Review: 75332 AT-ST
Posted by CapnRex101,
The growing 4+ Star Wars range has achieved mixed results. While certain vehicles present an intriguing charm, basic construction techniques often involve compromises. 75332 AT-ST seems reasonable though, caricaturing the dangerous scout walker.
Additionally, the minifigure selection is enticing, including exclusive versions of Wicket and the AT-ST Driver. However, 4+ sets are consistently expensive and 75332 AT-ST exemplifies this repeated issue, costing £29.99, $34.99 or €34.99.
Summary
75332 AT-ST, 87 pieces.
£29.99 / $34.99 / €34.99 | 34.5p/40.2c/40.2c per piece.
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The expensive price spoils an otherwise enjoyable 4+ set
- Silly and fun AT-ST design
- Appealing minifigures
- Extremely expensive
Minifigures
Four AT-ST Driver minifigures have been produced, sporting their standard grey fatigues. The latest design features the same detailed helmet as the driver from 75322 Hoth AT-ST, including printed goggles with a matching chinstrap on the head. The facial expressions are also identical, but the torso is unique and displays realistic creasing around the belt.
The omission of printed or dual-moulded legs is disappointing though, given the AT-ST Driver from 75153 AT-ST Walker did include decorated legs. The superb Scout Trooper only makes that problem more obvious because the legs and torso are extremely detailed. Also, I think the balance between white armour and the black body glove is perfect.
As normal, the dual-moulded helmet looks outstanding, while the head underneath makes a welcome return from the enormous 75313 AT-AT. Both minifigures are suitably equipped with blaster pistols.
Endor and the Ewoks have been noticeably underrepresented in recent years, hence Wicket has attracted interest. This minifigure closely resembles its counterpart in 75238 Action Battle Endor Assault, with tan accents on the face complementing the reddish brown fur. Additionally, the texture on the head and torso element looks excellent.
The only difference between this Ewok and the previous version of Wicket is extra creasing on his hood. While such changes were arguably unnecessary, the minifigure is well-executed and is certainly the most appealing feature of this set, in my opinion. Wicket carries a primitive bow.
The Completed Model
74-Z speeder bikes appear in almost every set featuring Endor. As expected, this 4+ rendition appears very basic, but captures the slender outriggers accurately and includes a tan ingot on the back, representing a folded tarp. There is enough room for the Scout Trooper, although the vehicle looks strange without handlebars.
A simple Ewok fortification is also provided, constructed around two tree trunk elements. The branches seem disproportionately stubby, but I like the mixture of lime green and bright green leaves. Also, the catapult is a welcome addition, despite the awkward yellow Technic pin which stands out among the natural colours. Thankfully, these pins remain limited mostly to 4+ sets.
The 3x3 curved corner plates atop the tree look superb and are only otherwise available with 76217 I am Groot, in reddish brown. There is enough space for an Ewok to stand behind this railing and store a couple of accessories on clips. Extra minifigures could hide inside the tree, even though no other sets currently contain Ewoks to aid Wicket.
Assistance might be needed because the Empire has deployed an AT-ST beside their speeder bike. As mentioned earlier, these 4+ vehicles seem inconsistent. Some are hardly recognisable with their source material, while others are somehow charming, with exaggerated proportions or notable features. Personally, I think the AT-ST achieves a degree of charm!
The new AT-ST resembles 7127 Imperial AT-ST, given both models lack the engine housing which should be situated between the articulated legs and cockpit. The shape of this vehicle therefore appears peculiar. However, I like how these leg components are integrated and the articulation is surprisingly effective, primarily because the weight distribution is totally even.
A specialised part was created for the cockpit. I am not convinced this was necessary, but the angular shape looks good. Moreover, the viewports seem accurate and I like the printed hatch on top. The hatch cannot actually open though. Instead, the entire roof is easily removable and reveals room for the driver to sit on the smooth floor inside, albeit without any controls.
Overall
75332 AT-ST is among the better 4+ Star Wars sets released since 2020, rivalling 75237 TIE Fighter Attack as my favourite. The minifigures are notably appealing, even though the AT-ST Driver should include decorated legs. Also, I enjoy the exaggerated design of the AT-ST, which makes good use of the specialised legs introduced for mechs last year.
Unfortunately, these qualities are completely overshadowed by the price of £29.99, $34.99 or €29.99. These sets targeting young builders are never going to offer great value for older fans because the actual models are rarely of great interest. Nevertheless, this example is especially egregious and represents very poor value, despite those desirable minifigures.
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$35 for 87 pieces. 40¢ a piece, wow!
This set is adorable. I'm not even that big a Star Wars fan but I kind of love this.
I give them 9€, no more. 0,10 per piece.
That speeder bike makes me want to cry. It's somehow worse than the one in the 2021 Advent Calendar, which I had to beef up with a ton of kibble. Yes, I know it's a 4+ version.
