This only got a few seconds of screen time, and some may consider it an expanded universe vehicle, but it is a true Episode IV vehicle to me. It also is a cool craft that deserves more credit.

Box/Instructions:

It's a decently large box showing the drop-off of the Imperial troops on Tatooine. For some reason a battle's going on, and that never happened as far as I know.... Anyway, the instructions included an extra loose page, showing the correct way to build the firing mechanism. Well, at least mine did.

The Pieces:

At the time, I've never seen so many gears in one set. There were lots and lots of gears! But apart from the gears, other interesting pieces included the windscreen, the projectile launchers, the projectiles themselves, and the pieces used to cover the hull of the craft.

The Minifigures:

All five of them can fit inside the craft: The TIE pilot can be placed in the cockpit (why a TIE pilot was used in the first place, I have no idea), and the stormtroopers and sandtroopers can be placed in the hull section. All of them are very cool, especially the sandtroopers with their pauldrons.

The Landing Craft:

It's a very nice craft, I absolutely love it. Beginning with the troop compartment, the projectile missiles used are very nice and fun to play with, especially if you have two. The stormtroopers can put their weapons aside while they're either riding or controlling the guns. The bomb-dropping feature is really cool. You have to pull the tabs at the back to release the bombs. The only thing I don't like is the stupid landing gear. Next we come to the wings. The fact that the wings fold up and down is just awesome, just like the real thing. The gear system is amazing. The top fin, which technically qualifies as a wing, is very technicolor. I don't really like this all that much, because it doesn't quite look accurate to the film version. Finally, we have the cockpit. You can remove the canopy to place the pilot. It's a very nice, roomy cockpit with extra guns at the front of the craft. So overall, it's a nice work of art.

The Final Verdict:

Pieces - 10/10 - The gears say it all.

Minifigures - 8/10 - Why the TIE pilot? Really?

The Landing Craft - 10/10 - It's just SO COOL.

Final result - 9.33/10 - It's a very cool vehicle with a lot to offer. Plus you can shoot TWO projectiles!

The features on this set are countless. 2 stations where you can drop booms, 2 stations where you can shoot missles (not flick), two passenger seats, a deployable base for the stormtroopers and rotatable wings. Not only are the features cool, the minifigs are nice too. You get 4 stormies with this set and a imperial pilot. The build itself is actually not as boring as you would think. It is also not as repetitive. Overall, for $50, it is a nice deal and a really cool army builder.

I got this set for Christmas and it was just great!

Pros:

1. Stormtroopers
2. Sandtroopers
3. Cool spring loaded missile
4. Great mechanism for bombs
5. Awesome engines
6. Excellent wing opening/closing mechanism
7. Cool idea to open flaps to see the inside
8. Interesting base release mechanism
9. Great look

I'm not even going to mention ''Cons'' on this page because this set is so cool! Although it is now a retired set, get it if you like stormtroopers and the Original Trilogy.

This set is the best set I've gotten for my Imperial forces! The minifigs are great, along with the wing mechanism. It has a lot of Technic bricks for the wings, but is mainly pins and gears. The interior has room for four and for their guns. You push the gun on the front of the body to shoot the missile. It can drop four bombs, and has two blue seats and to gunner positions. I got this set a few years ago at Wal-Mart for 49.99 USD. The cockpit is very nice, but can hold only one minifig comfortably. 5/5 for this set!

I got this set for christmas and it is my favorite set

Pros:
- Figures (Sandtroopers, Stormtroopers, TIE Pilot)
- Wings
- Big Room Inside
- Missles and Bombs

Cons
- Nothing much but Landing Gear is revealed in flight

Overall 4.9/5