Review: 75324 Dark Trooper Attack
Posted by CapnRex101,
Luke Skywalker's incredible appearance during The Mandalorian demonstrated his exceptional power, efficiently slicing through Dark Troopers. 75324 Dark Trooper Attack presents that scene accurately and should prove extremely popular, including three Dark Troopers!
However, acquiring these desirable minifigures seems quite expensive because the set costs £24.99, $29.99 or €29.99, despite containing just 166 pieces. This character selection remains notably impressive though, so appears tempting.
Summary
75324 Dark Trooper Attack, 166 pieces.
£29.99 / $34.99 / €34.99 | 18.1p/21.1c/21.1c per piece.
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While undoubtedly expensive, exceptional minifigures elevate 75324 Dark Trooper Attack.
- Outstanding minifigure selection
- Numerous accurate details
- Enjoyable functions
- Particularly expensive
- Reliant upon stickers
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
Luke Skywalker wears dark robes during The Mandalorian, resembling those from Return of the Jedi. This minifigure therefore resembles earlier designs, but includes more layered fabric across the torso and legs. Luke's metallic silver belt buckle remains intact though, alongside a matching fastener for his lightsaber and a gloved hand.
The minifigure also includes a fabric cape and a hood, approximating the classic depiction from 3341 Star Wars #2. The hood component has not always proven effective previously, but looks perfect here, capturing the mysterious atmosphere surrounding Luke's arrival during the series. This double-sided head is ideal too, having appeared on numerous occasions since 2015.
Naturally, Luke includes his green lightsaber, contrasting starkly against his black clothing and ready to slice through the gathered Dark Troopers!
75315 Imperial Light Cruiser introduced our first Dark Trooper minifigure, albeit only containing one. The inclusion of three Dark Troopers here is therefore very exciting and these implacable droids look fantastic! The helmet features superb texture, including prominent cheek panels and triangular slits which form red eyes. The head underneath therefore displays a red visor, above metallic silver detailing.
The chest armour component appears suitably bulky and features a red power indicator, which also adorns the torso. The accompanying silver accents look great, although I am unconvinced by the conspicuous light bluish grey designs representing hollow sections. Strangely, the torsos are reversed on the packaging, but the actual minifigures match those produced last year.
Despite the light bluish grey highlights, I think the Dark Troopers look marvellous and they are tremendously desirable for army building. Unlike the trooper from 75315 Imperial Light Cruiser, these minifigures carry double-barrelled blaster rifles, approximating the proportions and shape of their onscreen weapons.
The Completed Model
Luke Skywalker's encounter with the Dark Troopers culminates in a hallway outside the bridge aboard Moff Gideon's cruiser. The setting looks excellent here, since this model replicates the muted colours and lighting associated with Imperial architecture. However, this structure only measures 15cm in length, which accommodates the minifigures nicely, but seems rather small.
Nevertheless, the most important details from the onscreen location are present. They include angular stanchions fixed along each wall with the cylindrical turbolift, which closely resembles those found on the Death Star. Texture is absent from the door, although accurately capturing the recognisable curved shape was paramount.
The indicators above this turbolift are formed using two stickers, while another represents the wall control panel. Moreover, rotating the lift and recreating its opening door reveals additional stickers inside. These panels feature satisfying detail and the opening function works smoothly, controlled using the black Technic gear on top.
Liberal use of stickers continues across this wall, representing light fixtures and angular panels. These include one that displays an intricate control system, several of which appear during the original scene. The corridor could easily be extended in different directions with additional sets, which seems enticing given the considerable army building potential of Dark Troopers!
The reverse is inevitably undecorated, but another corridor could be situated beside the open doorway for complete accuracy to The Mandalorian. However, no dedicated connection points are provided. That is perhaps surprising, although the structure could certainly be modified with clips or Technic pins if you wish.
