Review: 75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea

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I was very pleased with the three Ahsoka sets released last year, but some notable characters were excluded from the range to avoid possible spoilers, understandably. 75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea is therefore exciting, including five unique minifigures!

Grand Admiral Thrawn is welcome in particular, as the renowned Imperial leader has only appeared once before in minifigure form. The new versions of Ahsoka Tano, Ezra Bridger and Morgan Elsbeth are appealing too, although these exceptional figures come with an expensive price of £49.99, $54.99 or €54.99.

Summary

75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea, 382 pieces.
£49.99 / $54.99 / €54.99 | 13.1p/14.4c/14.4c per piece.
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Though the actual model is underwhelming, the minifigures are incredibly appealing

  • Five outstanding minifigures
  • Grand Admiral Thrawn returns!
  • Playset design is fairly accurate
  • Dull model on display
  • Disappointing functions
  • Most stickered parts could easily be printed
  • Very expensive

The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.

Minifigures

Following her experience in the World Between Worlds, Ahsoka Tano dons a white and grey robe for her journey to Peridea. I am pleased to see this costume portrayed in minifigure form, although the limited range of grey shades is obvious, as the colour scheme could be improved. On the other hand, I love the printed arms and Ahsoka's revised lekku and montral element is excellent, now featuring a metallic headband.

Ezra Bridger is another much-anticipated minifigure, recreating his tattered clothing from the Ahsoka series. Dark red is an effective colour choice for his cloak and the detailed straps look superb, alongside metallic silver chain mail. However, the hairstyle selected for Ezra appears a little too long, compared with his appearance in the show.

Moreover, the bright blue eyes look strange. Ezra does have blue eyes, but I am not sure why some minifigures use such bright eye colours and others do not. Luke's eyes are also blue, for example, but his minifigures feature standard black LEGO eyes. The scars on Ezra's cheek are splendid though and both characters are armed with suitable lightsabers. Ahsoka's white cloak is not supplied, unfortunately.

The first Grand Admiral Thrawn minifigure appeared in 75170 The Phantom and has become incredibly expensive on the secondary market, so it is fantastic to see the character again, now featuring dual-moulded boots and an accurate rank insignia plaque! The metallic silver and gold accents on the villain's collar and shoulders look stunning as well.

Even so, there are a couple of minor flaws. Two code cylinders are missing from the torso and an angry expression is ill-suited to Thrawn, who rarely shows anger. Otherwise, this version of the Grand Admiral is faultless. Morgan Elsbeth has undergone adjustments too, now featuring Dathomiri facial markings from the climax of the Ahsoka series, plus articulated legs.

Thrawn's forces have become fanatically loyal to their leader in exile on Peridea, developing a unique aesthetic as their standard Stormtrooper armour has decayed. A lone Night Trooper is provided here, which is slightly disappointing, although I presume further variants will appear in a Battle Pack eventually, given the massive potential for army building.

Bands of red fabric are wrapped around the torso and legs, keeping the armour together and showing the troopers' affiliation with the Nightsisters. A few golden highlights are included too, again corresponding with the Night Troopers' appearance onscreen. Printed arms would have been welcome, but this minifigure is still highly detailed.

Nightsister magick energises the Night Troopers in life and allows them to keep fighting after death, hence removing the figure's helmet reveals a zombie-like head underneath! This head looks great and I like Morgan's angry expression, as well as the Blade of Talzin, a weapon able to clash with a lightsaber, which re-uses the darksaber's blade in trans-bright green.

The Completed Model

Ahsoka confronts Morgan atop a Dathomiri fortress on Peridea, where multiple stone columns form a henge. Similar to the quarry that hosted Darth Vader's duel against Obi-Wan Kenobi in 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader, this location is not conducive to an interesting LEGO model, although I do like the black stones, seemingly decorated with celestial orbits.

The structure measures 22cm across, so there is plenty of space for minifigures, although the distribution of studs could be better. I like the mixed textures provided by the tiles and the gold stripes on several elements are attractive, but using stickers for these repeated designs is very frustrating because only two unique printed pieces would be necessary.

Three turntables are found on the platform, again recalling 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader and other sets inspired by lightsaber duels. I like these functions, particularly since the outer turntables can be remotely operated, but these round plates are not integrated as nicely as those in previous sets. Instead, there are conspicuous gaps around a couple of them.