I wonder if Star Wars could do an equivalent of the Harry Potter magical trunk? Throw a bunch of parts into a kit and let kids go nuts with rebuilt options.
Stomp stomp stomp. Bawk awk awk! Here comes the chicken walker scrounging for grubs! Can the teddy bear soldier defend the hollow tree? Only you can find out! The new 4+ Chicken Walker Attack playset, only from LEGO (TM). In stores this August for just $35!
* subject to price increase.
Let me play devil's advocate here.
What's the cost/ounce or cost/gram compared to a set that is ~0.10 USD/piece?
Actually, let's look at this. 75280: 501st Legion Clone Troopers is 10.5c per piece. It is 305 grams according to Bricklink, and retails for $29.99. So ~9.8c per gram. If this had gone up to $34.99 with the other recent price increases, then one could assume ~11.4c per gram.
75332: AT-ST is 230 grams according to Bricklink. So ~12.5c per gram.
Given the price increases, probably near same value given the amount of material used. And if Bricklink considers the box in the weight, if the 501st box is larger, this obviously increases the overall weight.
More material, higher cost. It seems expensive, but is it really based on material used?
€40 in Sweden...wow.
It looks like the AT-ST is wearing swim flippers.
I do quite like the AT-ST, it's done pretty well for a 4+ set. Everything else....a bit meh. And I can't help but wonder if 4 year old kids even care about Star Wars. Or if they even should....
As for the price, 4+ sets are always rather expensive, and for some part I can understand why. But just looking at what you get, this just doesn't seem like €35 worth of play value to me. Even within the 4+ range you can get so much better for quite a bit less.
Duck AT-ST
Duck AT-ST
I wonder if the excessive amounts of large pieces along with the highly detailed mini figures are driving up the price. I doubt it, though.
If I were a parent, I’d probably look for alternative Star Wars toys. This is excessively expensive, even when compared to other Star Wars sets.
@Schmopiesdad said:
"It looks like the AT-ST is wearing swim flippers.
"
I thought it was tap dancing.
Standard price per part methodology is hard to apply to a Lego set with this many large parts. That being said, this set is still somewhat overpriced considering the amount of stuff you get, imo.
It looks like a DUPLO set, but made with LEGO bricks.
€35 makes little sense next to sets like €10 71757: Lloyd's Ninja Mech , or even the €20 licensed 76830: Zyclops Chase
There's only 5 particularly large pieces in this set and only one of them is new, that's not an excuse for the price being what it is. $20 would still be too much but it would be in line with other 4+ Star Wars sets. That being said I do think the model is really cute and it actually has more articulation than any other AT-ST model in recent years
I wonder if i should buy the set for the figs; swap out for older figs I most likely have duplicates of... then resale the set at half the cost to recoup the expensive set cost... for a 4+ set that my boys or myself will never need.
@Real_Jonny_G said:
"Let me play devil's advocate here.
What's the cost/ounce or cost/gram compared to a set that is ~0.10 USD/piece?
Actually, let's look at this. 75280: 501st Legion Clone Troopers is 10.5c per piece. It is 305 grams according to Bricklink, and retails for $29.99. So ~9.8c per gram. If this had gone up to $34.99 with the other recent price increases, then one could assume ~11.4c per gram.
75332: AT-ST is 230 grams according to Bricklink. So ~12.5c per gram.
Given the price increases, probably near same value given the amount of material used. And if Bricklink considers the box in the weight, if the 501st box is larger, this obviously increases the overall weight.
More material, higher cost. It seems expensive, but is it really based on material used?"
Pick up the box sometime and you'll realize just how little is in there compared to any other 35 dollar set on the market right now. And this includes a larger instruction booklet than those. This is a 20 dollar set for 35 bucks. Pure and simple.
OF COURSE those large pieces drive up the price!
I don't understand how anyone can think ppp is meaningful when there's such a huge difference in parts. A 1x1 tile compared to a 48x48 baseplate, for instance.
@Real_Jonny_G said:
"Let me play devil's advocate here.
What's the cost/ounce or cost/gram compared to a set that is ~0.10 USD/piece?
Actually, let's look at this. 75280: 501st Legion Clone Troopers is 10.5c per piece. It is 305 grams according to Bricklink, and retails for $29.99. So ~9.8c per gram. If this had gone up to $34.99 with the other recent price increases, then one could assume ~11.4c per gram.
75332: AT-ST is 230 grams according to Bricklink. So ~12.5c per gram.
Given the price increases, probably near same value given the amount of material used. And if Bricklink considers the box in the weight, if the 501st box is larger, this obviously increases the overall weight.
More material, higher cost. It seems expensive, but is it really based on material used?"
I don't know, but just looking at the set it does not appear to offer €35 of value. It can be as simple as that. Maybe 20 to at most 25.
