I got this set for Christmas in 2012, and have know decided to review this set. This is one of the most powerful ships during the clone wars, and it was finally made by Lego. When I got this set, it did not disappoint at all. It comes with six minifigures, Anakin Skywalker, Count Dooku, Padme, General Grievous, Battle Droid, and Battle Droid Commander.

The Minifigures

Anakin Skywalker:

This is the same version of Skywalker that has come in almost every other clone wars set. He comes with a lightsaber, and has no back head printing, nor any back printing. He is good minifigure to get, however I would not get the set just for him since he comes in many other cheaper sets.

Count Dooku:

Dooku came first came out in 2009 in the Solar Sailor ship, and this version of him is the same one that had come out in 2009. He comes with a silver curved lightsaber hilt, and has no back printing or back printing at all. He does come with a cape too

Padme:

This is the first version of Padme that we have got in the clone wars style she is the one of the new figures from this set. She has no printing on the other side of her head, but does have back printing on her torso. She comes with a small blaster, as well. A lot of people do not like her face at all. I will have to admit that it does not look the best, but it is not that bad. This is the only set to get her in her Clone Wars outfit

Grievous:

Like Dooku, this is the second set that you can get Grievous in. The figure still looks amazing and is by far the best figure in this set. He comes with all four lightsabers, but does not come with his blaster. His face has a slightly different look to is, but this is a very subtle change.

Battle Droid commander:

This is second and last of the new figures form this set and, by far is the best version we have got, from Lego. They got rid of the solid body colour and went back to the yellow dot on the torso and on the head. This is a great figure to add to your Droid armies.

Battle Droid:

The last figure in this set is the battle droid. He is just the foot soldier of the Droid armies, so it is always nice to get more droids to add to your army. He is just like the rest of the Droid mini-figures, and there is not much else with him that is new

The build:

The build was a lot of fun and was fairly easy. There was not a lot of hard steps to take in this set. The instructions are easy to follow, and a kid at the age of 9 would not have a hard time building it. For me the build was enjoyable, however when I got mine, it did not have the stickers, which did not make the ship feel complete. However once I got the stickers for it the ship looked great.

Completed model:

The ship when finished looks great. The entire top of the front of the ship can come off for easy access inside. In the front of the ship is the bridge. The bridge has Grievous’ Command station for him to command the ship from, and in front of him is a chair for a Droid to sit in and control the ship. There is a view screen in front of the droids chairs and both command posts have a sloped tile with a very detailed sticker on it. The next part of the ship are the two massive ion canons. Then once you fire the first shot, you then have to turn the wheel to get to the next missile. This is a very fun play feature and Lego did a good job with recreating the ion cannons from the show.myou do not have to open the front of the ship up, to fire the ion cannon. However, I will say that when you open the ship up to play inside, you do see the mechanism for the ion cannon. This is not a problem, but they decided to use bright yellow and blue, for the pins, it would have been nice to just get gray, and red to match the colour of the inside of the ship, however this is not that hard to do. One final note about the front of the ship is that you can fit all the figures and more in the front of the ship. You can at lest fit 8-10 figures inside. In the bad part of the ship you can open both the top and bottom sides of then ship. Inside you have a two trains (one per side) that run on these smooth tiles. This is supposed to represent the massive railway inside the ship. The trains however can only go so far. One of the trains has a tool box on it carrying a wrench and a hammer. You can fit a few figures in this area, however you have to have the ship open to fit them in. Unlike the front of the ship they will not fit when you close the ship up. On the top of the back area of the ship site the bridge. The bridge is not figure scaled, but besides that is looks great. At the very back of the ship are the engines. There are 16 engines on the ship. They look very simple, however they look fantastic on the ship when you turn it around.

Overall:

A lot of people do not like this set because of two things, the first I’d the size and the second is the figures. People want this set to be huge, and they want it to be in scale with the other cruiser ships. However, this is impossible for Lego to do. They cannot make it the correct size, because if they did it would be longer than a house. For what Lego could do the size is great. The figures however are good but not the best. A lot of people wanted figures, that would have made the set good, but were not in the episode. Personally I would want winter battle Droid and perhaps Obi wan. This would help out the set a lot more. If you were to get this set or jabba’s palace, most people would go with Jabba because it comes with better figures then the malevolence. If you are a clone wars fan, a separatist fan, them this is a must-have. For everybody else I would say that this set may not be perfect or be the best, but is worth your money

Introduction

The Malevolence was a powerful ship from the Clone Wars, and feared by the Republic. But does it's Lego form hold up?

