Dark Wanderer

The Rest of the Review The Whole Business There you are, the whole set: 8038 The Battle of Endor. With Minifigures As one may see, the minifigures integrate well into the set.. ...and many scenes from the movie may be recreated... ...as well as some that failed to appear... ...and the interior works just as well as the exterior... ...folded in as well as out. Final Thoughts & Ratings The Ratings Playability/Swooshability: 10/10 (There are quite a few possible scenarios to be played out here: the exploding sides, the walking AT-ST, and the catapult all assist.) Design: 9/10 (The AT-ST can tip over sometimes, and its 'walking' doesn't work the best; however, the rest is quite nice.) Price: 9/10 (A little on the expensive side, but okay; besides, my Reviewers' Guild contract requires me to complain about the price.) Minifigures: 10/10 (Six exclusive out of twelve make me happy; however, two stormtroopers could have fleshed out the set a lot.) Overall: 9.5/10 (No stickers, fun to fiddle with, only a few things that need to be fixed: I like it.) I'm very happy with this set: a hundred dollars well-spent. Great minifigures and design, nice features, and just wonderful overall. A classic scene from a classic movie, with a good many interesting bits and few flaws. If you've a hundred dollars/ the equivalent in your own currency floating around, I say go for it. Until next time, fare thee well. Brickshelf Flickr

