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I had gotten most of the new wave in the mail the other day, built them and then realized the reviews on them weren't here yet. I took the liberty of taking them apart to review them (without the box or bags mind you). Set Informations: Name: Corporate Alliance Tank Droid Set Number: 75015 Pieces: 271 Minifigures: 3 Year of Release: 2013 Price: $19.99 USD $29.99 CDN £19.99 The Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (7748) had already been released in 2009 as just a generic model (no distinguishable planet). But alas 75015 comes rolling in at the Battle of....Geonosis? Yes I know it's seen in the deleted scenes (pictured below) but the only time we see it in the movies is in Episode III at the Battle of Kashyyyk. \ Anyway, on with the review: I threw away the box, but the instructions have the same art, minus the set info. The entire layout is a little strange, the battle droid is shooting nowhere, the tank is heading straight for a rock and Jango Fett bringing up the rear. I'm not the biggest fan of the colour combo, the green and orange. But some people like it. Having 2 bags for this small set seems fairly unnecessary, but less digging around for parts. Contents of Bag 1. Something that surprised me with these parts, 2 bricks! 2 actual bricks! Something we don't usually find in the smaller Star Wars sets. Nothing else really noteworthy other than the 6 grey rods. The cast and crew, I had to buy this set as soon as I saw Jango Fett, he is really a spectacular minifig. His helmet is a pearl grey, as with the torso and jetpack. What looks like silver is actually chrome coloured which really makes him stand out. His armour is very clean unlike his son Boba. I like the new clones, but the extra technic pin on the rifle makes it look a little too long. Our "geonosis battle droid isn't the same as the old stlye one from 2002, it's actually the same colour as the rocket battle droids from the Droid Tri-Fighter. Helmet removed, I wish TLC used a different face for Jango, although he and Boba are the same, this face doesn't remind me too much of Jango. Also, the keen observer will see that Jango has dark blue hands. Jango and the clone, they look a little bit too different for my liking. Backpack! We aren't able to see it on the box, even just one plate makes it look a lot better IMO. End of bage 1 and main body built, it's different from the 2009 version, but still looks the same (if that makes any sense). The bars make for great greebles. Contents of Bag 2. Couple of large discs, unfortunately the large ones are not printed. Oh well. This model has 60 pieces of tread, while the 2009 version has 56, this one is quite longer though. For anyone else building theirs, you should have 3 extra tread pieces. (Save yourself from counting). I love this piece and we get two of them! All the technic dealies make the frame for the tread. Side, cannons and eyes attached, plus flick fires! The eyes are more accurate to the film version. The two pontoons, what I call them. Doesn't make much sense for the sandy surface. Finished model, the accents of trans orange look very good. A bit wide but still imposing. Side profile, it manages to roll fairly well on hard surfaces, but best on the carpet. The back. Here is a comparison between the two of them (this is not my picture credit goes to CapnRex101 of brickset.) http://brickset.com/news/article/?ID=6751 That poor clone is ridiculously outnumbered, Overall I like this version more than the older, while it's not as great as an army builder, it's a good set to get just for Jango and another clones. Overall: Build: 8/10 Simple build with nothing too difficult, the eyes can be hard to position the exact way you like. Pieces: 7/10 A few good pieces but I hate how TLC considers all 60 pieces of tread to be their own. Playability: 8/10 This battle is really one sided, but I love rolling this around the carpet, it makes a very satisfying tank sound. Price: 7/10 My comment on the price increases...they aren't going down anytime soon, so mine as well enjoy it for what it is. Minifigures: 9/10 Jango Fett definitely makes up for the fact our battle droid is just orange instead of a tan orange.