Despite lacking two lightsaber-wielding minifigures, comparisons could be drawn between this set and 75236 Duel on Starkiller Base or 75269 Duel on Mustafar. The moving functions in the base are certainly familiar, as one section of the floor turns and another slides to recreate Luke Force pulling a Dark Trooper towards his lightsaber. Such functions are very basic and may be considered unnecessary, but they work nicely.
Overall
The minifigure selection is undoubtedly the outstanding feature of 75324 Dark Trooper Attack, comprising three malevolent Dark Troopers alongside an exclusive version of Luke Skywalker. Beyond their appealing subjects, the execution of these minifigures is impressive and the Dark Troopers are perfectly suited to army building, since Moff Gideon's platoon contains forty units.
The corridor is therefore overshadowed by those minifigures, but captures ample detail from the onscreen location and incorporates some effective functions. However, the price is a significant issue, since this set costs £24.99, $29.99 or €29.99, which seems expensive. Of course, waiting for a discount would probably be wise, but the minifigures are difficult to resist!
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Very good set. I'm going to buy this as soon as its on selves.
By the sun and stars, they went all-in with the stickers! Do they really save that much money by using so many stickers?
Still a gorgeous set!
I like the Luke figure, but that newer hood piece still looks weird to me
Great review, thanks!
It's expensive for what you get. Gonna have to look for these at a discount for sure.
It is a very expensive battle pack with a lot of stickers.. 19,99€ seems more reasonable: 5€ per minifig. Waiting for the upcoming discount.
@PerryThePlatypus said:
"I like the Luke figure, but that newer hood piece still looks weird to me"
Yeah, that hood piece is really awkward. I haven’t seen a minifig yet where it’s an improvement over the old, rounder hood element. Oh well
How much? Outrageous
Managed to grab this early and I have to point out that the lack of a hair piece for Luke feels very stingy of Lego considering the price tag. If city sets can manage that you would imagine Star Wars could as well.
I think it’s a good price. It’s much more substantial than a $20 set like duel on Mandalore, and it has twice the number of figs. (The marauader has the same number and it’s $10 more)
@BulbaNerd4000 said:
"I think it’s a good price. It’s much more substantial than a $20 set like duel on Mandalore, and it has twice the number of figs. (The marauader has the same number and it’s $10 more)"
the Marauder is still overpriced but at least you get a substantial, complete build. With this here, not so much. 20€ is the absolute upper limit.
Price-per-piece is expensive, but I feel that I should point out a recent video by Mandproductions in which he weighs this against other comparable Star Wars sets - turns out that it’s actually not that bad a deal when weight is taken into account…
Price has the usual Star Wars tax, but bump this down to $25 and it's not that bad a value.
The lack of connection points is the most confusing thing for me.
100% buying for the Dark Troopers.
I have wanted Dark troopers for as long as they have existed in the Mandalorian, I think this is a great set. I can't wait to get this
Prior to this set being unveiled the dark trooper figs from the imperial light cruiser set were selling for $20+ EACH because they were exclusive to what seems to be an ugly and expensive ($160) ship build. Puts the price in perspective for me. I'm happy for the fans who want to build an army of these.
Quite nice set, but I absolutely don't think R$279.99 (1/4 of the Brazilian minimum wage, despite the fact I have a good salary) for miserable 166 pieces justifies getting my first Jedi Luke minifig. Worse is that the price isn't going to go down in any way, since in Brazil it is almost impossible for Lego to get 20, 30 or 40% off sales like in other countries. Ridiculous.
@V24 said:
"Do they really save that much money by using so many stickers?"
Yes, they do.
Kind of wish reviews included sticker sheet photos, especially when stickers are mentioned as a downside - it's a good way to see at a glance how "bad" it is.
For the overpacked nature of it, they could've at least given Luke a hair piece?
Collectible Minifigure sets are $4.99 USD, so I can forgive about $20 from this price.
I like the cut-out effect produced by the light blue sections on the torso and legs; it really does give them that T-800 look.
$30 for a glorified battle pack? Easy pass for me.
Dark Trooper Attack? Looks more like Sticker Attack to me...
