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No, it can't. Look at the image of the ARF Trooper for the show. He has an symbol on the side of his helmet that matches the LEGO figure. The Wolfpack doesn't have that symbol on their helmets, they have a stylized wolf. If you look at the image of the Wolfpack ARF, he has the wolf on his helmet where this ARF has the Rancor Battalion's...thing. You could use it to represent a Wolfpack ARF trooper, but you could do that with any of the ARF's honestly. I am going to pair this ARF with Commander Fox, even though it really doesn't fit other than the color scheme. I initially thought the ARC was supposed to be Colt, but now seeing the image of Hammer, I see the fit there better.

That is a thing of beauty. I like just how detailed the building is.

I voted for the 2009 sets. Not because I have anything against the 1989 sets. Just that I only really own 2009 sets. Had I been big into the Pirates sets in 1989 (instead of Police and Space Police), I am sure I would vote the other way. But unlike a good number of people here, the nostalgia isn't there for me.

My number one desire would be for a ship for the Imperials. Perhaps it can have some pieces with it for the Soldier's Fort to connect to. Additionally, I would like some smaller sets that could connect with Soldier's Fort as well, perhaps with two figs. Perhaps two or three different sets in the 8-15 USD range. I know a lot of people are against it, but I would also like a Ghost Pirates ship, though perhaps that would be best left for a Pirates of the Caribbean licensed theme. I really wouldn't like to see a Blue Coats faction, per se, but I would like to see the return of Blue Coats. Although, if we had a Privateers faction, I would like them to be Blue Coats. We don't need another organized army/navy faction. I definitely don't want to see Islanders or Armada. Leave them to a one-shot theme like Vikings.

Here is my very first review. This is the biggest Star Wars Lego set I have ever purchased. I have updated the set with more Clone Troopers from the Battle Packs since then. I may post more pics later. Here is the base RGS. All of the minis are out from. Surprisingly, nothing fell off getting it to the kitchen table (my only clean workspace) Here is a pic of the ship without anything by it, just for kicks. One thing that I should not is that the RGS doesn't exactly swoosh that well. Half of the time one of the wings detaches, or the slopes on the side of the cockpit come loose. I have had the top cave in a few times, so the ship could be a little sturdier, the red pieces that jut out from under the wings are held in place from the top and bottom by a single piece, something else should be keeping them in place. Here is my Twi'lek nose art. A lot of people have decided to leave the art off, but I can't do that. Yes, compared to the space monkey lizard thing, my ship has less kills, but I don't mind that. Here is one of the nose cannons. These things are pretty cool since they can move in a large radius and are assembled quite nice. However, these are the parts that if you even look at them funny, they will fall off the ship. Like the nose cannons, the cockpit is extremely fragile. The stickers for the controls might be to blame for that. However, I wish a stronger piece was used somehow. One other semi-issue is the fact that the whole cockpit assembly is attached to the ship by only a pair of ratcheting joints at the top, nothing holds it in place at the bottom. It hasn't given me any issue yet. Getting the cockpits into the open position generally involves snapping them off, lifting the hinge piece, and snapping the cockpit back on. The wing pods are really well done. The printed decals on the dome is really nice, and the whole set up is pretty nice. Here was the first alteration I made to the entire set. I really don't know why they would put the flat 2x2 in there. So it went out. The cannons look really nice, but they aren't that sturdy. The white parts in the middle need something else to keep them in place. This was my first experience with flick-missiles. I can't say I am a fan. They look nice when in place though. The doors on the side are pretty well done, but they don't sit flush with each other. No solution to that though. The two pods that sit in there are not present on this ship. A shame, really. Here is one of the simple probe droids that comes with the ship. Nothing special, but a nice addition. Here is the rear gun. It is essentially identical to the forward guns, minus the fragility. Here is the mini base that comes out of the doors in the front. Despite how small it is, it fits the minis quite well. Here is the bacta tank. It is pretty nice. I normally use it for storage of my extra accessories. I wish the two cylinder halves were flush with each other, but they have to be off-set to fit the figures in there. With the bacta tank and the command center out, a lot of room is freed up in the gunship's front. Here is our friend Obi-Wan Kenobi. I must say, they gave the poor guy a very cheesy face to go with the bad haircut. The decal on the front of the figure is pretty good. I wish he had printed legs to have the rest of his robe that is outside the clone armor. He should have come with a Clone helmet and a lance. Here is his back, nothing special. Perhaps some printing on the back or a cloak would have been nice. Plo Koone rocks my socks off. Ever since I got Jedi Power Battles ages ago, I have wanted a Lego figure for him. Too bad he has the stupid blue saber blade as opposed to the yellow one. The head is a little thin, but I can manage. The back of his head is very detailed as well. A nice touch. Asajj Ventress is very well done. The head detail is very intricate for a minifigure. The sabers are very good. See, if they can detail the back of her head, they can detail the back of Obi-Wan's torso. Overall, she is a great figure. So I put Cody's kama back on. The detail on the helmet is covered up by the visor, unfortunately. The chest armor has some nice extra detail on it. More than Rex can boast. Cody's back is just that of a standard clone, nothing special. I like the new Phase I troopers. The fact that their head piece does not form anything in their helmet is very nice. Now they don't look stupid without their helmet on. Basically the same as Cody. Detailed and nice. I have three different Speeder bikes besides this one. This one is the best though. The 3-wheeler back end that forms the back is really cool. I wish there was a place to store the blaster rifle on it. It looks stupid on the side. He is coming for ya! Cody and his friends Rex and Fox. I still like Rex the best, even if he has a standard clone body with blue arms. Here is the whole gang. You can't tell from the picture, but there is a clone in every pod and cockpit. Thank you eBay! Here is a close-up of the crew. Scores: Build: 9/10 - Other than the fragility, I don't have any negatives for the build. It feels very complete. Playability: 8/10 - Despite how cool the thing is and how much there is to do with it, I hesitate to do anything with it for fear that something will break off. All the stuff opens and closes. Swooshability: 7/10 - I am pretty hard on the poor thing when it comes to the whole cave in and piece falling off stuff, but it can't be avoided. But, if I hold onto it with both hands and just on the bottom, it works pretty well. Minifigs: 9/10 - The only thing that could have have helped this one out is another clone or three. At least one for the other cockpit. But Plo Koone and Asajj make up for that. Design: 8/10 - As I stated before, the only detracting factor is the fragility. Otherwise, the set is very complete. It is bigger and badder than the previous one. Price: 9/10 - I bought it at Wal-Mart for $118 bucks, which isn't that bad considering the piece count. The thing that ticks me off is that a week later Target had it in their ad for $108 bucks. Oh well.

