The Battle of Endor set (8038) is a LEGO Star Wars set which came out in 2009. It comes with 12 minifigures and 890 pieces. This set does include no decals and there's one mistake in the instructions which I'll show you in my YouTube video and there're no missing pieces. It costs 100 USD in the US and 100 Euros in Germany. The bags in this set are numbered.

Minifigures:

• Biker Scouts: The Biker Scouts have a very nice uniform. The markings are the same I've seen in set 7128, but the figures now have a black head instead of a face as you can see in my YouTube videos.
• Imperial Officer: The imperial officer has a black helmet and the same face which LEGO used for the rebel troopers in set 7668. The uniform is printed black and the soldier comes with a blaster rifle.
• R2-D2: R2-D2 comes with his basic white torso with blue markings, and he has a white and grey top piece.
• Chewbacca: Chewies headpiece is just one big piece. The torso and the legs are brown.
• Han Solo: Han Solo comes with a brown haircut, his basic smiley face and a tan shirt with a black vest. His legs are printed and he has a rifle.
• Princess Leia: Leia comes with a new haircut and her Endor uniform, which is green. Her torso is double-sided, and she comes with bluish pants and a rifle.
• Endor troopers: The Endor troopers have new helmets and a backpack. Both of them have the same green uniform, which is double-sided. One of them has a serious looking face and the other one has a beard. Both come with a rifle (a long and a short weapon).
• Chief Chirpa: Chief Chirpa comes with small legs which don't move and which are grey, and his headpiece is a big piece which comes with an extra bag (all head pieces of the Ewoks come with their own bag in this model). He has a brown hood and a grey torso.
• Wicket: Wicket comes with an orange hood and his torso and his legs are brown. He also has a little staff which is made out of a flick-missle piece and a binoculars piece.
• Paploo: Paploo has the same torso and legs as Wicket, but his hood is tan. He also has a little leaf on his hood.

Catapult:

The catapult works very well. It comes with 4 rocks and a bow with a dart and a spear.

Glider:

The glider is very neatly designed. It comes with a stand and a handle for the Ewok. There's also a lever which you can use to drop the rocks and the fins can be moved and are made of some kind of cloth material. The fins also have their own bag.

Speeder Bikes:

The speeder bikes are very neat. They have some cool controls and some pieces which LEGO used for the old Town theme in 1998 and 1999 for the motor-cycles. There's also a backpack on the back of the speeder bike.

AT-ST:

The AT-ST has a very detailed design. The 'head', which is the cockpit, does move and the blasters on the front can be moved as well. The cockpit can be opened, and you can put a minifig inside that AT-ST. The only problem is that the vehicle has no controls. The best thing about that AT-ST is that there's a gear on the back of the vehicle which makes both legs move.

The bunker:

The bunker is the best part of this set. The doors have some gear where you can open and close the doors. There're some plants on the ground and on the top, and it's very interesting how LEGO attached the walls to this model. The bunker can be opened, and you can see the office with the 2 computers and some seats which swivel. There're also some weapons hanging on the walls of the bunker. The cool part about this building is that you can push a button on the top (there's one on each side) and then the walls will 'explode'. The only problem with this bunker is that the ground falls apart very easily if you want to pick this model up.

Positive:

Minifigures
Great army builder
Great pieces which you can use for brickfilms or MOCs
Details
Lot's of vehicles
Interesting Built
No Stickers

Negative:

The ground of the bunker falls apart easily if you want to pick this model up
No controls for the AT-ST
No AT-ST driver, no Stormtrooper or C-3PO minifigs
Price

All in all, it's a great set to get, and I would highly recommend you to get this model. You can find this set on eBay and BrickLink for sure. Here is the link where you can check out the full gallery I made for this set on my website: www.klokriecher.de

Videos I made of this set:

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Review

Speed build

So I've always loved Ewoks, they are quite possibly my favorite Star Wars characters. I know a lot of people see them as a cheap way to sell toys to kids, but I was a kid in the 80's and let me tell you, Lucas knew what he was doing! My kids just became old enough to watch the movies and we watched Return of the Jedi about a week ago, and let me tell you, they went crazy for the Ewoks, they were laughing hysterically and even my daughter who is only mildly interested in Star Wars couldn't take her eyes off the screen while there were Ewoks around.

