Review: 75352 Emperor's Throne Room
Posted by CapnRex101,
The display-oriented Diorama Collection was launched last year, featuring some momentous scenes. The famed confrontation between Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and the Emperor, which has already inspired several sets, seems ideally suited for a diorama.
75352 Emperor's Throne Room definitely looks impressive, recreating this chamber's spectacular window with unprecedented accuracy. The updated Luke Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine minifigures are interesting as well. However, the expensive price of £89.99, $99.99 or €99.99 does threaten to overshadow those qualities.
Summary
75352 Emperor's Throne Room Diorama, 807 pieces.
£89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99 | 11.2p/12.4c/12.4c per piece.
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The expensive price spoils an extraordinary set, which looks fantastic on display
- Brilliantly detailed
- High level of accuracy
- Innovative building techniques
- Improved Luke minifigure
- Hugely expensive
- Palpatine's eyes look odd
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
Several versions of Luke Skywalker have been produced, wearing his black ensemble from the climax of the Return of the Jedi. Remarkably, all have featured the same smooth hair element in tan or dark tan, until now! An accurate piece has been designed specifically for Luke and I think this looks fantastic, considering the exaggerated proportions of minifigures.
Furthermore, the torso has been updated very slightly, with different creasing and more intricate metallic silver details on the belt. While perhaps an unnecessary change, Luke's famous attire is nicely recreated, also capturing his gloved right hand. The legs are undecorated, but correspond with the movie.
The new hair component also completely hides Luke's second expression, which has previously been an issue. The double-sided head is unchanged and looks reasonable, although an angrier alternative face would have been brilliant, given Luke's subdued anger onscreen. The minifigure comes equipped with a green lightsaber.
Darth Vader minifigures have been altered incrementally over the last few years. This example returns from 75347 TIE Bomber and appears near-perfect. The helmet includes wonderful detail and opens to reveal the Sith Lord's scarred head underneath, while the torso is notably intricate too. I love the colourful buttons on Darth Vader's chest panel in particular. The printed arms also look superb.
Some interesting alterations have been made to Emperor Palpatine, notably including his more vibrant yellow eyes. Darth Sidious previously featured black pupils, but they have been swapped for white to match other minifigures. However, the white highlights are hardly visible, so the eyes look peculiar to me. Additionally, I think light bluish grey would be a more appropriate skin tone.
The facial expressions look delightfully evil though, so are ideal for Palpatine! The layered fabric across the torso and legs has also been marginally adjusted, shifting some creases around, but keeping the metallic silver clasp for the Emperor's cape. This minifigure comes with two lightning bolts to represent Force Lightning, while Darth Vader wields his red lightsaber.
The Completed Model
Emperor Palpatine's daunting throne room is absolutely ideal for this diorama format, including a clear focal point and presenting impressive height. The muted colour scheme looks excellent as well, corresponding with the film and accentuating the Emperor's throne. However, the model is rather small, measuring 21cm across, which is the same 75329 Death Star Trench Run Diorama from last year.
Given the price, I had imagined the chamber being slightly wider, similar to 75330 Dagobah Jedi Training. No expense has been spared across the front though, as the decorative tiles and brick are printed, unlike the tiles adorning 77015 Temple of the Golden Idol. Also, I think the quotation selected works well, while the brick observing the fortieth anniversary of Return of the Jedi looks nice too.
The metallic silver 1x2 grille tiles placed around the base are also attractive and match the other Diorama Collection sets. The design of the floor is unusual though, elevated above the border to match the onscreen throne room. This provides space to secure railings around the twin control stations, which look superb and are constructed similarly to those in previous sets.
Ideally, they would each be hollow because there should be room for a minifigure to stand in the middle, but I can understand the need to simplify their shape. The floor panel between these two control stations is removable, revealing a pair of clips underneath, where Sidious' lightning bolts may be stored.
Three steps separate the Emperor's throne from the audience area, accurately highlighted with light bluish grey tiles along the edges. A few studs are left exposed to place minifigures securely and these are cleverly positioned to portray Luke's arrival alongside Darth Vader, as well as their subsequent lightsaber duel, presented below.
The wall around the throne and gigantic window is assembled in nine segments, linked together using hinge plates. The whole structure looks marvellous from the front, featuring some different textures and reflecting the segmented design of this wall onscreen, although without the curved inside edge. This texture is essential in breaking up an otherwise monochrome silhouette.
