Better than 75255, I am.

Ahhh... I remember this. The not very well remembered predecessor to 75255. This one is probably slightly better in my opinion, especially the excellent flute necklace.

Brick-built, I am. Pay a lot on the secondary-market, you will.

This is a fantastic version of Yoda. I've heard people claim that this version doesn't look good, and honestly, I have no idea what they're talking about. This is a beautiful sculpture with a really unique construction since it is all just bricks and plates. The instructions are a giant grid and each previous step is faded out with the current step being highlighted in the colors of the pieces. It's ingeniuos and makes for the progression of the model exciting as you can't tell what it looks like until you look away from the page and change your perspective from top down to physically viewing the model from the side. Plus, it's 2002, Prequel Yoda hadn't been too well established until that year, so this is based off Dagobah Yoda. If you're a big fan of the Original Trilogy, I wouldn't say your collection isn't complete without this, but your collection would be greatly enhanced with this addition.

This model has similar dimensions to in-universe Baby Yoda

@Mr__Thrawn Seems like Lego predicted the coming of The Mandalorian back in 2002.

Too blocky, I am

"Yoda, you old sponge. You look terrible!"
"Yoda, you old, dried-out seaweed crisp...how are you, my boy?"
"Yoda, you look like a thrift-store Kermit the Frog..."
"Yoda, you look like...human marijuana!"
"Yoda, you look like a Geico commercial."
"Yoda, you look like the Taco Bell dog's fursona..."
-Palpatine, upon surviving death and meeting the Lego UCS Yoda set.

(Quotes from the outtakes to "Palpatine's Journey". See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f7HPTVrCmE)

Hmmm, too many Yoda jokes, there are.
Laugh at them, you will not.

Hypocrite, am I?
...Yes, yes I am.

While modern sculptures look fantastic if executed well, I still have a strong preference for basic brick-built sculptures like this. The building experience feels more like sculpting to me.

Bionicle ball socket eyes are much less creepy than dish eyes... If you know what I mean.

No seagull included, -1 points.

75225 is better.

Disagree. 7194 has a true Lego soul. Way better than the last predictable 75225 build. Matter of fact, it's likely to strengthen its aura of evergreen Lego classic in the years to come, and a sure nominee for the "They don't make them like they used to anymore" category in the Lego Academy awards.

And a great parts pack (for the wealthy)!