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OMG- I have the Joker but I gave it to my son. I know he's rolling around in his Lego box... Must...get...him...back.

Wow, no fair. You have more than one. :)

LordGalewind- Believe it or not, while the tooth brush didn't get it clean, the soak in the water did it for me. After the soak, I brushed its teeth, and it was as good as new. Almost. :) CP5670- Re-released,huh? Wow. That was a lucky find. I would've bought another one too.

Thanks! I had fun re-doing it. :)

This is a review of 8880 Supercar. I bought this back when it first came out. I couldn't resist. It was the most technical Lego set you could buy. This IS your father's Lego. Technic sets back then, really meant ages 14+. No plastic bags are labeled with numbers, the instructions can have you put on over 30+ pieces at a time, and some parts need to "bend" a little just to get into a tight spot. This does everything. Four wheel steering, four wheel drive, Four drive ratios that work, plus many more. This is going to be a restore of this Supercar. After sitting 15 years on my shelf or in a box, this unit got pretty dusty. But the dust couldn't just be blown off. I'm going to have to dismantle the whole thing and clean it and put it back together again. Should be fun! Set Name: 8880 Supercar Theme: Technic Released: 1994 Pieces: 1343 Price: $n/a I don't remember the original price I paid. I think it was around $150 US dollars. It now goes for over $350 new. Addition info can be found at: Bricklink, Brickset Wanna see some pictures? Let's start with the normal box arts and manuals! Box Box art that I got from Bricklink.com. My original box is long gone. Instruction book Here is the cover of the instruction book. If you flip the booklet over... You get an alternate build of a F-1 racer. A few pages of completed views from the booklet. Nice photos. The underside and view of the engine is well worth looking at the larger photos. Sorry, these groups of photos wasn't taken with my normal camera so the original size is smaller and not as clear. Random page shot. Here is one example of what I mean about the amount of parts to be installed. This one doesn't have a lot of parts, but how it gets installed can be a bit confusing. The rebuild. Here is a photo of it before any cleaning was done. 90% of all the dust you see in the picture, couldn't be removed with can-o-air. And maybe only 10% more could be removed with a soft tipped toothbrush. Go a head. Click on it and be scared. This is what can happen if you have your stuff just sitting on a shelf. Closeup view of one piece. You can see how the dust layered one. Here's a part of the tear down. Looks like a old roadster like this. Sorry for the ugly background. Someone walked off with my normal "table/drawer". The above two shots are the pieces for the set. I had to soak everything you see in the first picture in some water. I let it sit for about an hour. Without using any detergents, I was able to scrub the pieces with the soft toothbrush. Here's a problem. About 36 of these "Light Gray Technic Bush 1/2 Toothed Type II" was cracked. I'm guessing over time, just the stress of being on a shaft caused it to break. When looking at a good part, I can see a stress line where they joined it somehow. I was able to get 98% of the pieces replaced from my other set 8868 Air Tech Claw Rig, which I had in parts in the 8868 box. All of those are in great shape. I guess having it in the set box kept extra air and sunlight from corrupting the pieces. Amazing as there was air hoses in mint shape in that box for the air pistons in the Claw Rig. On to the actual build! Here is the Light Gray Technic Driving Rings that will be used to change gear ratios. This is a good view to see the front and rear LSD. In this photo, I removed the steering arm and one of the suspension shocks so you can see how much thought they put into the wheel suspension. The "Light Gray Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular" that points up is there so when the wheel travels upward, it'll bump into the wheel shaft to stop wheel travel upward. Same thing with the piece resting on the back of "..axle&pin connector perpendicular". When wheel travel goes up, it too helps stop the wheel from having too much travel. I wanted to remove it to see just how much travel it would have, but forgot to do that. I'm pretty sure it's stopping about 40% of upward travel for the wheel. Here is the closeup of the gear shifter. Below the shifter, you can see where it moves those "Light Gray Technic Driving Ring". By moving the ring, it'll lock the gears to other gears to give different