Some of these gaps are excusable, as the ancient fortress is similarly fractured onscreen, but others look awkward. I believe a simpler design, avoiding so many gaps, could have achieved much the same overall appearance. However, I like the gears hidden on either side, which turn the two smaller turntables when rotated.

Another basic function is located at the back of the platform. Ezra leaps from the fortress onto Thrawn's departing Star Destroyer in the Disney+ series, so a launcher is included to recreate his jump. I am glad the designer has used all the available space, but the function is extremely underwhelming, like most minifigure launchers from other sets.

The black stones surrounding the duel area are my favourite feature of the model, by far. Each column is decorated with two stickers, forming patterns that illustrate the movement of celestial objects. These mystical designs are accurate to the series and I like the gold elements attached to the back of the stones, also corresponding with details from the source material.

Overall

75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea shares definite similarities with 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader, which is never a good thing, as I consider that to be among the weakest Star Wars sets of recent years. While the model is relatively accurate to the onscreen location, the location in question is extremely bland and ill-suited to a LEGO recreation. Even the functions are fairly dull.

However, this minifigure selection is truly outstanding. All five are currently exclusive and they are brilliantly detailed, especially in the cases of Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ahsoka. I am sure Thrawn's presence alone will justify the purchase for some fans, but the price of £49.99, $54.99 or €54.99 still feels very expensive, so I would definitely advise waiting for a discount.

63 comments on this article

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By in United Kingdom,

The blue eyes make minifigures look like they are possessed or under the influence of something, a bit like Frodo's eyes after being stung by Shelob.

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By in United Kingdom,

Let’s be honest; this is something most people are going to get for the minifigures, although it’s a pity they couldn’t be paired with something more visually enticing. The stormtrooper is impressively ghoulish, though.

One to wait for a discount, I think.

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By in United States,

I think the designer did the best he/she can based on the scene. But if Lego wants to make this a minifig set…. Why not throw in Sabine and Captain Enoch and raise the price by $15 and the same people will still buy it…

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By in United States,

Sure looks like a LEGO Star Wars set to me! Another big, gray, overpriced stand to sell minifigs.

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By in United States,

What’s with all the boring drab pieces of cement from all these Disney + shows? The figures are great sure, but I know I would find it incredibly boring as a kid...

I wonder if this is another instance of Disney mandating the subject of the model...?

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By in United Kingdom,

I think the set is pretty great, even though I didn't like the show.

When was the last time we didn't think a Star Wars set was overpriced?

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By in United States,

>where multiple stones form a henge

Common misconception - the henge is the ditch-and-bank that surrounds the stone circle, not the stone circle itself. In fact, a circle of standing stones is not a necessary part of a henge. Some henges had wooden post circles, and many (particularly in Scotland) didn't have anything inside.

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By in Germany,

fair review, thanks.

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By in United Kingdom,

I don't have a list of "things not worth fifty quid" but if I did this would be on it.

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By in Netherlands,

Looks like an amazing deal to me - ppp is below 50c, you get pieces in THREE colors, plenty of lovely stickers you can put on your laptop or phone case, AND 5 minifigs - all that for less than 10 grey goats! LSW fans are really eating good this time.

I hope Thrawn comes in a magazine gift and night troopers get a battle pack, so I can skip this joke of a set.

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By in United States,

Wasn't there a 25th anniversary minifigure included?

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By in United States,

Ezra's been tapping the melange. Nothing wrong with that.

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By in Portugal,

I did not expect the zombie face, that's freaking awesome!
I was kinda expecting them to make a new stormtrooper helmet with printed green eyes for the zombie variant, but this works too!
I do agree with the price though, it's sad that getting lego at a discount these days just means a fair price instead of a good deal...

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By in Poland,

The build of this is unnecesarily overcomplicated.

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By in United States,

Super underwhelmed with the set itself, they could have done so many cool things but nope, we get another overpriced minifig display stand. Those minifigures, on the other hand, are pretty awesome.

Will probably get, but only with a hefty discount and if history is any indicator, (I'm looking at you 75334), than that will probably be the case.

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By in Germany,

@Your_Future_President said:
"What’s with all the boring drab pieces of cement from all these Disney + shows? The figures are great sure, but I know I would find it incredibly boring as a kid..."
I got the same feeling while watching the show itself. Yes, I know the technique they are using to film it, impressive and all, but the sets very often just seem like a flat boring surface to me, with some very artificial looking background thrown in.
Contrast that with the original trilogy films and their intricately detailed sets that gave a totally different feeling. Hell, even the prequels looked better than this new type of artifical stage where everything kind of looks the same, drab lighting and colour correction included.