So if you’re purchasing purely for army building, it’s essentially $10 per trooper before tax. If you want 40 of them then you’ll have to buy 14 sets for $420 because the odd number of troopers.
I guess reselling 13 Lukes may help to offset some of the cost.
It may be just me but TLG use of stickers on curved surfaces is the bane of my existence.
@B_Space_Man said:
"So if you’re purchasing purely for army building, it’s essentially $10 per trooper before tax. If you want 40 of them then you’ll have to buy 14 sets for $420 because the odd number of troopers.
I guess reselling 13 Lukes may help to offset some of the cost. "
I can’t see Luke being worth that much precisely because people will have loads of spares ??
Why pay 33% more for this set than it's worth when it first comes out? Wait a few months for Walmart and Amazon to drop the price to $24. Then I'm in.
Gonna buy with a discount. I love vignettes more than starships. I don't care about the sticker number.
Despite the high price, I can totally see people are still gonna buy multiple of this. It's a SW tax and also for the minifigs. There's no way they gonna priced this at $20. I could see this as a $25-$30 set, which turns out to be true.
Sticker sheet screams to be bought in bulk for a large death star moc... And one can never have to many dark troopers..
The more appropriate pricing would be $19.99 / £17.99 / €19.99
@V24 said:
"By the sun and stars, they went all-in with the stickers! Do they really save that much money by using so many stickers?
Still a gorgeous set!"
probably. If they print, there will be a lot of print machines needed, and making stickers seems more cost effective.
@CapnRex101 said:
"Strangely, the torsos are reversed on the packaging, but the actual minifigures match those produced last year."
LEGO has responded to this:
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-responds-error-dark-trooper-attack/
@graymattr said:
"Why pay 33% more for this set than it's worth when it first comes out? Wait a few months for Walmart and Amazon to drop the price to $24. Then I'm in. "
I used to think like this, but has anyone else noticed how the selection of LEGO merch available from day to day on Amazon at 20% off in the US isn’t what it used to be? I used to really scroll and could pick and choose…but now there just isn’t as much being offered.
I could be wrong though.
The set page does not include the number of minifigs. Is that a mystery?
@lynels said:
"Quite nice set, but I absolutely don't think R$279.99 (1/4 of the Brazilian minimum wage, despite the fact I have a good salary) for miserable 166 pieces justifies getting my first Jedi Luke minifig. Worse is that the price isn't going to go down in any way, since in Brazil it is almost impossible for Lego to get 20, 30 or 40% off sales like in other countries. Ridiculous."
A LEGO set for fifteen minutes' worth of work seems quite reasonable to me. In America, that would be $3.75, or one-eighth the retail price of this set.
Adding it to my "Only get on sale" list.
@ricecake said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"Strangely, the torsos are reversed on the packaging, but the actual minifigures match those produced last year."
LEGO has responded to this:
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-responds-error-dark-trooper-attack/ "
I know, I participated in that call with the designers. This error warrants acknowledgement, but nothing more.
Will buy two with discount and extend the hallway in the same direction, so I'll basically build the second set as a mirror image of the first. Luke number two will be sold or maybe placed on my desk, as a reminder of why I need a job in the first place: collecting LEGO.
@myscrnnm said:
" @lynels said:
"Quite nice set, but I absolutely don't think R$279.99 (1/4 of the Brazilian minimum wage, despite the fact I have a good salary) for miserable 166 pieces justifies getting my first Jedi Luke minifig. Worse is that the price isn't going to go down in any way, since in Brazil it is almost impossible for Lego to get 20, 30 or 40% off sales like in other countries. Ridiculous."
A LEGO set for fifteen minutes' worth of work seems quite reasonable to me. In America, that would be $3.75, or one-eighth the retail price of this set."
I’m pretty sure the OP is referring to the DAILY wage, not hourly!!
There’s no way that set is the equivalent of $3.75 in Brazil!
