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Me neither. It is especially good for hippies, and captures Qui-Gon's hair in the movie very well.

I would love to see new Wild West, as long as LEGO didn't forget baseplates (something they seem not to like much anymore). However, I realize that the whole Cowboys and Indians thing is really not around much anymore among kids, so I don't know how much LEGO would really get out of new Wild West. If they can't do a whole new Wild West line, I would love if they did one or two special tribute sets. Perhaps a nice $50 or $100 set with the level of coolness and detail as Market Village, of a small junction town, or a fort maybe? That would be awesome.

I doubt OT sets will ever completely stop, at least I hope not. I read a good while ago that Lucas was planning to re-release all the movies in 3-D, I'm not sure where the progress of that stands now though. I would love to see a Theed Palace playset, even as a $50 set with just Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Amidala, Naboo guard, Maul, and Gunray. Plus two battle droids. I don't think that Minifig count would be out of range for a $50 set, especially because four of those minifigs have already been made and Gunray has a CW incarnation. All the key elements I would like to see would be a throne chair with a hidden blaster, three walls, a door of some sort, and a nice sized dome on top.

You have perfectly voiced an opinion I have had for so long. There would be just so many uses for such a piece, and would definitely make for better looking bald characters like Mace Windu. I find the second one better, although the face is too fat. But what are you going to do with the standard minifigure head? I do not feel the first one worked well, it was far too bland. And as far as awesomeness in a minifigure, I personally think that the CW Count Dooku and the Imperial AT-ST driver are pretty awesome. And that new Palpatine looks pretty awesome to me too.

Somehow, as is apparent from my review, I have to disagree with all of you who say this is a poor set. In terms of playability, this set is great: four minifigs, and a little scene. The price-per-piece ratio is also pretty good, and the minifigs themselves look good to me. Another reason I like this set is because of Jar Jar, who was and still is one of my favorite characters in Episode 1. Personally, I really like Episode 1, not as much as Episode 3 or the OT, but it's much better than Episode 2. Anyway, I feel that this set is a good depiction of the scene in the movie, isn't missing anything, and has lots of fun to it.

The hilt is old silver/chrome, nice and shiny!