rotational speed to the engine. Multiple view of the V8 engine. Yes, the pistons move. Notice it's grey. Not yellow pistons like in most engines now in sets. Interestingly, the whole engine is built, then stuck into the chassis. Hard part is hooking up the chain drive to the engine and the gears. Here you can see the chain used just a head of the engine. How complicated can it be? Check out how the whole trunk area is made first, then you connect it to the chassis. Every angle is used to get the part to join just right. Even here, the trunk holder is made in just a way, that when fully opened, it'll rest locked up. Just push the center joint inward and it'll collapse and fold away. I so love this view. Without the wheels, it looks very slick. Almost Celica like.. Finished photos! Front view. Lego put some thought into making this set. Although you can't see everything, there are actually three air diffusers on the front. All helping to give the front end a better nose appearance. Here you can see a more top view from the front and here you can see the front diffusers better. And of course the rear. Again, the rear has built-in diffusers too. The mufflers are also kept under the car so as it does not stick out. The rear tail lights seem high. I thought about moving them with the yellow strip as they are the same size pieces but then the yellow strip doesn't go around the car nicely. I think they made the rear big just so you can see that lovely V8 engine.Yes, the fan on the V8 actually spins with the gear ratios changing. So sometimes it spins fast, other times, it spins slower. Top view. Here you can see, looking from the front to the rear of the car, the gear to raise and lower the headlamps. Then comes the front "limited slip differential". Next is the steering wheel gears to control the front and rear wheels. Then comes the 4 gear shifter. How you have a center shaft that allows "you" to rotate the steering wheel and the wheels . Finally you have the V8 engine. Pistons work and so does the rear fan. Although you can't see it in the picture, there is a chain belt connecting the engine to the gears on the car. They could've gone with a rubber band setup and made it similar to a belt drive, but this way is so much sleeker. Some outside shots Somehow the back view just doesn't look right. Almost like it was made way too big. But I think that's they way it looks when you take the shot from a low angle. Final picture. Front view parked on gravel. No, that's not my Corvette in the background. The videos. Yes. This review has a little of everything. Here's a video of the suspension. Nothing fancy, but how many Lego cars come stock with 8. Yes, 8 spring suspensions. That's two per wheel folks. Next up is a view of the interesting 4 wheel steering. This vehicle led the way for other multi-wheel steering. Features Having to remember this is not a REAL car, this Technic set really shows how a hi-tech car would work in a simplified layout. It has working suspension, Four wheel steering and drive. Working four gear ratios. A working headlights that open and close. Working trunk. Also a working engine and working Limited Slip Differentials for both front and rear. My rating: Playability: 5/5. When compared to other Technic sets, I don't think Lego has outdid this for a model of a car yet. Even my 8448 Lego Super Street Sensation can't hold up to all the technical wizardry that Lego put into this set. Design: 5/5. If a Technic set could have labels like UCS, This would be one of them. This is a show car that I'm glad I cleaned up. I just hope it'll last another 5 years so my son will appreciate this set for what it does. Build experience: 5/5. Comparing it to other Technic sets, this is hard. It's no walk in the park. There is no numbered bags to open, and some parts as I mentioned before, need to either be removed to shimmy in the piece they now want you to add, or bent a little to get it into its spot. Once in, it fits snuggly. But I don't remember in recent years, where parts needed to be inserted that way. And for each step of the build, they give you allot to put in. Not like some Star Wars set that have you placing 2 pieces for one instruction number. We're talking like over 10-30 pieces at one frame of instruction! Overall: 5/5. Well worth buying. Not sure if it's worth paying $350+ for it new, but I know if it came out for $200, I would still see if I could find the cash to get it. Remember, it "only" has 1300+ pieces. Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! All photos are click able for larger, bigger-than-life picture sizes! You can see all photos used here: 8880 Supercar