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By in United States,

@xoddam said:
"I think the set is pretty great, even though I didn't like the show.

When was the last time we didn't think a Star Wars set was overpriced?"


The last set I can think of that felt like a good deal was 75333-1 three exclusive minifigures (including the excellent Taun We) and a very swooshable, recognizable ship at only $29.99 USD.

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By in United States,

I'm surprised they went with this as the build, I think an Imperial Gunship would have worked well, even with the same Minifigures.

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By in United Kingdom,

I actually think it looks pretty good as a display, and it's good that they've upped the turntable game a bit from 75334 with the inclusion of gears and SNOT construction. It's a painful price but at realistically, I'd pay £10 for each of these figs on the secondary market without too much complaint, so I'll definitely pick it up on a discount.

The shade of blue used for Thrawn (I've given up trying to remember the names of all the shades) is much better than the one included in 75170, and I'm pleased to see dual-moulded boots included for an Imperial officer in a non-UCS set!

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By in United States,

Not including Enoch is a huge missed opportunity and really drags this set down for me. It could've been perfect.

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By in United Kingdom,

That undead Stormtrooper is giving me Death Troopers vibes.

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By in United States,

@AustinPowers said:
" @Your_Future_President said:
"What’s with all the boring drab pieces of cement from all these Disney + shows? The figures are great sure, but I know I would find it incredibly boring as a kid..."
I got the same feeling while watching the show itself. Yes, I know the technique they are using to film it, impressive and all, but the sets very often just seem like a flat boring surface to me, with some very artificial looking background thrown in.
Contrast that with the original trilogy films and their intricately detailed sets that gave a totally different feeling. Hell, even the prequels looked better than this new type of artifical stage where everything kind of looks the same, drab lighting and colour correction included. "


I agree. The first time they did it (Mando), it was good. Since then, it's started to look flat- like a gussied-up soap opera.

This set is bad, and the person who approved it should feel bad. It's another of the boring rock collection we're getting from SW lego.

The figs are good except they're all spaced-out, man. There's no personality in those eyes. The walking dead. The zombie has less of a zombie look than the others.

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By in United States,

$55 for a new Thrawn? A bargain! The cheapest one on Bricklink right now is $70, and it has a large crack in the torso.
Also four bonus minifigs and a bunch of grey and black bricks? Gimme!

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By in Austria,

uhm… so apart from Thrawn and the Zombie Trooper's head, this is a whole bunch of nothing. the best meme from Lego would be to include Thrawn as a magazine gift in 12 months time. I'll probably grab this once it hits like €30 and sell all figures apart from Thrawn, that should give me an ok price overall.

as an aside, the missing code cylinders bother me less than the fact that no Lego designer apparently knows enough about Thrawn to know that the second facial expression should be a (sardonic) smile instead of an angry grimace. shame!

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By in United States,

I just want that Stormtrooper!

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By in United States,

The minifigs are great, Morgan Elsbeth seems the least impressive but still a decent fig. Would have preferred Enoch over a nameless trooper but that's excusable. The build looks super dull though... those black pillar stickers are probably my favorite part of the build from pictures. For what you're getting, this is just 5 minifigures and a parts pack that's priced way over what it should be. I'm not usually disappointed by Lego SW sets this much, and I'd been saving up for this one ever since the Brick Fanatics rumor of the set back at the start of the year. Not going to pick this one up.

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By in United Kingdom,

Arrrghhh, stickers.

Arrrghhh, price.

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By in United States,

These diorama battle packs at $50 USD are overpriced, yet they'll be $32 at Costco on launch day.

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By in Canada,

The sticker thing is frustrating because of the reasons CapnRex said. But also because of the fact that as a play set, the stickers have a real chance of being scuffed up during rough play considering all the ones on the "ground" part of the set.

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By in New Zealand,

I'll definitely be picking this one up. It looks awesome!

But it's the same price as 75387, which includes WAY more.

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By in United States,

That’s not Ezra! That is Space Jesus!

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By in United States,

I think the reason Ezra's eyes are blue is to reflect how vivid they are in both Ahsoka and Rebels. They definitely stand out to me sometimes when I'm watching the shows. I would have preferred plain black eyes, but they don't really bother me.