Furthermore, the window looks stunning. Admittedly, its proportions vary somewhat from the film because the central window should be even larger, in relation to the smaller windows around the edge, but the intricate design is more important. The rotating throne looks impressive as well, faithfully recreating its onscreen shape, although the purple cushioning is perhaps too vivid.
The window is ingeniously constructed around two flexible hoses. One longer hose encircles the entire window, while a shorter hose is positioned further back. Thirteen narrow windows are then clipped between the hoses, forming an amazingly rigid structure! In addition, the resulting shape is near-perfect, although some awkward Technic pieces are noticeable from behind.
Most remarkable of all is the printed 10x10 dish which forms the central window. The decoration looks lovely and this dish is only secured by two robot arms forming a cradle underneath, with a couple of T-shaped pneumatic pieces reinforcing the design. When viewed from inside, as usual for dioramas, the window is truly outstanding.
Overall
75352 Emperor's Throne Room maintains the high standard achieved by the Diorama Collection last year. The whole model is beautifully detailed and therefore looks accurate to this celebrated location in Return of the Jedi. I find the window particularly striking and like these minifigures as well, despite the Emperor's excessively yellow eyes!
Unfortunately, this set maintains the fundamental weakness of the Diorama Collection too, since the price of £89.99, $99.99 or €99.99 feels very expensive. While certainly detailed, the model is fundamentally not big enough for that price, with only three minifigures included. Once inevitably discounted though, I could wholeheartedly recommend this set because it looks fantastic.
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If LEGO could knock $20-$30 off of each diorama set, I’d consider them a good value. However, it appears they’re consistently using the 18+ label as an excuse to inflate prices, and as such I don’t own any.
I LOVE that last picture! It's so atmospheric.
75093 and 75291 still are much better display pieces. This set is just for those who like to pay more because of a supposed "for collectors only" feel brought by the black base and the quote. Star Wars has definitely become one of the worst themes today.
If a lot of AFOLs didn’t require every surface to be covered in tiles or greeble, these prices wouldn’t be as inflated. The parts needed for the bases adds up too.
Luke’s new hair looks GREAT.
This would have been a great opportunity for a lenticular plate as the Harrry Potter house banner sets have, in this case for the background to show the space battle of Endor. The speeder bike set could have shown fast jungle movement. Huge missed opportunity.
that throne looks awfully like a nether portal
hmm...
sus.
Quite a low value proposition for three minifigures, a chair, and a window. I think we can all agree that making our own dioramas out of spare parts is more fun and creative.
I really wanted this initially, until I read a comment that pointed out you can get 75291 for not much more. So that’s what I did! Built it yesterday and I love it.
Emperor Steve's Minecraft Nether Portal.
I think I'll just wait a few months when this inevitably gets $20 knocked off of it on Amazon.
How is the Temple of the Golden Idol, another 18+ set, only $50 more than this? The Indiana Jones set features nearly double the pieces, carries fun play features, offers two more figures and light brick to boot.
This set has a new hair piece and printed dish is all? Given the obvious spaces between the surrounding window assembly and fact it's not even sealed, they should have just used one of those webbed radar dishes that have been around since the 80's and knocked the price down to something half reasonable.
Great set; fails the eyeballs test. We'll see if it pops up on Amazon.
I'll stick to my 7200 Final Duel I. If you are unable to get that one I'd highly recommend the 2014 and 2020 versions of the scene. I don't own those but you clearly get more for those and although the window is smaller you get an entire location instead of a glorified vignette.
They gave Vader his new evil head for his redemption scene? With Luke's corny new hairpiece and the emperor's empty eyes, this is an all around fail in the minifig department, just like the Speeder Bike set...
The price is ridiculous. I got the 75291 like 2 years ago and it still costs around roughly 120€. But it has extra minifigs, 3 "rooms", trapdoors and even a launch mechanism for a lightsaber. It also probably has 2x the pieces and you could just as much build a really similar diorama out of it, or an even cooler one with some extra elements. Sure you wouldn't get the new Luke and those floor tiles, but you could just wait for the discount. Taking everything into account this set should realistically sell for 50€ or 60€ tops. W
ell, I guess I have my next project it seems :)
@CapnRex101 wrote:
"The floor panel between these two control stations is removable, revealing a pair of clips underneath, where Sidious' lightning bolts may be stored."