~2-3 grams. I think. :) If opinion you mean review, I made just because I like to take pictures. Since I can't just post the pics without words, I did the review. I'm joking. Maybe..

This is a review of 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter. I remember when I saw Star Wars for the first time. I was so thrilled with Darth Vader's ship. It looked bad. Later, reading about it, I found out it's supposed to be as good as the X-Wings. It as shields and a hyper drive like a X-Wing. And bigger engines than the Tie fighters. I think George Lucas picked the best sounds for the ships. Roarrrr! Normally, minifig ships I leave for my son. BUT I thought there was a Chrome Vader in this box. Needless to say, I was wrong. Anyways, on to the ship building! Set Name: 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter Theme: Star Wars Released: 2009 Pieces: 251 Price: $39.99/28.67EUR/25.06GBP Here are some quicklinks Bricklink, Brickset Wanna see some pictures? Let's start with the normal box arts and manuals! Front of box Oh shiny! 10th anniversary edition box! Means nothing, but it's nice. Back of box Here on the back of the box, it shows you all the different things this ship can do. From holding Vader's lightsaber, to firing flickfire missiles. I hate those. Allot of times, the missiles just don't stay in the ship. Bag of parts Wow, so much parts... Front of instruction book Parts list Not too much special parts. Rare would be the minifig, the cockpit canopy, and maybe that half moon part #4532853. Back of instruction book Same as the back of the box. Sticker sheet Darth Vader Front view. No, not the Chrome version. Red saber for evil. Back view. Yes, he is ignoring you. Vader is now force choking you to get you to tell him where his helmet is. Left over parts Ok, here is where Lego got me. I know that the Chrome Vader is XX weight. The 4 2x1 grey parts aren't supposed to be extras. Sly... Start of build Not much to the build. Everything is built around the cockpit to the side, to the rear piece to the wings (see final for wings attached). Final photos Here is the final shot. The wings attach using those technic pegs. Both sides are the same during the build. Back of the fighter. Top view. Underside. Ah. Here you can see Darth Vader's light saber being held. Not realistic, but does keep the saber from being lost. Front view with the cockpit open. Very plain. Just enough for him to sit. I couldn't put him in with his cape on. Maybe if they made "softer, bendable" capes. :) Features Missiles that flick, cockpit that opens. Yep. That's about it. Oh, and owning one of the meanest minifigs of all time. It's a starfighter so not much in the way of moving parts. Considering it's only a single person fighter. My rating: Playability: 4/5. It's not office friendly. A bit too big, but perfect for my son to play with. If I let him. So it is very "swooshable" for playing with. Design: 4/5. Although not a UCS, for a minifig play set, it's fine. Just enough details and not too much where it would be falling off while playing. Build experience: 2/5. It's rated low because it's very easy to build. No trouble at all. Perfect for new people to put together. Overall: 3/5. My son would rate this higher as he loves to play with his sets. My rating is based as an AFOL. It's sitting on a shelf. Nice to have. Worth buying if you can get it for $29.99. Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! All photos are click able for larger, bigger-than-life picture sizes! You can see all photos used here: Darth Vader's TIE Fighter

Lets all calm down now. Everybody has their own opinions. I bought the dropship. As a parent, I have no idea how the target audience is supposed to buy a $200+ set, but it is considered a UCS, which is why as a AFOL I could afford it. As a benefit my son gets to play with it. I would not buy it for him. While Lego could've made that set into two "cheaper" set, they didn't. The dropship is cool, but very weak buy on its own without anything to "pick up". Just remember, there are many age groups that read here, so the posts will vary in maturity. Lets not get on to a yelling match. This is why we have reviews. So we know if a set is worth buying. Don't cut the person down for his own opinions. Buy the set and give your ideas.

Depends. TRU in Hawaii?

Did I read the price right? US dollars is like $180+ Oh man. I don't think I'm buying this. Yes. I said that. I like the design, my son would like the figures, but I always find it strange when a ship isn't built to some sort of scale. I wish they made a scaled version of this ship for detail, then make something else that can use the figures. Like maybe a senate set to support the senator and his guards. That way the set could be cheaper for kids to buy for the figures.

Really? I thought the Heli was great! Well... The more I play with it, it's "good". I'm finding the inside is a bit cramped. It's a bit hard to get everybody inside standing. But still, it's a good idea. :)

Here's a good picture: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3626bpb371

You kidding,right? You do know all my photos are clickable to larger than life size photos. :)

Thanks for the nice coments. I did forget to mention about those drones looking a bit funny that Lego didn't remove the neck markings as they do show up being that they drones have no real head.

