[Review] 75049 Snowspeeder

[DarthYannick]

Before starting to review this set, some warning. I’m quite a newbie in the Star Wars Lego universe – just started end of last year. All the sets that I buy are the first ones of their own. That means that I don’t possess any previous old version of them. Thus I can’t compare the set I’m reviewing to the previous ones.



I just bought the new Snowspeeder 75049 on internet. And I’m really happy about it. That’s a set I was looking for all these last months, and what I found was way too expensive. I like Lego, I like Star Wars, I love the Snowspeeder, but I’m not gonna pay a fortune for it.

So when I saw that it was back again, I knew that I needed to buy it.



75049 T-47 Snowspeeder


Pieces: 278


Minifigs: 3


Price I paid: 149pln (that’s about 36€ – 48$) – I saw it in a specialized toys shop at 229pln



1) The box

I find the box quite big, bigger than my 2 previous « small » set – A-Wing and Jedi Starfighter. I think that they could cut it by 1/3. Would be great.

On the back you can see all the features and play functions of this set – the harpoon, the cockpit and the new missiles. I will write a bit more about these missiles later.




2) The instructions



What I like on this instructions manual, is the last page, with the inventory of the minifigs of the new sets (I presume). 

Some are very tempting. But buying a set just for them. Not for me.




3) The minifigs

Luke, Dak and a Snowtrooper.

I don’t like this kind of skirt on the Snowtrooper. I’m even thinking of removing it. But I love his backpack.



I didn’t have Dak before, and he just looks like any rebel in his pilot gear. Has 2 faces.



Luke is new. Of the 3 Luke I have, this is certainly the best one.

Just one thing, when the heads have 2 faces, I don’t like to see that tiny part of the print below the helmet. You can see what I mean on the picture above.




4) The building

There are 3 bags, with small bags inside them as well.



The first one is for the canon and the cockpit.

There second one is for the one wing.

The third one is for the other wing.

There is one mini fig in each bag.



Great fun building it. Just under 1 hour – the time for my baby son to take his afternoon nap. As usual, I build the set as I’m told in the instruction manual, and then I realize that there is some stuff that I don’t like or that there are some flaws.

I really don’t like the new spring-loaded shooters, as for my previous set – the Jedi Starfighter – I removed them. I don’t like the sound of the spring when they are not loaded, and I think it’s kinda dangerous. I don’t want to misfire when I play close to my baby son.

And for the harpoon, I removed the cable. I think that this system is not compatible with the snowspeeder. It’s such a primitive way to handle the cable.

I didn’t take pictures of my transformation. Just the set as it should be once built.

Something that bother me as well is that with the minifigs are inside the cockpit, and we close it, they have to lay down a little. Not such an easy way to fly the ship.


The sticker didn’t bother me even if sometimes it’s not that easy to place them perfectly.

I think that it’s a really good looking snow speeder. But I already loved it before buying it. I love it since the movie.



5) The ratings



Figs: 9/10 – Nicely detailed, good enough for me. But I’m not a hard die fan of minifigs. I like them, and I can be happy with a simple one.


Building/Design: 8/10 – Beside the spring-loaded shooters that I hate and the cable for the harpoon, the rest is great.


Price: 8/10 BUT – I would have never bought this set full price. I found it in an internet shops with 30% off because it was their Star Wars week. I saw it in a shop at 229pln. Normal retail price is about 195pln – that’s 62$/48€. Horribly expensive. (it’s for that I try to buy the big sets when they are on sale or when people sell them – brand new – on our national eBay).


Overrall: 8/10 – the spring-loaded shooters bother me a lot. As for the cable. Such a prehistoric solution.

Hope my english wasn’t too bad ;)




Edited August 24, 2014 by DarthYannick

[Tronedor]

Thanks for the review :)

[AwesomeBantha]

Great Review, Darth Yannick!

I agree, it's a good set but it's horribly overpriced. Even the $35 30 in the US is too much for me for this set. $20, is what it IMO is worth.

Edited August 24, 2014 by AwesomeBantha

[Mahtion]

Great Review, Darth Yannick!

I agree, it's a good set but it's horribly overpriced. Even the $35 in the US is too much for me for this set. $25, is what it IMO is worth.

I thought in US it's $29.99?

[Venkefedo]

One note: laying down a little is how you fly a snowspeeder! That's how they did it in the movies, in the technical manuals... the problem is Lego minifigs (and even many Hasbro figures) can't really tilt their necks forward to compensate for their posture. Good review! The figs look great and the ship looks like a nice build.

[Lobot]

HI DarthYannick, and thanks for a great review!

I agree that it's a nice set, but it's very overpriced. The UK RRP is £34.99, compared to £35.99 for 8089 (Hoth Wampa), which included a similar looking Speeder, Cave and Wampa! Apart from that, it looks a nice set and I'll probably buy one if I find it at a 30-40% discount.

[BigPoppaBrick]

Nice review, tempted with this set but the MRRP is too much. Should be a £20 set IMO.

[Mahtion]

Nice review! We need one on the other sets now. Would really like to see a b-wing review and comparison post by someone. ;)

[DarthYannick]

One note: laying down a little is how you fly a snowspeeder! That's how they did it in the movies, in the technical manuals... the problem is Lego minifigs (and even many Hasbro figures) can't really tilt their necks forward to compensate for their posture. Good review! The figs look great and the ship looks like a nice build.

Okay :) Thanks. Funny, I watched the movies so many times andf never noticed that. I will next time :)

Nice review! We need one on the other sets now. Would really like to see a b-wing review and comparison post by someone. ;)

I wanted to post my reviw of the Jedi Starfighter - the yellow one, but there are few of them alreay here. So no point to add another one I suppose.

[AwesomeBantha]

I thought in US it's $29.99?

Whoops, my bad!

Updated the post!

[Rishab N]

Nice review. I'm not really a fan of this set cause of the price

[GuyDudeMan27]

Awesome review! I agree that that it is grossly overpriced. I have a $25 gift card for B&N, so I'm waiting to get it there for $5. Then I will be truly happy. I was going to buy this set full price and do a review, but I was beat to it. I'm watching you....

Edited August 24, 2014 by GuyDudeMan27

[Mahtion]

Awesome review! I agree that that it is grossly overpriced. I have a $25 gift card for B&N, so I'm waiting to get it there for $5. Then I will be truly happy. I was going to buy this set full price and do a review, but I was beat to it. I'm watching you....

Buy a bwing instead to review? ;)

[Flieger]

Thanks for the review!

The price seems high, but then the Droid Tri-Fighter has the same price but a lower piece count (262 vs 279) and fewer minifigs (one, albeit more exclusive, [and two droids] vs three). I wonder why the speeder appears so overpriced, for I feel the same, but the stats say it is not.

[GhostDog]

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Edited February 1 by GhostDog