Now more than ever, Star Wars content has been so hit or miss. The inconsistency in the quality of their projects is just so bizarre. You either get masterpieces like Andor (PLEASE make more sets for this show), and then a couple of months after that, there’s Mandalorian season 3… Personally, I think Ahsoka finds itself somewhere in the middle. It’s not terrible, but it’s definitely on the more disappointing end of things. Thankfully, more often than not, the Lego sets that come out for new Star Wars shows, regardless of their quality, are pretty great, and the Ahsoka sets are no exception… to some extent.

The Build

T-6 Shuttle: We have only gotten this ship one other time before, back in the days of Clone Wars in 2011. It’s great that this shuttle has been revisited and updated to modern standards. Now, “modern standards” does not mean perfect by any stretch of the imagination. Yeah, I might as well deal with the problems first. The fact that the entire ship is only a one-seater is a really unfortunate disservice to the playability aspect, and the underside of the wings are completely undecorated. With other sets like the Mandalorian Starfighter, there was at least an attempt to keep the underside somewhat consistent with the default side, but here, they didn’t even try. It looks appallingly unfinished. Now, for the good stuff. Ignoring the barren underside, the ship is excellently detailed and doesn’t rely on stickers all that much. The printed windshield is great, I like that there’s some greebling along the fin, and I like the bubble turret on the back side with the engines, even if it does highlight some of the strange scaling going on. Although the fuselage should’ve been used for space to accommodate passengers, it is nice that it’s usable for storing accessories there. Finally, what really makes this ship worthwhile is the smooth and fun as heck rotating function. It works wonderfully, and you could spend awhile just spinning it. Additionally, the vertical flight orientation looks really cool (if you view it from the default side). Overall, the pros and cons balance each other out to make a ship that’s far from perfect but fairly displayable and fun.

The Minifigs

Ahsoka: The highlight of Minifigs in this set and the entire Ahsoka subtheme is none other than Ahsoka herself. For a character whose outfit is just boring gray robes, they do an excellent job at capturing the fine details of her attire. The arm printing in particular is fantastic and really gives the figure a premium attribute. For her face prints, we get a smile, and a gritted teeth expression. A stern expression would’ve been suitable given how little emotion she displays in the show but the face prints we got are great nonetheless. The new lekku piece is fantastic, the length of the tails were nailed perfectly and the printing is immaculate. I hope to see the piece return to depict other versions of Ahsoka in the future. Finally, her accessories are 2 lightsabers with transparent blades, though I think frosty white blades with curved hilts would’ve worked better, but oh well. Overall, an outstanding minifigure and amongst the best Star Wars figures of 2023.

Professor Huyang: Droids are often some of the most entertaining characters in a Star Wars cast. Although Huyang just kinda showed up again out of nowhere with no explanation (unless I missed it idk), it’s nice to see him return and have an obscure character like him get a minifigure. It’s apparent that Lego only had the Clone Wars to work off of for source material, as he is tan here instead of his new metallic gray appearance, though I don’t really mind. The detail across the torso and legs is excellent. I like the exposed wires and signs of wear. There should’ve been a physical piece for his skirt though, or dual-molding at the very least. There’s a printed 1x1 tile attached on a neck bracket to represent his “backpack” and lastly, his unusual head shape was captured brilliantly along with excellent printing. I like how there’s also the suggestion of a monocle above his right eye. Overall, other than the lack of continuation for his skirt/Kama, this is a satisfying representation of the character with fantastic detail.

Sabine Wren: Although it’s not the fault of the figure, I find the relative muted colors on Sabine’s armor a bit jarring given how vibrant her armor was in Rebels. Also, the lack of a Jetpack or cape on a Mandalorian figure will always look strange to me. Again, not the fault of the figure. The armor and helmet are excellently detailed, although arm printing is noticeably missing, especially since they’ve been giving that to Mandalorian figs quite a bit lately. What was nailed perfectly however, was her facial expressions and purple hair, they perfectly captured the character. Lastly, her accessories include her 2 blasters and Ezra’s lightsaber. Overall, some detail on the arms would’ve been ideal, but otherwise a perfect minifigure.

Marrok: A potentially overlooked figure is the short-lived inquisitor, Marrok. Although he didn’t play a significant role in the show, he feels like a must-have minifigure solely cuz of how cool the figure turned out. Marrok gives off strong medieval vibes with his armor, and especially the helmet with the slits on the front. It’s a pretty unconventional look for a Star Wars character, but one that I really dig. Further heightening the coolness factor is the inspired use of the Grand Inquisitor’s armor piece, with a clip on the back to hold onto his saber, and the rust permeating his armor is a fantastic detail that gives the figure so much character. Since he was revealed to be a nobody, a plain black head under the helmet is completely appropriate. Finally, his accessory is the expected double-sided inquisitor saber. Overall, I couldn’t care less for Marrok in the show, but my thoughts on this figure are the polar opposite. I love this figure, and honestly it looks way cooler than his onscreen appearance.

Value for Money

Perhaps even more egregious than the shuttle’s flaws is the price. Retail price just isn’t worth it for this set, especially in its objectively incomplete state. This is definitely a set that necessitates a significant discount before considering purchasing.