This review will be on the 8971 Aerial Defense Unit. Set Name: Agents: 8971 Aerial Defense Unit Theme: Agents Released: 2009 Pieces: 733 Price: $109.99/78.50EUR/69.12GBP (Just a little note: Lego sells it for $79.99, TRU online is $89.99, my local TRU was a whopping $109.99, which is where I got the price from.) Here are some quicklinks lego.com, brickset Wanna see some pictures? Let's start with the normal box arts and manuals! Box Front Box Rear Now here's something most people didn't see untill now. The back of the box. It shows you the entire cast and what other tricks the helicopter can do! The side of the box Bag-o-parts The two instruction books Parts list Some inside pages of the manual Meet the cast of this set Front. Three Magma-drones, Magma Commander and the Agents team-Chase, Charge(wearing the new armor) & Swift(holding the new armor.) Rear photo. On Agent Charge, you can see the stud that would attach himself to the zip-line. New body armor/zip line attachment Here you can see a close up of Agent Swift holding the new, printed body armor. The armor has one stud in the back that would allow it to be attached to the zip line for a quick drop on the enemy. I think Lego did a good job with it by not using a sticker on it. At least it's not as non-detailed as some of the add-ons for some Clone troopers. As for Agent Swift, she's different from Agent Trace, in that she went with a "Irina Spalko" wanna be haircut, instead of long brown hair like Agent Trace. Btw, You know, Irina Spalko is that lady from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. With a bowl cut, haircut. The Jet-ski Front and rear photo. About 10 pieces are used to build it. I think this is a bit out of place, but Lego wanted a interesting gadget for the back of the helicopter. You can't sit a Agent in the seat and have him come popping out of the rear of the copter. For one thing, it's loaded in forward and another is, this helicopter isn't a water capable. So dropping out the rear blind really wouldn't be in the best of care for the Agent. The enemy base Here are some all around shots of the base of Dr. Inferno. While there are some rare pieces like the brown rock wall, I didn't think there was enough to call it a base. I supposed if you let your imagination run wild, you can picture this as the entrance only and you're supposed to make up the rest of the layer. Anyways, in the photo of the back of the entrance, you can see how things work. At the top, you have the huge radar dish. You can rotate it by turning that black knob in the back. It uses some gears to turn 90 degrees to pivot the dish. Also, you can see what appears to be a docking station for the magma-drone. Above the station, you have a lookout area with a large screen to show what coming. In this case, the Agent's Helicopter. How the bad guys get up to the look out I don't know. No ladder. In the front, you have the handle to open and close the "mouth" entrance gate. Of course, there's a gun/camera to shoot whoever maybe standing there trying to get in. The Agents Command Helicopter The main reason why I got this set is for this great looking vehicle! Twin-rotors. Very original! You don't really need to have a tail rotor if you have the dual-counter rotating main blades. But I guess TLC didn't want it to look too strange for the kid buyer in all of us. Although, I don't know what kid had $100 to throw at this set. Here is the front view. Here you can see dual cannons on either side that can be rotated but not raised or lowered. The cockpit canopy can be opened. Not something people could see in the box art, but there is a co-pilot seat. This set cries out for more than 3 Agents. Let's see how many Agents would be needed... A pilot and a co-pilot/gunner. Here is a rear shot. Again, nicely detailed. I like the small black engines used. You don't see to many of those. Using a little red stud for effect comes off nice. Multiple locations on this helicopter, you will find a left/red and right/green light bricks. Not lighted bricks, but what would be signal lights on a real helicopter. Again, good attention to detail. Here is a top view. Can't really tell the twin rotors are at an angle, but now you can see how smooth and contoured the top is. The underside. I personally think they used a bit too much yellow. But then again, the Agents "colors" are for the most parts, Dark blue, Yellow, and silver. Another misplaced color is the red. Here is the cockpit with the canopy opened. You see Agent Chase in the pilot seat. The