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Set#: 4487 Name: Mini Slave I and Jedi Starfighter Theme: Star Wars Year: 2003 Pieces: 50 Price: I paid 500 yen MSP: $4 US Peeron Bricklink Brickset This came up at a good price on the auction, so I grabbed it. I have the full size Slave and Starfighter, and I really like getting the minis to go with them. I'm pretty mixed about Episode 2. I was embarrassed watching the movie with my (then) girlfriend when it came out, but that was because of the lame story and romance. The ship design was top notch, and the color schemes fairly modern and retro. The navy and yellow of the Slave and the white and burgundy of the Starfighter feel quite good, better than some of the current Clone Wars color schemes. The Package The Pieces The set has 4 printed pieces. Two for the starfighter, one for the Slave, and one for the Bomber The Promotion This was a Japanese set, and here are the three Kabaya sets released around the same time, advertised within. As well as the other Lego sets of that year. The set has 1/4 of a tie bomber, shown here. The Finished Product The Slave I really like this little ship, it's sleek and simple, but really captures the shape. The Starfighter This thing is a little too simple for my tastes. With standard bricks, I don't know what would make it better, but this is kind of flat and boring. The Tie Piece I'm shopping around to get those other Tie Bomber pieces. The extra parts All together Overall Design: 8/10 I give the Slave a 10/10, the Starfighter a 6/10. There's very little to the Starfighter, it's made in 6 steps, the Slave in 8 steps. Bonus points for both having printed parts, the Starfighter having 2, and the Slave having the large blue piece printed with green and yellow. Playability: 10/10 These mini pair sets were really well thought out, and are really fun. This set recreates part of Episode II and if I were a kid rather than just a kid at heart, I'd be thrilled to have this. Price: 10/10 I was lucky getting it at the price I did, but up to $10 would be really reasonable for this set. Build: 8/10 Really simple, but you can learn a lot about using odd pieces, so, particularly with the Slave, it is a lesson in effective minimalism. Average Score: 9/10

Set#: 4485 Name: Mini Anakin's Podracer and Sebulba's Podracer Theme: Star Wars Year: 2003 Pieces: 72 Price: I paid 1000 yen MSP: $4 US Peeron Bricklink Brickset From Amazon I've been looking for these 448~ series sets. I like minis, but also, I want to build that Tie Bomber. Of the 4 sets though, this was the one I was least excited to get. I had the original Anakin's Podracer set, and it was okay, but not a favorite. After building this though, I was pleasantly surprised. The Package The Pieces There weren't any printed pieces or stickers, but there were some interesting pieces. Particularly, the clear stands (made with standard turret molds and dishes) and the sharp-looking orange pieces are welcome new additions to my collection. Leftovers The Promotion As I said above, the set is came with 1/4 of a Tie Bomber. Very successful promotion since that's why I bought the set! The Tie Bomber wing The Finished Product Sebulba's Podracer I really dig this ship. I like the weight of it, the aero-dynamism of it. The colors are beautiful together. Maybe it was the low expectations I'd had, but I said "Wow" when I finished it. I like the way the engine bricks are twisted at 45 degrees to create the arrow shape. The clear underside does a good job of creating the illusion of floating. Anakin's Podracer I liked this one a lot less. The build is simpler, and is the first ship in the instruction book (the first is generally the weaker of the two). It's built in four steps. But, it is relatively accurate to the movie version. All together Overall Design: 9/10 These are difficult ships to design, since they are so sparse. Definitely Sebulba's ship by itself is a 10/10. One thing which might have made it better would be some kind of tube connecting the engines to the ships, though it might have made it clunky. Playability: 10/10 The paired sets are a perfect (LEGO) idea. These ships make up a large part of the Phantom Menace's best scene, and you get two to race against each other. You can hear the DON-DON-DON-DON-DON of the racers just by picking them up! Price: 10/10 Not much money, and you get two cool sets. If it was just Sebulba's racer, I would be fine with the price Build: 8/10 Nothing too unusual, but Sebulba's racer has some interesting techniques on the engines, to create the right angles on it. Average Score: 9/10

