This is one of the most iconic and memorable sets of TCW subtheme. It was released in summer 2008, had 1034 pieces and included the Gunship, 5/7 minifigures and a speeder bike. Even though Lego has released a newer version of this vehicle in 2013 (as a remake of the Episode ii set of 2002), this one still is the more loved version. To me this set elude the concept of pros and cons, because it's so amazing that has character on his own. That's why i think this set needs to be looked at even today.

I have put my hands on these recently thanks to Bricklink, but new and misb his value have become very high. The build took me more than 2 hours and was very funny! Unfortunately it has an awful amount of stickers, but the main one in the front panel has an option, which is very funny and adds something of your own choice to his overall personality!

This is a custom Republic LAAT/i gunship, or Low altitude assault transport, a very common clone-wars-era vehicle used to drop infantry units from a cruiser to the ground. It also was heavy equipped to provide fire support to infantry and against other enemy ships in-atmosphere. It doesn't have the twin laser beams turrets on the sides, because after the Battle of Geonosis they needed more room for the sliding doors to fully close, so they get ride of them. So since it's a transport ship, main feature for Lego designers to accomplish is make a lot of room for troops, we'll see if that's achieved or not.

First off, there's a very good bundle of minifigures. All the characters in here will become much beloved in the show, and here they are at their very first appereance in a Lego set. There's Asajj Ventress as the solo villain, coupled with her unique cloth skirt (which is very durable) and her special twin red lightsabers. Obi-wan Kenobi with his now-classic tcw style suit, as it is for Plo Koon (with his rubber head with fragile print) and a single clone trooper. Special mention for Commander Cody, which here was coupled with a light grey set of equipments for ARC. With these comes also two little republic spy droids, which are nicely stored inside the ship. All in all the figures were not very accurate, but it was fun to have them all together. But being a gunship set, there could have been more, for sure, for instance a couple of clone pilots.

The gunship it's very big and looks cool on display!! But it's got also a lot of hidden playfunctions. First off, the weapons; there's a pair of chin-mounted laser cannon turrets on the front and one more on the very back, all of which of course could rotate pretty well. There's the missiles belt composed of 8 dark-grey flick-fire missiles on the dorsal surface on top, which could be slightly angled. Moving to the cockpits, there are two for the main pilots on the dorsal part, and two more for the gunners on the wings (has one each). The ones for the pilots fell off all the time, but the bubble ones on the wings are very nice and also printed pieces. There's also some hidden storage, like the command centre removable under the main sticker-panel in the front, which has room for two seated members. Also beside that there's a big bacta tank with the space to store a single minifig, then the spy droids hatch on top which could be raised to reveal them, and finally 4 caskets (2 on each flank) to store some little extra parts, like the ARC equipment. The windows to access to the inside (2 per side) open up very well, the little one manually but the bigger one with a technic piece on the back. The gap is minimal and the function is sturdy. As we mentioned before, the main part of the ship is the interior, which has room for some troopers in a thin line of studs per side, i could put some 10 minifigures at max. On the centre there's a brick with 4 clips to attach some weapons, and it also rest the speeder bike, which has his own hatch on the back which opens smoothly. Finally i just want to recall that the red bricks that are supposed to hold the wings fall off sometimes, but you can easly fix it using 2 1X10 bricks.

So overall i feel this is a tremendous set. Not is it just big and cool, but it's also packed with a lot of details, a lot of room for minifgures from pilots to passengers and in general a lot of fun! Swoosh it around it's difficult with the lacking of a handle, but altogether the build is very sturdy. It's meant to be a playset, and having all those functions it is, but to me it's more a display piece really. There are a lot of little flaws, like minifigures are not numerous or high quality ones, or main cockpits that opens badly, or the massive amount of stickers (some of which are good 'cause they give you options, but others are just lazy and some are even to be put in difficult little spots!), but again they are all little. It also gives you a lot of possibilities to customization, for instance just removing the clip/speeder holder inside to gain more room for passengers. For once, i actually think it was not overpriced for the amount of stuff that was included! The very first waves of TCW had good rrp sets, but this one was so beloved that over time it has increased its value becoming inaccessible brand-new. So a very successful set for the Star Wars line, definitely one of the best of the TCW subtheme, and i'm proud to display it on my shelf even if it's from 10 years ago now!

