Brickdoctor Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Personally, Maul's Inflitrator has always been a silly set. You only see it for about 10 seconds of the movie, and yet TLG's made three sets of it. This is the only one that I want- and that's mainly because of the MFs. It's sad. All the other Sith have personal craft. Vader has his TIE x1, Dooku has the Solar Sailor, and Palpy has the Lambda. The Scimitar is a pretty good choice for a medium size vehicle-based set including Maul. Quote
Ralph Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Very nice review, I do like this version better as it's much better than the earlier set. Not sure if I will get this one or not, got bored with SW theme in general. Ralph Quote
Mr Man Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 All the other Sith have personal craft. Vader has his TIE x1, Dooku has the Solar Sailor, and Palpy has the Lambda. The Scimitar is a pretty good choice for a medium size vehicle-based set including Maul. Sidious has the Theta, the Lambda is just a Imperial ship. (Oh and Grievous has Soulless One ). Quote
Brickdoctor Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Sidious has the Theta, the Lambda is just a Imperial ship. You could also say the Theta is just a Republic ship. Quote
Mr Man Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 You could also say the Theta is just a Republic ship. Or you could say that Palps went one bigger than all the others and his personal ship is the Eclipse . (I want a set of the Eclipse ). Quote
Brickdoctor Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Or you could say that Palps went one bigger than all the others and his personal ship is the Eclipse . (I want a set of the Eclipse ). In which case Vader went even bigger and his personal ship is the Executor. And Tarkin beat them all with the DS. (and if you're counting the dimension it would've been at when completed, we're back to Palpatine and the DS2) In any case, the fact remains that all the Sith have had personal craft as LEGO sets, and there's only one logical choice for Maul, which is the Scimitar. Quote
Mr Man Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 In which case Vader went even bigger and his personal ship is the Executor. And Tarkin beat them all with the DS. (and if you're counting the dimension it would've been at when completed, we're back to Palpatine and the DS2) In any case, the fact remains that all the Sith have had personal craft as LEGO sets, and there's only one logical choice for Maul, which is the Scimitar. I get you point about TLG's Sith personal ships . BTW the Eclipse is bigger and more imposing than the Executor but not as long and has a 'Frickin Laser Beamtm' Quote
The Legonater Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 In any case, the fact remains that all the Sith have had personal craft as LEGO sets, and there's only one logical choice for Maul, which is the Scimitar. Well, you could always goo back to 1999 and just give Maul the Bloodfin... Quote
Brickdoctor Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Well, you could always goo back to 1999 and just give Maul the Bloodfin... ...which is included in the Scimitar. Quote
The Legonater Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) ...which is included in the Scimitar. Yes, but it would be cheaper if they went back and did a set just with the Bloodfin, like they did all those years ago. Edited June 26, 2011 by The Legonater Quote
Brickdoctor Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Yes, but it would be cheaper if they went back and did a set just with the Bloodfin, like they did all those years ago. This discussion started out with: The Scimitar is a pretty good choice for a medium size vehicle-based set including Maul. Quote
Fives Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 Thanks for this fantastic review! This set is my most wanted this year. I know the ship itself is only OK, but the figs are superb! Qui-Gon is the best minifig of the year! I'm glad you posted the comparison pic of the new and old Maul heads with the horns. I think the new face, overall, is better. The horns fit better with the new face because the new face was designed FOR the horns. Also, I have always felt that the old Maul face was a bit squished and needed to be more stretched. THis new one does that. As for Padme, nice to see her again, and Panaka will just look awesome in anybody's SW collection. Quote