Anyways, I've always been disappointed in how few Lego sets there have been from Endor and that included Ewoks, so recently I broke down and had to buy the Ewok village as well as this set. I haven't had a chance to build the village yet, but I just built this set and wow am I impressed. So let's dive into the review.

Parts

This set has a wonderful part selection. With lots of large plates, this is not a set that inflates its brick count with lots of small parts. It also includes a handful of parts that I've never seen before including fishing poles and 1x4 plates with tire rims on one side. Plus it includes 4 struts which is not something you normally find in Star Wars sets.

Minifigures

Perhaps one of the most exciting things about this set is just how many minifigures it includes. You get 3 Ewoks. Chief Chirpa is included in the village, as is a different version of Wicket, but Paploo is unique to this set. All three look great and even if you already own the first two, they are still great for building up an Ewok army. I also prefer this version of Wicket over the one with more printing included in the village and the more recent action battle set, the single color for his fur just looks better, I suppose it is less cartoonish.

As for the rebels, Han and Chewie are pretty standard, although they are definitely necessary for this scene. R2 is the same exact minifigure you already own a hundred of, it would have been nice if they included a damaged R2 in this set, this was their best opportunity to really give us a special R2 minifigure and not just the same old one we already have. However, after these three things get exciting. Leia is unique as she is dressed in camouflage and looks fantastic, definitely a minifigure you will want to have. You also get 2 different generic rebels, and while they are pretty much identical, they do have different heads.

For the Empire, you get two biker scouts, which are pretty standard, but very important given you have 2 speeder bikes. You also get a trooper dressed in black, probably one of the guys working inside. He's pretty generic, but then again so was everyone on the ground of Endor. It would have been nice to get two of them, but it's hard to complain when they already gave you 12 minifigures.

Considering the time period, these are some of the finest minifigures I've seen Lego produce for Star Wars, especially the Ewoks, Leia, and the two rebels.

The Catapult

There are 6 separate builds (counting each speeder bike separately) in this set and the first one you make is the catapult. It's a fairly simple build but what do you expect from something so small. I will say that it doesn't look good. Had it been better camouflaged it could have been a really great mini-build, but oh well. I will say this however, it is far and away the best functioning Lego catapult I have ever seen. Its length and counter weight really allow the round bricks to go flying.

The Speeder Bikes

You get two of these guys, and if you've ever built a speeder bike before from this time period, you pretty much know what to expect. If you haven't, these are really as good as they get, and the nonstandard bricks and connections make them a lot of fun to build. They do look great and I do love how they give you two of them, of course you will probably want to add more of these, but it's hard to argue for including more than two in any one set. I built them both together as opposed to one and then the other which I feel helps make it less repetitive.

The Hang Glider

This simple little build was maybe what I was most excited about. Not only is it very unique, but hang gliders played a major role in the Ewoks movies, and I've always loved those movies. This, along with the minifigures, are what you can use to recreate scenes from those movies as I assume it is safe to say that Lego will never make any sets for those movies.

The build itself is actually pretty interesting as you use 4 fishing poles, a part I've never seen before, to build the structure for the wings. They connect to a "backpack" with some technic. Then your Ewok will hold onto the hang glider and it is the Ewok, not the hang glider, that actually gets attached to the stand. The wings do flop up and down, but while on the base they will remain horizontal. The other fun feature is that Lego managed to squeeze in a rock that can be dropped from above, a very impressive feat given the very compact nature of the model.

AT-ST

So I already own two AT-ST's, 75153 and 75254, not to mention a few mini ones. Compared to the two newer models I have, this one is much smaller and much less detailed. However this one has a major advantage over those two. In the two newer designs, the technic gear you can turn simply rotated the head from side to side, and the legs are completely rigid. In this set, the technic gear actually swings the legs back and forth in opposite directions. While the knees don't move, it at least allows you to give it the appearance of walking, even if it can't really walk or stand in any position other than straight up and down. The head also swivels freely in this set giving you another point of articulation, although it lacks friction which is a little annoying.