@560heliport said:
"OF COURSE those large pieces drive up the price!
I don't understand how anyone can think ppp is meaningful when there's such a huge difference in parts. A 1x1 tile compared to a 48x48 baseplate, for instance."
Agreed! I've always felt that price-per-piece valuation is completely arbitrary. 4+ sets really seem to exemplify this especially well.
@560heliport said:
"OF COURSE those large pieces drive up the price!
I don't understand how anyone can think ppp is meaningful when there's such a huge difference in parts. A 1x1 tile compared to a 48x48 baseplate, for instance."
It's a meaningful heuristic for a number of reasons, and it's not a completely arbitrary measure:
PPP wouldn't be useful for comparison if LEGO were selling a set of 100 1x1 studs at the same price as a set of 100 16x16 plates. But this generally doesn't happen - most sets contain a diversity of parts. At a PPP of 10 cents a piece, for example, one is 'overpaying' for the ABS in the small parts and 'underpaying' for the ABS in the large ones, but this why it works comparing one set to another (when both have a diversity of parts). PPP has also been reasonably consistent for a long time.
Most people do recognize that there are outliers (power functions, mini figures, large elements). Even accounting for that, this set seems exceptionally expensive, which is too bad, because I do like it a lot otherwise.
I don't find weight a useful way to compare sets, because all else being equal, a heavier set is not more value for me, but all else being equal, a set with more parts is.
It's been so long since they released a good Endor related set.
@GregoryBrick said:
" @560heliport said:
"OF COURSE those large pieces drive up the price!
I don't understand how anyone can think ppp is meaningful when there's such a huge difference in parts. A 1x1 tile compared to a 48x48 baseplate, for instance."
It's a meaningful heuristic for a number of reasons, and it's not a completely arbitrary measure:
PPP wouldn't be useful for comparison if LEGO were selling a set of 100 1x1 studs at the same price as a set of 100 16x16 plates. But this generally doesn't happen - most sets contain a diversity of parts. At a PPP of 10 cents a piece, for example, one is 'overpaying' for the ABS in the small parts and 'underpaying' for the ABS in the large ones, but this why it works comparing one set to another (when both have a diversity of parts). PPP has also been reasonably consistent for a long time.
Most people do recognize that there are outliers (power functions, mini figures, large elements). Even accounting for that, this set seems exceptionally expensive, which is too bad, because I do like it a lot otherwise.
I don't find weight a useful way to compare sets, because all else being equal, a heavier set is not more value for me, but all else being equal, a set with more parts is."
I concur, I frankly am fine with whatever metric people prefer but for me it's ppp. Don't really get all the hate that this measure seems to be getting - it tells me how many times I will grab a piece and attach it to another piece. Same amount of joy attaching a 1x1 plate to a 2x4 brick as a two 2x4 bricks together for me.
With that said of course build experience is not only determined by number of pieces but at least I know how long I can expect to spend building usually - which is the whole point of LEGO for me. And ok - I do love it when they look good on display too :)
@Real_Jonny_G said:
"Let me play devil's advocate here.
What's the cost/ounce or cost/gram compared to a set that is ~0.10 USD/piece?
Actually, let's look at this. 75280: 501st Legion Clone Troopers is 10.5c per piece. It is 305 grams according to Bricklink, and retails for $29.99. So ~9.8c per gram. If this had gone up to $34.99 with the other recent price increases, then one could assume ~11.4c per gram.
75332: AT-ST is 230 grams according to Bricklink. So ~12.5c per gram.
Given the price increases, probably near same value given the amount of material used. And if Bricklink considers the box in the weight, if the 501st box is larger, this obviously increases the overall weight.
More material, higher cost. It seems expensive, but is it really based on material used?"
I think that's a fair way of comparing the two, but inflation isn't 27.5%. If you told me this set was $0.1078 per gram, or a 10% increase, I would buy it (literally). I think in terms of "stuff" this is in line with sets that were $15-20 a year ago, so $25 doesn't sound too crazy. $35 is just silly by all measures.
Given it's designed for kids, I think it's among the better 4+ sets that exist. Most are hideous abominations to look at , hearkening back to the Jack Stone/Juniors days.
But that price, OUCH!!! I expected it to be around $20, but $35?!!!
umm, are 4 year olds even "allowed" to watch Star Wars???
Cute. Almost like turning down the resolution to its lowest setting. But $35? Yeesh.
Also, @magnumsalyer , I often have the same question. My kids didn't see any Star Wars until they were 9. It's a little different for each kid, but certainly not showing them that death and violence (not to mention the bloody arm on the cantina floor which I particularly remember horrifying me when I was little) at anywhere near 4 years old. So I guess either people disagree, or they're buying these for their kids based on play value alone, and allowing the story to be filled in later?
@fmiskolc:
Hey, whatever works for you!
