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Nice find! They look like they could be LEGO Star Wars Impulse sets. *sweet*

I remember buying this set and thinking what an amazing job LEGO had done. It was my first Pirate set and I still have it built. *sweet*

ooh not a good match for France last night. Getting beaten by the Pumas twice in a tournament and also in front of your home crowd. Oh the humiliation! Still all I care about today is England producing the biggest turnaround for a team in World Cup History. GO ENGLAND!!! :-D :-D :-D

Well have fun France, just don't expect to win easily. I still have France to win the whole competition. I'll be far from upset if England put you in your place though! :-D

Love the postal sets! :-) I'm sure the postal workers will have proper uniforms when the sets go on sale. After all there were some changes from the dwarf mine picture to the actual released set. This is a dealer's catologue and they usually feature prototype pictures.

Awesome result for England. X-D X-D X-D Always a pleasure to knock out Australia! Come on France it's your turn now. Lets show them that Northern Hemishpere teams still have to be reckoned with!

Is that a new dark brown I can see? Trolls look like they've raided a wig shop, but overall I like it. *sweet* Oh I 've just spotted a poor dwarf up in the cage too.

What is going on with the Six Nations sides? First France, then England bomb big time against South Africa. Wales weren't embarrassed despite their loss to Australia. However even Ireland only scraped a win against Georgia who have hardly any players in their entire country. I'll be surprised if any of them make the semis now. |-/

I knew you'd like it when you saw it for real! :-) :-) :-) Qui-Gon's head finally turned up in the post after a very long wait and two calls to LEGO customer service. He looks SOOOOO much better now. At last I can sit back and really enjoy this set now. *wub*

Well the France result was a total surprise. Where did it all go wrong? Argentina definitely deserved the win. France need to sort themselves out BIG time or they're going to end up bottom of the group. :'-( Englnad take on USA today. I reckon I can safely predict that result even though England are really bad at the moment. USA don't stand a chance! :-P Isn't it embarrassing that some of you from the US don't even know you have a team at the World Cup? :-| :-|

I reckon it's going to be an easy victory for France. I'm an England supporter, but I think this could be France's year. They have a habit of doing well when they host World Cups! :-P Right, off to watch the game now! :-) :-) :-)

:-) Just found the Tie Crawler on sale in the UK at Woolworths for

That's an interesting thought. What else would a stormtrooper be suitably qualified for? :-/

I can't see any obvious changes from the first pic. Still uninspired. Looks like there's just no creativity left in the exo-force line. Can't get excited about this at all. :-X

Nice pictures. Just make me even more disappointed I wasn't a winner in the comp. At least a few deserving people got it! *yoda* :-D Just don't rub it in too much!

I picked it up at Ipswich TRU. They're usually pretty good at getting new stock outon the shelves quickly. The colour scheme seems quite weel thought out. It's not too random. I'm biased though as red and dark red are two of my favourite colours. *wub*

Thanks for all the positive comments! :'-) I've been visiting Eurobricks for a couple of year now, but never quite got round to taking the plunge and joining. However when I stumbled across the Republic Cruiser I really didn't feel I could keep it to myself. Anyway I've phoned LEGO customer service and they say they'll send the correct replacement head for Qui-Gon. Just got to wait for it to arrive. Unfortunately I'm on holiday at the end of the week, so they need to get it to me quick!

Thanks Sam89! :-)

7665 Review Part 2 The second half of the build goes quicker than the first. Once you start to add the engines, the ship really begins to take shape. The main body of the ship has a few surprises hidden away under a removable cover. Inside you get some retracting guns, a storage box, a little shuttle and space for a droid and figure. Here is everything you can fit inside. The guns are concealed behind the side vents. Pushing them forward causes the vents to open. Closed: And open: The final feature is the passenger area/escape pod. Inside is plenty of space for two figures. The pod cleverly attaches by pushing the front section of the ship forward, sliding the pod in, then returning the front. Everything locks together and is held securely in place by an elastic band. :-) Here's a couple of pictures of the final model. It's not the most beautiful creation ever, but it is an excellent representation of the ship from the film. The angular shape actually suits a LEGO build well. There's one more useful feature. The whole ship can be safely and comfortably picked up by two ball ended Technic pins towards the back end. It balances well at this point and does allow you to swoosh the ship around much more easily. This was the most enjoyable Star Wars build I've had in a long time. Everything progresses nicely with almost no repetitive bits. The ship looks good and is also HUGE! *sweet* Compare it to the 6211 ISD and you'll see it's only fractionally smaller. When I first saw pictures of this on the internet I thought it looked OK. Once you see it for real it is much more impressive. For

Out of nowhere this set appeared at my local TRU. Hadn't been expecting this one for a while, so a nice surprise. *sweet* Firstly the box. Nice pic on the front. Good selection of minifigs. The officer and pilot look cool with their dark blue trousers. A new R2 unit as well. Don't remeber this in the film, but great to have one in a new colour. *wub* Back of the box shows some of the ship's nifty features. First thing you notice when you open the box, is the awesome selection of bricks. This makes a for a great parts pack. Loads of unusual red and dark red pieces. It's so refreshing to see a Star Wars set that isn't predominantly grey. There are also two instruction booklets. As soon as you open the first booklet you hit an error. Why would I want two Obi-Wans? :-| It's also at this point that you come across a big disappointment. On the box you get a flesh Qui-Gon. What is actually in the box is an EpIII Obi-Wan. Come on LEGO - why change it? |-/ All the figures look impressive in the flesh despite the BIG mistake. Once I started the build it progressed rapidly. Red pieces seem to be a lot easier to find. Lots of clever techniques. Quite a few Technic elements get used at the start. It reminded me of building a Technic set from the 80s at times. Here is the main body half way through the build. The landing mechanism is a nice touch. Its not fully retractable, but still folds away nicely. You find the ship keeps tipping over as you build it despite the feet, as it's only at the end thay it all becomes evenly balanced at both ends. Here the feet are extended. You can also see the yellow knob that rotates the radar on top of the ship. Landing gear up viewed from the front. Here are the radar. A great collection of dishes. They spin easily with little friction. Here is the ship at the half way point. The front works well with the top flipping up to squeeze in the pilot. More to come... :-)

Every two or three years I have a LEGO shopping experience that causes my heart to race! This happened on Thursday when I walked into my local TRU and was shocked to find the Republic Cruiser sitting on the shelf for