red behind him is the co-pilot/gunner seat, and behind that, you can see two rather large spools that hold the zip lines for the left and right drop lines. The grey hubs on either side of the helicopter you see in the picture is what you use to wind up the zip lines. The yellow peg holds on a the black gear the zip line so it doesn't unwind when not needed. Another view with Agent Chase getting into the cockpit. And now you can get a closeup view of the copilot seat. Also in better view is the grey hub and yellow lever just to the back of the co-pilot seat. Here is a direct rear-view of the helicopter. A bit hard to tell, but that red square is the back of the seat for the Jet-ski. Here I made Agent Chase pull double duty and load in the Jet-ski. This photo took the longest to shoot. Lol! On a smooth table and trying to get the jet-ski to stay at an angle with a Agent standing behind it took about 5 minutes of fussing. I was one minute away of just using tape and Photoshoping the tape out. And here's where you finally get to see the side doors open. I bet you didn't know both front and back opens, huh? Anyways, I took this shot so you can see the jet-ski loaded in the back. Here is photo with the single rear door open. Notice the computer and yellow standing pad. A Agent could be standing here doing computer work. If you're playing our game of how many Agents are needed, this is #3. And here is the front door open with Agent Charge on the zip line! That zip line holds extra gear for him when he is lowered. As you can see, that would be his gun and walkie-talkie. Agent Charge makes #4. If you look inside still, that round grey disk is the backside of Agent's Swift zip-pac. LOL! If you're from Hawaii, you'll catch the joke about "Zip pac". Ahem. That make Agent #5, and of course the back rear of the helicopter also hold another computer terminal on the door, so that's #6. And Agent #7 would be for the Jet-ski. Wow. Wouldn't it have been cool to have a command center with the actual amount of minifigs? Here is both door swung away differently. This is one of the few shots if you view the "bigger" photo of it, you can see the inside well. There's a column in the middle that houses four extra gear. Another front view with all four doors open. In this shot I focused on the "gears" for the helicopter blades to show you some detail. And for your enjoyment, an example of the twin-blades at work! Final Photo Here is the combined photo of the set. Same one I used for the title picture. First time I did a title photo, I hope it came out well enough. With a white background, it's a bit hard to tell that the helicopter is really in the air. It is. I just cleaned it up a little so you couldn't see what held it up. Features This set does rank up there as the #2 set to get for the Agent series just behind the real 8635: Lego Agent: Mobile Command Center. They do give "only" three Agents and four bad guys. Many accessories for the gadget oriented Agent. Everything from binoculars, guns, Walkie-Talkies, etc. The Helicopter is great! Many parts that move including a working dual-blade main rotor. A so-called base for the baddies that you can blow the cra.. I mean blow up. My rating: Playability: 5 out of 5. Nice! This set seems very playable! Nothing seems very fragile, except that the "base" seems very sparse. Design: 4 out of 5. The helicopter is the reason why I bought this set. It's very well designed. The only real gripe is that the helicopter really doesn't need a tail rotor because it uses two main blades to counter act the rotational effect a single main rotor would produce. And again, I still think the base was a afterthought. Not enough pieces to be really good, and yet, if thy left it out, this set would be missing something for the helicopter to attack. Build experience: 4 out of 5. Comparing to other Agent sets. I think only the Mobile Command Center is harder. Only thing I think some people may have an issue is with putting on the stickers straight, and tying the string used for lowering the agents. Overall: 4 out of 5. I love the set! Is it worth the $79.99 that Lego wants for it? Yes! Is it worth the $100+ that I paid from the local TRU for? No. I would say it's one of the more original designs that Lego has come up with. I don't remember Lego ever making a dual rotor helicopter. Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! All photos are click able for larger, bigger-than-life picture sizes! You can see all photos used here: Agents: 8971 Aerial Defense Unit