I think you mean Palpatine in that sentence.
I think that removable floor panel might double up as the mouth of the shaft down which the Emporer meets his fate.
I'd agree with this reivew - looks good, far too expensive for what it is.
@Bricky_Dee_Williams said:
"If LEGO could knock $20-$30 off of each diorama set, I’d consider them a good value. However, it appears they’re consistently using the 18+ label as an excuse to inflate prices, and as such I don’t own any. "
Totally agree with what you said. I have all three of last year’s Diorama-sets, but bought them all from a Norwegian online vendor for ~$60(Trench Run), ~$75(Dagobah) and ~$90(Trash Compactor). LEGO are getting too greedy for their own good.
@Binnekamp said:
"I'll stick to my 7200 Final Duel I. If you are unable to get that one I'd highly recommend the 2014 and 2020 versions of the scene. I don't own those but you clearly get more for those and although the window is smaller you get an entire location instead of a glorified vignette."
Funny really how the current Bricklink price for 7200 is £65 (average for last six month sales) for 29 parts and 2 minifigures yet this is deemed too expensive. You gotta love the irony.
@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
" @CapnRex101 wrote:
""The floor panel between these two control stations is removable, revealing a pair of clips underneath, where Sidious' lightning bolts may be stored.""
I think you mean Palpatine in that sentence.
(...)"
If there's ever a moment where Palpatine lives down to his Sith name, it's when he's sadistically force-lightninging someone.
@bananaworld said:
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@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
" @CapnRex101 wrote:
""The floor panel between these two control stations is removable, revealing a pair of clips underneath, where Sidious' lightning bolts may be stored.""
I think you mean Palpatine in that sentence.
(...)"
If there's ever a moment where Palpatine lives down to his Sith name, it's when he's sadistically force-lightninging someone.
"
In RotJ context, I guess he should only be referred to as The Emperor.
Again, I'll be sticking with the 75093, 75291, 7200 final duel sets that I already have. This set should be $60 tops, $100 for this set is absolutely insane given how small it is and the fact that they didn't even include Royal Guard minifigs. Lego continues the trend of giving us less and less in sets while at the same time they keep increasing their prices.
Looks great but not at that price, I'll wait for a sale.
My feeling about buying this are reflected accurately by Luke's alternate expression.
'Meh, wait for a BIG discount.' Although,I don't remember that line from the movie, clearly the Lego graphics design team believes he said it.
Too bad poor Lego is so broke they can't give us really cool figs in grossly expensive sets. I really do like the detail of the scenes even though this one is a bit small.
Happy Easter everybody!
'Throne room', where is the toilet paper roll?
Clearly "everything that has transpired has done so according to LEGO's design".
I actually prefer the original Lego hair for Luke in ROTJ.
Will look at getting these when Argos inevitably puts them on offer.
Surely Lego have learnt that the others never sold at those inflated prices?
"Ah, Emperor Palpatine, what brings you to our humble IKEA?"
"Well, friend - I'm looking for a nice seat for my luxurious office, something that looks good near my big bay windows. It should be a nice blend of comfortable and executive, offer good lumbar support, and of course it should subtly suggest 'obey my every whim or I will destroy everyone you've ever loved and every planet they've ever visited'."
"Of course. Might I suggest the 'STARRKILAR' in black and purple?"
@MegaBlocks said:
"(...)
Surely Lego have learnt that the others never sold at those inflated prices?"
LEGO know that, but they don't care. They only have to come to comment sections like this to see that there are plenty of people who have enough 'disposable' money to unquestioningly buy these collectible baubles at full price for the status boost it gives them to have it before others.
(It's especially amusing to watch whenever LEGO release yet another one of those nearly-identical, fantastically-expensive, Technic-function-lacking Technic "super"cars which people scramble to buy early, only for them to always be at least 1/3 off for the rest of time on Amazon.)
Anyway, for the rest of us, as you mention, there's always an Argos sale on!
@bandit778 said:
" @Binnekamp said:
"I'll stick to my 7200 Final Duel I. If you are unable to get that one I'd highly recommend the 2014 and 2020 versions of the scene. I don't own those but you clearly get more for those and although the window is smaller you get an entire location instead of a glorified vignette."