I disagree with your criticism of the main build being too bland. I think it looks excellent for display with its consistent color, flat base, clean edges, angles, and symmetry. When I first saw pictures of the set, I was genuinely blown away by how diorama-like it looks! I would have preferred printed pieces, but that likely would have driven the price even higher or compromised the quality of the figures, so I am willing to accept the trade-off.

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By in United Kingdom,

While the obelisks do rate it as a nicer piece of scenery than 75334 (not a high bar to clear, mind) it is pretty obvious this is just an excuse to bundle up a bunch of rare minifigs for the collectors market. And since I’m not someone who really cares about collecting rare minifigs, that’s not exactly much incentive for me

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By in New Zealand,

@abeverage said:
"That’s not Ezra! That is Space Jesus! "

No, that title belongs to Obi-Wan Kenobi actually.

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By in New Zealand,

I own 75364, Which contains three of the main Ahsoka villains. And I'm planning on picking up this set, so I'll have the main character, the fourth main villain, and one of the heroes!

So i'm only missing Sabine, Hera, Chopper, and Jacen.

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By in United States,

Ezra's blue eyes look great to me! I'm pretty sure they're included because in the show, the blue eyes are something that stand out a lot about his design. I do think he should've used Warm Tan instead of that Nougat shade however.

$55 is really steep, but this is another set like 75391 where I really don't care about the price because of the extremely desirable minifigures.

The tiles still should've been printed though!

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By in United States,

@CapnRex101 Thrawn’s anger may be rare, but it’s pretty dramatic when it comes out. And this doesn’t really seem like the moment for his half smile/smirk.

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By in United States,

@SearchlightRG said:
" @CapnRex101 Thrawn’s anger may be rare, but it’s pretty dramatic when it comes out. And this doesn’t really seem like the moment for his half smile/smirk."

Especially in that one Rebels scene where that one officer disses the Syndulla Kalikori.

"Apologies. I forget that not everyone appreciates art like I do."

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By in United Kingdom,

@CCC said:
"The blue eyes make minifigures look like they are possessed or under the influence of something, a bit like Frodo's eyes after being stung by Shelob."

Exactly. I do not mind it when they want to convey that a character is possessed, energised or has a particularly prominent eye characteristic, like a Sith's yellow eyes, but otherwise, it looks strange to me.

@sirventricle said:
">where multiple stones form a henge

Common misconception - the henge is the ditch-and-bank that surrounds the stone circle, not the stone circle itself. In fact, a circle of standing stones is not a necessary part of a henge. Some henges had wooden post circles, and many (particularly in Scotland) didn't have anything inside."


I am not using the term in its real-world sense, but as they do in the show. The stone circle on Seatos is specifically referred to as 'the henge' and was almost certainly constructed to mirror this structure on Peridea, so I think it is reasonable to describe that as a henge as well.

@SearchlightRG said:
" @CapnRex101 Thrawn’s anger may be rare, but it’s pretty dramatic when it comes out. And this doesn’t really seem like the moment for his half smile/smirk."

True, but it is extremely rare. There is the instance in Rebels that @AverageChimaEnjoyer mentioned above, plus another I recall in the books, although he was only pretending to be angry then. I agree with @Ephseb that a smile or maybe a frustrated expression would be better for the minifigure.

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By in France,

@CCC said:
"The blue eyes make minifigures look like they are possessed or under the influence of something, a bit like Frodo's eyes after being stung by Shelob."

Fremen ? Spice ?

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By in Sweden,

I hope they make The Volume as a playset.

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By in United States,

The price would be worth it to some for the minifigs, but to me it just seems like yet another annoying TLG price gouge. I feel like the set would have been $10-$15 less five years ago.

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By in Japan,

Will never be discounted in my region. Just for the figures? At that price? I'll live through others on this one I think. But also the Jedi here look possessed. What is happening to them? lol.

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By in United States,

@StudWorks said:
"The price would be worth it to some for the minifigs, but to me it just seems like yet another annoying TLG price gouge. I feel like the set would have been $10-$15 less five years ago."

It would have been $45 five years ago. That's inflation.
Let's not discuss the causes of inflation...

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By in United States,

I can’t help but laugh looking at this set. I’m sorry.

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By in United States,

@CCC said:
"The blue eyes make minifigures look like they are possessed or under the influence of something, a bit like Frodo's eyes after being stung by Shelob."

As @ohrmazd and @EXT513 pointed out, the spice must flow!

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By in United Kingdom,

@Mister_Jonny said:
"One to wait for a discount, I think."