Like I said it isn't as detailed as the newer models, and it is much smaller. But it is perfectly fine nonetheless. I actually think that it's scale is quite appropriate alongside the shield generator building. My only real complaint is that you don't have a hatch for Chewie to pop out of, the entire top is the only part that moves, the hatch is purely decorative.

It is a very fun build however. Yes, you build mirror images of the legs and the side panels, but the legs are interesting enough that you won't mind, and the panels are simple enough it isn't a big deal. Seeing how it is built and watching it come together is actually rather interesting. This might be the most enjoyable building experience in the set.

Shield Generators Building

Finally you get to the main build of the set, and given how much you've already built, it is amazing that this build is still over half of the set. Like many Lego buildings, you build it up layer by layer. For the most part it is standard stacking, although at either corner you have two very complex technic builds that you know will support a play feature, but that feature isn't immediately clear and you won't really understand it until the model is complete. This mystery was a very pleasant surprise and keeps you excited as this feature is really ignored until the very end.

I will say that the base is very weak as you build it and only gets moderately stronger as the build continues. The central part of the model is especially weak, being held onto the rest by a measly two studs. Amazingly however it only broke off once while I was building it, and I was holding the model in my hand for most of the build.

The back of the building has two corners that swing out, but both are connected by a single hinge at the bottom which is completely insufficient. When closed however, there is a clip on either side that attaches to a bar, so at least you have tow points of contact which makes it much stronger. And just like the front of the building, the base is very weak.

I do intend to reinforce the base, and will definitely add another set of hinges to the bottom, but of course two sets of hinges so close together aren't going to do a whole lot of good. Because the roof of the front portion overhangs the back portion by a stud, it would be very difficult to integrate hinges on top without a major redesign.

The building is of course perfectly symmetrical, but since you are building both sides at the same time it doesn't feel too repetitive. The model itself is actually very good looking and accurately reflects the building.

It also has two play features. That overly complex technic build which includes the use of shocks is activated when you push down on the two circles on the roof. Each one blows out two exterior walls, one in front and one on the side, as if you set off thermal detonators inside. The best part, you just put the wall segments back and the shocks go back into place and are ready for the next explosion.

The other players feature is the blast doors which can be open and shut by turning gears. As you build it this feature will not work very well, but once you get enough structure around it, they actually work very well and look very nice.

Overall

I spent about 3 very enjoyable hours building this model. Typically I don't like sets with lots of separate builds as it makes a large set feel like several smaller ones, but this set is an exception to that rule. The AT-ST is a very substantial and complex build, while the shield generators building is still a substantially large build and features some rather complex technic building. Both of these models are very attractive and a lot of fun to build and play with.

The hang glider, while small, is very unique and a wonderful addition to your Endor collection, as are the two speeders. The catapult is easily the weakest part of the set, and arguably the only weak part of the set, but since it works amazingly well I can almost forgive it. Besides, it would be easy enough to build up some trees around it which would make it look a lot better.

The only thing this set is missing is the forest, but you certainly can't expect Lego to include a first in a Star Wars set. However, adding some trees maybe a project that I want to take up in the future.

This set really gives you everything you need to recreate the scene from the movie, and that is quite the accomplishment given how much was going on in the movie at this time. While I wish Lego would release more Endor sets, and I'll probably buy them if they do, seeing how they made so few so far, I just don't see them creating a set like this I the future. I'm very happy with this set and do highly recommend it to anyone who loves Star Wars, but especially to anyone who is a big Ewoks fan like me.

Name: The Battle Of Endor

Set number: 8038

Theme: Star Wars

Pieces: 890

Year: 2009

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A really fun Star Wars play set that matches scenes from episode VI. Loads of minifigures, some unique. Several moving elements. Multiple vehicles for swooshing! Great playability.

Full Build Review

This set is packed full of minifigures. It’s a blast from the past being a 2009 release but has stood the test of time with lots of playability & some cool moving features.

The AT-ST is well designed & looks the part. It includes a cockpit for one minifigure & a flick missile on the side. A gear mechanism makes the legs move but it only works if you’re holding it off the ground. The waist also rotates, good for getting clear shots off at all those rebel scum!

Two speeder bikes are included & were my favourite builds. They’re really fun to fly around & re-enact those iconic scenes from Endor in episode VI.