Box/Instructions

The box like the instructions have dearth maul on the top, and the box sports a image of the minifigures on the right side. The only new minifigues are Padmé and a new version of a B-1 Battle Droid Commander. The instructions are standard, and are easy to follow.

Parts

The parts are nice, with dark blue parts that might be useful for separatist MOCs. Normal colors for Separatists. While the parts in this set are not a primary aspect of this set, they can be quite useful for making other separatist vessels not represented in Lego form. I am not an expert on specific parts, but I do not feel any parts are unique to this set other then Padmé's Hair piece.

Minifigures

Nice. The figures of Grievous and Dooku (in The Clone Wars forms) only come with this set and their respective starfighters. Grievous is a spectacular figure, with great detail and looks very impressive next to the other figures. His arms are designed well, and it is much better then his 2005/2007 appearances. He also appears in this form in 8095. Count Dooku is the same minifigure as the one 7752. He has the same hair peice as Chancellor Palpatine in 8039-1, and has a curved chrome lightsaber whitch is the same in all of his appearences as a minifigure. Two B1 Battle droids come with it, one being a Commander. The battle droid commander has a yellow dot on it's chest piece, this being it's only new piece. Padmé I feel is low quality, but only for the face, which looks surprisingly poor for a Lego figure. Anakin Skywalker is the same minifigure that has appeared in this subtheme since 2008. A minifigure not included that I feel should have been included is Obi-Wan, as he could duel Grievous, and was prominent in the Malevolence Arc of The Clone Wars.

The build

The build is good, and while the completed model is very sturdy, the front of the ship feels fragile until step 33. It is quite easy to rebuild if it gets broken, and is usually sturdy, and allows you to log it up while building to get another angle, or to repair a piece that has fallen off. The build around the Ion Cannon is kind of annoying

The completed model

The completed model is impressive, and looks great from the outside. The inside is okay, but not exceptional. I like the inclusion of a train system. The Ion Cannon is a nice feature but the missiles can only fire a short distance. The model does not fall apart easily, and the "train" system that is used in the show is a nice feature.

Overall opinion

Overall, this ship is a great model. The ship is very well constructed and can be flown easily using the handle, although I find it a bit too small, it could not be bigger without intruding into the model too much. A problem this ship has, is not itself, but the fact that it is not to scale with other star ships, such as 8039-1. This is due to the ship's massive size in the show, and is no fault of the designers. If you want to pit size accurate Venator Class Star Destroyers against it, use smaller versions found in the polybag 30053.

I feel this ship is a great buy, and can balance the other more prominent Republic Vehicles released. If you can find it for under $100, I would strongly recommend buying it as as of this point, has been out for almost 4 years.

This is one of the biggest sets I have ever owned. This massive model is expensive, but it's worth it, says I!

Pros

• Massive model
• Cool characters

1. General Grievous: He is one of my favorite Star Wars characters. Between his four arms and strong body, he is truly a beast.

2. Anakin Skywalker: One of the greatest Jedi in history, he was trained by Qui-Gonn Jin and Obi-wan Kenobi. In this set, he is protecting Padme and surviving onboard the Malevolence.

3. Padme: She comes with a small pistol, and is being protected by Anakin Skywalker. She isn't my #1, but she is pretty fierce.

4. Battle Droids: The droids are a nice touch. If there were more, that would be even better! The commander is pretty sweet, with the symbol on his head. And as usual, the good ol' regular battle droid. They are as strange as ever!

5. Count Dooku: The big man, as General Grievous would call him. I really like his lightsaber, with the curved hilt. The expression on his face is strange as well.

• easy pick-up lever
• detachable front for cockpit access.
• missile system
• back cargo area

Cons

• need more droids
• change out Padme
• cheaper (if possible?)

Overall, this set is pretty cool. I want even let anyone touch it!

I bought this set at Target, and this set is awesome! The ship has an ion cannon on both sides that with a push of a piece, it fires! you get 6 figures: Grevious, 2 Battle droids (one is a commander), Anakin, Padme, and Dooku.

Pros:

Grevious
cannon
opening spots
handle
and tons of engines.

Cons:
tight squeeze inside (not much room)
brick seperator (i have too many!)
if flipped over, tools fall out of train and you can easily lose them!

overall, i love this set. it is really worth your money. i recommend this set if you have $119.99.

Got as a christmas gift.

Pros

• Minifigures
• Flick-Fire ion cannons
• Size

Cons

• Could use a tactical droid
• STICKERS
• Could be bigger
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