Qui-Gon: Are you brain dead? Jar Jar: I spek. QG: The ability to speak does not make you intelligent, now get out of here. JJ: Oh no-sah! Meesa your humble servant! Set Title: Naboo Swamp Set #: 7121 Theme: Star Wars Subtheme: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace Pieces: 81 Minifigures: 4 Year of Release: 1999 Price at Release: USD $10 Inventory? Buy it? Bricklink Peeron Flickr Set INSTRUCTIONS Upon opening up the box (mine is now long gone), you first get the instructions. On the front, notice it still says System, and has that cute LEGO Episode 1 logo. There's also some nice background art and the odd stray blaster discharge. Back, complete with minifigures building the set and a crazy alternate model! (Boy I miss this old style...) Random page, with nice and easy-to-follow steps, and a non-intruding background. But wait, here's something interesting! On the steps to build the two identical STAPs, the step numbers are in an evil red Darth Maul circle. For the steps to build the swamps, though, the step numbers are in a yellow lightsaber circle. I'd never noticed this before. PIECES So, what does it take to build two STAPs and a swamp in 1999? For the swamp, it takes a very long blue plate (this was the last set to have a blue 6x16 plate), seaweed, green whips, and a nice amount of actual bricks. Yes, bricks! Normal bricks, I feel, is something that has really been missing in Star Wars sets these days, and makes LEGO feel less LEGO-y to me when they're not around. To build the STAPs, you need four clear pieces as stands (a technique copied for later STAPs and other flying models), and a bunch of small brown and gray pieces. Those triangular pieces that also come on speeder bikes are nice. MINIFIGURES and ACCESSORIES Let's take a look at the minfigures from the front. There are two battle droids, Qui-Gon Ginn (looking good) and everybody's favorite character, Jar Jar Binks! When this set came out, Qui-Gon was also available in the more expensive 7161 Gungan Sub and 7171 Mos Espa Podrace and the cheaper 7101 Lightsaber Duel. Jar Jar was also in the Sub and Podrace set. From the back, we see the details of Jar-Jar's head and Qui-Gon's hair (see my 7101 Lightsaber Duel Review for a pic of just the hair), and, oh my, Battle Droid Backpacks! Sure, they're just 1x2 tan bricks, but why can't LEGO put them in nowadays? (You can also see that I taped Qui-Gon's cape long ago to keep it from fraying more) Qui-Gon had one of those face prints that LEGO must have found difficult. Comparing my three Qui-Gons (from Gungan Sub, Lightsaber Duel, and this set), each one has a slightly different beard. Odd, isn't it? As far as accessories go, there's just Qui-Gon's green lightsaber… …and a clam (from Belville), maybe for Jar-Jar to eat. BUILD So, in case you're interested, here's how LEGO built a STAP back in '99. It's undoubtedly repetitive to build two of the exact same thing, but hey, we've never gotten two again. (LEGO seemed to like two of the same thing back then, two speeder bikes, two STAPs… some designer had an obsession with blocky and brown) And the swamp, with so many bricks, glorious bricks! SET - STAP Now here are the completed STAPs, yes you get two of them! I can show the side and front just taking one picture! It does resemble a STAP, so that's good, and it is about the correct size in comparison to the battle droid. The top guns are pretty lame, being just gray rods, but not truly terrible. One slight problem is that the droids are just hanging on with no foothold, that would freak the hell out of the stupid CW Bds, but these EP1 droids could probably figure it out. Since I have 7654 Droids Battle Pack, I took a comparison of the old and new STAPs. The new one is much sleeker than the old one, but I think the old one captures the appropriate size better. That new one just seems too big to me. Also, the new one doesn't come with a back-packed battle droid! But the new one does look much better overall, so I'm conflicted as to which one is really better. SET - SWAMP Besides the STAPs, we've got the little swamp. It's a nice addition to the set (and lets the set's name not be STAP Attack), and it certainly boosts the playability. The parts included here are good, with plenty of seaweed and whips, as well as the bricks in green and brown (which were relatively rare colors). For what it is, the design here is also quite nice with its asymmetry and all. The clam makes a pleasant, swampy addition. There really isn't much else to see on the swamp, and play features are at zero, but here's too more angled views anyway, just to show off the green and brown. Enjoy them (or scroll down to the bottom!). Seeing as my picture supply has run dry, I'll wrap things up. It's a nice set with good thought out features, and for ten bucks I can't say it's lacking anything. The rundown: Parts: 9/10 - sure, it's 19 pieces under the "old" price-per-piece ratio, but you get a nice selection, and did a mention a big blue baseplate? Minifigures: 10/10 - You could make a case that Obi-Wan should be there to, put that would just be complaining for the sake of complaining. You even get two battle droids, with backpacks to boot! Why, with four figs, it's like a conflict battlepack! Price: 10/10 - As I mentioned, it's under the "old" pppr, but four minifigures more than compensate. Playability: 9.5/10 - You get conflict, a lightsaber to hack those droids to bits, Two! STAPS, a little diorama to play with them in... it's good, (but I'm sure some flick-fires would make it better… right?). Build: 7.5/10 - Doing two of the same STAP is annoying, but the outcome is alright! The rest is also a bit repetitive, and quick. Overall: 9.2/10 - I will be honest, the STAPs don't look so great, but this was '99. For $10, you get two STAPs and a swamp, plus four minifigures, and it's a real movie scene and playset. All in all, despite the design, it's a great buy. And it's based on the creativity of kids' minds, not their ability to flick some stupid missiles. Extra Factor: Swooshability - 7/10 The STAP are sort of unwieldy, and that's the part you really should be able to swoosh. The swamp, however, can fly around all day! That's it! I hope you enjoyed this review, and you can also check out my Gungan Sub review for more Episode I swampy fun!