My dad bought me this set when I was turning 8 back in 2009 (I'm 13 now) and when he told me that this set was available at the store, I didn't know of which set he was talking about, but when he came home with the set, and gave it to me, I was greatly surprised by the thickness of the box and its length, but that's not all , I was happy because I finally got a Star Wars Episode II set, (which I later discovered that this set was from the Clone Wars Animated Series, and not from Episode II, but still, it counts as one) and when I saw the minifigures, I was happy to get some of them such as: Jedi Master Plo Koon, Assajj Ventress, well, her lightsaber's hilt actually, and my favorite: Commander Cody.

Let's get started!!!!!

Box/Instructions

As I told you, the box its really big and thick, and if you're a box-keeper like me, you'll have to find a big spot for this one. The printings of the box are really nice and attractive,

they have a picture of the Gunship in the middle of a battle, and Obi Wan fighting Ventress, really cool!

At the back of the box you get several play features of the set.

The instruction booklets came in a really nice state, they're not rolled up or anything, they come in a flat form. They are really detailed and clear in the inside, that allows you to build the set quickly.

Pieces

The pieces are mostly white and gray, but there are some rare bright red pieces, and you too get some dark red pieces, and bright green pieces as well. All of them add up to a total of 1034 pieces.

I have no problem with the piece selection, just that awful bright red for the cockpit. (You never see that bright red cockpit in the movie)

Minifigures

?The minifigures aren't a big deal, they are not the "power" of the set, but they are nice. You get 5 minifigures in total.

Let's look!!

The Obi Wan Kenobi minifigure its not bad, but its not my favorite, considering that this is a Clone Wars version of Obi Wan, he gets different printing like the one we are used to see in the movies, he has like Clone Wars armor in his chest and white legs. No back printing :( He's got light-blue eyes and a deep orange beard as well as an orange hairpiece. This hairpiece is new. He comes with his trusty lightsaber.

Jedi Master Plo Koon is one of my favorite minifigures of the set. This is the first Plo Koon minifig that LEGO has ever made, and they made a really nice job on him. He has a rubber headmold, which is easier to manufacture, he's got really nice markings on his face. Nothing to special on his torso, just a normal brown jedi robe. He has dark brown legs. He comes with his lightsaber.

Assajj ventress is really cool. And what makes her look cooler its curved lightsaber hilts (she has 2 lightsabers) This minifigure has a really cool piece, her black, factory-made, skirt. That piece is really awesome and really durable. Cool minifigure.

It's time for my favorite figure: Commander Cody! He's a really cool minifigure! His printing is the same as a normal clone trooper, but with orange markings on it. He has a Clone Commando light gray armor, and a normal clone helmet with orange markings and some moving binoculars! His facemold is a clone normal facemold. He has 2 mini-blasters!

Last but not least, the clone trooper minifigure, I wish that LEGO had included a Clone pilot instead of this one, but I'm not disappointed with this one.

The build

It took me 30 minutes to build this! (I'm a really fast builder , you know!)

The completed model

This awesome set really amazed me, let's go withe cons and pros:

PROS

You get 5 minifigures (Obi Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Assajj Ventress, Commander Cody, Clone trooper)

You get bubble turrets (oh! The return of bubble turrets!)

4 cockpits, 2 on the front, and 2 on the back

You get 4 sliding doors

you get space for storing weapons and accesories

8 flick fire missiles on top

opening doors at the front reveal a command station

really good color scheme

opening hatch on top for freeing probe droids

storage for a brown speederbike

CONS

The red cockpits on front

big and heavy ship, hard to fly

Overall opinion

This is one of the best star wars sets ever made. It makes it a must-have!!!

Very nice set, with a lot of features.

Box/Instructions

No complaints

Parts

Good parts. I don't like it when sets use too many custom or specialty parts. This one avoids that for the most part, except for those big boosters, but what else you gonna do with that. Plus I don't know how custom those circle parts are.

Minifigures

Good minifigures. 1 sith, 2 jedi, 2 clones. Not a bad set up. I know people rather have more clones to ride in the body, but without the bubble cannons I don't see it as necessary. I got two clones piloting the ship, good enough for me.

