Random set of the day: Imperial Speeder Bike
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 30005 Imperial Speeder Bike, released in 2009. It's one of 36 Star Wars sets produced that year. It contains 30 pieces and 1 minifig, and its retail price was US$3.99/£3.99.
It's owned by 3704 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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My first Star Wars Polybag, at the time it was a good way to stock up on Stormtroopers.
The design of the Speeder Bike itself looks a bit more like one the Microfighters rather than the real thing - but at least it's a tiny little bit better than those ridiculously proportioned bikes we got in recent times.
I actually quite like this set. Simple but nice. It’s the perfect army builder or impulse buy.
Shouldn’t there be a biker scout instead of a storm trooper on that speeder bike?
Somehow tomorrow we will get a mix between the temple of light and clikits. I just know it.
Cool. I got this one in a bulk lot. Nice little build.
@CarolinaOnMyMind I wondered that too. Perhaps some super fan can say whether Stormtroopers ever ride Speeder Bikes in canon
Stormtroopers do ride speeder bikes. For example in the cartoon Star Wars Rebels. A speeder bike storage rack is also found on the back of AT-ATs.
This is a great set.
Ah, now I see what the triangle in the teaser video was.
Thanks Turplesmith!
A good Star Wars polybag? This is bad news for tomorrow!
As we can have oversized bikes we can see undersized swoopbikes.
It looks almost like one of those coin operated kids rides you get outside supermarkets. The little trooper is just sat in there going “wheee!” as it rocks back and forth
A stormtrooper also deserves to rest from so much walking!!! ;-)
I got a couple for free in a Sci-Fi Con at 2012, and still one is sealed. Despite no being a canon vehicle, is a good adittion to any SW collection; pretty good designed, with a clever use of the Mini battle axe (the only SW set that uses this element, by the way).
This should probably go without saying, but NOT CANON.
Even in Legends.
Although it's not dissimilar to bikes we have seen.
Interesting that this polybag, discovered in September 2009, should be picked today. Huwbot must have read my mind, as you'll find out later...
I do not think it is supposed to be some kind of chibi version of a speeder bike. It looks much more like a swoop bike, those are generally a lot faster than the typical speeder bike. It is not completely impossible for the Empire to invest in swoops.