Yes pictures are supposed to be deeplinked, and mine are. Please, if something is wrong and the pictures aren't showing up, let me know. But they show up just fine here.

(Note: This review has been updated with new pictures and new content May 4, 2011) I could have spaced the posting of my Reviewer's Academy reviews, but I couldn't see a reason too, and I wanted to share them with you all. Enjoy! Set Title: Final Duel II Set #: 7201 Theme: Star Wars - Original Trilogy Year of Release: 2002 Pieces: 23 Minifigures: 3 Original Price: USD $6.99 Brickset Peeron 2002 was a nice year for LEGO Star Wars because it marked the beginning of Ep2 sets, and had some good OT ones as well. I picked up this set on discount at a KB Toys a while after its release, and while I don't remember the price I paid, it was better than the original one. Final Duel II was one of a four part Star Wars line of "battle" sets, I suppose. As is to be expected, there was a Final Duel I that had Darth Vader and the Emperor so that you could complete the scene. There were also 7203 Jedi Defense I and 7204 Jedi Defense II, to create the opening scene of Ep1. Now enough with the background, onto the set! INTSTRUCTIONS My box is probably in a giant trash heap somewhere, but the instructions depict art design from 2002. These instructions are quite large for such a small set, and had to be folded to get into the small box, as I remember. Here is the front: A big open random page; it has somewhat of a technical background design, but really it does not need to be this big. And the back. By 2002, the back of boxes and instructions had stopped showing alternate models, at least on Star Wars sets, so they advertised other sets instead. You can read my review of 7139 (pictured there) here. MINIFIGURES The minifigures are perhaps the only draw of this set. This was one of three sets at the time to have a stormie (others were 7139 Ewok Attack and 7146 Tie Fighter). This is the second set to have that exact Luke with the young Obi-Wan face, but the first one to have him with one black hand! The Imperial also looks cool and is a fresh face (well, not the face ). This set was the only way to get an Imperial officer for some time. There isn't much to see from the back (it looks like Luke didn't brush himself off since Tatooine) besides for the stormie print. At the time, not many figures had back printing, so this was pretty special. This set was certainly a great way to build a stormie army in the times before battle packs. The stormtooper comes with one of the old style blasters (aka megaphone on fire), and Luke has his shiny chrome lightsaber. There was no violence in the scene of course, but that wouldn't stop a little kid from creating some. Stormies have come in some different variants over the years. The one to the left isn't a variant per se, but it was a common misprint for the mouth to not be connected. I have a few like that. On the right is the newer, enhanced stormie with diluted pupils, dotted grey mouth, and darker torso coloring (in bley, I might add). Even though the newer one is a bit cartoony, I still prefer it because it also looks more intimidating. There were several smilies in hats back then as well; from left to right, the pilot from 7166 Imperial Shuttle, our Imperial officer from this set, and the Naboo Guard that drove the 7124 Flash Speeder. They make a nice matching bunch, all lined up together. PIECES Wait, are you trying to tell me that that's it? Ten parts total? Yep, you got it. I told you that the minifigures were the only real draw of this set. Really, it's nice to get some black railings, and I think that the big black thing has great potential as a metal detector, but this has got to be one of the smallest sets part-wise that I've ever owned. SET The pieces come together to build… this. It's this puny platform, really nothing exciting about it. It's really way too small for the price point. LEGO could have at least put some sliding door action on this thing. I mean, I like the railings, and the big thing I use as a metal detector, but it should have been bigger. [/img] And, so as to make my review that much longer, here's a shot from the side. Not only is this one of the smallest sets I've ever owned, but it's also one of the stupidest. An impulse set that has a nice weapons rack would look better than this dumb walkway. CONCLUSION Well, I'll sum it up now. I will do this from a 2002 perspective. The minifigures are very nice, and you get three in a small set. You could buy multiples of this set and amass a small imperial force, and find something else to do with the black Jedi robes. I do not have Final Duel I because I had already gotten a Darth Vader and Emperor, but you could certainly combine this set with that to make the scene in ROTJ. USD $7 is a bit much for this set, and the price-per-part ratio is downright terrible. RATINGS Time for stats, also with the original price in mind. Price: 6/10 - For the figures it is ok, but it should have been at least a dollar less Parts: 5/10 - LEGO could have at least thrown in a somewhat detailed walkway, or some doors Minifigures: 9/10 - Luke came in better sets, as did the Stormie, but they are still nice to have. The Imperial is nice too. Build: 3/10 - There is barely anything to build! Overall: 6/10 - This set is very skip-able, but the minifigures make it just a teeny bit tempting. I hope you enjoyed my review! More to come!