The forest moon of Endor: the site of the turning point in the war between the Rebellion and the Empire. The bunker which housed the shield generator for the second Death Star was destroyed, and the Rebellion triumphed. So how does that battle translate into LEGO? Is it an accurate reproduction, or a shoddy copy? That's up to you. Name: The Battle of Endor Set Number: 8038 Theme: Star Wars Year: 2009 (summer) Pieces: 890 Minifigures: 12 Price: USD 99.99, GBP 73.39, EUR 99.99 Links Shop@Home Peeron Brickset I'm quite happy with this set: 12 figures, 6 of whom are exclusive, two speederbikes, an AT-ST, an Ewok glider, and a partially-exploding bunker? Sounds fun. But is it? That, of course, is your decision. The Box Front This box is huge. At 38x58x9 cm, it dwarfs the other boxes on the shelves and can only be fit 4 deep on standard LEGO store shelves, which makes it quite an attention-grabber- it was the first thing I saw when I walked in. The Back The back of the box showcases the same features that are to be found in the back of the second instruction booklet: the AT-ST, the catapult, and the various bunker details. The Logo The old LEGO Star Wars logo makes a comeback here, in rather impressive size and detail. The Instructions Front The instructions harbor the same image as the box. There are two equal-sized booklets to be found. Random Instruction Page Colors are easy to tell apart and piece callouts are present throughout both books. The only oddity (that I found) is that a plant moves position between one step to the next. The Parts Manifest An impressive array of parts is contained within this set, in quite a few colors. The Minifigure List A list of minifigures is present in the back of the instruction booklet, along with... The Ad ...some sort of peculiar Clone Wars sets' ad. The Sticker Sheet ... There is no sticker sheet, actually. Let the dancing in the streets begin! The Parts There are three different distributions of parts in this set: bags one (the catapult, minifigures, glider, and speederbikes), bags two (the AT-ST), and bags three (the bunker). I doubt you really want to look at a bunch of polybags, so let's just proceed to the parts, shall we? Bag One Interesting and fun bits are the new minifig torsos, the new Ewok head, the dark green plates, the rebel commando helmets, and of course the clear things. These are actually my first long clear pieces. I am filled with shame at my own shortcomings as an AFOL. Bag Two The AT-ST parts; not many interesting bits here except for the plates without studs on the outer edges. Bag Three The bunker parts, where it gets fun. Lots of dark green and dark gray, a hint of orange, and just the sheer variety of pieces make this a delightful set. Those three pieces down at the bottom of the picture were actually outside any bags, loose in the box. There weren't any holes in the bags, either, but the parts were used. Perhaps some sort of sorting defect? The Build The build actually took me quite a while, perhaps four hours. I must be getting slower in my old age. It was quite fun, though, and certainly taught me a few things. A most entertaining experience. The Minifigures Twelve minifigures are present in this set, with six exclusive: the three Ewoks (Chief Chirpa, Paploo, and Wicket), the Endor Leia, and the two Rebel Commandos. Ewoks, Fronts As one may see, each Ewok's hood has a different something printed on it: Wicket's (orange) has some sort of string, Paploo's (tan) has some leaves and a string, and Chief Chirpa's (gray) has a tooth and a drawstring. Ewoks, Back And all of the Ewoks are (of course) back-detailed. The Hero Group, Front Han is the same as always, and Chewbacca as well; however, the last three Chewbaccas I received had no eye-printing- that's the results of a marker, there. Leia is entirely new, with the Castle Queen hair and a new torso. The Hero Group, Back Leia is back-printed, as well. Rebel Commandos, Front I believe that the torsos are exclusive to this set, and I haven't seen the head of the guy on the left anywhere, so I assume that it's new. The head on the right is apparently from the Rogue Shadow. Rebel Commandos, Back Both should have the 'backpacks', but I removed one to show that nice back printing. Rebel Commando Helmet A closeup of the helmet, in all of its glory. I'd like to see an Endor Luke with one of those.. The Imperial Forces Two scout troopers and an Imperial trooper. No back printing on any of them. This brings me to my major problem with this set; the Imperials are outnumbered three to one, whereas in the film they had a vast advantage over the small band of Rebels. Couldn't LEGO have included two stormtroopers to even it out a little? I took some off of my legions to see how it looked, and the effect was quite nice. R2-D2, Front Everyone's favorite astromech, now in gray and white! R2-D2, Back I guess you could call that 'back printing'... Extra Pieces A few extra pieces, nothing really stunning here, except perhaps those four clips. And now onto the main part of the review: the actual set. Vehicles/Odds and Ends The Catapult The catapult is surprisingly effective- I made it fire a meter with ease. The Catapult, Side A bow (more commonly seen in Castle sets) and a spear adorn two clips on the sides of the catapult. The Speederbikes The bikes are identical, and are based off a brown three-wheeler frame; they also have a megaphone blaster on one side, presumably as a nod to the Endor chase scene. The Speederbikes, Front and Back The bikes are really quite long- longer than I expected, at least. Unfortunately, I don't have any previous bikes to compare them to. With a Minifigure And here one may see how the scout trooper fits on. The Ewok Glider The glider actually requires a minifigure to be connecting it to the stand- it seems like they could have found a way to go around that. The Glider Side Here one may see how the glider connects to both the minifigure and the stand. those two 1x1 cylinders are extra ammunition for the rock-dropping feature... The Rock-Drop ...which is detailed above. The droid arm lifts up, which allows (if the glider is at a steep enough angle) the rock to fall out. The Stand The stand is two pieces, a long pole-like piece stuck into an upside-down bowl-thing. The AT-ST Body WIP A Work In Progress shot of the body. One may glean some of its structure from here. The AT-ST The AT-ST is fairly well-built and can hold a minifigure... AT-ST Front ...but its main attraction is the 'walking' feature which is done by turning a knob on the back back and forth. Please see the video for a better explanation than my feeble words. One problem with this feature is that the AT-ST is a little unstable because of this, but it's not too bad. AT-ST Walking Mechanism AT-ST Side And of course, the regulation flick-fire missile can be found here. AT-ST Back The tan gear controls the walking mechanism. AT-ST Hatch Both the hatch... AT-ST Top ...and the top open. AT-ST Interior Inside, there's a seat for one, and a handle so that one may pose minifigs with their heads sticking out of the hatch. And so finally onto what you probably bought the set for- the Endor shield generator bunker. The Bunker, WIP The nearly-finished bunker. The Bunker, Front The doors open and close independently, unlike the Seperatist Shuttle doors- however, they could be modified to move simultaneously, and I expect to shortly. The Bunker, Side Those panels that make up the side are actually just sitting there, but even after transport up and down two flights of stairs twice and to various rooms, they haven't budged. The front-corner ones, however, have the feature of 'blowing off' when the dish on top is pressed. See the video below for how it works: The Exploding Bunker The Exploding Bunker Mechanism As one may see, depressing the dish on top forces out the shock absorber, which pushes out the panels. The Back of the Bunker (Folded In) The back of the bunker. When folded it's 32x25 studs.... The Back of the Bunker (Folded Out) ...and when folded out, it's about 52x25 studs. The 'wings' of the bunker attach using a hinge and a clip/bar system. The Inner Side of the Bunker (Unfolded) The generator mechanism (the orange cone apparatus) isn't too well-designed- if it's built by following the instructions precisely, the clips at the top of he cones are loose: one must leave a gap in between the saucers for everything to fit properly. The computer is part of the main console, and is in place when the bunker is clipped together. Both sides of the bunker are identical. The Bunker Console The whole console, with the sides of the bunker in. I've never seen those particular pieces on the sides of the console before- they're printed. The Inside of the Bunker The entire inside of the bunker. The two knobs run the two sides of the sliding bunker doors. Apparently those four guns inside the bunker didn't help the Imperials too much... The Bunker- Folded In, Top View One may see the full dimensions of the folded-in bunker here... The Bunker- Folded Out, Top View ...and folded-out from the top. Please view my next post for the rest of the review.