The build

I really enjoyed the building experience with this ship. It wasn't repetitive, and was very thorough. Not dificult, but extensive and not too easy. I like that I didn't just fly through it. Sometimes when I build a set too fast, I feel as if I didn't get my money's worth. But this took me a good amount of time. The pieces all fit together nicely

The completed model

The best part about this ship is how sturdy it feels. This is one solid set. I know that I'd have a butt load of pieces to pick up if I dropped it, but carrying it around I feel like it is really well put together. Heavy, maybe my heaviest set. I love the features on this ship. The prison, the side doors, the rear ramp is amazing and the speeder that fits perfectly in the back, I LOVE that. The bubble cannons on the body would be cool, but I can't complain with the features just mentioned. Lots and lots of storage compartments.

The bad, the guns fall off sometimes. As does the cockpit. Lots of stickers on this set too. I usually don't mind, but the stickers are on a lot of pieces that are the same pieces in other areas. So when rebuilding I have to make sure whether the piece I'm using is supposed to be stickered or not.

Summary

Great set. Like I said, it's a beast. Big, Heavy, and sturdy. Lots or features, and compartments. A lot of fun. This is basic ally my "tank" of my star wars ships.

I have been wanting this set for a while, and seeing it going cheap I couldn't resist. It is a fantastic, highly detailed sets. One of the good 'Jewels in the Crown' of Lego, such as the new MTT. As with the MTT, the Republic Gunship is a vast improvement on its predecessor, with clearly a lot more thought being put into this both as a display piece and as a play model.

The set, when built, certainly looks domineering. The opening doors are certainly a better feature than the empty space you had on the old gunship, and the model in general has been smartened up. The only 'serious' gripe with this set is a lack of figures, a clone pilot would have been great, as would have an extra trooper or two (not too much to ask since they put 20 battle droids with the MTT).

Pros

• Very solid set, looks great as a display piece
• Opening and closing doors are a great feature
• Only time the 1st edition Asajj Ventress was released, making this a rare figure.

Cons

• Lack of figures, pilot at least would have been good.

Overall, this is cerainly a fantastic set to buy, and is still at a bearable price if picked up wisley on ebay. If you do buy it, you will not be disppointed with your purchase. Recommended for those with the modern MTT for a large battle scene or a general interest in the clone wars series.

I recieved the Republic Attack Gunship two years ago at Christmas, and finally managed to review it, so here it is (it's long):

The Build: It takes a while, considering this is over 1000 pieces, but it certainly is a pleasant way to spend a good chunk of your day. The main frame involves a mix of Technic and regular building techniques; it is rather fun to watch as the skeleton of the ship slowly transforms into the actual thing. My biggest suggestion is to sort out the pieces before you begin, as none of the bags are numbered, and it can be rather hard to find specific pieces within a hodgepodge of parts. You should be a decent builder to do this; the youngest builders may want some help. The bike is also very nice; what I especially like is that it fits nicely inside the ship. The control panel and bacta tank complement everything else, and add to the playability.

Parts: There are plenty of neat parts I've never had before, such as the specific cockpit windows for the pilot's seats, or the bubble turrets for the wings. There are also plenty of regular stock parts in diffrent colors that are great to have, such as the lime-green colored bricks. The only thing I'd wish they'd done was print the pieces that had stickers on them...

Minifigures: The figures in this set are very nice. This version of Asajj Ventress is exclusive to this set. (not counting the magnet set) Commander Cody is as well, and Plo Koon and Obi Wan (Clone Wars) are rare. The clone trooper is fairly standard; the only complaint I have is that at least one more clone should have been included in a set of this size. There's nice detailing on all, Plo has a rubber head, and Cody comes with ARC gear. Lightsabers included for both Jedi and for Ventress.

Playability: It's excellent. It's very good for just making up random Clone Wars stories, or just swooshing around, though I advise you hold the ship on the bottom. From the top, the bricks tend to pull apart; the ship then falls and breaks, which of course means a rebuild. The figures mesh well with other Clone Wars sets; this ship does well if being used for army building. Of course, it also looks very nice on display too.

Value for Money: No complaints, seeing as I got it as a gift. Generally though, one more clone would have been nice.

Overall: 5/5. A very nice job by the LEGO Company. This is definitely one of, if not, the best Clone Wars set out there.