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REVIEW: LEGO Star Wars 9496 – Desert Skiff


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Poll: REVIEW: LEGO Star Wars 9496 – Desert Skiff (134 member(s) have cast votes)

How would you rate this set?

  1. 5 – As badass as Leia in her skimpy outfit chain-choking a vile ganglord (79 votes [58.96%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 58.96%

  2. 4 – On-the-spot accurate like Artoo’s “lightsaber-shooting” skills (41 votes [30.60%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 30.60%

  3. 3 – A good balance of a bright sunny desert day and barren Tattoine sand (13 votes [9.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 9.70%

  4. 2 – Almost a miss like half-blinded Han shooting to save Lando (1 votes [0.75%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 0.75%

  5. 1 - Worse than Boba Fett’s pathetic death at the Sarlacc Pitt (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

Which minifigure is your favorite in this set?

  1. Boba Fett (89 votes [57.05%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 57.05%

  2. Lando Calrissian in Skiff Guard disguise (46 votes [29.49%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 29.49%

  3. Luke Skywalker (9 votes [5.77%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 5.77%

  4. Kithaba (12 votes [7.69%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 7.69%

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#51 Blondie-Wan

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Posted 02 August 2012 - 12:09 PM

I'm not sure how I feel about the increasingly more detailed Boba Fett minifigures - I'm still adjusting to the 2010 one - but this still seems a fine set on the whole, and I do look forward to getting it.

Nice review!

#52 Wedge09

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Posted 02 August 2012 - 01:47 PM

Nice review  :thumbup:

The minifigures in this set could be my future purchase  :classic:

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#53 Gooker1

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Posted 03 August 2012 - 03:38 PM

As always, thanks for posting comparison photos to previous iterations.

#54 sharky

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Posted 03 August 2012 - 08:14 PM

View PostBlondie-Wan, on 02 August 2012 - 12:09 PM, said:

I'm not sure how I feel about the increasingly more detailed Boba Fett minifigures - I'm still adjusting to the 2010 one - but this still seems a fine set on the whole, and I do look forward to getting it.

Nice review!
I find it kind of amusing how they keep trying different techniques for Boba Fett's gun.  None of them look right.  They should just mold a special one and get it over with.

#55 Brinstar

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 11:03 PM

Great review! Definitely one of the picks of the latest SW wave in my opinion. The Boba Fett and Lando figures are the standouts and to have them in an affordable set is a nice bonus. The Skiff itself is also an improvement over the previous iteration. The sarlaac is probably the weakest part of the set but easy to overlook given how good the rest of it is.

#56 BrickBoy435

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 11:50 AM

Very informative and constructive review. Hope I'll have a possibility to buy it before 2013 (as I focused on rare sets) :laugh:

#57 Bubifett

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Posted 23 December 2012 - 01:24 PM

Should Luke have a black (robotic) hand? :-/

By the way: very good set! :)

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Posted 23 December 2012 - 02:43 PM

View PostBubifett, on 23 December 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:

Should Luke have a black (robotic) hand? :-/

By the way: very good set! :)
No, it was flesh colored in the movie. :wink:
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