The t-connector just stabilizes the connection a little, so the bike doesn't rock on its attachment point quite so much.

Hmm... It's a pity they didn't include the all-important corridor where half of the shots of the ship in the movie took place... An office? At least it looks like modding will be possible. It's wide enough, for sure...

I'm actually growing quite fond of the Rebel Blockade Runner. It seems to be quite detailed for that scale, and has all of those delightful greebles... Even though it's probably hopeless, it appears from the LEGO.com picture that the sides of the top of the middle protrusion are hinged. Perhaps they managed to stick in the corridor in which Leia gives Artoo the plans? That would hold up perfectly with the escape pods, too, as they're off that same corridor... Obviously, it doesn't connect to the bridge, but they did use those large rounded pieces right at the escape-pod end, which gives me some small measure of hope. I can hope, can't I? Or a least mod... The only bit I really dislike at the moment is those gray wheel-rims used as the engines. Perhaps they'll look better in person, but I don't know.

It's quite a bit of work, unfortunately; the piece is hard to hold on to, and even more difficult to erase, but slowly and surely it's coming off.

I might actually grab another one of these just for an experiment with removing the printing; I've found that rubbing it with an ordinary pencil eraser makes it wear off.

With its arms at its sides, it's 24cm tall and 19cm wide. With its arms straight out, it's 38cm wide. Oh, and just one thing I forgot- if you give Inferno that dark red Trace hair, he (she?) looks fantastic.