Funny really how the current Bricklink price for 7200 is £65 (average for last six month sales) for 29 parts and 2 minifigures yet this is deemed too expensive. You gotta love the irony."
Uhm... you do know that's for the 'new' category. Of a 21 year old set. If you look at used it's a lot more reasonable, especially for an old Star Wars set (which typically become hugely expensive because it's Star Wars fans). Not that the price is great though, but it is what it is.
Anyway, I said 'if you're unable to get one' specifically because it would be understandable if you're new to the hobby and find it difficult to get for a great enough price.
The newer two however are a lot more telling as a comparison to the reviewed display set.
This is a $40 set, max.
Okay, looking up photos of Luke from RotJ, and seeing this hairpiece from different angles, it's kinda growing on me. Not literally, because it's been a long time since my hair was that short. The window looks fantastic, though a backdrop of some sort would make it all the better. Vader _needs_ a black hilt, though. That is hands-down the biggest complaint I have about this diorama. Palpatine's irises should be yellow to be accurate, but the pupils were still black. The problem is, they aren't actually printing the pupils on these eyes. They're printing reflected light, which would legitimately be white as depicted. It's a bit hard to reconcile visually, but it really does make sense why they went that route. Regardless, eyeballs say this is the best rendition of the Emperor's throne to date, by a long shot.
@Jesse_S_T:
You've got exposed Technic beams on 77013, but that wasn't a popular design choice, even though it made a certain amount of sense for the play mechanics. I think you'll find most of the comments push for better aesthetics when they leave exposed framework, but to stop bloating the price when they cover it up. It's the biggest Catch-22 in set design around here.
@AHYL88:
Honestly, 77013 seems underpriced. I have no idea how they managed to justify releasing a non-Classic set that size for a mere $40, especially after the inflation bump.
@ScholtzTKO:
In one sense, making something original is _always_ more fun than building someone else's design. It can also be a lot more frustrating, when you get stuck on a particular bit of construction that's crucial to the overall design, or especially when you realize the part you need has never been produced in the color you need. I've started to liken it to putting together a puzzle without knowing ahead of time if there's actually a solution.
@DoonsterBuildsLego:
I don't remember why, but the name Palpatine was known to us at the time. It may have come from the novelization, the comic book, the RPG, or some background material (my brother had a paperback that outlined the entire production schedule of the film). Darth Sidious, on the other hand, was something we never heard until the prequels.
Fun fact: When they're doing the celebration march on Naboo at the end of Ep1, that is a very up-tempo, and probably major key, variation on The Emperor's Theme that features so prominently in this scene!
@madforLEGO:
Oh, I pity the poor Stormtrooper who mistakes the chair for _that_ kind of throne...
@J0rgen said:
"They gave Vader his new evil head for his redemption scene? With Luke's corny new hairpiece and the emperor's empty eyes, this is an all around fail in the minifig department, just like the Speeder Bike set..."
Well, technically this is the scene just before the “redemption” scene.
“Ah yes, great chair, great lumbar support, great view of utter blackness!”
They keep pricing these like they're being sold at say a Disney World/Land gift shop or museum gift stores, shops of the like, etc., where people who don't normally buy these items or know about these items just see a unique toy and pick these up only in those shops for their kids on a trip, grand-kids, etc.
I'm very happy with how this turned out, I can't wait to build and see how thr window design works.
Maybe instead of everyone jumping up and explaining the pricing of sets, perhaps an interview with Lego marketing and set design is overdue? I'm really tired of the armchair expert complainers *every single time* a new set comes out.
@Ridgeheart said:
""Ah, Emperor Palpatine, what brings you to our humble IKEA?"
"Well, friend - I'm looking for a nice seat for my luxurious office, something that looks good near my big bay windows. It should be a nice blend of comfortable and executive, offer good lumbar support, and of course it should subtly suggest 'obey my every whim or I will destroy everyone you've ever loved and every planet they've ever visited'."
"Of course. Might I suggest the 'STARRKILAR' in black and purple?""
You sir, are a genius.
@WemWem said:
"Luke’s new hair looks GREAT."
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic...
Palpatine with colored eyes looks like Hobgoblin
@SearchlightRG said:
" @J0rgen said:
"They gave Vader his new evil head for his redemption scene? With Luke's corny new hairpiece and the emperor's empty eyes, this is an all around fail in the minifig department, just like the Speeder Bike set..."
