Brickmamba

All sets brand new in sealed boxes, prices quoted in AUD Pick up is available if you are in Victoria, if not PM me your location so I can get a shipping quote Cheers 9516 Jabba's Palace - $140 8128 Cad Bane's Speeder - $70 10211 Grand Emporium - $220 10218 Pet Shop - $220

Thanks heaps, made good use of this today though it was 10% 'after' the 20% was taken off, the free lego membership was a bonus!

Some of these numbers are crazy, for me approximately $1,500, I been trimming down to fuel other hobbies

Nice bricks Shawn, something you don't see everyday

First prize is sick, good luck to all!

For real? Looking forward to getting mine soon

Can never get bored with your SW collection mutley

Wow! Given the multitude of creations you have made this has got to be one of the best! The scale of the arena is beyond epic but complimented so nicely by the brick built creatures, got a count on the number of bricks used lol? Amazing, speechless, and all that jazz.

Thanks for the review, uninspiring looking fighter mixed with some average looking figures, the Droid seems to be winner in this set

+1 on the poll, my pick for best Lego Jedi, non-CW Yoda

As with sets of this nature based on buildings there will always be the challenge of 'how much?'. Unlike vehicles, TLG would rarely design a complete building. There is nothing wrong with the palace design, the real issue is the price, you expect more for what TLG is asking for, if set around say under 3/4 the current price there would be less gripes.

Thanks for the beautiful review, no doubt this is a great mini-fig set. The skiff is an overall improvement over previous incarnations but still falls a lil short. The rear of the skiff is looking closer to the movie original but the front fails to replicate this same design, railings are still missing and the wings look stumpy and a step back from the 6210 version, plank swings instead of sliding out. The skiff should be one sexy craft but the lines just don't flow, I prefer my MOC of this but will take some ideas from this set, I give the design 7/10.

Hey thanks for the review, only interested in Piell and the droid to add to the fig collection

Almost forgot, poll added

OK thanks for the patience peeps, Part 2 is up, enjoy

Actually the pictures are a bit on the dark side, have re-shot most and updated and yes, there is printing on the body of Bib, it is a charcoal color a lot darker than the old print