@lemish34 said:
" @myscrnnm said:
" @lynels said:
"Quite nice set, but I absolutely don't think R$279.99 (1/4 of the Brazilian minimum wage, despite the fact I have a good salary) for miserable 166 pieces justifies getting my first Jedi Luke minifig. Worse is that the price isn't going to go down in any way, since in Brazil it is almost impossible for Lego to get 20, 30 or 40% off sales like in other countries. Ridiculous."
A LEGO set for fifteen minutes' worth of work seems quite reasonable to me. In America, that would be $3.75, or one-eighth the retail price of this set."
I’m pretty sure the OP is referring to the DAILY wage, not hourly!!
There’s no way that set is the equivalent of $3.75 in Brazil!"
It's actually monthly...
@sipuss said:
" @lemish34 said:
" @myscrnnm said:
" @lynels said:
"Quite nice set, but I absolutely don't think R$279.99 (1/4 of the Brazilian minimum wage, despite the fact I have a good salary) for miserable 166 pieces justifies getting my first Jedi Luke minifig. Worse is that the price isn't going to go down in any way, since in Brazil it is almost impossible for Lego to get 20, 30 or 40% off sales like in other countries. Ridiculous."
A LEGO set for fifteen minutes' worth of work seems quite reasonable to me. In America, that would be $3.75, or one-eighth the retail price of this set."
I’m pretty sure the OP is referring to the DAILY wage, not hourly!!
There’s no way that set is the equivalent of $3.75 in Brazil!"
It's actually monthly...
"
Yes, salary is paid monthly here. Minimum wage in Brazil is R$1.212,00, which is roughly US$235.00. My salary since last year is aproximately R$10.000,00, high above the average of the country, yet equal to US$1.945,00. Despite having such salary, living most of my life with lower wages makes me think carefully before buying a overpriced set. There's no such thing as building armies with SW sets here.
@B_Space_Man:
Or you can buy 13 copies of this, unload a dozen Lukes, and buy one copy of the capital ship to get exactly 40.
@R1_Drift:
Besides the fact that their printing capacity is reportedly maxed out, there’s also the issue of storage. There may not be a stickered part in this set that’s not used elsewhere without a sticker, but print these instead and you probably have to stock a dozen more parts. Given the limits on creation of new elements, this would likely translate to a reduction in variety of minifigs for the whole theme.
@myscrnnm:
Unless I missed something huge, $15 is not the US federal minimum wage. It’s the local minimum wage in a few cities, and the effective minimum wage in several others, but federal is still set at $7.25/hr.
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @PerryThePlatypus said:
"I like the Luke figure, but that newer hood piece still looks weird to me"
Yeah, that hood piece is really awkward. I haven’t seen a minifig yet where it’s an improvement over the old, rounder hood element. Oh well"
I personally like the new hood piece since it has a more ominous feel to it, but I acknowledge that I'm likely in the minority with this one, much like with the newer Stormtrooper helmet. Though, admittedly, if someone has a bunch of figures with the older helmets/hoods and there are some figures with the newer elements, they do look rather out of place. Plus, it is a bit of a rarity that you see a character with an open hood anyways. Plus, I suppose it could be a case where the older hood has that classic Lego charm to it, and this newer hood element could be said to be too realistic. Certainly, have heard similar complaints with the newer Storm trooper helmet, and to lesser degrees, the newer Darth Vader and Mandalorian helmet elements.