Yours is the best explanation I've seen.
While I have a soft spot for the adorable redesigns of much of the 4+ range, that price... no. Simply no. Not even on sale.
"The new AT-ST resembles 7127 Imperial AT-ST..."
I had the same thought when I saw it in Walmart today.
It's either this box with a couple pieces or 60346, the front door of a barn for 70$ that must be the most overpriced USD set this year. Both are shameful. They should rebrand "4+" as "Sets for sucker grandparents to buy for kids".
Honestly, I think this set is great - but just not remotely within the realms of a reasonable price.
I'm of a preverbal 'split mind' on this one:
It's a fairly high 'price point', for what one gets...
The "Speeder Bike" looks like it needs 'training wheels'...:)
The AT-ST looks like it's about break into its best 'Michigan J. Frog' impression ("Hello my Baby, hello my Honey, Hello My Rag-Time-Gal..."...Sorry, once ya' see it 'in your head'...:D)
Still, for all my 'criticisms'; the set has 'a charm'...it'd probably 'fit in' fine with the Advent Calendar...:)
Oh, and as too Endor being 'under represented'; it's not a desert...think I'm wrong? Pretty well everything post-'Jedi' ('Last'...well, more like 'Lost', NOT 'Return of') has been set on desert planets...actually a little 'pre-Jedi' too; and especially the 'D-' stuff...
NOOOOOOOOOOO! I’ve worked so hard to get every single Ewok set there is. I guess eventually I was going to have to skip one.
I sure hope that Wicket becomes available in a regular set because there is no way I’m spending this much money to get my 5th Wicket minifigure.
C’mon Lego, give us the Caravan of Courage and Battle for Endor sets that we’ve been waiting patiently for since the 80’s. I think we can all agree that Battle for Endor is the best Star Wars film of all time, and I mean that, no sarcasm whatsoever.
While I do love the 4+ range, especially now that my daughter is 4yo :P, I don't really understand the need for a SW 4+ set. You don't show SW to a 4yo so, even though I do understand that it's about SW fans parents buying it for their kids, I'm not sure the kid would be play a lot with this set, even with a simple good guy/bad guy explanation.
For Jurassic World kids won't have seen the movies but boy do 4yo enjoy dinosaurs, so that's perfect. But SW ? Why no stick to 6+/7+ ?
That being said the set is cute :) (though super expensive indeed)
IMO that ATST looks good!
@ra226 said:
Also, @magnumsalyer , I often have the same question. My kids didn't see any Star Wars until they were 9. It's a little different for each kid, but certainly not showing them that death and violence (not to mention the bloody arm on the cantina floor which I particularly remember horrifying me when I was little) at anywhere near 4 years old. So I guess either people disagree, or they're buying these for their kids based on play value alone, and allowing the story to be filled in later?]]
my parents didn't even let me watch it till I was 17 years old! but anyway, It's so prevalent in popular culture that even kids who haven't watched it would probably get, and appreciate sets like this.
Horrible, like all the 4+ Star Wars sets. The only good thing about them is that they were the reason that I kicked the LEGO Star Wars completist habit, and I'll always be grateful for that. If I want Star Wars Chibi I'll buy Microfighters which do it so much better.
That set looks like a $20 CDN set at most... MAYBE 25 because of the minifigures, but that price is completely ludicrous.
@Real_Jonny_G said:
"Let me play devil's advocate here.
What's the cost/ounce or cost/gram compared to a set that is ~0.10 USD/piece?
Actually, let's look at this. 75280: 501st Legion Clone Troopers is 10.5c per piece. It is 305 grams according to Bricklink, and retails for $29.99. So ~9.8c per gram. If this had gone up to $34.99 with the other recent price increases, then one could assume ~11.4c per gram.
75332: AT-ST is 230 grams according to Bricklink. So ~12.5c per gram.
Given the price increases, probably near same value given the amount of material used. And if Bricklink considers the box in the weight, if the 501st box is larger, this obviously increases the overall weight.
More material, higher cost. It seems expensive, but is it really based on material used?"
Yes.
@magnumsalyer said:
"umm, are 4 year olds even "allowed" to watch Star Wars??? "
It depends on the family. I think I was watching the 1995 VHS set when I was 4, but I don't remember much.
The prior 4+ sets looked like their price is somewhat justified (though id still deem them overpriced). But 35$ for these tiny builds is just absurd.
I guess this is the same direction as the *old* 4+ (and Jack Stone), specialized big parts only used in few sets raising the price alot
Wife bought this just for Wicket. Not sure what she'll do with the rest of the pieces but she is happy so it is a winner in my book.
The best part is that it's another Endor set. It amazes me how, aside from the Action Battle set in 2019, 10236 was the most recent set based on these scenes. But yeah, I'm still going to wait until we get either a remake of the Imperial Bunker or Ewok Village.