Gold Tooth seems to be obsessed by gold; he even goes so far as to have a golden gun and gold hair, and now even steals gold dinosaur statues from museums and rides away on his motorcycle, closely pursued by the Agent Swipe. Will the villain escape due to the inefficiencies of Swipe's tricycle, or will his motorcycle disintegrate under close scrutiny, allowing him to be captured? Will the entire getaway crumble, or stand proud? That is up to you. Name: 8967 Gold Tooth's Getaway Theme: Agents 2.0 Year: 2009 (summer) Pieces: 68 Minifigures: 2 Price: USD 9.99, GBP 8.79, EUR 11.99 Links Shop@Home Brickset Peeron Gold Tooth's Getaway: one of the smaller Agents 2.0 sets. Does Gold Tooth 'get away', or is he captured and brought to justice? This set has many facets of being, all of which must be examined closely. So what are you waiting for? On to the review! The Box This set comes in a rather long and thin box; on the front, Gold Tooth, closely pursued by Agent Swipe, is hightailing it away from a museum, which he appears to have parked his motorcycle inside and had to drive down the steps to make his getaway. As an attention-grabber, it works quite well, with many shiny parts and swooshing motions. Of course, the Agents mini-comic is present, as always. The Mini-Comic The Back of the Box \ The back of the box details Gold Tooth running away from a strangely smoking motorcycle while pursued by Swipe, along with the ever-present flick-fire missile system and the lineup of this summer's Agents 2.0 sets. The Instructions The same image as on the box is present on the cover of the instructions... Random Page ...and the colors are fairly easy to tell apart, as they seem to be in recent sets' instructions... Parts Manifest ...the parts manifest is present and accounted for, as usual... Extra Comics?!? ...but there are the comics for both 8970 Robo Attack and 8971 Aerial Defense Unit? And of course the "Win Lego Products!" page is present on the back. The Sticker Sheet The sticker sheet's not too bad this time around and does add some interest to what would otherwise be blank areas, so I'm willing to tolerate it. Tweezers make these so much less painful. The Parts All 68 parts in their bags... Parts Unbagged ...and out in the open. Interesting bits are the orange telescope (a delightful little thing, though I haven't found a use for it yet), the gold bits (the hair, the fire hose handle, and the dinosaur statue) the minifigure flick-fire gun-things of Space Police fame, and the new Agents vest. The Minifigures Both fronts; Swipe's head appears to be a modified head that commonly appears in Town and was in several Mars Mission sets, while Gold Tooth is unchanged from last year. However, an interesting fact comes up at this point: Gold Tooth's hair appears to be gold. Wouldn't that weigh quite a bit? Either he has bizzarely strong neck muscles, or he's in direct violation of the laws of physics. The same goes for his gun. Neither head is double-sided, and the vest is printed. Minifigure Backs As one may see, the vest has a stud on the back, and only Gold Tooth has back printing. Extra Parts A few extra parts: more cheese slopes are always welcome, as are extra pneumatic t-connectors. The Vehicles The vehicles are...rather mediocre, not really jumping out at one but not falling flat on their faces, either. Tricycle Front The tricycle is quite simple, essentially three wheels on two Technic liftarms; the flick-fire missiles are attached to the Space Police minifig flick-fire devices, and can rotate freely....almost a little too freely, in fact. Tricycle Back One may see here more clearly the missiles and the actual structural frame. With Swipe And with the Agent on it. Gold Tooth's Motorcycle Gold Tooth's motorcycle is essentially the motorcycle shell stuck onto a Technic frame; here one may see the orange telescope mounted on the front of it as a ....gun? Light? Odd orange thing? It's up to you. But of course, there's one major problem. No handlebars. Gold Tooth must have some pretty good balance, yes? Side One may clearly see the Technic structure of the motorcycle from here, with multiple liftarms forming the frame. Motorcycle With Gold Tooth And with Gold Tooth on it. The Golden Dinosaur Statue I would buy the set just for the minifigures and this guy; he's quite nice actually. Final Thoughts & Ratings The Ratings Minifigures: 10/10 (Shiny gold hair? Agents vests? Back printing? What more could one want?) Playability/Swooshability: 10/10 (One may have endless chases, until finally the villain is caught; the vehicles can roll freely, so playability is good.) Design: 7/10 (The vehicles just seem to be lacking something that could really make them stand out. And no handlebars?) Price: 8/10 (68 pieces for $10? I'd rather that it was $6 or $8.) Overall: 8.7/10 (You might want to save your money for something bigger.) Thoughts This set I find mediocre: for one's money, one acquires two mini-figures, one exclusive to this set, and two decent vehicles, along with a golden dinosaur statue. I would recommend that if you want the Gold Tooth and Agent Swipe minifigures in a reasonably cheap set, go for it. However, if you're hoping for neater vehicles, more figures, and essentially more long-term fun, save your money for something like 8970 Robo Attack or 8971 Aerial Defense Unit. I would think twice before getting this set; while it has two nice figs and three gold-colored pieces, its vehicles aren't that great. (Would it have been that hard to put handlebars on? Really?) As a cheap(er) source of an Agents vest, it's fine, but taken at face value it's not the best. If you want it, spring for it, otherwise consider wisely. And with that, my time with you is done: fare thee well. "You're under arrest...for the violation of the laws of PHYSICS! By the way, how do you keep that hair on? Doesn't it weigh an awful lot?" Brickshelf with a few more pictures