As for the figures, it is hard to think of definite improvements since the newer hood element has been used on such few figures. However, I do believe that for the Imperial Spy, which is one of my favorite characters from the Lego Star Wars games, that the old hood piece would just be impossible to use with the neck attachment piece that gives the character their iconic look. Anyways, those are my thoughts on the hood
Also, please forgive me if double commenting goes against the rules, and if it does, feel free to delete this one. I just didn't want the people I was replying to be forced to hear my thoughts on the set if they didn't want to. I love this set, though it is definitely sticker heavy, and while I don't enjoy applying stickers, hence I tend to avoid some of the Speed Champions sets that are sticker heavy, but as usual, I do think they add to the model, especially in this case, as the hallway would look quite barren. Though this also applies generally because I tend to be a purist and rarely modify my sets unless there's such a glaring flaw that ruins the set to me. Might be a bit overpriced, but not the most glaring example, and plus, in this case as well as with battle-packs, price doesn't tend to matter as much to me since I don't plan on army-building, though I do recognize that army building is the whole selling point of battle-packs and there are a lot of people who are affected by price because of that. Not saying that it's a bad thing in any matter, just merely stating a fact. Figures are big plus since I'll be getting the newer hood element for the first time, and I'd be intrigued to see how it looks on my custom figures, and the Dark Troopers are a big plus, since I likely won't be getting the 75315 Imperial Light Cruiser. Love that the Space Invader guns are in black, despite people saying how overused they are, which is certainly a fair point, but black is a much less common color, and the hallway, despite being basic, could serve many different purposes encompassing play, display, and making brickfilms.
@myscrnnm said:
" @lynels said:
"Quite nice set, but I absolutely don't think R$279.99 (1/4 of the Brazilian minimum wage, despite the fact I have a good salary) for miserable 166 pieces justifies getting my first Jedi Luke minifig. Worse is that the price isn't going to go down in any way, since in Brazil it is almost impossible for Lego to get 20, 30 or 40% off sales like in other countries. Ridiculous."
A LEGO set for fifteen minutes' worth of work seems quite reasonable to me. In America, that would be $3.75, or one-eighth the retail price of this set."
Really lol at this comment. No offense but must be living under a rock for not knowing:
1) Brazil is nowhere near the US in terms of minimum wage.
2) Minimum wage in US is not $15. Only in a few cities and states.
3) Pretty sure no one would complain at all if this set is 1/4 of the local hourly minimum wage.
Even daily would seem too good to be true. So my first guess would have been at least weekly, but that person said it's monthly lol
Spoliers, Capn!
@mediAFOL said:
"Spoliers, Capn!"
For a show released last year?
If this could actually appear on shelves in Australian stores, that would be a massive improvement over the 501st sets. We saw one box arrive in most stores and never again. Very irritating when you see them still on shelves in North American based Lego store and other store videos and the like.
Price sucks but at least having the chance to buy them when you can afford them is better than likely never even having the chance.
@graymattr said:
"Why pay 33% more for this set than it's worth when it first comes out? Wait a few months for Walmart and Amazon to drop the price to $24. Then I'm in. "
Used to be my go-to tactic until the global supply chain issues came in. Still haven't been able to get 76239 here in Russia since it goes out of stock as soon as it's back on shelves. So if you're not in US/EU, it's a lot harder now.
Seems a bit expensive for army building unfortunately until maybe it goes on 20% discount
@TillyTheCat said:
" @mediAFOL said:
"Spoliers, Capn!"
For a show released last year?"
Yeah, but putting it above the fold was a tad harsh.
@CapnRex101 said:
[[LEGO has responded to this:
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-responds-error-dark-trooper-attack/ ]]
I know, I participated in that call with the designers. This error warrants acknowledgement, but nothing more.]]
Well, now I'm really confused. I linked to a Brick Fanatics article in a comment section last week, and @Huw deleted the comment and wrote that linking to that particular site is prohibited. But now we have a different moderator responding to a comment with a link from Brick Fanatics, and it doesn't seem to be a problem at all. Which rule should I be following? That site definitely has some useful articles from time to time. Thanks
Very neat set but seems to be a questionable value at that price point. Maybe should have included R2-D2 and Grogu as the structure certainly does not merit a $30 price tag. Having said all of that, the Dark Troopers look phenomenal and an updated Luke minifigure is always welcome.
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
"Well, now I'm really confused. I linked to a Brick Fanatics article in a comment section last week, and @Huw deleted the comment and wrote that linking to that particular site is prohibited. But now we have a different moderator responding to a comment with a link from Brick Fanatics, and it doesn't seem to be a problem at all. Which rule should I be following? That site definitely has some useful articles from time to time. Thanks"
I've just looked at your deleted comment and I am not sure why it was deleted, or by whom, since that is not recorded.