The Ewok glider is a very simple build but looks good & includes a bomb drop mechanism for knocking out stormtroopers.

You also get a working catapult which you can load with a brick & flick launch. Like the glider, a pretty simple build but a lot of fun to play with.

The bunker is constructed in 3 sections. The first forms the control room & main doors, which slide open with internal cog mechanisms. The other two connect so you can close the bunker or swing each side out to create an open play area. The coolest feature of the main bunker though is the EXPLODING WALLS! A quick press of the radar dishes & the walls go flying out like you have blown the bunker. Great fun & really simple to reset.

Overall a fun build & very playable set. The minifigures were definitely the highlight for me but the bunker & vehicles really capture the scene & allow for hours of Endor recreations.

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This is possibly the most complete playset Lego have done for the vintage Star Wars range, and it is very good overall, but has a few disappointing flaws. The review's quite long, but should be easy to navigate with the headings, and the summary pros and cons at the end. Enjoy!

The Ewok Catapult is the first thing you build and is fairly straightforward but really good. The green of the base and the plants that add hugely to the feel look great here, and will enhance the bunker too. The mechanism feels good to use, very simply weighted, and it works really well - easily the best projectile feature of any Star Wars set I've seen.

The Ewok Glider isn't quite next, but really should be mentioned now. I'm somewhat embarrassed that I found it awkward to build; I managed to confuse myself over how to attach the wings together, a little more care and thought sorted it out though. It's quite cleverly constructed, with the Ewok being integral to the structure! And it looks wonderful stood next to the catapult (although it's a little short next the tree from 7956, Ewok Attack).

Onto the Imperial forces then. The Speeder Bikes are built first and are very nicely made. It's a shame that it took Lego until 2012 to add the 2x2 round glide piece to the bottom, but they're simple enough to get hold of. For such a small vehicle they're well detailed with the backpack and loudhailer pieces. This ship hasn't changed much since this version either, the only real changes with later sets being how the prongs and plates at the front are held together, and the cover at the front, which I think is better here than the later longer pieces.

The AT-ST is one of the sets main features, and it is a strange mix of brilliance and flaws. The construction is fun and engaging; the plates around the head and the angles in the legs are especially nice. The way plates are attached vertically, and clipped on at angles on the side is great, giving a really good compact looking finish. The mix of the 4x8 plates with only a row of 2x6 studs on the sides, and the 1x4 plates and cheese wedge pieces on the front take away enough studs to give a cleaner look, and the dark grey top adds texture. The way the eye flaps are created, attached to the roof, with the "bridge of the nose" coming up from the front is fantastic.

The various pieces attached to the legs continue the great looks, the 1x4 curve up the centre of the feet, the dark grey 1x4 plate and the wheel arch pieces up the legs add great simple looks. And the way the angles are created to attach the legs to the main body are very impressive.

Unfortunately, those strengths also bring weaknesses, in that the panels on the head do get knocked off quite easily and are quite hard to reattach, and because of the way the legs are attached the walking feature is just plain comical - it looks like it's moonwalking! I'm happy to put up with that though, the angle and way it stands is just so good, and the compact look is well worth the hassle of occasionally knocking a piece off.

The bunker is final and main part of the set, and occupies well over half of the instruction booklet, so it's quite a long build and it does get a little intricate around the springs that will make it explode. The sloped pillars look wonderfully sturdy, and the pieces that go upright between them look magnificent, as well as the 'foliage-type-greebles' mentioned earlier. The sliding doors look great too, and the interior with the control desk and bright orange reactor-thingies do it justice. It's a brilliant looking structure and makes for a great focus to the battle, and I do really like it...

...but there are some problems you should know about too. The building opens out nicely to be quite a versatile playset, but there is only one plate-hinge on each joint, so they're quite flimsy, and the way the sides clip in place when the bunker is closed is very poor indeed. The clips resist going in place, and don't come away easily either, so you're in constant danger of pulling a wall apart! The base plates seem too thin too, and come apart constantly as you're building it, and don't hold together too well when it's finished either. I've added plates to the bottom to give it more strength.