Every archvillain's dream: a giant robot. Dr. Inferno seems to have fulfilled his personal vision with a agent-mashing machine of doom, but how does it compare to the rest of the giant robots out there? Does it stand true and tall, torching harmless civilians and secret agents alike, or does it fall in an ungainly heap, allowing its controller to be captured? That, dear reader, is up to you... which is it? Name: Robo Attack Theme: Agents 2.0 Year: 2009 (summer) Pieces: 414 Minifigures: 6 Price: USD 49.99, GBP 31.29, EUR 44.99 I'm quite delighted with this set; the premise of a giant robot itself is enough for me, but when the parts are laid out one discovers that the set is worth it for them alone. Add to that the set itself, and it becomes an Outstanding from me. A plane-thing, a four-wheeler, a giant robot (or mecha in this situation? Human-controlled?)...what more could one want from a set? The Box Front An atypical box is found with this set: it's square. Which means that it's a pain to photograph. However, the shape does indeed work, so I must truly forgive TLC. The normal set number, name, piece count, etc. may be found, along with the Agents comic (pictured below) and a nice silhouette of the robot in a green disk instead of a mission number. The box's dimensions are quite impressive, a massive 15"x14". The sides of the box have the normal minifigure lineup and Lego Club advertisement, while the back of the box shows the summer 2009 Agents 2.0 lineup and the features of the set: flick-fire missiles, closing claws, light-up fire and escape pods. Comic Back The Instructions Front A standard instruction booklet with the same picture as the box... Ad in the back ...but with an ad for 8971 and its comic? Parts Manifest Of course, the (quite long) parts manifest is present, and the book has the standard "Win Lego Products!" advertisement on the back. Instruction Page (random) The instructions are quite easy-to-follow, and the colors are easy to tell apart- even more so than some recent sets, it would seem. The Sticker Sheet My sticker sheet was bent and so two Duplos were required to hold it flat for me, but one may still see the plethora of stickers that adorn the set. I have applied them all, and it looks a fair sight better than a blank robot. And now let me digress: the terror of sticker sheets is no more for me, as I have created a method by which stickers may be applied easily: all that is required is the tweezers from a standard Victorinox knife and some sort of clean cloth. Wipe the part on which the sticker is to be applied with the cloth, and then pick up and apply the sticker using the tweezers; I have found that this makes my stickers straighter and much faster to apply. They even stay on for longer! The Parts Overall This set has some delightful parts, so I'll go through bag by bag to show you just what you get for your money. Pictures of what I consider 'interesting' parts may be found in the Brickshelf gallery. Bag One Bag One: special parts include various hair pieces, torsos (expanded upon in the minfigures section) and the orange jet-engine, and two yellow cheese-graters. Bag Two Bag Two: special parts here are the new arch-things, the large saucers, and the black piece commonly used to hold the wings on a TIE fighter. Bag Three Bag Three: interesting parts are the black octagonal thing (used originally in a Johnny Thunder set in tan), the delightful clear dome, two black-with-silver grille pieces, two printed 1x4 plate tiles, and four trans-orange smooth disk-things. Bag Four Bag Four: fun bits are the trans-orange SNOT brick, the flame piece, two trans-orange 2x2 round pieces, a bunch of odd 1x2 pieces with flarey things on them, the light brick, and the black hollow cone-piece. Enough about the parts. What about the set? The Build The build was quite fun for me, and held quite a few surprises- I wasn't expecting it to be that complex. Which is probably a good thing. A few WIP pictures, then: WIPs Overall, a very nice build. The Minifigures The minifigures in this set are quite nice, with a two faces and three torsos that I, for one, have never seen. Civilians Front All three torsos are quite nice; the Classic Spaceman especially is a wonderful touch. That dark red hair is a delightful sight as well, and the heads on both men are rather nice. Frightened Civilians Front As one may observe, all three heads are double-sided. Civilians Backs Two torsos are back-printed, and as you can see, the traditional male hairpiece is too short to cover both sides of the face, a slight disappointment. Apologies for the slight blurriness; my camera wouldn't focus on them. Agents The Agents: both their typical figs except for Chase's new vest. Vest (Back) The back of Chase's vest, with its stud connection. Sorry