Hi all! I posted a few reviews in this forum a few months ago, but then I took the time to get my bronze badge from the Reviewer's Academy. I hope you enjoy my Academy graduate review! Luke: I was born here you know. Han: You're gonna die here you know. Then they fight over the sarlac pit in the Dune Sea of Tatooine. Set Title: Desert Skiff Set #: 7104 Theme: Star Wars, Original Trilogy, Episode 6 Return of the Jedi Pieces: 53 Minifigures: 2 Year of Release: 2000 Price at Release: USD $6 Inventory? Buy it? Bricklink Peeron Just for fun, I thought I might add something special: the set featured in a Spring 2000 Shop-At Home catalog. It's a little hard to read, so here's what it says: F. Build your own desert skiff! Help Luke and Han Solo make a quick getaway in this desert skiff. Luke has his lightsaber should they meet trouble on their way! Ages 6+. 53 pieces. #7104 Desert Skiff $6.75 Not exactly what happens in the movie... but close enough, and who really cares anyway? INSTRUCTIONS As usual, my original box is probably in a huge trash pit or made into some milk cartons, but the instructions depict the box art well. Note the cute old Original Trilogy logo, resurrected this year for the 2009 anniversary sets. Also note that the system logo has been removed since 1999. (I just could not get this to lay flat!) The back, with the usual figures building the set and a wacky alternate model (although this is better than some). It seems Luke isn't helping to much, he's having to much fun playing with his lightsaber! A random page. Each page has a little picture from the movie showing the scene that features this set. Cool! SET Here is an overview of the skiff with minifigures. My comments will follow with the breakdown. MINIFIGURES Let me start off with the good. These two exact figures were new to this set, new torsos anyway. Another great thing about the included figures is the level of movie accuracy with Luke's hand. He still has two normal hands at this point in the movie, so LEGO didn't mess up and make one black. Now what I feel is bad. First, I don't really like this head for Luke, I liked the old head, and this one is for young Ep1 Obi-Wan. At the time of this set's release, they were still putting out the old Luke head too, so was this one supposed to represent Mark Hamill after his motorcycle accident? That would be weird. I am annoyed that this is the head LEGO adopted as Luke and now only uses for him. The minifigure's backs, not much to see, but here it is. MODEL The model looks nice. It is small, but relatively good for the time. It would have been nice if the plank could retract, but it can't. I do not have the newer version, but you can check this review for a link to some pictures. The oddest part of the skiff is that out of place blue brick. LEGO just loved throwing in weird colors back then. A picture from the back, just for fun. Can't say much here, it looks nice, but a little blocky. Since I'm done reviewing what you get with the set, now I'll show you a picture with Luke and Han in fight poses! And this is when a questions comes to mind, who the heck are they fighting? I certainly remember some bad guys on that skiff with them. This is the main problem with this set, no conflict, nobody to fight, yet still a spear. I realize that at the time of release what kids wanted was the characters they loved, not some weird hog guards! But I would like to see a Gammorrean, or maybe Boba Fett, or at least somebody to fight. Oh well. Now I'll sum the rest up. It's a nice model, not to repetitive, perfect number of parts for the price, and the minifigures you get are good (except that Luke face). But it really needed a minifigure more, just one. Also, the tan cylinders that support it really should have been clear (or trans). In the instructions pic they're not even there! Parts: 9.5/10 - good range, but should have had clear support Minifigures: 7/10 - it needed one more, and I'm not a fan of that Luke head Build: 10/10 - interesting, not repetitive Playability: 6/10 - you can swoosh it, but all else you can do is have a Han/Luke conversation Overall: 8.13/10 - yes, even though it's a nice model, the lack of a minifigure totally brings it down. But hey, a B is still pretty good!