And lastly, the great explosion function that is really good fun is also very temperamental, chucking pieces out when you're just moving it around. It's impossible to pick it up without one side or the other of the wall panels falling out too -not a problem unless you are moving it, but very annoying when you are!

And finally, a quick review of the figures:

You get a fantastic 12 of them, and some are a little bland, but they're a perfect selection for recreating battles, and the climax of the whole scene.

Han is great, and it's nice to have this version of him in a set that's less that £100!

R2-D2 and Chewie are pretty standard, but fit very well with the set.

Leia is unique to the set and has good printing for her poncho, and her braided hair looks nice. I'm not sure why there's a hole in the top of it though!

The two Rebel Troopers look nice too, with good torso printing and nice scowls, and it's good to have a beard on one of them, just like in the films!

The Ewoks are marvellous, an infinite improvement on the old chocolate looking versions! All three are clearly the same mould, but Wicket and Paploo look surprisingly different with just different coloured ponchos, and Chief Chirpa looks great next to them in grey. (The two from Ewok Attack, one black, the other cream, make a great set.)

And the Imperial forces are a little sparse with no AT-ST pilot or stormtrooper, but the two Biker Scouts, though standard, are good, and the Imperial Trooper seems a bit bland since the TIE Fighter's Death Star Trooper came out with his fantastic helmet, but he's a good part of the set nonetheless.

Pros

• A fantastic set of models for recreating the Battle of Endor
• Brilliant looks, especially the AT-ST and the Bunker
• Good features with the catapult, and the bunker's doors and exploding function
• A great set of figures for recreating battles

Cons

• The AT-ST and especially the bunker are quite fragile
• The mix of figures could perhaps be better. The battle is a bit one sided!

This set is so much fun, and will give hours of play, or just look great on display. You get a great set of figures, although you'll need to supplement them to get a fairer fight, and the set does fall apart a little too easily - particularly the clips and hinges on the bunker. It's great value and well worth getting, and how about more bits of it bought on eBay being what you flesh it out with!

I'd been watching this set on eBay and BrickLink for a while, waiting to get a deal. I was about to give up when I was able to nab one on eBay for a great price. It was brand new, the box was open but every bag was still sealed. Score!

This set is just awesome. It ranks up there with the Death Star and SSD in my book. On to the review!

Pros

• Pro 1: The first thing I have to talk about is does this set take you back to the movies? Absolutely! You've got almost all you need to recreate the Endor battle. The details in the set are fantastic, LEGO did a great job modeling the set from the bunker and weapons used during the battle.
  
• Pro 2: Instead of just building one model you get 6 different ones - The bunker, an AT-ST, a hang-glider, a catapult, and two speeder bikes. The build on each one was a lot of fun. I have other Endor sets and the models in this one are different, so when you get this set you're not duplicating builds.
• Pro 3: I have the AT-ST 7657 which I think is a great set, but the AT-ST that comes with this is equally cool. Its neat to see how the LEGO designers each had a different take on the chicken walker and used different parts to build it. This AT-ST has legs that "walk" when turning a gear at the back. Pretty creative.
  
• Pro 4: The hang-glider and the catapult are fun builds; they have thought behind the designs. The hang-glider even has a "bomb bay" to drop rocks on the bad guys.
  
• Pro 5: The minifigures! You get Han, Leia, Artoo, two Rebel Commandos, two Biker Scouts, Wicket, Paploo, Chief Chirpa, Chewbacca, and an Imperial commander. Wow, 12 figures that are all great. I especially like the Ewoks and the Commandos. Great detail on all.
• Pro 6: The bunker, such a fun build. I'm sure to keep costs down LEGO didn't make it very big, but they packed detail in it, including "exploding" walls. I like the technique of using plates and tiles for the walls. The doors also slide open and closed, and there are the generator columns in the back. The bunker walls open in the back so one can MOC up more walls and interior, expanding it.
  

Cons

• Con 1: All I have to say I'd like to have seen a couple more Imperials in the set. This is Rebel-heavy. But I really can't complain much because you do get 12 minifigures, all are great.
  

This is truly a wonderful set, so glad I got it. Its a fun build, it has great playability, its true to the movies, and has very cool minifigures. If you're building an Endor scene this is definitely the cornerstone set. If you're not this still is a wonderful set to have in your collection.