It's fine to link to BrickFanatics, as it is a recognised fan media site that does not publish leaks, and while they do write a lot of speculative rubbish and click-bait content they do, as you say, occasionally publish something of interest, even if it is hard to find and read.
I have reinstated the comment in question.
This glorified battlepack should be 19.99 Euro at most. Lego openly antagonizing fans yet again. Will only buy at at least 30% off. The new wave is just awful price-wise!
While I would have liked a hairpiece for Luke at this price, I think $29.99 is tolerable for this set. If we assume each figure is worth $5, then we have $20 for the figures. However, we also have to take the build into account (which also adds roughly $10 in value).
I think there's a misconception that "Price per Part" (PPP) is a reliable indicator of value.
You have sets with a great PPP, but all those parts go into tiny details/greebles, leaving a small finished model. Sets with a poor PPP will sometimes have large parts that make the model feel more "substantive".
Ideally this set would've been $25, but I think the amount of "stuff" (not parts) that you get for this set is comparable to many $30 sets.
@Lucsha said:
"While I would have liked a hairpiece for Luke at this price, I think $29.99 is tolerable for this set. If we assume each figure is worth $5, then we have $20 for the figures. However, we also have to take the build into account (which also adds roughly $10 in value).
I think there's a misconception that "Price per Part" (PPP) is a reliable indicator of value.
You have sets with a great PPP, but all those parts go into tiny details/greebles, leaving a small finished model. Sets with a poor PPP will sometimes have large parts that make the model feel more "substantive".
Ideally this set would've been $25, but I think the amount of "stuff" (not parts) that you get for this set is comparable to many $30 sets."
Whatever you say, 501st Battlepack had more minifigs and ppp, that was in a completely different league compared to this, and all that at the same price point. There really is no excuse for the price of this set (and others like it).
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @PerryThePlatypus said:
"I like the Luke figure, but that newer hood piece still looks weird to me"
Yeah, that hood piece is really awkward. I haven’t seen a minifig yet where it’s an improvement over the old, rounder hood element. Oh well"
I'm pretty sure that the only minifigures it's been good for are Palpatine and Garindan.
@revanswrath2003:
Well, Garindan, at least. On a human, it makes them look like they’re wearing a cat on their head under the hood.
@PurpleDave said:
" @revanswrath2003:
Well, Garindan, at least. On a human, it makes them look like they’re wearing a cat on their head under the hood."
Garindan, yes. Good call. That might be the one exception. Otherwise, cat on head.
This past weekend, I was finally able to catch the season 2 finale which featured this scene, but it was spoiled for me a while back by several mainstream sites, almost immediately after the episode was released. Super annoying.
Yes, I know the episode was released in Dec 2020. And yes, my annoyance at spoilers, even after that long, remains... because plenty of other movies and TV shows had such surprises kept secret for longer than this (see most of the MCU movies).
I plan to watch the Book of Boba Fett next, but even elements of that are spoiled with the new LEGO set reveals. At least for the set reviewed here, it has a generic sounding name ("Dark Trooper Attack") and is not obviously a spoiler.
Is there a Brickset site policy on spoilers?
Great set but hate the new hoods
Overall the set looks decent. I'll likely pick it up eventually. I always prefer to wait for a sale, but those are rare in this climate.
As for pricing, I'd want it cheaper, but I can see it being $30 relatively easy considering 4 figures are included. How often do you get a $20 set with 4 figures? Not too often, sometimes maybe 3 figures like the Black Panther jet set that came out last year, but usually you'd expect a "set" (not a battle pack) to be a bit more expensive. Plus with battle pack sets going up in price anyway, this makes sense.
@PjtorXmos said:
" @Lucsha said:
"While I would have liked a hairpiece for Luke at this price, I think $29.99 is tolerable for this set. If we assume each figure is worth $5, then we have $20 for the figures. However, we also have to take the build into account (which also adds roughly $10 in value).