A have redone all of the pictures, and the back of the Wookiee Gunboat no longer has gaping holes. I hope this is better!

Are you comparing the magnet set Maul to the original one from 1999, or the one from 2007? They had already redone the original for the 2007 set, updating his tatoos and eyes, so you might just be seeing that difference, not something specific to the magnet set. Check the review of the 2007 Sith Infiltrator for the comparison pic so you can decide what is really going on.

I think it has already been discussed that the Pirate Tank looks too small to have anything other than an open area, not full-fledged interior. The MSMF does not have any minifigures so I don't think there will be an interior because it would have to be micro scale (although that would be cool).

Yes, this is derogatory slang against African Americans at the very least.

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but I came across a picture of Brickshelf of the new Brickmaster Exclusive Star Wars mini set, 20010: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3744142 It didn't want to deeplink it because it might be against policy. Also, I do read this thread about every day and I had not seen this posted before, but if it has been please do not completely jump on me.

I know that it was just for a second wave, and I'm pretty sure there won't be any sets from the movie, but I just wanted to share that bit of information. I didn't mean to imply that I thought they would release some probably preliminary designed sets because the movie was coming out.

The correct terminology is "so much LEGO" or "so many LEGO bricks," just so you're clear on that. Are you trying to make this fit minifigures, or just be a hull? I hope it works out for you, good luck

I completely agree that we need some more small Republic sets/vehicles. The cheapest real republic vehicle we've got is the TX-130s, and that was $50 and only had two regular clones! We definitely need to start seeing some smaller Clone vehicles to pit against all the droid forces.

Could you please take a pic looking straight down, and another showing the interior? I would like to know what you've got inside there, if anything. I can't really think of anything else that needs improving, the blandness and blockiness of it is what makes it look great!

Sorry for a little bit off topic, but a movie doing badly does not always determine LEGO's moves ahem*Speed Racer*ahem. I guess LEGO did release the Speed Racer sets before they saw the movie bombed, but I'm not sure why they made the sets in the first place. On topic: I think more Avatar sets would be awesome, I love anime looking characters! And they already designed some sort of, in the July-August 2006 Brickmaster issue Henrik S. Clausen, the lead designer for the Avatar theme, said that they were working on some new Avatar models so he couldn't answer the question about what Avatar-related something he would love to build.

It looks great, especially the engine in the back. The front wedges are a bit big, but still look ok. You may want to try it with smaller wedges if you have them, and then see which you like better. Great job though!

Looking through the pictures, it's just so big, detailed, and lovely! Great work!

Is it alright if there are more than the five requested pictures in the post if they are necessary to show a certain feature, like hidden guns? Or will more than five disqualify the entry?

If you check the brickshelf folder I have a pictures with the whole MOC broken apart into pieces. Also, I modified the back portion to fix the holes, and I put up two alternate pictures showing this. Please respond which version of the Gunboat you like better, so I can take a whole new set of pictures if I need to. Thanks!

While I'm not always fond of the shipping prices, and I have several shops that stock LEGO near where I live, I have been buying from S@H more recently. I guess this is just a laziness factor: I don't want to or don't have the time to make the trip to one of the stores, and I never know if they'll have what I'm looking for anyway. So instead of spending some time going to a store, and maybe wasting that time if they don't have what I want, I just buy from S@H for convenience. As a side note: Sometimes, for TRU exclusives anyway, paying the shipping is actually cheaper than buying at TRU (like 7666, which I ordered from S@H, and saved about four dollars over TRU, excluding transportation costs).