Set#: 7146 Name: TIE Fighter Theme: Star Wars Year: 2001 Pieces: 169 Minifigs: Stormtrooper, TIE Fighter pilot Price: $20.00 U.S. Peeron Brickset Bricklink From Amazon I got this used last year for a pretty fair price (about $30). Tie Fighters have been the only really consistent release for Lego Star Wars, with 5 variations, plus some re-releases. All of them use the same fundamental building technique, so maybe it would get tiresome, but since this is the original, all the rest are copying this guy. The Instructions Very short book, very large. I'm sure now it'd be made half the height, and twice as long. A real nice touch is the movie scene showing at the top of the page, this set showing a scene from Jedi Only 12 pages for the build, the remaining pages showing what was available at the time (if you could go back in time... ) The Pieces The pieces have a fair amount of repetition to them, but if you ever wanted to get a lot of little blue vents, this is the set for you. Printed pieces There are 5 printed pieces, which is nice. I love the cockpit cover. The Finished Product The stand for this is fantastic, and makes display a lot easier. Cockpit open As far as I know, this isn't how a real TIE fighter cockpit works, but a real model would be too hard on the fingers to put the figure in and out. Closed It looks quite close to the movie version, except for the supports on the wings, which are structurally necessary for a LEGO set. 3/4 view, this looks almost perfect. The only difference from the movie is there is no web shape on the inside of the wing. That would be an easy mod if you wanted it though. A nice simple wing design. Back 3/4 view The back is alright, not spectacular. The shape is good, mildly spherical, but I don't know why it needs those little beige pieces. Overhead, cockpit closed The printed piece looks real nice, and I like the way the blue pieces trace the shape. Open The cockpit isn't overly techy, but it fits the pilot well, and is fairly easy to get in and out of. The stand I love this stand, and I wish more ships had this sort of thing (like the Magnaguard Fighter, or General Grevious' Fighter) since they look a little flat on my bookshelf. I'm using this for the new Vader's TIE fighter right now. The main product This is really cool looking. The minifigures are alright. The Pilot is hard to take pics of though. Here is the stormtrooper next to a 2008 version. The newer one has a much better helmet painting, and the body paint is sharper. (new on the left, old on the right) Just a pinch of yellow sticking out under the helmet of that old trooper. Final verdict Design: 9/10 It is a classic ship, that the company has barely altered in 10 years, compared to the massive overhauls all the other early ships got. It is fairly sturdy too. The only thing I might criticize it for is the wings are slightly wobbly. But, it doesn't show on the stand it comes with. Build: 7/10 The cockpit is fun to make, but the wings are boring and repetitive. Playability: 8/10 Grab it in the back and fly it around! Minifigures: 9/10 Early stormtroopers, early TIE pilot. No complaints for a $20 set. Price: 7/10 It's not fantastic, but fair. Overall: 8/10 This is a nice, simple ship that holds up when compared to current ships, and has quite a legacy in the LEGO Star Wars line. All the other TIEs (Interceptor, Bomber etc.) are nice, but this is THE TIE Fighter, the image people usually get when they think of TIEs. If you can find it for a good price, by all means pick it up. Cheers all.

Great shots! The harvester looks awesome.

Very nice, looks pro!

I love the Probe Droid, a big improvement on the original. Great!

I got all excited to build a full on MOC, and got the idea all planned out, and then realized what the contest was Anyway, this is much better than the first MOC I made, so I thought I'd post it. The concept is a Republic Interceptor, a high-speed, highly maneuverable starfighter for clone troopers, specifically for complex dogfights, like in an area with heavy debris or an asteroid field. The ship is meant to have it's own high speed navigating computer since clones don't have the reaction time of a Jedi. Perhaps it is a clone starfighter? Made entirely from an 8019 set except the round parts from a Droid Gunship Plain view Swoosh view Others Mildly greebled cockpit Landing gear down and up Comments or criticisms welcome, though I'll probably rip it apart soon to make a proper land vehicle.

