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Hello all! Just got this set today and wanted to make another review, so here it is. I apologize for some of the pictures, it was getting dark halfway through the build. ;)
Set: 7931 Jedi T-6 Shuttle
Pieces: 369
Year release: 2011
Minifigures: 4
Price: €74,99, $59,99, £49.99
Lets start with the box:
Here are the contents; 5 bags, an A4 instruction manual and a rather large sticker sheet.
Here's a close up of the sticker sheet. 5 very large stickers! For some reason Lego included me 2 of them, while you only need one.
All of the parts; I never build bag-by-bag, I prefer the build to last a little longer.
Pieces of interest; 2 technic gears I've never seen before, a printed(!) windscreen, technic T-piece, and a trans-light blue brick 2x2 round.
The steps; part 1 is body and figs, part 2 wing+ gears, part 3 wing+ attachments, part 4 cockpit.
Here's the best part of the set; the figs! We get another(!) Obi-Wan and Anakin. :(
But, to make up for that there are 2 new and exclusive figures, Saesee Tiin and Shaak Ti! They are both very cool figures, with both new headpieces. They are a single part, but the horns and tops are made of a softer plastic than the res (It's not all rubbery like Kit Fisto) I have to say Saesee's face is quite ugly, but Shaak Ti is beautiful! One of my favorite figures. She is also the only one that comes with a cape. Her headpiece is the same style as Ahsoka's, only longer.
And the backs, only Saesee's torso in printed on both sides.
Now lets start with the build, shall we? Half way part 1 we have the structure of the body done.
Now we're done with step 1; the body is completed,
Step 2 is for the left/bottom with and gears. Nothing shocking in the build, so here's the finished part.
Part 3 builds the other wing. It's a bit repetitive but fun nonetheless.
Then we attach the body to the wings.
And finally, step 4, we build the cockpit. More on that later.
Only 4 spare parts; a technic pin, cheese slope, and 2 1x1 round plates.
So, we add the cockpit to the rest, and done! It was a pretty fun build, so here are some pictures.
When it's flying it's wings turn 90 degrees. I had to hold it because it will fall over if you try to put it down this way.
Here's the underside. The wings are not as detailed on the underside as their top, but it's not bad.
Here's a close up of the body. The gear is attached to a pin which slows the turning, so you can swoosh without having to hold the wings!
The technic piece is a stand to make sure it doesn't topple over.
We're done with everything good, so now the bad; the cockpit.
I'll just say this: it's horrible. It looks like the designers had €5 left to spend to make a cockpit and half of that went to the windscreen. The outside is ok, but the inside is multicolored, odd pieces and a lot of room is wasted with the wall connections and the ability to detach the cockpit.
Here's a shot without figs.
Score
Build: 8/10 A bit repetitive because of the wings, but a fun build nonetheless. It has some nice snot building.
Parts: 7/10 Aside from the printed cockpit, there's not that much special.
Figures: 9/10. Sasee Tiin and Shaak Ti are AWESOME! Only downside are Anakin and Obi-wan.
Price: 7/10 I bought this for €53, which is €23 lower then the S@H price. For this price it's a 10/10, but I'm not sure if I'd pay €75 for this. I'll definitely recommend it those in the US, but those in Europe will have to decide if they like the set and are willing to pay that much (it has 2 awesome figs though).
Playability: 9/10 Very swooshable, 2 flick fire missiles, and 4 Jedi! Lots of fun to play with this as a kid. Only downside is that there are no enemies! You'll need to buy the Bounty Hunter gunship for this, as the art page shows.
Accuracy: 7/10 Wings should be 2-3 times bigger (but it would be HUGE if they did, and too expensive) and red instead of dark red. :( The shape is very well done though!
Overall: 47/60 A very decent set, just a little expensive if you buy it at Europe's full price. Great for both collectors and children!
Im not gonna buy it but the shuttle is pretty good apart from one aspect, like you said the cockpit though is just simply 
. Lego really managed to ruin it with the cockpit and all it would have taken is some colour matching studs and two seats able to go behind each other. Then maybe a computer screen built in. Luckily though the cockpit looks easily modify-able and in the future I would love to see it modified. 
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They are really impressive and at the rate we are getting new Jedi I would hate it if I was just missing two of them. The ship well its ok, slightly better than average but fitting all the minifigs in the cockpit would bump the rating a lot for me. I think since this and the bounty hunter gunship are the two top sets of the wave. I will side with the gunship, I mean its just better. Great ship in an interesting colour, 3 awesome minifigs that are as good as the minifigs in this shuttle. It definitely is a tough choice.
