it. Also I bet LEGO would have included him in an even more expensive Clone Wars-era set if they were to do that."
Maybe it is a bit entitled lol. But as a Lego customer, I can still voice my opinion on product offerings. There's been rumors in the past about a Collectible Minifigures line for Star Wars. And a collectible Minifigures line for the 25th anniversary would have been an awesome idea. But overall, I feel Fives was just shoehorned into this set and he seems out of place imo.
@Wasthereonce said:
" @Torrent_Studios said:
" @Wasthereonce said:
"If only they could do a collectible Minifigure line for Star Wars. I only want Fives from this set, and I shouldn't have to pay $55 to get him (or probably $30 in the secondary market)."
Sounds a bit entitled to me, the way you worded it. Also I bet LEGO would have included him in an even more expensive Clone Wars-era set if they were to do that."
Maybe it is a bit entitled lol. But as a Lego customer, I can still voice my opinion on product offerings. There's been rumors in the past about a Collectible Minifigures line for Star Wars. And a collectible Minifigures line for the 25th anniversary would have been an awesome idea. But overall, I feel Fives was just shoehorned into this set and he seems out of place imo."
At the end of the day, Lego's a for-profit company that wants to make money. From a marketing point of view, it's easy to see how including Fives in an Original Trilogy set could attract both fans of the OT and the Clone Wars.
I, too, would love to see a Star Wars CMF and still hold out hope for one, but I think the anniversary figures like the 20th and 25th ones are a really novel idea
@CapnRex101 said:
"I hope LEGO has now settled on one design for many years because Stormtroopers are obviously ideal for army building"
THANK YOU. Oh, if only. Honestly, I’d be happier still if they’d stuck with an earlier iteration, ideally one I already have dozens of from the late 2000s or so on, but oh well…
Rebel fleet troopers don't appear that often, so great to see 3 here, although not the most economical way to get a battle pack compared to scout troopers in 7668 .
This is probably the closest we are going to get for a stormtrooper/rebel fleet trooper battle pack. I figured it would be a great way to get some minifigs. Two rebel troopers, Captain Antilles, two stormtroopers, Vader, and Fives is not bad. I agree that although it would have been nice to have the droids, it would have either raised the price or they would have sacrificed minifigs in their place. Plus, you would probably need a bigger hallway and more parts to make it work.
Not too surprised to see it on back order already in the US. I could not really stay up to 11:00PM last night, nor is going to the Lego Store today an option. Better than Temporarily Out of Stock, I suppose.
It's a nice set but just so expensive. While I'm interested in the rebels, and OK with the Stormtroopers, I wouldn't really need another slightly altered Vader. (I honestly don't like Lego's strategy here on cashing in on the collectors, as well) Also, the CW figure is not something I'm interested in. And which I probably won't be selling to keep the set together. So all in all, it's some expensive minifigures here for me.
I have to admit that Trooper Fives' neck propeller-spinner is not as bad in reality as the review pictures show. A little push down makes it form to the shoulders. It's not as nice as the previous ARC Trooper pauldrons 9488 , but it's far better than shown above.
Now, if only we could get kamas back!