This was my first LEGO Star Wars set, bought about 10 years ago in a bulk buy!
I love the sleek, angular look of this ship!
Pity mine didn’t come with Pong Krell.

Best pilot ever!!

Pong is an evil badass!!

As a fan of the X-WING VS. TIE FIGHTER video game series, I always did like the ol’ Z95.

This actually looks as good as a x-wing.

Did headhunters like this even feature in the Umbara arc that was the only time we saw mister Krell here? I remember those nifty looking Umbaran fighters that could still use a set, not sure these popped up. I know this isn’t the only time Lego have crammed disjointed figs and sets together, just seems weird considering there -is- an Umbaran tank set he could have been dropped in

@Brickalili said:
"Did headhunters like this even feature in the Umbara arc that was the only time we saw mister Krell here? I remember those nifty looking Umbaran fighters that could still use a set, not sure these popped up. I know this isn’t the only time Lego have crammed disjointed figs and sets together, just seems weird considering there -is- an Umbaran tank set he could have been dropped in "
I want to say that there are a few shots of them in the space battle, but I definitely know they were featured in the following Slaver Arc, specifically the third episode on Kadavo. That's when you really get a good look at them.

@MCLegoboy said:
" @Brickalili said:
"Did headhunters like this even feature in the Umbara arc that was the only time we saw mister Krell here? I remember those nifty looking Umbaran fighters that could still use a set, not sure these popped up. I know this isn’t the only time Lego have crammed disjointed figs and sets together, just seems weird considering there -is- an Umbaran tank set he could have been dropped in "
I want to say that there are a few shots of them in the space battle, but I definitely know they were featured in the following Slaver Arc, specifically the third episode on Kadavo. That's when you really get a good look at them."

Maybe they do cameo a bit in the initial space battle; I just remember the 501st’s -lack- of air support being a fairly major plot point in that arc so it just seems funny to connect it with a starfighter like this

@SearchlightRG said:
"Not the first or the last time Lego Star Wars has gotten “creative” with character placement in sets. Like the Sith Infiltrator sets that include characters besides Darth Maul despite Maul being the only person who was ever near it on screen. Or that Rebels AT-TE that included the Fifth Brother, who was technically in the same episode as it but never on the same planet or ship, never mind on screen."
It still bugs me that the Seventh Sister never even got a Minifigure. Are you kidding me? The Fifth Brother gets put in that set, which is very random to do, but then you don't even have a complementary set around that time to do the same with the Seventh Sister? She's why better than the Fifth Brother, and that dork has two minifigs now! Justice for the Seventh Sister! Perfect set to include her in would have been 75158 even if you swapped out Kallus. Another opportunity wasted, kind of like how we never got any Season 3 and 4 Rebels sets save for 75170 which thankfully included Thrawn. I'm not sure if it's because we had movies coming out that Rebels sets just weren't developed or if the Rebels sets just weren't selling.

I like the shape of this ship. Could have been made smaller though for what it does.

@MCLegoboy said:
"While I do regret not getting this set, I just couldn't justify that price at the time. I didn't care if there were new molds for the pilot's helmet or for Pong Krell, it shouldn't have been $15 overpriced, but now there's really no way I'll be getting it. That aftermarket will make anyone want a time machine. Makes you cringe how frugal you were to let $15 make a set like this slip by when you're so willing to shill out so much more for a modern set because $15 overpriced is sometimes considered good."

My experience with Star Wars. I was baffled how much the sets I was gifted in 2000 to 2002 turned out to cost. Ever since when it was time for me to spend some money it was either on something unlicensed, a discounted licensed thing (too rare), or a comparatively dinky Star Wars thing, so I just chose the option where value isn't so dependant on the IP's recognizability. Since the early 2000s I only got a handful of tiny Star Wars sets since. Weirdly enough I was more into the early HP sets. I guess that was my exception because at least it wasn't 99% vehicles.

Of course, now sets like this are even higher up in price, so I just ignore Star Wars releases as not an option for me. I'm not going to participate in that.

Just got most of this in a bulk haul, including Pong Krell’s head without a torso or legs.

Hey, a set I--almost--own. I got it used in a garage sale lot a few years ago: thr fighter is complete, but I only have the clone pilot of the figs.

The fighter always feels quite fragile to me and a bit oversized (though what Clone vehicle isn't...).