Well, technically this is the scene just before the “redemption” scene.
“Ah yes, great chair, great lumbar support, great view of utter blackness!”"
I will never not laugh at "Hey Crayola! Reach up there with your Staff of Ra!"
@CCC said:
"Vader was right-handed, wasn't he? The official LEGO photos have him holding the lightsaber in his right hand but both photos here show him holding it in his left! "
See, this type of comment is exactly what Jang was talking about the other day. Someone has gone to the effort of producing a review, probably wanting to get it done quickly for our benefit whilst still being fair & thorough, and this is the best you can come out with: pointless little nitpicking about nothing.
@CCC said:
" @bananaworld said:
"
@CCC said:
"Vader was right-handed, wasn't he? The official LEGO photos have him holding the lightsaber in his right hand but both photos here show him holding it in his left! "
See, this type of comment is exactly what Jang was talking about the other day. Someone has gone to the effort of producing a review, probably wanting to get it done quickly for our benefit whilst still being fair & thorough, and this is the best you can come out with: pointless little nitpicking about nothing."
On a site where minor incorrect details are frequently pointed out, yes."
While I am certainly not above making a mistake, placing the lightsaber in Darth Vader's left hand was an aesthetic choice to show the minifigure clearly, unobscured by his weapon.
If you insist upon accuracy though, I would mention that Darth Vader holds his lightsaber in only his left hand in at least one scene, off the top of my head. He obviously favours his right, but I imagine Vader is similarly capable with either.
Almost looks like a Lego Dimensions portal.
@CapnRex101 Yeah, given that Anakin / Vader is arguably one the best Jedi in the galaxy I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s fairly ambidextrous with a lightsaber.
A couple people mention the chair looking like a nether portal. And I still think the window looks like a Stargate.
Conclusion: Palpatine has multiple escape routes built into his throne room.
@CapnRex101 said:
"If you insist upon accuracy though, I would mention that Darth Vader holds his lightsaber in only his left hand in at least one scene, off the top of my head. He obviously favours his right, but I imagine Vader is similarly capable with either."
“I know something that you do not know. This switch on my chest makes me left-handed!”
A character with the power and mastery of the force that Darth Vader has is neither left nor right handed. He'd be adept at both. He has telekinetic powers, up down, left right wouldn't matter to him.
He force chokes I believe both left and right.
The actor yes is right handed and practiced fencing right handed naturally, but as a character, a scifi character with these immense powers he wouldn't just favor one side.
And wasn't Anakin duel welding two sabers in the prequels? Seems he's adept at both.
He can favor one side over another though, be better at one side like a switch hitter in baseball where one side he has more power in his swing and the other side more bat control for higher batting average.
@Bricky_Dee_Williams said:
"If LEGO could knock $20-$30 off of each diorama set, I’d consider them a good value. However, it appears they’re consistently using the 18+ label as an excuse to inflate prices, and as such I don’t own any. "
I picked up the Vader's Meditation Chamber for $87 AUD, which was about a $20-$30 AUD knocked off the original price, and I thought the value there was decent. Definitely not something that's worth $100+, though
When I first saw the official image for this set, I thought the window design was a CGI background for the set and that there was nothing behind the throne. That's how unreal and elaborate the window design is!
Unfortunately, I can't justify $160 AUD for it.
I love the scene, but not only is the price too high, the Palpatine and Luke minifigures are also mildly disappointing for me. Luke's new hairpiece is GREAT, don't get me wrong, but I'm not convinced that the subtle creasing changes were really necessary for Luke. Instead, they could have given him some leg printing to make the transition less jarring from the torso to the hips. With the new torso print, they could have at least removed the small gray crease on the left side to make it seem like there's no printing leading down to the legs. Or, they could have just kept his regular print and given him some realistic creasing on the legs.
And there wasn't anything wrong with Palpatine's minifigure either, so I can't understand why they chose to remove his black pupils, they look even more comical now.
I know I sound nitpicky and I don't mean to, but for that premium price, I think LEGO was trying to cram in a bit more value where they could , but why fix something that's not broken?
Also, @CapnRex101, how you doing? I know I asked about this in the comments of another review, but how's the 75337 AT-TE Walker review coming along?
Interesting build around the window there, not too complicated, but sadly the set itself is not so interesting.