Unlikely. The Rebels set with Thrawn never got a discount in any meaningful way and was sold out relatively quickly by people ready to scalp the Thrawn minifig.

I'm just going to suck it up, buy the set and be done with it. I think the display looks relatively nice, to be honest. More interesting than the Vader/Obi-Wan duel set, at least, and with luck there's a few decent-sized medium grey bricks that can be recycled into castle models in the future.

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By in Australia,

Oh neat the star wars design team finally figured out that dual molded legs exist. I wonder if they'll remember long-term...

I hope this set will actually make it to Australian stores, unlike the last set to feature Thrawn

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By in Czechia,

For this price, all pieces should be printed, no stickers. That would be a bare minimum.

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By in Germany,

Ugh grey overpriced slab! This is like a 30$ set at max! At this point just do a minifig pack, throw out the slab and take off 30$ of the price!

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By in United Kingdom,

I watched that show and enjoyed it but right now i have no idea who this Enoch chap people are saying is missing...
Im realising i enjoy starwars...but perhaps don't care about it much lol

Sidenote , that Zombie storm trooper would be a lot more fun if theyd leaned harder into the 'Zombie' vibe..and just one takes the piss..

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By in Australia,

Interesting fact about Ezra's "chain mail": it actually comprises of dogtags that Ezra collected from slain stormtroopers, thus making them unidentifiable when their bodies would eventually be retrieved.

I actually quite like the set itself as an open playset that wouldn't look bad on display either.
Of course the minifigures are the biggest draw, Thrawn in particular is great (although there are some minor inaccuracies on the torso). I will be mixing and matching pieces from both the current and new Thrawn figures to get the best possible version.

75334 shares a lot of similarities with this set in terms of pricing and value for money; similar amount of figures, open space (essentially a large gray baseplate) and also really overpriced.

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By in United Kingdom,

@Torrent_Studios said:
"Interesting fact about Ezra's "chain mail": it actually comprises of dogtags that Ezra collected from slain stormtroopers, thus making them unidentifiable when their bodies would eventually be retrieved.

I actually quite like the set itself as an open playset that wouldn't look bad on display either.
Of course the minifigures are the biggest draw, Thrawn in particular is great (although there are some minor inaccuracies on the torso). I will be mixing and matching pieces from both the current and new Thrawn figures to get the best possible version.

75334 shares a lot of similarities with this set in terms of pricing and value for money; similar amount of figures, open space (essentially a large gray baseplate) and also really overpriced."


Is that canon? Eesh thats not a good guy move Ezra...leave the tags...

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By in Australia,

@abeverage said:
"That’s not Ezra! That is Space Jesus! "

No, that's Space Moses

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By in United States,

@SearchlightRG said:
" @CapnRex101 Thrawn’s anger may be rare, but it’s pretty dramatic when it comes out. And this doesn’t really seem like the moment for his half smile/smirk."

Why not? It's all going according to his plan.

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By in Netherlands,

Sometimes I wonder if it's really that bad to buy fake LEGO just to fill up the collection, considering the overprices. I did it with a chrome gold C-3PO, and it looks great.

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By in United States,

@Wrecknbuild said:
"Sometimes I wonder if it's really that bad to buy fake LEGO just to fill up the collection, considering the overprices. I did it with a chrome gold C-3PO, and it looks great. "
Except when they are stealing the rights of IP holders…

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By in United States,

The frequency of these sets that feel like minifigure display stands does note something with LEGO Star Wars; the fanbase yearns for specific characters; enough to drive demand for sets like this which are basically small scenes to host the figures. Others have mentioned too as a contributing factor, that the Disney+ series often use The Volume and it results in scenes looking somewhat same-ish; with small confined sets and flat lighting that can often result in the LEGO sets sort of being stuck with limited source material (to my knowledge the only two Disney+ Star Wars shows to ditch The Volume have been the extremely cinematic Andor and the Acolyte, which isn't as stand-out as Andor was in its settings but hey at least gets points for not using the Volume).

Not that I fault Disney for it, I remember when Star Wars: Underworld was first proposed; and know darn well that George Lucas could never make it happen without the tech to support it. Something like The Volume having existed 10-15 years earlier might have made Underworld, not Mandalorian; the first live action Star Wars TV show. It might have even prevented George from selling the company to Disney in the first place, since he could have made the show he envisioned with the technology on hand. The Volume is a piece of technology that could have changed the history of the Star Wars franchise, but now seems bland due to its overuse on the streaming shows.