@MCLegoboy said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
"Not the first or the last time Lego Star Wars has gotten “creative” with character placement in sets. Like the Sith Infiltrator sets that include characters besides Darth Maul despite Maul being the only person who was ever near it on screen. Or that Rebels AT-TE that included the Fifth Brother, who was technically in the same episode as it but never on the same planet or ship, never mind on screen."
It still bugs me that the Seventh Sister never even got a Minifigure. Are you kidding me? The Fifth Brother gets put in that set, which is very random to do, but then you don't even have a complementary set around that time to do the same with the Seventh Sister? She's why better than the Fifth Brother, and that dork has two minifigs now! Justice for the Seventh Sister! Perfect set to include her in would have been 75158 even if you swapped out Kallus. Another opportunity wasted, kind of like how we never got any Season 3 and 4 Rebels sets save for 75170 which thankfully included Thrawn. I'm not sure if it's because we had movies coming out that Rebels sets just weren't developed or if the Rebels sets just weren't selling."

I heartily concur!

I can get not giving Eighth Brother a fig, even if it disappoints me, given how briefly he appeared in Rebels. But not giving Seventh Sister one was definitely a miss. And there were certainly other Rebels characters and concepts that would have made for fun sets.

Could really go for some more Inquisitor figures in general.

"Does anyone else want to stop and play with the animals?"

L Pong, Plo is a much better Jedi General

@SearchlightRG said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
"Not the first or the last time Lego Star Wars has gotten “creative” with character placement in sets. Like the Sith Infiltrator sets that include characters besides Darth Maul despite Maul being the only person who was ever near it on screen. Or that Rebels AT-TE that included the Fifth Brother, who was technically in the same episode as it but never on the same planet or ship, never mind on screen."
It still bugs me that the Seventh Sister never even got a Minifigure. Are you kidding me? The Fifth Brother gets put in that set, which is very random to do, but then you don't even have a complementary set around that time to do the same with the Seventh Sister? She's why better than the Fifth Brother, and that dork has two minifigs now! Justice for the Seventh Sister! Perfect set to include her in would have been 75158 even if you swapped out Kallus. Another opportunity wasted, kind of like how we never got any Season 3 and 4 Rebels sets save for 75170 which thankfully included Thrawn. I'm not sure if it's because we had movies coming out that Rebels sets just weren't developed or if the Rebels sets just weren't selling."

I heartily concur!

I can get not giving Eighth Brother a fig, even if it disappoints me, given how briefly he appeared in Rebels. But not giving Seventh Sister one was definitely a miss. And there were certainly other Rebels characters and concepts that would have made for fun sets.

Could really go for some more Inquisitor figures in general."

I think you could try taking the torso from Reva, the head from Barriss Offee, and the helmet from a First Order shuttle pilot, and you'd have a somewhat decent Seventh Sister.
But LEGO really needs to make her officially. Maybe the Malachor Sith Temple in the style of 75365?

Back when 501st troopers were rare.

@Librarian1976 said:
"Just got most of this in a bulk haul, including Pong Krell’s head without a torso or legs."

What's your plan with his head? Put it on two regular torsos?

I built this set, 9500, 75087 and 75170 with parts I owned and a few more from Bricklink.

Great sets overshadowed by their scalper-induced overpriced minifigures.

When we watched this arc with the Umbarans, my kids hated Krell. I think they cheered when he got his end.

@WemWem said:
"As a fan of the X-WING VS. TIE FIGHTER video game series, I always did like the ol’ Z95."

It’s been a while since I played, but wasn’t it just an X-Wing with less guns and no shields? I’d rather fly the Y-Wing.

@SearchlightRG:
Especially because there’s little chance of them doing Amidala’s starship, it makes sense for them to pair this ship up with any of the minifigs who went into town, particularly Qui-Gon. They may not have ever been near this ship, but Maul did ride the Sithscooter right up to Qui-Gon in that scene.

@PurpleDave said:
" @WemWem said:
"As a fan of the X-WING VS. TIE FIGHTER video game series, I always did like the ol’ Z95."

It’s been a while since I played, but wasn’t it just an X-Wing with less guns and no shields? I’d rather fly the Y-Wing."

