7665 Republic Cruiser Review

[Dragonator]

Thanks for the review on this, now I definitely have to get it!

I like the fact that the minifigs can actually fit inside, and that it is furnished in some way. *y*

[zz-80]

I bought and built it yesterday. No missing or wrong parts, no dreaded sticker sheet, some printed parts and the booklets came in great shape! *y* I absolutely love this set! *wub* The color scheme is great and the build was anything but annoying or repetitive. Five nice minifigs included, only the bley light saber hilts are a letdown - but I got plenty of chromes spare. It's also a great parts pack, but I honestly dislike the front. It looks a bit like an autobus, but I think it might grow on me (space trucking on). Maybe I'll get some spare parts and mod it into a Tantive IV... :-D

As a fan of the OT I have to admit that this is easily the best SW set this year, maybe the best since the rereleased MF (Not regarding the UCS sets)!

I also bought the 10178 yesterday - so I might change my mind when I have built this one... :-D

Edited October 18, 2007 by zz-80

[Opproperaar]

Personally, I'm a bit disappointed. Not by the review which is quite excellent, mind you, but by the model itself. I have this book at home

Star Wars episode, incredible cross sections

and the first vehicle they describe is the Rupublic Cruiser.

When you go by what's in the book the model could've been so much better. That one escape pod which you can fit two people in is actually a conference room with room to seat 16 people! The ship has elevators, crew bunks etc.

The model could've instead been a nice collecter model like the big falcon or those TIE fighters/bombers.

Of course that's just my opinion being the nerdy Star Wars fan I am :-P

Edited October 21, 2007 by Hairy Ruben

[Derek]

I wonder why LEGO didn't do Qui-Gon's hair in reddish brown. Hopefully they didnt destroy the mold! I was such a cool headpiece!

[M'Kyuun]

I knew you'd like it when you saw it for real! :-) :-) :-)

Qui-Gon's head finally turned up in the post after a very long wait and two calls to LEGO customer service.

He looks SOOOOO much better now.

At last I can sit back and really enjoy this set now. *wub*

Hi Kernow,

last week, I used the replacement parts section in customer service, and called Lego Direct to request 2 Qui-Gon heads( yep, I bought two sets at my TRU only to find bearded Obi-Wan heads in both). Today, I got a letter from them stating they couldn't identify the part I was requesting. Once again, I filled out all the info in the replacement parts section in customer service which, btw, does not have the Qui-Gon head listed. I provided instruction booklet numbers, as well as the part number assigned to the head piece, the page number, a description, etc. My question is, how did you identify the head so they understood what you needed? Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks. -M'Kyuun

[captaintau]

Just finished building mine.

Haven't bought any LEGO in ages due to low funds. A temporary second job has meant I could buy this while I stil could.

Love it.

Great build. As has been said, hardly any repetition. No stickers. Decent playability value. Nice features.

Now, where do I put it *wacko*

[Morgan19]

The model could've instead been a nice collecter model like the big falcon or those TIE fighters/bombers.

As a flip-side, I actually prefer the System-ized big ships (like this one and the ISD). I'm not much for the UCS sets: I find the System-scale versions of these larger ships are nice because you get a more affordable ship in an easily-managed size, often with some neat play features and good figs.

m19

Edited November 28, 2007 by Morgan19

[simonjedi]

I'm getting this set for Christmas, good to hear its an enjoyable set to build, i found the ISD slightly boring

[Lt. Veers]

Isn't this kinda false advertising? They're showing us a flesh tone Qui-gon, but the give us sn Obi-wan EP III head. Anyone agree?

[Starwars4J]

Isn't this kinda false advertising? They're showing us a flesh tone Qui-gon, but the give us sn Obi-wan EP III head. Anyone agree?

Always read through the whole topic :-P That's a very known problem, it's a mistake. Contact them and they'll ship you out the correct head.

[Vader]

Always read through the whole topic :-P That's a very known problem, it's a mistake. Contact them and they'll ship you out the correct head.

Also by now i expect lego to have sorted the problem out, when i phoned them back in Aug they told me that it would be sorted asap.

[JimBee]

what! aw man, wish i got the real qui gon head in mine! better call lego real fast! need to replace my yellow qui gon...

anyways, nice review, although i couldnt figure out how to put on the escape pod, maybe i made a mistake, but nothing a few adjustments cant fix! ;-)

[TheTacoMan]

OP - I recently bought this set at the post-Christmas sales madness, and i DID receive the fabled fleshie qui-gon, so if you call up lego they might send one out to you

Proof:

[MightyMegs]

I bought this set over a year ago but never put it together. Yesterday I decided it was time... and I love it. It fits in very nicely with the white/red color scheme of the Republic Clone Wars vehicles. And mine came with the correct Qui-Gon head... yipee!

[sologuy369]

It's also at this point that you come across a big disappointment. On the box you get a flesh Qui-Gon. What is actually in the box is an EpIII Obi-Wan. Come on LEGO - why change it? |-/ All the figures look impressive in the flesh despite the BIG mistake.

I didn't have that mistake. Other people I know did. I GOT THE RIGHT HEAD!

[Big Cam]

I didn't have that mistake. Other people I know did. I GOT THE RIGHT HEAD!

This was a common issue back then, and after time they did correct it, so unless you bought one of the first sets, you probably got the right head.

[382nd Legionnaire]

good review! i hate how this mixed up the qui-gon minifig.

[Darth Hawken]

great review, I got the right head but I hate how lego used hoods instead of hair, Qui Gon's hair was sooooo sweet I only have two though

[Destroydacre]

I just got this set several weeks ago, and like others have stated, even the reviews don't do this set justice. It's a brilliant set, honestly one of my favorites. And you can still find sealed ones of these on ebay for roughly retail price. It's kind of surprising considering that most of the other 2007 sets have shot up in value considerably.

Of note, my Republic Cruiser came with the wrong head. I contacted Lego and they sent me the correct Qui-Gon head despite the fact this set hasn't been produced for nearly a year according to brickset. Lego's customer service really is second to none.

Edited November 14, 2009 by Destroydacre

[Scout Trooper Guy]

Nice review!!!

I wish i got this set! But now i cant get it any more!

...Ill try Ebay...