about the lack of an Inferno picture- he was busy in his robot at the time. I sent him a few memos, but you know, these supervillains nowadays just don't have time for photo shoots when they've got brand-new giant robots to toast people with. Extra Parts/Accessories As one may see, the set comes with two guns, a camera, and a bunch of extra parts. Accessories on the left, extras on the right. The Mini-Vehicles The Four-Wheeler Chase's four-wheeler thing. Not too complex, but it provides a mean of tripping the robot with its grappling hook/line: Four-Wheeler Back Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back's AT-AT disposal method, anyone? A fun little vehicle: it serves its purpose, not really lacking anything. The Plane Thing Trace's plane-thing. Those are flick-fire missiles on its wings. I don't quite get how the it would take off, though, having no landing gear- if the turbines were pointed straight up, wouldn't it just flip right over? Plane Thing Angle One may see the turbines better from this angle. If anyone's wondering, that sticker on the slope of the plane says 'eject', but apparently has no purpose whatsoever in ejecting. Plane Thing Front And just a quick frontal view. And now onto the meat of the set: the robot. The Robot The whole business. I'll start with the head and move on from there. It may look stiff and ungainly in this picture, but it's actually quite poseable, with great balance. Top (Closed Dome) The dome closed. If one looks closely, one may be able to discern my distorted reflection in it- that thing's quite shiny. Top (Open Dome) Now you can see all of the controls necessary to pilot a giant robot. Those are all printed, by the way, and you get two extra of the 1x1s. That platform in the middle for Inferno to sit on is actually an escape pod, the second of two. I'll get to the first in a minute. Escape Pod Front The escape pod. You can see the screen better from the next picture; the wing-things are really supposed to be level with the seat, but they need to be down for balance. Escape Pod Back Here you can see the screen better. Looks like the plane-thing is Inferno's #1 target! Now, onto the flame arm. Entire Flame Arm The entire arm. Flame Arm Emitter Just the flame-emitter portion. You can see the three settings, but what about 'broil'? Or 'bake'? Flame Lit-Up The flame lit up. As one may see, the entire flame can light up, and the light-brick even still projects a bit farther past it. Claw Arm The claw-arm. Those are silver triangular pieces, not light bley. The claw can rotate freely, almost a little too freely for serious posing, but that can be easily remedied- I already have. Damsel-Snatching It's quite good at snatching up damsels, as you can see, which is accomplished by the gap in the 'teeth' of the claw. Robot Body The main body of the robot. But what are those thrusters there for...? Robot Body Separation Yes, the other escape pod. Robot Body Separated Both pieces together. I would suppose that this feature could be used to rocket up to duel the plane, or to wreak havoc in with skyscrapers, or just to run away. Upper Torso Thrusters The thrusters on the upper torso. Hips And the base of the torso. Nothing really too interesting there, but that axle goes into a hole on the bottom of the large black octagonal piece. Legs More of the legs.... Feet And the feet. These are quite stable, enabling posing. Robot Back, Full And a back view, which refuses to rotate properly- I have no idea why. The Whole Business So, there we are- 8970 Robo Attack. Final Thoughts & Ratings The Ratings Playability/Swooshability: 10/10 (The plane-thing is very swooshable, the whole set has so many features to fiddle with: very nice.) Design: 9.9/10 (There's one place where I modified it, and that wasn't strictly necessary: a quite nice design overall.) Price: 9/10 (It could have been $40, as the 10-cents-per-piece rule is what I like to see, but with something this nice $50 is okay. Of course, I'm required to complain about price, so who am I to say?) Overall: 9.63/10 (I'd say to go for it.) Links Shop@Home Brickset Peeron Brickshelf with gobs of pictures I love this set. Great pieces, great design, great figs, great everything. A highly-poseable wacky giant robot piloted by everyone's favorite Lego archvillain who is pursued by two secret agents with three innocent civilians in the way? Sounds fun. If I were you, I'd be glad to get this set, but of course, that's your decision. So, does this robot compare or despair? Once again, it's up to you; with that, I bid you adieu. "So you see, we've got a limited-time deal- two escape methods for the price of one. You want it?" "Hmm.... Let me see.... Yes. One can never be too safe from those accursed Agents with their smug grins and funny vests!"