BUT... back to LEGO; they really do need to find a better way to approach the Disney+ material. There are some fun scenes that seem like no-brainers to LEGO (I know people hated Boba Fett's space-vespa gang but come on, those are perfectly LEGO ready vehicles) but instead we keep circling back to the display-stands as ways to release minifigures. Even in Ahsoka, Thrawn's Chimera or Elsbeth's Eye of Sion both seem more exciting than this and could have incorporated many of the same figures. LEGO Star Wars needs to be rejuvenated in how it makes playsets, not just stands with action features but sets with hidden secrets and play to discover; much like how the now relatively older stuff in early LEGO Harry Potter or LEGO Adventurers was able to cram "secrets" and hidden story into builds. LEGO Star Wars can recreate the movie and TV scenes yes, but it needs more than just "accuracy" and needs to return to having some "fun" in it with non-canon details hidden in sets that allow kids to create "out of canon" stories. Recreating a scene brick by brick is accurate and appeases adult collectors who want to have a neat model on the shelf, but hardly a fun toy it makes.

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By in United States,

@xboxtravis7992 said:
"The frequency of these sets that feel like minifigure display stands does note something with LEGO Star Wars; the fanbase yearns for specific characters; enough to drive demand for sets like this which are basically small scenes to host the figures. Others have mentioned too as a contributing factor, that the Disney+ series often use The Volume and it results in scenes looking somewhat same-ish; with small confined sets and flat lighting that can often result in the LEGO sets sort of being stuck with limited source material (to my knowledge the only two Disney+ Star Wars shows to ditch The Volume have been the extremely cinematic Andor and the Acolyte, which isn't as stand-out as Andor was in its settings but hey at least gets points for not using the Volume).

Not that I fault Disney for it, I remember when Star Wars: Underworld was first proposed; and know darn well that George Lucas could never make it happen without the tech to support it. Something like The Volume having existed 10-15 years earlier might have made Underworld, not Mandalorian; the first live action Star Wars TV show. It might have even prevented George from selling the company to Disney in the first place, since he could have made the show he envisioned with the technology on hand. The Volume is a piece of technology that could have changed the history of the Star Wars franchise, but now seems bland due to its overuse on the streaming shows.

BUT... back to LEGO; they really do need to find a better way to approach the Disney+ material. There are some fun scenes that seem like no-brainers to LEGO (I know people hated Boba Fett's space-vespa gang but come on, those are perfectly LEGO ready vehicles) but instead we keep circling back to the display-stands as ways to release minifigures. Even in Ahsoka, Thrawn's Chimera or Elsbeth's Eye of Sion both seem more exciting than this and could have incorporated many of the same figures. LEGO Star Wars needs to be rejuvenated in how it makes playsets, not just stands with action features but sets with hidden secrets and play to discover; much like how the now relatively older stuff in early LEGO Harry Potter or LEGO Adventurers was able to cram "secrets" and hidden story into builds. LEGO Star Wars can recreate the movie and TV scenes yes, but it needs more than just "accuracy" and needs to return to having some "fun" in it with non-canon details hidden in sets that allow kids to create "out of canon" stories. Recreating a scene brick by brick is accurate and appeases adult collectors who want to have a neat model on the shelf, but hardly a fun toy it makes."


Good points all.

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By in United States,

@Mica86 said:
" @Torrent_Studios said:
"Interesting fact about Ezra's "chain mail": it actually comprises of dogtags that Ezra collected from slain stormtroopers, thus making them unidentifiable when their bodies would eventually be retrieved.

I actually quite like the set itself as an open playset that wouldn't look bad on display either.
Of course the minifigures are the biggest draw, Thrawn in particular is great (although there are some minor inaccuracies on the torso). I will be mixing and matching pieces from both the current and new Thrawn figures to get the best possible version.

75334 shares a lot of similarities with this set in terms of pricing and value for money; similar amount of figures, open space (essentially a large gray baseplate) and also really overpriced."


Is that canon? Eesh thats not a good guy move Ezra...leave the tags..."


I mean, the odds of anyone coming to find those bodies is pretty much nil. Plus, a lot of them probably died on the initial trip to Peridea.

Enoch’s the Thrawn Stormtrooper with the golden facemask whom Thrawn introduces as captain of his guard.

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By in United States,

I have not watched the show yet, but the figures look cool. The play feature seems fun, but I wouldn't utilize it.

I don't like that price at all, and with limited funds, I'll have to skip it altogether unfortunately. Maybe if ever a sale...

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