I'd like to join, I've done 5 reviews in Star Wars

For something for your shelf, the AT-TE is much better. It's just a great looking beast, especially if you have an AT-AP to go with it. But, its legs don't do much, and the insides are bare. From the outside, A+. The Republic Gunship is amazing too, it has a little speeder inside, doors you can open, and great mini-figs, especially Plo Koon and Asa Ventress. It's heavy, so not so easy to swoosh around though. I bought them both, but I'm an adult with a job so it wasn't so difficult. I bought the AT-TE first. Maybe I like it better.

One last try in light of the pics above. Unfortunately, it's gotten so minimal it's become flimsy I think this is it for this one, I had to scrounge pieces from a few different sets to get this shape.

More research has revealed this http://www.starwars.com/databank/vehicles/...bike/index.html Freeco bike (CK-6 swoop) I was kind of naive to work from a screen grab The star wars site has amazing resources for everything that appears in the clone wars show, so if I see something good in the next few episodes, I'll look there first

Thanks for the suggestions! I think the grey would look nice, but I don't have the pieces, specifically the engines, though maybe I could do the rest. Still, after a nights sleep, I gave the nose a big tweak. I used a couple pieces from the little rebel gunship, 7668 (forgot the proper title). The narrow nose was a good idea. I'd like to extend it a little bit more so that it could be smoothed out on the top, but it's getting fragile at this size. So, here is the before and after Before And after Cheers all! If you can make it better, please show me

And this is beautiful

From the original in the first post, I've lengthened the nose 2 bricks, and shortened the tail just a bit.

Same as everyone else, that set is utterly fantastic looking. I made a promise to the wife no more than $150 a month on Lego, so I guess that'll be two months... But it will really make me happy... So nice looking.

Agreed. I couldn't get the legs like the pic with just X-wing parts, but I modded my moc Two robot arms and an arm holder. Also, I extended the cockpit a brick, threw in the extra handle, and put that grey piece on top that looks a little more techy. A nice Sunday evening for me

Well, since you asked nice If you have an X-wing, the pieces are just about all there.

Hey. A few weeks back, watching episode 15 of season 1 of Clone Wars, I saw this ship appear. It made me think of an X-wing quite a lot, so I thought I'd MOC it. All my sets are stored separately, I don't want to mix them up, so I thought this would be a good chance to mess around. I used an A-wing cockpit though. I'm mostly happy with it, but I like it in my hands more than in these pics. Things I'd like to tweak: Make the nose two blocks longer, add a second steering handle, and put something slope-ier on the engines. What do you think? XP <edit> here's the current/final version

This is fantastic, but absolutely ridiculous. I don't want to think of the collections you had to combine to make this beast. You are a Lego lord

Nice set. It really holds up well. I got this set at the time, but I stole it! Ridiculous story, but I was poor and in university. There were a few bags, so I had to go a few times to sneak it out. Anyway, I buy all my sets now, but glad to have had this set. It looks quite nice compared the the newer model.

Thanks, it's great to see the original of the Vader's Tie Fighter which was updated this year. The new one is a bit slicker, but if I could go back in time, I'd pick this set up too.

I got a price listing of cost prices for the August sets. I can't exactly say the sale price, but it tends to be about x% more. So, my rough calculation is this: 7748 $22 7749 $22 (Both same as Hyena Droid) 7778 $36-40 8036 $36-40 8037 $60 (same as Republic Shuttle) 8039 $150 This one is harder to guess, since it's a larger price, but it's about 30% more than the Republic Gunship I'm interested in distributing the stuff myself, and this was the price list I got, but, though there's no big surprises, it could be more or less in the end.

I agree there's a lot of gobbledygook, but it's always nice to be a appreciated.

This is really nice, I love the lava.