Target Head Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Beaten by a few hours by Jigsaw Killer, I present my second review of a re-released set from the summer wave of 2011. Set name: Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator Set number: 7961 Year of release: 2011 Price: 74.99 EUR / 59.99 USD? Parts: 479 Minifigures: 4 (Darth Maul, Captain Panaka, Padme & Qui-Gon Jinn Lego’s Description Box, front Box, back Box, side From Wookieepedia: Numbered bags! Yes, building is made a lot easier when a set contains these numbered bags. Thanks for helping out TLC. Manuals/instructions Dreaded Sticker Sheet Again a DSS. I don’t think applying these stickers is crucial to the set, they just add some flavor. Minifigures Darth Maul Darth Maul close up I like the new “hair” piece of Darth Maul. It makes him look meaner. Comparison with older version Backprinting Padme Note: the printing of the old padme is a little off. The new Padme is just beautiful. Captain Panaka and Qui-Gon Jinn As stated by Wookieepedia; Panaka was a very pessimistic man and prepared for the worst. TLC probably had this pessimistic view in mind when designing the new face. I think Captain Panaka should have had a second face, like Padme. Too bad I can’t compare Qui-Gon to a previous version. New weapon! The babe with the weapons, meeeoow The build Bag 1 and result Bag 2 and result TLC helping out in the corner with a piece to scale… Bag 3 and final result Special parts? I can’t really tell for sure since I only really collect SW but these parts look new. Note the difference in quality between these pieces. All spare parts Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator From Wookieepedia, top and front view Front Back Right Left Top Bottom Special features Bloodfin The Bloodfin was the personal Sith speeder of Darth Maul and a modified Razalon FC-20 speeder bike. Comparison between new and old bloodfin. Landing Gear Well designed retractable landing gear. You can see it up and down. Release hatches These are used to release the probe droids. Probe compartment, top view Probe droid The DRK-1 Dark Eye probe droid. I’m not a fan of the DSS (who is) but the probe droid could have used a sticker to give it some “face”. Although they are too simple, the set should have contained three as the Scimitar has three on board. Cockpit The cockpit is too small for Darth Maul to stand. His “hair” piece makes him too tall. Opening the cockpit I like the entrance to the cockpit. Lightsaber storage Main storage and flickfire missiles Here you can store the bloodfin, just don’t fly upside-down... A definite flaw: upside-down This set cant be held upside-down as the main storage opens up when you do. I cant understand why TLC didn’t solve this as this is a major issue for any air/spacecraft. Comparisons to the 7663 As you can see the new version is a lot bigger than the old one. The Scimitar was equipped with a rare stygium crystal-powered cloaking device which was capable of creating an invisibility field. Ratings: Design: 4/5 it’s bigger, more accurate and more stable. Build: 3/5 nothing special. Playability: 3/5 the fact that it cant be held upside down is a big let down. Time to mod. Minifigures: 4/5 Padme! Rare. Panaka! New. Qui-Gon! Rare and re-designed. Maul, headpiece. Price: 3/5 A bit too expensive if you have to pay full retail price. I got it for € 55,95 and that’s a good deal. Overall: A little bit above 3/5. You will definitely have to combine this set with the 7962 Anakin's and Sebulba's Podracers to get the full Episode I character line-up (Anakin Skywalker/young, Obi-Wan Kenobi/young, Sebulba, Watto & Wald) Hope you enjoyed this review. All above and more pictures can be found here in the gallery Reviews previous versions: 7151 Sith Infiltrator by Def 7663 Sith Infiltrator by Big Cam [/quote Thanks for the review! If I buy this set (I probably will), I'll fix the upside-down problem with two of these pieces: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32530, and two of these pieces: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3700 Great review! Quote
MiniJunkie Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Just finished building this set tonight - I quite like it, and the minifigs including Maul. Actually, I'm not sure why but my Darth Maul (with his head spikes on) seems to fit fine in the cockpit standing up. It closes all the way. Looking forward to revealing it to my boys in the morning :) Quote
Ki-Adi-Mundi Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 A very good and enlightening review. Outstanding pics... I ordered the set on sale a while ago. Surprisingly i did so for the minifigs and the lack of interesting dark side vehicles being available. Well, slowly the delivery should be due... Quote
TheDarkness Posted September 11, 2011 Posted September 11, 2011 I love the minifigs in this set, was the main reason why I picked this up (though still not 100% sure of the Maul minifig) The ship itself is ok, a better effort than the last one though it could have been a bit sleeker. Thanks for a great review! Quote
Marcky Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 So apprehensive about this set, until your last line mentioning it's good with the Pod Racer set (which I have and love to no end). Guess I shall pick this set up then! Quote
DFOL Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 So apprehensive about this set, until your last line mentioning it's good with the Pod Racer set (which I have and love to no end). Guess I shall pick this set up then! It isn't the greatest set of the past few seasons, but it certainly isn't bad either. Personally, i'm pretty happy with my Infiltrator, especially after i made some minor modifications Quote
The_Chosen_1 Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 It's a great time to pick this one up if you're in the U.S. Right now it's 33% off on Amazon. Quote
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