Overall Opinion

This set is undoubtedly riddled with flaws. The incompleteness of the underside of the shuttle and the lack of space for more figures is pretty disappointing for the price they’re charging. On the other hand, the issues do get somewhat balanced out by the great level of detail on the default side of the ship and the admittedly fun rotating function, and the minifigure lineup here is arguably the strongest out of every 2023 Star Wars set. The good and the bad elements find themselves at odds in this set, but ultimately, I do like this set more than not. Although it needs modding, the ship is decent, and despite some nitpicks on Sabine and Huyang, the minifigures are astoundingly great. It is ultimately an essential set to have if you’re invested in the “Filoni-verse”, so I would certainly recommend it, though only after a good discount.

Thank you for your time and May the 4th be with you.

It's a bit smaller than I'd like it to be, especially because you can only seat one character at the front, but that's made up by a really cool and sleek design (even with the unfinished underside of the wings) and a fun spinning mechanic.

Ahsoka Tano's T-6 Jedi Shuttle is a 2023 Star Wars set that costs $99.99 CAD and is based off of the ship's appearance in Ahsoka.

Minifigures:

This set includes 4 figures, one of which is Ahsoka Tano, who is the former Jedi Padawan of Anakin Skywalker and later helped the Rebellion against the Empire. This figure is excellent with printed arms, accurate torso and leg printing showing her robes, and a new head, with one side featuring a calm expression and the other side a face with bared teeth. This figure also has a new, more accurate (depending on the source) "hair" piece for Ahsoka's lekku (also known as head tails) with printing to show her headband at the front of the part, and blue stripes printed on the rest of the piece. She wields her 2 white lightsabers.

The next figure included in the set is Huyang or Professor Huyang, who is a droid that taught young Jedi how to build their lightsabers. This is a very nice figure, with a specially moulded head which looks great, printing on both his torso and legs, and a 1x1 tile on his back to represent his backpack. Interestingly, this figure is mostly tan and dark tan, like he appeared in the Clone Wars show, as opposed to the more shiny finish he had in the Ahsoka series. He comes with a wrench and a small workbench for inspecting lightsabers.

Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian warrior who was part of the Rebellion, and occasional Jedi Padawan of Ahsoka Tano, is also included as a figure. This is a good figure with torso and leg printing to depict her armour, a double sided head featuring happy and angry expressions, her helmet which is nicely printed, and a purple hair piece. However, I would argue that this figure needs arm printing, since her shoulder pads are an important part of her appearance, and the figure feels incomplete without them. She wields her 2 blasters, and a green lightsaber.

The final figure in the set is Marrok, a mysterious former Imperial Inquisitor (Jedi hunter) from the Ahsoka series. This is yet another good figure, with torso and leg printing for his rusted armour, a printed shoulder armour piece with a clip on the back to hold his lightsaber, and a gorgeous helmet element, covering a pure black head piece. He wields his double bladed inquisitor lightsaber.

The Build:

The build of this set is Ahsoka's T-6 shuttle, which looks nice, but only from some angles. There are 4 engines at the back of the ship, as well as a 2x2 dome piece with a 1x1 stud with bar piece on each side to represent a turret. This is a nice detail, even if the turret is non-functional. Moving forward, the body of the ship contains 2 storage compartments, which are located on either side of the body. These can be used to store the figures accessories. The rest of the body looks very nice, with detail on both the top and the bottom. Retractable landing gear is also present at the bottom, which is nice. The wings have very nice detailing on the top, though stickers which feel unnecessary are used for some of it, but the bottoms of the wings are disappointingly plain, with no detailing at all, which could have been easily fixed. The plain underside of the wings is especially disappointing, since the wings are meant to be rotated around the body of the ship for play. The cockpit is really good, with lovely shaping and a printed canopy piece, however, the cockpit can only fit one minifigure, and that is the only spot for figures anywhere in the set, despite the ship being a shuttle intended to carry many passengers.

Conclusion:

Overall, this set is ok. the figures are all great, except for the lack of arm printing on Sabine, and the ship itself is decent, plus the ability to turn the wings in a full circle is really fun. However, the lack of detailing on the underside of the wings and the fact only one figure is able to fit in the ship really impacts the build. At $99.99 CAD, this set doesn't quite feel worth it, despite its positives.

Pros

Great figures
Good-looking ship

Cons

Underside of wings lack detail
Only room for one figure on the ship
Sabine should have arm printing, but doesn't

The build is good and is very sturdy with some rather cool play features like the amazing spinning feature, well integrated stud shooters, cockpit, and storage space. The figures of this set are some of the best from the show and are very cool and highly detailed. However, the set only has space for one minifigure to fit inside, which is in the cockpit, which has a great print on it. The middle portion of the ship, though, only has spaces for minifigure accessories and no minifigure can fit inside the middle portion, which is a bummer for a $80 set which should have more of an interior for that price. For that price, it should also have some red line detail on the underside of the main wing similar to the top of the wing, as the bottom is just the underside of light gray studs which looks rather bland and boring. I would recommend getting this set for the figures as they are some of the best and would only buy this set if you find it on sale for $70-65 or less.