I should move my review to its own thread so it doesn't detract from the existing review.

He pre-dates me, but when I saw previews of this set I was like, "Awesome tattoo pal! But I think you should get your head looked at..."

Well played... Okay, how about we already have a sink, what do we need a toilet for? I really wish Lego would produce a very nice, quality City hospital. That would make my day. Have it have patient beds, MRI machine/X-ray, an ambulance bay, waiting room, elevators, and everything else that real hospitals have (unlike the joke of a hospital they released a while ago).

I am curious if the people that are saying that we are already getting a truck repair shop so #3 is out even know what a truck stop is... Truck stops are restaurants, motels, and gas stations. One does not repair a truck there, at least not generally. That is like saying we already have a sink, what do we need a bathtub for...

My first and only Pirates set up until recently was King Kahuka's Throne. I only collected Castle and Space as a child, so the lone Pirates set I had was a gift from someone. Now I have the Soldier's Fort, Cannon Battle x2, Kraken Attackin', and the Brickbeard's Bounty. I even built an MOC ship for the soldiers, though it currently lacks sails.

I voted Brickbeard. I like Redbeard and all, but he is severely dated and doesn't look menacing.

Rather than rehashing old things over and over, I would like Lego to stick with the Pirates and the Redcoats for the main part of the theme. I definitely don't think the Imperial Armada is worth bringing back, and the Islanders never did much for me. The Bluecoats really seem like the would just be too similar to the Redcoats. We already have an Imperial army, sadly they chose the wrong one (Bluecoats would have been infinitely better). Quite frankly, if they want to expand beyond the Pirates and the Redcoats I think they should do something new. The one thing I would love to see, and I doubt I am the ONLY one, is Ghost Pirates. Use a few skeletons with Pirate gear, make a ship with a lot of wrecked stuff (holes in the hull and side of the cabin), and give it some glow in the dark stuff (I would love to have glow in the dark sails, but glow in the dark skeletons would be cool too). Don't make a lot of it, perhaps one medium sized ship set and a hideout set. I am currently building an MOC ship for my Imperial Army (done with a black cabin, it will be called something like the Black Beauty), and should TLG produce a ship for them, I will probably convert this MOC into a Ghost Ship.

Considering that we haven't even been given a ship for the Soldiers, I went ahead and voted no. Lego needs to cover their bases first. Plus, the Spaniards weren't exactly a whopping success with their two sets. Heck, it wasn't long after their introduction that the Lego Pirates line crashed and burned in the first place.

I am making an MOC ship to go alongside the Brickbeard's Bounty, and I am wondering if anyone knows what the name of the material that Lego uses to make their sails is called. It seems more like paper than cloth to me. I want to get something close to what the Bounty uses to make the new ships sails.

This is hilarious. The pick-up boat with the gunrack is the best part. You, sir (or ma'am, I don't know) have just made me smile.