@Bricky_Dee_Williams said:
"If LEGO could knock $20-$30 off of each diorama set, I’d consider them a good value. However, it appears they’re consistently using the 18+ label as an excuse to inflate prices, and as such I don’t own any. "
The only ones I own are Dagobah Swamp because of a discount to 58$ and Vaders meditation chamber for the official Veers. All others of these are far too low value, have weird scene selection or are too expensive for the contents.
This set here is actually pretty nice in its aesthetic but if I want to build this scene I would need to add the rest of the stairs and far more floor anyway, so the set ends up a parts pack. Also, considering I already have about 6 Lukes (with better hair), 12 Vaders and 8 Emperors this set really only offers a printed dish, a couple train window frames and the only good quote tile in the line till now alongside copies of parts I can likely get for cheaper or just as much elsewhere or when I need them.
Unless there is a massive discount to the vicinity of 45$ to price it like the Creator parts pack that it is I see no reason to get this set specifically.
@PurpleDave said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"If you insist upon accuracy though, I would mention that Darth Vader holds his lightsaber in only his left hand in at least one scene, off the top of my head. He obviously favours his right, but I imagine Vader is similarly capable with either."
“I know something that you do not know. This switch on my chest makes me left-handed!”
"
In the Ultimate Collector's Edition Luke then goes on to face a bigfig in a match of strength, and then a microdoll in a game of wits.
@ao_ka said:
"75093 and 75291 still are much better display pieces. This set is just for those who like to pay more because of a supposed "for collectors only" feel brought by the black base and the quote. Star Wars has definitely become one of the worst themes today.
Worst theme today?? LOL. SW fan are so spoiled, stop complaining. Beside the price this set is amazing. The previous play set looks very childish, and not good for display"
@Ridgeheart said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"If you insist upon accuracy though, I would mention that Darth Vader holds his lightsaber in only his left hand in at least one scene, off the top of my head. He obviously favours his right, but I imagine Vader is similarly capable with either."
“I know something that you do not know. This switch on my chest makes me left-handed!”
"
In the Ultimate Collector's Edition Luke then goes on to face a bigfig in a match of strength, and then a microdoll in a game of wits.
"
Hmmm.... I see your [nerd] Schwatrz is as big as mine!
Almost as foolish as getting into a land war in Asia. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!! HA, HA, HA, Ha, ha, ha ha ha haaa......
At last. You, the dark-metal-fingered man. You killed/are my father (depending on 'one's point of view' on which all of our galactic perspectives trully depend and not just in a cheap relativistic way, but from a sophisticated epistemological derivative).... where was I? Yes. YOU! Prepare to die!
@Ridgeheart:
And after rescuing the princess, there’s the Force Swamp, with blaster spurts, lightning…uh…lightning, and W.O.U.S.es (Womprats Of Unusual Size).
@CCC:
Luke has been depicted with gun in one hand and lightsaber in the other. Especially before he started training with Yoda, he was probably more comfortable with the blaster in his dominant hand, plus the holster isn’t set up for a left-hand draw, while the lightsaber hint just hangs from a clip.
@StyleCounselor:
Shouldn’t that be a Sithcilian?
I wish they would have included a second Vader with 1) his right hand removed, and 2) a trans-blue head showing his skull.
@PurpleDave said:
" @Ridgeheart:
And after rescuing the princess, there’s the Force Swamp, with blaster spurts, lightning…uh…lightning, and W.O.U.S.es (Womprats Of Unusual Size).
@CCC:
Luke has been depicted with gun in one hand and lightsaber in the other. Especially before he started training with Yoda, he was probably more comfortable with the blaster in his dominant hand, plus the holster isn’t set up for a left-hand draw, while the lightsaber hint just hangs from a clip.
@StyleCounselor:
Shouldn’t that be a Sithcilian?"
Buh-dump-bump, ching!
Aren't most minifigs left handed?
And they can torture someone with the Pit Droid of Despair!
This is easily the best version of the throne room made to date. Even if the previous playset versions had more minifigures and more features, none of them have the right *presence* of the throne, the scale of the window, boldly forming a focal point with the throne itself isolated from everything else in the chamber.
The price is ridiculous, though. if it included a pair of premium updated guards it'd be somewhat more excusable, but as it is this is definitely not a good value.
@StyleCounselor said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"If you insist upon accuracy though, I would mention that Darth Vader holds his lightsaber in only his left hand in at least one scene, off the top of my head. He obviously favours his right, but I imagine Vader is similarly capable with either."