The line of LEGO Star Wars minis is an interesting one indeed. It's strange to see how a large, detailed model can be transformed into an equally accurate small one. This seems to have been done well here.... But has it? Name: (Mini) Jedi Starfighter (depending on who you ask) Theme: Star Wars Minis Year: 2005 Pieces: 38 Minifigs: None Price: Unknown, as it was given away as a promotion I quite like the mini JSF. It manages to capture the elegance of a normal starfighter in many fewer bricks. Highly swooshable, it excels in small dogfights; however, lacking any companion vehicles in its same scale range, its dogfights are rather one-sided. On a side note, although the design of the fighter excels, apparently the piece-sorting machine didn't: I received 2 of my 38 pieces in incorrect colors. If one looks closely, one can see where my fighter differs from the instructions... can you? The Box (or Bag) There's nothing really special about the bag; it shows the fighter in a nice swooshing pose, yes, but when one considers the rest of the set, the bag is merely icing on the cake. Instructions The instructions, as one can see, are a single sheet, lacking piece call-outs. However, on a set this small, that doesn't really matter. The colors are easy to tell apart, unlike some instruction books. Pieces You may note only 37 pieces there. The missing piece is a white 1x1x(1/3) round. It, along with the other (extra) short Technic pin, have vanished over the years, probably into my cases of bricks. The Main Model You can see the entire model at a glance here; it's fairly sturdy, but may be a little fragile unless you reinforce the bottom. I recommend a 2x2 rounded-bottom piece. That's one of the beautiful things about this model; it's very easily strengthened and highly customizable, as per LEGO tradition. The Back Some may find the rear of this model slightly lacking; the engines simply being two cylinders. This, as you may observe, is where the disparity occurs between my model and the instructions, my model having two light gray cylinders as engines whereas the instructions (and Peeron's inventory) say they are intended to be dark gray. Final Thoughts/Ratings The Ratings: Playability/Swooshability: 10/10 (very swooshable) Design:9/10 (If the engines had a bit more structure, it'd be better) Price: 10/10 (free is always good, but if you're buying it, $5.00 is a good limit) Overall:9.5/10 (A few flaws, but excellent overall) Peeron Brickset BrickLink Although the Jedi Starfighter may have some minor flaws, it is a fine set overall. I would think the gray/dark gray oddity is limited to probably only a few sets, and therefore cannot really be counted as a flaw. If one added to the engines a little, it's be perfect. If I saw another one of these up for sale for under $5.00, I'd buy it. Heavily customizable and very swooshable, I rank this among my favorite Star Wars Minis. Brickshelf gallery with one additional picture What is this? Some kind of cruel joke?

