Although an old set, so a bit stingy price (if one can find it on Ebay), the user-friendly design of the vehicle and the choice of minifigures (+ Captain Phasma) is absolutely excellent! It is worth the EUR160 I paid. It is full of tricks: moving ramp, rockets, popping turret, swinging wheels, adjustable wings! All this with an excellent level of detail, both inside and out. I highly recommend it, both to collectors and for playing!

The First Order Transporter is one of my favorite Lego sets out of my collection because of the playability and the minifigures. It is great for transporting troops around when you are playing a game, and there is plenty of room inside to hold 8 minifigures comfortably standing up in the main hold and another 2 in the cockpit and gunners compartments. The engines on the back have good detailing. there is also a lever on the back that you pull to lower the ramp, and a knob on the side that lifts the gunner up and out of the ship.

The set comes with 7 minifigures including Captain Phasma 2 Flame troopers, and 2 storm troopers. There is also a man rebel trooper and woman rebel trooper. I really like Phasmas silver armor along with the new storm trooper helmet design and was really happy to get those minifigures.

Unfortunately the there are no new or unique parts as far as I can tell, and the price that I paid of $110 seems expensive for a set of this size.

But overall the ship is really useful for taking troopers from place to place and the overall construction of the ship is very secure. I really like this model and am glad that I got it.

First Order Transporter is the third largest set from the inital wave of Force Awakens. It retails for $109.86 CAD, has 729 pcs and 7 figures.

Build:
The build was a fun and overall enjoyable experience. The front has lights on either side and a small one on top. The front ramp opens to reveal the interior and two hydraulic hoses. On top there are two missile shooters as well as two stud shooters. The whole top assembly can be lifted to gain access to the interior. There is enough space to store all the 5 First Order figures included. Also there are 4 clips to hold the accessories.
The top has a control station which can be accessed by lifting a panel on the back of the station. There is a small tray which can be slid out and a figure can be placed. On the other side is a small hatch. A figure can be placed under the hatch. On one side of the vehicle is a knob which can be turned to raise the seated figure, opening the hatch, who can then control the stud shooters.

The sides have very nice greebling done with the use of wing pieces. There is also twin engines located underneath the vehicle with the help of small wheel axles. The back has 4 engines angled at 45 degrees which look cool and intimidating. The only downside is that underneath, a plethora of technic studs are visible. At the back is a small technic piece to pull out dropping the ramp at the front. Underneath the structure are 4 transparent wheels which allow the vehicle to hover and move easily.

Minifigures:
1. Captain Phasma: This figure is awesome! The print detailing is similar to the First Order Stormtrooper except Phasma has flat silver colour and silver lines around the helmet and torso. The figure comes with an exclusive cape cutout in dark red with a red border. The figure does not come with a printed head but a plain black head pc.

2. and 3. First Order Flametrooper: The figure comes with a sleek head mold which has crisp printing around the edges. There are 2 small tubes at the front allowing them to breath during a fire.
4. and 5. First Order Stormtrooper: The figure comes with a new helmet with crips printing just like the Flametrooper. It comes with a simple blaster.

6. Female Rebel Soldier: The figure is cool and comes with an exclusive torso piece consisting of pouches and a bandoleer. She comes with a new pearl dark grey blaster.

7. Male Rebel Soldier: The figure is a nice addition presumably a captain in the Resistance. He comes with a tan torso which has twin rows of pouches on either side. He also comes with pearl dark grey blaster

Overall:
I bought this at a fantastic price: 70% off retail because of clearance and it came to $37! This price is fantastic to get the awesome Captain Phasma figure. The build is okay and the figures are fine but Phasma is the real standout for me.

Rating: 5/5

When the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens line of sets was (accidentally) revealed about a week before Force Friday last year, one of the sets I was most intrigued by was the First Order Transporter--due in no small part to the minifigures. At the time, it was the only set to include First Order Stormtroopers and First Order Flametroopers, and is still has the right to boast of Captain Phasma and two unique Resistance fighters. The vehicle is wonderful too, so is there anything wrong with this set?

Box/Instructions

The box is nicely sized with the Transporter being nicely shown off in the forests of Takodana. True, it appears here in the movie, but as it's more memorable from the village on Jakku perhaps that would have been a more appropriate setting.

Parts

Light Bley, Dark Bley, one or two black pieces, and a scattering of various other colors. Yup. That's about it. No doubt useful for an innovative MOCer.

Minifigures

MINIFIGURES!!! Honestly, is there anything wrong with these?

First Order Stormtrooper (x2)

These fellows are terrific, completely identical to their on-screen counterparts, and...and...super!

Con #1: The blasters have some white mixed with the black in the movie, but they still look good.

First Order Flametrooper (x2)

Not only are these guys excellent, but their new helmet mold could easily be adapted for the new Shadow Troopers in the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!

Con #1: No cons to speak of here! The blaster coloring issue is fixed here, anyway!

Captain Phasma

Gwendoline Christie's character has a bit of a Boba Fett-like appeal. Though not having much to do (or say) in the movie, the character has become somewhat iconic in the Star Wars universe!