INTRODUCTION It is no secret that I am a huuuge OT fan and when this set was announce I had a good feeling that this would be a must buy not only because of the new mini figures featured but also because I had missed out on the original palace set during my dark ages. Once I got hold of this set I just had to build it ASAP and decided that I will also do a review. With that aside, on to the review, note review is split up into 2 parts Set Number: 9516 Name: Jabba’s Palace Theme: Star Wars Year of Release: 2012 Pieces: 717 Minifigs: 9 (10 if you want to include Hans carbonite chamber) Price: US$119.99, AU$199.99 CA$149.99, €144.99, ?GBP PART 1 BOX First thing that hit me was the size of the box, it seems big for a set of this size. Maybe LEGO wanted to make a statement given the significance of a re-released OT set. Box Front Box Back Box Edge - featuring the star cast Next to UCS R2D2, as you can see 9516 is a big box, same width and length but about half an inch shorter in depth CONTENTS You will find inside 7 bags numbered, 1 small bag exclusively for Jabba and 2 instruction booklets MINIFIGURES This set is choc full of mini-figures and the main reason why most people will buy this set Lets start with the less exciting figures, Han Solo, Han in Carbonite and Chewie Front View Back View with the Han figure in the Carbonite and showing alternate face expression with eyes closed B'omarr Monk - not much to say about this guy really Front View Salacious B. Crumb - rather pleasantly suprised how Crumb has turned out, he is made out of the softer rubber type plastic but is well detailed both in it's form and face print. He has a 1 stud hole on the bottom which allows him to be fixed in place. Front, Side and Back View Bib Fortuna - Similar to 4475 Bib, this new version sports a new more vicous looking face, a more skin tone colour and a slightly different print to the body Front View - Left New Bib, Right Old Bib Back View - Left New Bib, Right Old Bib Oola - Same mould as Aayla Secura but in a shocking fluro green which makes her really stand out, very nice printing front and back Front View - Left Oola, Right Aayla Secura Back View - Left Oola, Right Aayla Secura Front View - Oola with alternate face Gamorrean Guard - One of my favorite OT henchman and minifigures, this set has seen a huge overhaul for the Gamorrean, the detail is just fantastic and is light years ahead of the original figure Front View - Left New Gamorrean, Right 6210 Gamorrean Back View - Left New Gamorrean, Right 6210 Gamorrean Jabba - Like the Gamorrean, Jabba too has had a major face lift, a completely new mould and face print which is very faithful to the movie character. Things to note, the new Jabba is around 1cm shorter than the old and has traded his moveable tail for a stiff tail but gaining a rotatable head. Front View - Right New Jabba, Left 6210 Jabba Back View - Right 6210 Jabba, Left New Jabba Bottom View - The old Jabba had raised stud pad which makes him more placeable on most plates but the new Jabba is flat on the same surface as the tail which will make him not so placeable without additional plates Leia Organa in Boushh Disguise - I left the best to last, this figure is (for me anyways) the star attraction in this set. TLG have done a great job with this figure, the helmet is one of the most detail I have seen with a figure, the mould, the printing is top notch and is consolidated with printed legs and accessories like the thermal detonator and jet pack which makes this one awesome package. Front and Back View Front View with helmet off and Back View showing alternate face and backpack off PART 2 INSTRUCTIONS We get 2 instruction booklets, one landscape form and one portrait Couple of shots of the instructions, pretty standard, I had no issues following these for the build The second to last page of Book 2 shows a nice pictorial summary of the play features and the last page a short 3D modeled comic strip JABBA’S PALACE BUILD Bag 1 you will find Boushh, Chewie and the pieces to build the tower base Halfway through building tower base Finished tower base, front and back shots Bag 2 you will find Gamorrean and the pieces to build the gate and tower Tower entry gate, a printed 1x1 round flat is used for the gate watcher, definitely prefer the old 4475 print on sphere Shot of the entry gate where it is inserted into the tower base, the gate can be opened and closed via sliding mechanism Halfway through building the upper tower. Upper tower almost done with a shot from the inside, you will see blasters stored away, this tower is battle ready Finished upper tower attached to the base front and side shots. From the side shot you can see the hinge that is used to hold open the gate as an added function. You will also see the 2x1 technic blocks used to attached to the main palace shown later on Bag 3 and 4 - you will find Bib, Oola and Han, Han in Carbonite and the pieces to build the palace base Base with sliding trap door Finished base with the floor on Bag 5 - you will find the rest of the pieces to finish the main palace Forming the arches and columns for the palace Main palace done, I like the addition of all the little things like cups, fruit bowl, coins, and the frog tank which injects more life to the palace Bag 6 - you will find the pieces for the back wall of the palace and Jabba's platform Base for the back wall Back wall done, attached to the main palace with the hinge allowing the back wall to be opened and closed. A sliding tab with a grill for cooking is used to push Jabba's platform over the trap door Another shot of the palace with the back wall closed Jabba's platform Jabba and Crumb chilling on the platform. The platform is placed loosely in the slot and can be slid across the trap door via the sliding tab on the back wall Bag 7- the last bag you will find the pieces to build the roof for the palace Base of the roof Putting together the flick missile sandwiched in the roof Finished roof Roof on the palace, sits loosely in place We are pretty much done, shot of the tower attached to the palace as one would see from the outside Left over pieces, no idea what that orange tab is for There we have it, the completed palace with all the mini figures! RATINGS & CONCLUSION DESIGN 8/10 - This palace is no doubt an improvement over the old 4480 set which looks very 'airy'. The dark tan pieces mixed in with the tan gives it that classic Tattooine feel. The palace is one solid looking building from all angles especially when the tower is attached. I did find the throne room a little compact, definitely no room for Max Rebo band so maybe this could have been bigger. BUILD 8/10 - Rather straight forward build, nothing tedious, each part of the palace can be built in quick succession, took me roughly 2 hours including taking pictures MINIFIGURES 9/10 - At the end of the day this set will be purchased exclusively for the minifigures and there are plenty of them. Bib and Gamorrean will be welcomed by those that missed them from older sets. Oola and Boushh look fantastic and are a must for anyone's OT collection. The printing on Jabba is very accurate and being able to rotate his head are nice improvements over the old version. PLAYABILITY 8/10 - Play features include being able to pull the tower off, lift off the roof and swing open the back wall. Sliding the gate, the trap door and Jabba's platform are good features and well implemented, though the sliding trap door really goes nowhere when opened, hopefully this flaw is by design for a possible future expansion dungeon including Rancor, fingers crossed. PARTS 8/10 - The majority of bricks are tan and dark tan, great for Mos Eisley MOCs. There are also a crap load of 1x1 snot bricks, 22 in fact and we can never have enough of those. Extra little accessories like fruit bowl, cups, 1x1 round flat gold pieces and blasters round off the goodies in this set PRICE 7/10 - 717 pieces for US$119.99 gives a price-per-piece ratio close to 17c, it's not flash especially when you compare that to something like 8038 The Battle of Endor with 890 pieces priced at US$99.99. Undoubtedly a lot of that $ goes to the figures but it is this aspect about the set that will scare off most people. OVERALL 8/10 - I'm bias to OT sets so it's my duty to give this an above average score . It's a 'good' set with 'great' figures. In my opinion, a great addition to any OT collection especially if you don't have the original, a must buy if you can find it on sale Thanks for reading, time to introduce the new fella to the crew...

Same here, thanks for the review

That is hawt! The details and proportions are fantastic, luv'n this new evolution in your mocs mood

Nice review, got to get this for smeagle and the hobbits

Thanks for the review, the set itself is quite underwhelming, not a fan several little builds to make up a scene something that most super heroes sets are guilty of but the mini-figures makes this a must pick up, but as you said probably more worthwhile during a sale

That is just sick, mad props to you sir!

The only thing that could have saved this weak looking set was the mini figures, but generally they are all re-releases and I have most of them, easy pass

Was at Southland VIC today, no LotR or 2nd wave SW

Just got this Hulk is definitely the main attraction, detailing is beautiful and love how you can slot a mini-fig into his hands and portray the bashing that he dished out on Loki in the movie