Mmmmm Chrooooome! Miss Snake enjoys her chrome snacks.

Okay, your review got me. I want this now. It looks a fair bit better that I thought- maybe those mediocre pictures before this detailed review just did not do it justice. And I any new hairpiece: I still cannot believe I spent fifteen years with only a single hairpiece. Although one thing in the review bugs me- it's the Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword, not the Brotherhood of the Cruciform Rose.

Hello. My computer is unable to play Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. However, it is capable of playing LSW II and using that game's 'Use old save' feature. Would anyone be willing to e-mail me a completed save file from LSW I so that I can do so? It doesn't harm the file and is quite simple. If anyone would like to do this, instructions on how to do so can be found here on how exactly to retrieve a copy of the file, which could then be simply attached to an e-mail and sent to me. Unfortunately, only a PC save will work. If your are willing to do so or have any questions about the retrieval process, please PM me and I'll provide you with my e-mail address or assistance if you need it. Thank you for your time. Dark Wanderer

I have fifty, probably approaching sixty fishing tackle boxes with all of my bricks sorted by type. I'd like to go for sorting by both color and type, but until I acquire more room, I cannot. And then I'd have to re-memorize the places of every single brick again.

The Complete Saga isn't for PCs; however, it's not just the DS. Hence the reason I wish to see if LSW: The Video Game works, as I don't have any true 'game systems'.

Unfortunately, that hasn't worked for me- anyone I know near me has either never heard of it or does not have it. I'm beginning to think that just trying to find a completed saved game somewhere so I can use the Use Old Save feature in LSWII and at least play its characters may be the only option.

Both LSWII and IJ were on this computer, the same one. Most consoles are a bit too expensive for my tastes- if it comes down to a 10188 Death Star or a Wii or such, I'd go for the Death Star. Did you ever try the actual game, or just give up with the demo? It seems to me that it works on so many other people's computers that it might be just some bug in the demo itself. And just to clarify- the Pixel Shader error message no longer appears, it's just like the game fails to start properly. Thanks.

I'm not sure if it's hardware-related: I can play Lego Indy at full graphics just fine on this with no problems whatsoever.

First of all, I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, but it seems like the best place to put it- my question doesn't actually have anything to do with the Star Wars aspect of the game. I have been considering buying LSWI: I quite liked LSWII and LEGO Indiana Jones, and they seem to do a pretty good job on their games. However, I've heard about the graphics card "Pixel Shader v. 1.1" error and so poked around for solutions, then downloaded the demo to see if it would work. At first, I got the error claiming that I required Pixel Shader 1.1- but I was prepared for that, at least. I used the solution (A program known as 3DAnalyzer or 3DAnalyze) and the error disappeared- however, the demo simply fails to work now. I got it to run, but then it just displays a black screen for ten seconds, then an "Auto Adjust in Progress" message comes up for two seconds, then the screen turns white for another two seconds and reverts back to my normal desktop. I'm running Windows XP on a mid-2006 Dell, and it seems to meet all the other requirements, so I have no idea what's happening. Does anyone know what could be going on, or what I could do to fix it? I really don't want to have to spend $50 on a new graphics card to play a $20 game. Thanks, and sorry again if this is in the wrong forum. I would be quite happy if anyone could shed some light on this dilemma.

No number of Technic tread links is too many. I've got 176 of the new thick kind, and 86 of the older kind, along with uncounted numbers of chain links.

I'd be happy to buy some NJO-era sets, if just because we get to see more of Fett. In the OT, well, he has a few lines and then goes poof. We could have another Falcon, perhaps a clawcraft, and maybe even some sort of Centerpoint. Naturally, the market's too small, but so it goes....

Upon seeing better pictures of the OT sets for this year, my wallet let out a terrible scream.... and then silence. It is rather painful to see three OT sets in one year at high prices; and they all look quite good. It's nice to see that the Endor bunker actually has an interior, unlike just the front it appeared to be; the AT-ST could use some work, but looks half-decent. It looks like we're getting actual Endor helmets, too, so that's nice. The Home One could still use some work, as it's still a little skeletal, but apart from that, it looks fine. Price is painful, though. I'm still quite happy with the Hoth set, as it has reasonably cheap Snowtroopers and a Tauntaun, but it look like the trench could use a little work done. All in all, it might come down to Death Star 10188 or the Endor, Hoth, and Home One sets for me this year.

I actually like the mid-Falcon. The UCS is far, far too expensive for myself, so this looks like a perfectly acceptable set to me. Sure, I would've liked another 4504, perhaps with some different figs, but we can't always get what we want. It looks plenty swooshable and pretty detailed for such a small set, so I'm happy with it. Provided, of course, that the thing is about $40...

I am unfortunately forced to partially agree. The Home One sets is an example of this; we have a actually pretty nice A-Wing, six figures we probably all want, and a... thing. Okay, it looks kind of interesting, but it could be better; why not pull an X-Wing 6212 and stick six figures and the A-Wing into an actually pretty small set? Lots more would go that way, and LEGO makes more money then, so everyone's happy. Not yet having seen clearer pictures of any of the sets, though, my final opinion is still reserved; once we all see a few more shots of them, maybe they'll look great. However, LEGO releasing four OT sets is good enough for me. Perhaps they're trying a new technique, releasing a larger volume of smaller sets, instead of releasing a few larger ones.