“I know something that you do not know. This switch on my chest makes me left-handed!”
"
In the Ultimate Collector's Edition Luke then goes on to face a bigfig in a match of strength, and then a microdoll in a game of wits.
"
Hmmm.... I see your [nerd] Schwatrz is as big as mine!
Almost as foolish as getting into a land war in Asia. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!! HA, HA, HA, Ha, ha, ha ha ha haaa......
At last. You, the dark-metal-fingered man. You killed/are my father (depending on 'one's point of view' on which all of our galactic perspectives trully depend and not just in a cheap relativistic way, but from a sophisticated epistemological derivative).... where was I? Yes. YOU! Prepare to die!"
Luke: "Hello. My name is Luke Skywalker. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Vader: "No. I AM your father."
Luke: "You know, it's very strange. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."
Vader: "You'd make a wonderful Sith Lord."
And I for one am very happy that Peter Falk never bothered to rate Luke and Leia's kiss. I think we all dodged several bullets there.
I really like these dioramas, and as an SW fan, on a discount I will eventually get them.
However, like others have pointed out, I cannot understand the price when compared to the Indiana Jones diorama. That set looks great, has some clever play features and seems reasonably priced for what you get and is also licenced by Disney. The SW sets seem out of whack when compared to those.
@Ridgeheart
@PurpleDave said:
"And they can torture someone with the Pit Droid of Despair!"
You're a feisty little one. But, you'll soon learn some respect. I have use for you testing The Machine. Remember, this is for posterity. So, please be honest.
Anyone have the dimensions on the diameter of the full window?
@StyleCounselor said:
" @Ridgeheart
@PurpleDave said:
"And they can torture someone with the Pit Droid of Despair!"
You're a feisty little one. But, you'll soon learn some respect. I have use for you testing The Machine. Remember, this is for posterity. So, please be honest.
"
"Anakin Skywalker is only mostly dead. (from a certain point of view)"
@Murdoch17 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @Ridgeheart
@PurpleDave said:
"And they can torture someone with the Pit Droid of Despair!"
You're a feisty little one. But, you'll soon learn some respect. I have use for you testing The Machine. Remember, this is for posterity. So, please be honest.
"
"Anakin Skywalker is only mostly dead. (from a certain point of view)""
Chewbacca: "HOORHGHORROOO!? (Why do you wear that helmet? Were you burned by acid or something?)"
Vader: "...Or something."
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Leia: "You mocked me once. Never do it again! I died that day! You can die, too, for all I care!"
Han: "IIIIIIIIII KNOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!"
"Finally, Palpatine decided something. He said, 'All right, Vader, I've never had an apprentice. You can try it for tonight. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.' Three years he said that. 'Good night, Vader. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.' It was a fine time for me. I was learning to fence, to fight, anything he would teach me. And Palpatine and I eventually became friends. And then it happened."
"What? -- Go on --"
"Well, Palpatine had grown so powerful, he wanted to retire. So he took me to his Throne Room and told me his secret. 'I'm not the Dread Emperor Palpatine,' he said. 'My name is Sheev. I inherited this Death Star from the previous Dread Emperor Palpatine, just as you will inherit it from me. The man I inherited it from was not the real Dread Emperor Palpatine, either. His name was Plagueis. The real Palpatine has been retired fifteen years and living like a king on Korriban.' Then he explained the name was the important thing for inspiring the necessary fear. You see, no one would surrender to the Dread Emperor Annie. So we shuttled ashore, took on an entirely new crew, and he stayed aboard for awhile as first mate, all the time calling me Palpatine. Once the crew believed, I stabbed him through the heart, because Sith don't get to retire."
@gman13579 said:
"Anyone have the dimensions on the diameter of the full window?
"
Right, sorry, meant to respond to this as soon as I had access to my computer and could get a better view. If you're referring to just the main window, it's a 10x radar dish. If you mean the overall conical portion, I scrolled down to the first image of the empty throne room. You can count out 16 studs worth of floor, and comparing that against the widest hinge points, I'd say it's pretty close to 17 studs. And if you want the full width of the flat frame, it looks like 26 studs, or about the same width as the base.
Love the set, hate the price. I guess it all comes down to what the May the 4th GWP is and what other sets I want…