Con #1: It would have been very nice if she had been chrome-plated like she is in the movie, but, alas, she is not.

Con #2: There is no face printing on the minifigure head under the helmet.

Resistance Fighter (Male)

I don't recall this particular trooper being in the movie, but since he is so generic he fits in with any LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens scene you could think of.

Con #1: Not based on a real character.

Resistance Fighter (Female)

Looking through all of the various TFA information guides, it appears this minifigure is based on a trooper named Kaydel Ko. If so, the hair is completely inaccurate both in shape and color. Perhaps General Organa's hair piece in a lighter color would have done the trick...

The build

What a build! With all of the various nooks and crannies and details that no one would ever think of looking for (which are great, by the way), this set is constantly full of surprises. I was particularly intrigued by the way that the side-vents were constructed (and also the moving parts). Five Stars!

The completed model

Movie Accuracy:

The most noticeable issue is the size and scale. In the movie, it's able to fit two squads (20 troopers), but here it can fit maybe 8. That's more than most sets can boast, however, so actually the interior spacing is fantastic!

The opening door is wonderful, and the pistons slide along the wall just like they do in the film!

The stud-/missle-shooters are included for play purposes, but they are easily removable.

The ship is much looongeer in the movie, but making it any longer would have likely increased the price (it would be approaching the size of 9515-1: Malevolence!). Overall, the accuacy is a good compromise.

LEGO Quality:

This is wonderful for LEGO's standards as well. With all of those pieces and gizmos and details, it's just great!

Overall opinion

Overall, this is a great set. Recommended to any Star Wars fan, or just any LEGO fan in general.

This was my first minifigure-scale The Force Awakens set, and one of my all-time favorite Star Wars sets.

NOTE: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

Box/Instructions

The box for this set is huge! It's a long rectangle, with a battle scene on Takadona, and the basic information/parts count/age warning. I don't have the instructions with me, but there were no mistakes that I can remember. I don't believe that they were creased or damaged in any way.

Parts

Lots and lots of grey. There is a large amount of grey plates and tiles, in both light and dark. With the exception of the Technic interior, and all the little orange lights, I would say that most of the parts are the above. Several of these pretty cool smooth, curved plates are included, which are used on the sides.

As mentioned above, there are also a lot of Technic pieces, which are used to make the gunner's seat raise and lower. Most of these parts are obscured by the grey plating when the vehicle in constructed.

Two stud shooters are included, which are later used to make cannons. Two spring-loaded missiles and their launches are also included, and can be fired by pressing down on the back of the projectile.

Of course, there are also the minifigures' parts, which are very nicely detailed, and several were unique to this set, at the time of release.

Minifigures

My favorite part of the set, all the minifigs!

I'll start with Captain Phasma, my favorite character from TFA (forget that Jacen Solo imposter, seriously, he took his name from a guy in the old Droids cartoon and his look from Darth Revan. He also got owned by a scavenger with no lightsaber training.). She looks awesome, with pearl silver armor printed with the intricate designs. Her helmet is the same mold as the FO Stormtrooper, just in silver with slightly different printing. She wears a black cape, with a red border, which looks great. A silver blaster is included for her, as well. Unfortunately, her head is a plain, black, unprinted head, as we never see her take her helmet off.

The Flametroopers are my second favorite minifgs, with these really cool-looking helmets. Their torsos are similar to the Stormtroopers, although it features less printing, representing the extra armor plates. A neck bracket with two studs is used, which connects to two short lightsaber blade pieces and two cylinders, to represent the backpacks worn by the troopers. They feature the basic "angry clone" head. A blaster rifle is included for each, which has another said white cylinder mounted of the front.

Two First Order Stormtroopers are also included, which is great. As an Imperial/First Order lover, it's always nice to have more Stormtroopers. They are very nicely printed, although, like the Flametroopers, they use the basic clone heads. A black blaster is included for both.

Finally, the Resistance soldiers. Eh. While they certainly look nice, and it's nice to have a female soldier, I don't really like them. I actually used them for parts, although their gunmetal blasters are very cool.

The Build

I build pretty fast, and this took a while. The construction starts with a Technic/System frame, which ends up makes the skeleton of the ship. Next, the engines and side plates are assembled, and mounted, leaving only the top and cockpit. The top is basically one long, flat piece that can be removed, which the cockpit and turret are mounted onto the frame near the back.

There is a neat little Technic mechanism that can be used to raise and lower a gunner, into position behind a little cannon mounted on a turntable. Two stud shooters of the brick variety are used as the cannons.

The completed model

At a first glance, this set will seem very bland. It is almost all grey, boxy, and just otherwise unappealing. However, it is actually an extremely well designed set. It looks great, is greebled, and has plenty of play features. The gunner's position is a neat little feature.

Overall opinion

I absolutely love this set. It has great minifigs, a great design, and is just plain awesome. My only complaint is the number of minifigures, as I had to get 75132 First Order Battle Pack in order to fully crew it.