Well, this is my 1st review in this site, and since english is not my home language, I'll try my best to write up my thoughts on this set. I bought this set brand new behind lots of other sets in store in my country, paid around 130USD (lego here is overpriced.). Felt kinda lucky since I read some reviews here, and it's an old toy, so I had to grab it.

I've got a dozen sets, but this one made me create an account and post a review about it.

Box/Instructions

Box is big, and but I really don't care about it size. I just store em all. Instructions are very well detailed for a model with so many mechanics. Very easy to follow.

Parts

Lots of white, a little bit of red and some swamp green for the bottom. The highlight of this set to me is the pistons. I never saw that before, and after the model was done, I was really amazed at how well and smooth the whole system stays.

Minifigures

Only one Clone Pilot. For people that like minifigs, it's not cool. But I can't see how they can insert more minifigs in this set since it's a fighter ship. I think there is not much to say about it, they all look pretty standard to me.

The build

Ohh, the best part. The build. Took me around 4-6 hours to build it. Lots of technic involved in this build. The system that moves the side wing, the rear one and the landing gear is just amazing. When I was building , I really couldn't figure how those mechanics would blend, but after finished I had to admit that this is the coolest set I have. But I got to add, it's not a easy model to build, due to the complex folding system. There are some stickers, something I'm already used to, so I really don't mind.

The completed model

The complete model is amazing. When landed, the ship is stays in a cool angle, with all wings up and landing gear deployed. With a single lever, you can lower all wings and landing gear goes up in a smooth motion, thanks to the complex piston system. It's really cool the way the wings move . The cockpit is very cool too, sliding back and down, feels like a real jet. The wingspan when open is wider than my 8039 Venator lenght . I don't mind much to missiles and stuff, so I won't enter in details. The set is very sturdy, more than I thought, with those big movable wings.

Overall opinion

I just started watching Clone Wars, a few days after buying this set, and I think it's very cool to have this ship in my collection. I felt like a kid when I saw it in the very start of the series, like "wow, I have that ship".

I'm very happy with this ship. It's by far my favorite set due the complexity of the build and the final result. The first time I unfolded it's wings and saw all those Technics moving I was really amazed.

More than this, I gotta thank this site and the reviewers , if I haven't read some of them before, I wouldn't pay attention in this ship and surely would let someone buy it lol.

If you have the chance, buy it. I think it's a must have, as a Lego , Star Wars theme, or Clone Wars fan.

I have had this set for quite a long time now, about a year, and it still continues to impress me. When in landing position, it looks nice, but not overly impressive. Whith wings unfolded, however, it is absolutely huge! The shape is nice and different from everything else, largely due to the middle fin. The landing gear is superbly designed, and makes the ship sit slightly on an angle, nose down. This gives it a bit of a "mean" look when in landing position. The flick missiles actually look good in this set, too. Placed under the wings, they add a small detail to the ship.
Pros:

• Huge and impressive when in flight position
• Flick missiles don't look bad
• A lot of nice parts
• Enjoyable building experience
• Cool retractable landing gear
• Nice Clone Pilot minifigure
  
• Lasting appeal.

Cons:

• Pretty expensive today

If you can afford to buy this set, by all means do. It is a great addition to any Republic army.

I bought this on Ebay, and when I was about halfway through building it, I realized that it was no ordinary model. It actually has automatic landing gear!

Pros:

cool cockpit

wings unfold at the same time

automatic landing gear

Cons:

nowhere to put blaster

flick fire missiles

In conclusion, although this set is not incredible, and does not have too many good points, the few it has are incredible. If you can get a good price, get it.

What a wonderful ship the V-19 Torrent is. Just fabulous in design as well as playability(is that a word?);)
Great set to build with fun, intricate parts to connect to make all 3 wings move simultaneously to deploy and retract the landing gear. Looks great in either position plus it's durable and fun to play with.

Pros-Design, build, 3 wings simultaneously deploy and retract, playability, slide open cockpit, plus neat Clone-Pilot w/rifle.

Cons-Really none BUT, when building please follow carefully the positioning of the landing gear segments. Must be accurate at all phases to make the wings raise and lower properly.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for any Lego collector or newbie. Lot's of fun!

This ship is very technical and confusing to build

Pros
- Wings fold up
- When wings fold up, landing gear comes out
- Cockpit slides open
- Things to push flick-fire missiles
- The cheapest set with a Clone Pilot (same as 8019)
- Very technical
- Much better than mini version (8031)

Cons
- Nowhere to put gun
- Only one Clone Pilot which is just a Trooper with a yellow helmet
- Back of cockpit is open
- Landing gear is confusing to build