Yeah, but I played TIE FIGHTER more so I had lots of fun blowing them up :)

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
""Does anyone else want to stop and play with the animals?"

L Pong, Plo is a much better Jedi General

@SearchlightRG said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
"Not the first or the last time Lego Star Wars has gotten “creative” with character placement in sets. Like the Sith Infiltrator sets that include characters besides Darth Maul despite Maul being the only person who was ever near it on screen. Or that Rebels AT-TE that included the Fifth Brother, who was technically in the same episode as it but never on the same planet or ship, never mind on screen."
It still bugs me that the Seventh Sister never even got a Minifigure. Are you kidding me? The Fifth Brother gets put in that set, which is very random to do, but then you don't even have a complementary set around that time to do the same with the Seventh Sister? She's why better than the Fifth Brother, and that dork has two minifigs now! Justice for the Seventh Sister! Perfect set to include her in would have been 75158 even if you swapped out Kallus. Another opportunity wasted, kind of like how we never got any Season 3 and 4 Rebels sets save for 75170 which thankfully included Thrawn. I'm not sure if it's because we had movies coming out that Rebels sets just weren't developed or if the Rebels sets just weren't selling."

I heartily concur!

I can get not giving Eighth Brother a fig, even if it disappoints me, given how briefly he appeared in Rebels. But not giving Seventh Sister one was definitely a miss. And there were certainly other Rebels characters and concepts that would have made for fun sets.

Could really go for some more Inquisitor figures in general."

I think you could try taking the torso from Reva, the head from Barriss Offee, and the helmet from a First Order shuttle pilot, and you'd have a somewhat decent Seventh Sister.
But LEGO really needs to make her officially. Maybe the Malachor Sith Temple in the style of 75365?"

I think the Death Eater's hat from 75965 would work well.

@Pink_Ice said:
"Wonder if LEGO would pull a “Boba Fett’s Starship” with this set if it were to be remade. "

There’s no slavery mention so I’m sure it’s okay. A headhunter isn’t much worse than a bounty hunter or assassin.

@WemWem said:
"Yeah, but I played TIE FIGHTER more so I had lots of fun blowing them up :)"

See, that’s funny, because my hands-down favorite mission of all time was flying a Y-Wing around and scanning containers to see what the contents were. Once you get that out of the way a Star Destroyer shows up and starts belching out 72 TIE Interceptors, six at a time. And because you’re all alone in a Y-Wing, you get to shoot _them all_. So fun.

Kinda' wish they'd bring the fighter back, but with Mara Jade...'cept hers was modified in comparison; four-engines and a hyper-drive...but still:)

@Tupperfan said:
"The - - wing"

Looks more like a T

@Trigger_ said:
" @Pink_Ice said:
"Wonder if LEGO would pull a “Boba Fett’s Starship” with this set if it were to be remade. "

There’s no slavery mention so I’m sure it’s okay. A headhunter isn’t much worse than a bounty hunter or assassin."

While I don’t know the exact boundaries of TLG’s sensitivities, the term “headhunter” is commonly associated with colonial depictions of indigenous peoples, and something that I can see major toy companies steering well clear of in 2024.

@moishe11 said:
" @Tupperfan said:
"The - - wing"

Looks more like a T"

I know, but then the X-Wing looks more like some form of Chi-Rho-Wing...

@PurpleDave fair enough. It was just an example of Lego taking a bit of liberty.

@Jo3K3rr said:
"It's a tragedy that LEGO never made a proper EU Z-95. I've never cared much for the TCW re-design. "

On the contrary, I prefer this design, as the EU headhunter looks more like a slightly altered X-wing, whereas this looks more like its own thing (though admittedly similar to other clone ships like the ARC-170s).

Regardless, this was quite a good set at the time, and at 40 euros I thought it was reasonably priced even at its official RRP.

Obviously those 2 clones are looking to recruit (headhunt) that alien for special skill of having 4 arms, surely not to hunt his actual head.

501st recruitment agents, doing their jobs, they gotta go out in the field for special abilities, as the rest of them are just clones, angry clones.

@WemWem said:
"Yeah, but I played TIE FIGHTER more so I had lots of fun blowing them up :)"

Oh, I played through TIE Fighter, too, and XvTIE, but you have to understand something. This Y-Wing mission took a few hours to complete (by my standards, that is), and no other combat mission pushed you as hard.