def Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Set#: 4486 Name: AT-ST & Snowspeeder Theme: Star Wars Year: 2003 Pieces: 76 Price: I paid 1000 yen MSP: $4 US Peeron Bricklink Brickset Part four of four in my mini review series! The AT-ST and Snowspeeder debuted in The Empire Strikes Back and were favorites of mine growing up. I've liked the LEGO models of them in the past, but not been entirely thrilled. This set is about the same, nice but not mind-blowing. The Package The Pieces The pieces here are a little bit Technic style, since both vehicles need some pieces to fit at right or odd angles. There are three printed pieces, but there was a spare of the Snowspeeder's printed piece. The Promotion The set has 1/4 of a tie bomber, shown here. The Ships The Snowspeeder The build on this is really really simple, and it's the smallest mini ship I've seen. It's about two fingers by two fingers big. The tube connects the wings to the ship, and they pretty naturally rest at that angle. I think the tubes would be a little better if shortened. The vents are a nice touch though. The AT-ST This was definitely one of my favorite toys as a kid. Though the set looks nice, it doesn't work so great. It's built in two parts that snap into each other. When built, it appears fairly accurate. The legs jut out at the back a little more than they should, but the head is attached at the front to compensate. The back view looks good too. The set is slightly asymmetrical, with the guns on either side being different. The build of the head is quite interesting. Pieces are locked in at 90 degrees to create the panels on either side. This is clever design. My complaint here is that the legs are sort of unstable. Those joint pieces are not all even, and some are tight and posable and others are loose. I've seen the same in other sets before, and those pieces aren't great to use as stands for even a small set. Also the head is really loose, and if the legs aren't perfectly balanced, it swings around, because it wasn't centered. These pics took twice as long as all the other mini ships because I had to reposition it a lot. Even now, on my shelf, it's facing backwards <leaves and comes back> Fixed! Together, they make a good pair, though I wonder if the proportion difference is accurate. Certainly the big LEGO versions are at a different scale. The Tie Piece The bomber part of the TIE is here, as well as the main support But, as this is the fourth of four, I can now finish the TIE Bomber TIE Bomber The Bomber (or double TIE as I called it as a kid) has a section for the pilot, and one for the bombs, I guess. It uses two printed pieces. The pilot section on the left looks fine, but the clip at the front of the right side seems a little random to me. It is movie accurate. The twin engines on the back look nice. The extra parts... Lots, including a little printed one. The most of the four sets. In action! Final verdict Design: 6/10 The Snowspeeder is super simple, and the AT-ST isn't entirely stable. The points here are for the construction of the AT-ST head, which is quite smart. Playability: 7/10 It recreates a scene from Empire, but actually the AT-ST only appears for two seconds or so. Pairing it up with an AT-AT would have been much much more fun. Price: 10/10 No complaints there. Build: 8/10 The Snowspeeder is a bit boring, but the AT-ST has some interesting techniques I'd like to master. Overall: 7/10 Maybe I'm mini'd out, but this is the weakest of the 4 sets. Possibly TLG felt the same way, and that's why it has some extra pieces, as well as the most important piece of the TIE Bomber. Edited March 22, 2009 by KimT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Yoda Posted March 20, 2009 Hehe, I like minis. But the At-Sts feet are very below average... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prateek Posted March 20, 2009 i have this set and i love it the ATST IMO is the better of these two, its just that the panels kept falling off. the snowspeeder is so fragile and both of my orange clips broke. its nice to have that dark bley-ish r2d2 body Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soc399 Posted March 20, 2009 Thanks, def! I've really enjoyed this series of reviews, since it gave me a detailed look at a bunch of sets I hadn't seen before. You also inspired me to pick up a few of those TIE bomber pieces so I could make a new astromech design. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Natman8000 Posted March 20, 2009 Great review! I'm glad someone reviewed all these minis and I never got to see the tie bomber before. I dont like this set, It is kind of wacky in a way with all the disproportions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kill will Posted March 20, 2009 Interesting, I've never seen the completed bomber. Wonderful reveiw! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RileyC Posted March 20, 2009 I really like how the AT ST is constructed in this set. I like the legs especially on it there awesome and the snowspeeder is really cool is well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