I think there's a misconception that "Price per Part" (PPP) is a reliable indicator of value.
You have sets with a great PPP, but all those parts go into tiny details/greebles, leaving a small finished model. Sets with a poor PPP will sometimes have large parts that make the model feel more "substantive".
Ideally this set would've been $25, but I think the amount of "stuff" (not parts) that you get for this set is comparable to many $30 sets."
Whatever you say, 501st Battlepack had more minifigs and ppp, that was in a completely different league compared to this, and all that at the same price point. There really is no excuse for the price of this set (and others like it)."
The 501st Battle Pack had more figures (although 2/6 are battle droids) and more pieces. I agree that it has a better value, but (like I said earlier) PPP is a flawed indicator of value. I think the amount of "stuff" you get here is pretty good. Maybe my standards are lower - I got the 75270 Obi-Wan's Hut back in 2020 (also $29.99). That set had 34 more pieces and the same number of figures, but I think you get more *stuff* here. This set also compares favorably to so many other sets (like 75208, or 75199) but other sets like 75174 set have more "stuff" at the same price (notice how I haven't mentioned PPP; it *can* be helpful but isn't always a good indicator of value).
Is it the best value? No, but it's hardly "inexcusable", given what you receive. Having the set retail for $20 (as many commenters mentioned) would be great but just isn't realistic in a world where Battle Packs cost $20.
Maybe I'm just biased towards dioramas/displays, but I like the build you get here much more than the (oversized) BARC speeder and AT-RT in the 501st set. Those models aren't terrible, but I like *this* much more. That's just my personal preference.
The set is nice...apart from that HIDEOUS shower towel in Luke's head pretending to be a hood.
I don't know who approved that new molde but they need their eyes checked.
Very good review, thanks. Disappointed about the stickers (I hate Lego stickers!) but the minifigures make up for any negatives like you said. I'll be buying at least 2 straight away to start building my Dark Trooper platoon! :-)
@MVives said:
"This past weekend, I was finally able to catch the season 2 finale which featured this scene, but it was spoiled for me a while back by several mainstream sites, almost immediately after the episode was released. Super annoying.
Yes, I know the episode was released in Dec 2020. And yes, my annoyance at spoilers, even after that long, remains... because plenty of other movies and TV shows had such surprises kept secret for longer than this (see most of the MCU movies).
I plan to watch the Book of Boba Fett next, but even elements of that are spoiled with the new LEGO set reveals. At least for the set reviewed here, it has a generic sounding name ("Dark Trooper Attack") and is not obviously a spoiler.
Is there a Brickset site policy on spoilers?"
Hey…heads up…Vader is Luke’s Dad. Yeah I know, blew me away too. That means Leia shoved her tongue down her brother’s throat. Ewwwwww!!!
@blogzilly:
Rumor is, if you get a first edition of Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, they do a bit worse than just playing tonsil hockey.
@PurpleDave said:
" @blogzilly:
Rumor is, if you get a first edition of Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, they do a bit worse than just playing tonsil hockey."
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
@blogzilly:
Yeah. Maybe. I’ve heard about this, but my copy is quite a bit more recent, being a 20th Edition MMP. It has an intro from George Lucas indicating he was about to start work on Ep1 when it went back into reprints. However, the original version was published in 1978, when the SW saga was just a movie called “Star Wars”, and none of the revelations of Ep5 or Ep6 had been put to paper yet, much less projected on a movie screen.
Expensive! The first time at least every decent Star Wars lego collector saw this, they probably thought “oh, this seems like a good $20 set!” Yet, nope. It is 30 dollars, which is crazy! LEGO has made the prices higher for certain sets, like the new snow trooper battle pack. Battle packs last year were $15, this year it is $20?! I understand there is a shortage or something going on, but for this set $10 more than it should be? That’s crazy! Yet, it does have a good selection, and I am glad normal Jedi Luke is back. Just my thought.