Who could forget the original Hoth base? The haunting image of a large, sliding door comes to mind. Thankfully, this set expels the memories of that horror. Sure, it took a while for Lego to finally adapt Echo base into a respectable set, but better late than never. The set comes with a nice array of minifigures. We get two snowtroopers, a medical droid, Chewy, Princess Leia with a popsicle (it doesn't make much sense, but I'm not complaining), a red C3PO, a new Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo with a new hat. There's also a Taun-Taun included to spite you for having to spend money on the 7749 rendition of Echo Base.

The left side of the base has a Taun-Taun stable with a holder on which to place its reins and saddle. The gate of the stable can be lowered for access to the inside or outside of the base. There are also two flick fire missile systems on the roof and a gun turret extended from the main base. The right portion of Echo base is quite a bit more detailed. It includes Luke's healing chamber, a swivel bed, a lowering gun rack that can be accessed from the outside, and a computer station. There is a large, elevated walkway located above this. Both sides of the base have falling icicle functions that block two of the entrances. Personally, I think the base looks more complete when its sides are joined together. Separating them takes up space and makes the base resemble a large wall. Which, unfortunately, conjures up memories of its poor predecessor. Regardless of this flaw, if you own those other Hoth/Echo base sets, you might as well buy this one and complete the collection.

As a huge fan of all things Hoth, I was obligated to purchase Echo Base. What a surprise this set was. To start, the set is not accurate to the movie version at all. It is open and exposed with a Taun-Taun stable and several turrets that obviously should not be there. Yet...the set is somewhat accurate to the true Echo Base. Luke's Bacta tank is placed inside an looks incredibly accurate to the real thing. The med-center is very accurate as well, as it includes the Medical Droid and rotating bed. The central command is accurate as well, as it includes several computers and a rotating chair. Their is also a downsized, yet hideous, dish turret. The set looks best when it is opened up and displayed long-ways. The door is only big enough to squeeze an Ice Cutter (rebel battle pack vehicle) or Wampa through...so if you plan on creating a "true" Hoth base, make sure you have the original Hoth "Base" (or door as some call it)

Pros:

The minifigs (both new, improved, and old) are fantastic. They all fit in perfectly with the set and add to the playability.

The Imperial speeder is awesome and has a nice design.

The E-web turret is the same as before, yet the colors seem more fitting to the set.

The base is nicely sized.

TAUN-TAUN!

Great play features

Cons:

The design is totally inaccurate to the movie.

Why is there a leaf...on Hoth?

The mid-section is too open.

Hangar doors are poorly sized.

Overall:

The set is great...if you're a kid. It has plenty of play features and is bound to keep people entertained, yet to the collector, this set can be counted as rubbish. Personally, I adore this set because I love everything Hoth...yet I will admit that it is slightly flawed. If you're looking to recreate a realistic Hoth battle, perhaps you should stick to modding. If you're a collector, definitely pass on this set, as it does not look good on display and really doesn't fit in to what Lego has previously released. If you love Hoth, then I would definitely recommend this set to you.

This set is awesome the characters are great like R-3PO Who is a Rebal spy ,Luke skywalker Bacter tank version, 2-1B Medical Droid, Han Solo Hoth , Leia Organa with her ice-lolly Chewbacca and two Snow troopers one on a hoth bike speeder and the other on a E-Web canon also you get a Taun Taun.

The inside of the hoth Echo base has loads of detail like the control panel for Leia and R-3PO, bacter tank Taun Taun stable and the entrance for the Echo base. The hole thing all to gether i would rait a ten out of ten.

The price of this set in my country made it originally a set I'd had no intention of buying. However, a nice discount 'forced' me to change my mind. It took me some time to get to build the set, not because it is overly complicated, I was rather saving it for a special moment. Building is definitely alright, but it will take some time and there are some stickers.

First of all, if you haven't made up your mind yet, consider this - it's more fun than a real representation. We can ponder, how many bricks can make a realistically looking base which is virtually a block of ice and rocks but in this case what you get is basically walls and pillars. An elevation or two give this set some height, however, if you want to build your dream-come-true base with a hangar and different sections, you would probably have to buy at least ten such sets. Definitely be ready for some major modding and have white bricks galore.

What this set fails to achieve on a large scale, it scores big time on a small scale. Lots of SW-related details, like the bacta tank, medical bay, main control room, radar dishes, power generator, gun turrets, gun rack, elevated platform, etc. Fantastic minifigures, some of which are exclusive to this set (and in the future might be sought after by collectors). Although I'm not a fan of the new 'Hot Lips' Leia (I think the thin lips version did more justice to Carrie Fisher), all of the outfits and hair styles are perfect and you even get two brand new droids. Taun Taun has been featured in a number of sets but it's a nice addition anyway. You only get two imperials, unfortunately it's the old version with black heads, so I didn't really mind.

All in all, this set works in combination with other Hoth-related sets, nevertheless, since the main shield door is missing and not many people actually own the 7666 set, it will not be complete any time soon. On its own it feels a bit patchy but for any keen modder the amount of details outweighs the lack of accuracy and size. The set is honestly not worth its original (European) price but buying in a nice sale certainly adds appeal.

There is one major set in this set and that is the price;$90 dollars is kinda pricey.This is the second hoth set that is the real rebel base,but unlike the 2007 version this one focuses on the interior rather than the exterior.

Box/Instructions

the box has the same C.Rex on it (I Hate the way how it has C.Rex).There are two instructions as usaual.I wish lego would give us instructions that have better art and with movie stills and the way how the there are two make it a pain to store since it takes up more room

Minifigures

This set comes with 8 minifigs;The new Han-solo with the new hood (I like the old one better) and the new small blaster,Leah with movie-accurate hair and a strange translucent popsicle,R-3po which is really just C-3po in red,Chewbacca with a bowcaster,a Medical driod in a new color,Luke in bacta tank garb, and two typical snowtroopers

The build

Is a little tricky and a little time consuming.

The completed model

very large in fact larger than you think.

The interior

The interior has a small corral for the Taun-taun a few computer screens, a small crane,Radar dish satelites, small fuel tanks, gun rack, Bacta tank,some flickfire missiles guns, a small dish turret, and a catwalk that can raise and lower. If you find this on sale buy it.