kr-lik Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Set Name: Darth Vader Set #: 75111 Theme: Star Wars Pieces: 160 Minifigures: 0 Year of Release: 2015 MSRP: USD $29.99 Found this in a local LEGO affiliate. Decided to give it a try. I just want to say that I've yet to have such figures so this is a new thing for me :) Box/Instructions The box is medium sized. What you notice first is that it's made out of a more thick paper than the usual ones. The back of the box shows other available "Battle Figures" but I didn't get neither of them. Inside you can find 4 unnumbered bags + instructions and a cape. The instructions simple & clear. Nothing extraodinary. I did like some of the techniques used but it is mostly TECHNIC and I bet everyone who had similar figures won't find anything new here. Parts the set comes with 160 pieces. The bare parts are TECHNIC. I don't think there's anything new here. The armour itself is quite nice and has couple of parts exclusive to this set (EDIT: ADDED THE NEW PIECES PHOTOS!). The head of Vader of course is a new piece and it looks REALLY nice. The Cape looks and feels nice, but later on you will see that the way it's attached is VERY unsatisfying... || After the build you're left with 5 additional pieces. The build The build was pretty easy and took me about 20 minutes to complete. Like I said before there's nothing amazing here especially if you've been playing with TECHNIC or other similar figures. You start the build with the torso, then build the legs, arms and in the end you attach the cape & the head. The competed model AAAaaaaaand it's complete. As you can see here the cape is attached with a TECHNIC piece. At first I thought it was clever but later on I discovered that because of that, there's no way of having the cape over the shoulders and that it sometimes swings back on the sides. Other than that the figure is indeed quite big but again, that'd probably be only "the thing" for everyone who hasn't had contact with such figures before. The competed model Honestly... It's a bit MEH. I did not have high hopes for the set yet I decided to give it a try. It is a bit hard to make it stand like you want, but then again you can move the legs & arms quite a lot. As you can see he can hold the lightsaber either both hands or one hand which is quite cool. I think it might be a bit too delicate for a normal "child abuse" so I'd probably buy it more as a nice looking set rather than a playset. Parts: 9/10 Build: 7/10 Price: 7/10 Design: 7/10 Playability: 6/10 Overall: 36/50 = 72% Edited September 10, 2015 by kr-lik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aanchir Posted September 10, 2015 Nice review, with good photos! In terms of new parts, there are only five actual new molds: the lightsaber blade, the lightsaber hilt, the head, the cape, and the shells that cover the shins. One build error I see — the shells on the upper legs should be attached to the sides, not the front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kr-lik Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Thanks! And yes you're right! they should be attached differently lol. Here comes my lack of experience with such figures. thanks! As for the new parts - I looked at brickset and photographed every part that was only in this set but now i realised it could just be different colours. Also I see this was moved in the forum :) // oh and now I see there's already been a review of this set here :( ... sorry! Edited September 10, 2015 by kr-lik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie-Wan Posted September 10, 2015 I must say, it's pretty annoying that all Star Wars construction figure discussion must be confined to the Action Figures forum. I get the reason for it, but it's still inelegant and annoying. Oh, well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistLaw Posted September 11, 2015 Looks like brick fanatics can't really stand LEGO action figures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie-Wan Posted September 11, 2015 Are you talking about me? I take the position all LEGO is worthwhile, and I have nothing against action figures. I'm just not crazy about having to leave the LEGO Star Wars forum to discuss LEGO Star Wars sets. I don't even have an issue with them being discussed here; they clearly fall into this realm, too, as they're constraction figures. I just don't get limiting all discussion of them to just this one forum, since they obviously fit both. To me, it would make much more sense to just discuss them in both places, and not move topics that arise over there into here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistLaw Posted September 11, 2015 Are you talking about me? I take the position all LEGO is worthwhile, and I have nothing against action figures. I'm just not crazy about having to leave the LEGO Star Wars forum to discuss LEGO Star Wars sets. I don't even have an issue with them being discussed here; they clearly fall into this realm, too, as they're constraction figures. I just don't get limiting all discussion of them to just this one forum, since they obviously fit both. To me, it would make much more sense to just discuss them in both places, and not move topics that arise over there into here. Chill out man, if you read carefully what I wrote you'll understand that I was actually agreeing with you. I find this separation stupid too: it's always Star Wars, it's always LEGO, so no concrete reason to banish the CCBS sets in a different section of the forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VBBN Posted September 11, 2015 oh and now I see there's already been a review of this set here :( ... sorry! It is no problem, having more than one review of a set is never a bad thing- different photos, different thoughts etc are all encouraged! While I have been fortunate enough to be able to provide early reviews of Action Figures sets since Invasion from below, that does mean I am always doing the reviews and I don't want it to scare anyone else off from sharing their own reviews. Are you talking about me? I take the position all LEGO is worthwhile, and I have nothing against action figures. I'm just not crazy about having to leave the LEGO Star Wars forum to discuss LEGO Star Wars sets. I don't even have an issue with them being discussed here; they clearly fall into this realm, too, as they're constraction figures. I just don't get limiting all discussion of them to just this one forum, since they obviously fit both. To me, it would make much more sense to just discuss them in both places, and not move topics that arise over there into here. Technically that argument can be reversed- Some people may not be pleased about having to leave Action Figures to discuss action figures if it were the other way around. I can assure you there was much discussion among the staff when we decided where to put the discussion of these figures. There has still been general discussion about them in the 2015 SW thread in the respective Star Wars forum, it hasn't been completely secluded here, however they were placed here in the same manner as the Chima action figures, the Marvel/DC Superheroes action figures, and the Ben 10 figures, all of which were separate from where their system counterparts usually lie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moerdoen Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) I think it might be a bit too delicate for a normal "child abuse" so I'd probably buy it more as a nice looking set rather than a playset. Edited September 12, 2015 by moerdoen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Logan McOwen Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) a normal "child abuse" e-excuse me? Edited September 14, 2015 by LewiMOC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