Crud. My TRU still says the Aerial Defense is still on teh shipping container outside the store. Still only 2 coming in.

Thanks for the comments. I think now that's its completed its a bit more stable being all four sides are all joined.

Thanks! I'm glad that my photos are being looked at. I wish there was a easier way to get Jawas. I kinda like there glowing eyes. Also, I wish Lego would find a way to make mini-minifigures have legs that move. :)

This review will be on the 10144 Lego Sandcrawler. A quote from Amazon.com: Set Name: 10144 Lego Sandcrawler Theme: Star Wars Released: 2007 Pieces: 1669 Price: $139.99/101.57 EUR/89.47GBP Here are some quicklinks Bricklink, Brickset Wanna see some pictures? Let's start with the normal box arts and manuals! All pictures that can be clicked on, will go to a full size photo. Box front Box rear Side of box Other side of box Parts bags 1 of 2 pictures Parts bags 2 of 2 pictures Instruction book Back of instruction book Here you can see the crane on the roof. It's modular so it stores in the front part of the Sandcrawler. Robot lineup (front) Robot lineup(rear) Rest of the minifigs It was at this point where Uncle Ben realized that the rug mats he was given weren't mats. Here is another photo-build. I hope you like it. Here i where you can see the floorboard finished. Those beige pieces are what holds the black pieces together. I think they should've made them black to match the floor. And as you will find out, they are not strong enough to hold the floorboard together. Next you can see one of the rear walls put up with the opposite side wall completed and added to the Sandcrawler. This is the rear of the Sandcrawler being made. That's pretty much the finished wall on the right panel. It's very detailed. No smooth walls here. Next you can see the completed interior. The left side don't have the support beams overhead yet, but gives you the layout of the inside. As you can see, it's very plain. The light grey 1x12 bars are used later as a guide for the platform of the crane. In the 8 panels above you can get a closeup view of the treads and how they fit on the tracks. In the above left photo, I tried to put each of the tracks in a partial build. If you looks carefully on the picture on the right, you can see how Lego took some shortcuts. The brown part of the track that show only on th outside is only on the outside. I guess they figured if you can't see the inside of the tracks, then that's less pieces needed. Here you can see the completed workshop. There in the middle is some sort of master control, around the sides are different tools that the Jawas can use. Funny how even in a galaxy far, far away, they use an oil can just like us. Here you can see the completed crane platform and the normal workshop cover for the roof of the workshop. Again, very detailed with lots of pipes, rods and gratings. Finished build This is the cockpit. This alone you can tell that the Sandcrawler isn't built to size. The little lone Jawa sits (stands) in his seat. They gave him to joystick controllers and a cockpit with a view. Although it's a fake view. Top view with everything closed. Very nice detail on the Sandcrawler. Many shades of brown with odds and ends of studs and wires on the surface. Top view with the two top panels removed. One is for the center box and the other is a small loading hole for when you have the crane set up above the big hole. Removed the center workshop. Here, you can have fun playing with all your little robots and Jawas. By removing this center piece, it will allow access to the inside of the crawler. Which is not much for play space. Another view of the workshop box area removed. Covers to the side. Closeup of the removable workshop with all the characters standing in it. Front open. Here you can see the crane platform. It can slide out and be used on the ground, or you can place it on the top of the Sandcrawler. Top view of the same box with everybody in it. Final photo with the front open and all the droids standing in front of the Sandcrawler. Uncle Ben trying to get a good deal, while C-3PO is trying to get R2-D2 off the crane. I still have no idea why there are doors on the Sandcrawler with no doors. Very trusting these Jawas. OMG! They blew it up! I was warned that the base of the Sandcrawler is not very well built. They used single rows of studs to join the floorboards to each other. I thought it was well enough built being that the walls were up. Oh I was wrong. When I picked up the Sandcrawler by the two arches inside the Sandcrawler, the crawler cracked in half. And that is what you see in the pictures above. Needless to say, everybody who was around me was looking at me. It wasn't too hard to put back. Maybe another 10 minutes of time. Most of the parts was still together in clumps. As a side benefit, I did find one piece I was missing and I could add it to the build. Features This set has many features. This is a set that can be considered a UCS made for playing. It has a middle section that is removable so you can play in the Sandcrawler and in the removable workshop. The front opens like the movie, there is a working crane to lift up the droids the Jawas steal, I mean find in the sand. The crane stand can also be placed on the top of the workshop to lift the droids up to the top of the Sandcrawler and dropped into the loading hole. There's a total of 5 droids to play with plus R2-D2, C-3PO, Uncle Ben, and 3 Jawas. I wish they included Luke. The tracks on the Sandcrawler can move using a rotation knob on the back of the Sandcrawler. Not to many "rare" parts. Uncle Ben and Jawas are the only minifigs I can think of that you can't get elsewhere. <Whap!> Ouch! I was reminded that this whole thing is rare parts bin. Anybody looking for any brown parts will have a fun time. From the half-drums (brown) to all the "L" and 2x2 brown colored pieces. Pretty much if you want brown, this is THE set to get. My rating: Playability: 4 out of 5. Everything about this is for playing. The only reason why I didn't give it a 5 out of 5 is that it WILL BREAK EASILY! There's only a single row of studs holding some of the floor plates in the Sandcrawler. Design: 3 out of 5. I'm being picky about this. The unit isn't to any scale. The inside of the Sandcrawler is nothing like the movie. There was no crane. Where's the suction tube that sucked R2 into the Sandcrawler? Why are there doors on the side with no doors?? I guess if they tried to make it to scale, the whole unit would be another 50% larger. Which would make it way too expensive. Build experience: 4 out of 5. It's not hard to build. But it is fragile when putting it together. It's like trying to build a house out of Lego. All the sides are mostly single stud wide for the walls. I'm sure a few choice blaster shots from a imperial canon could put holes into this Sandcrawler. Overall: 4 out of 5. Get it on sale. I paid around the $135 for it. Considering 1600+ pieces for a Star Wars set, it's a good value. Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! All smaller photos are click able for larger picture sizes! You can see all photos used here: 10144 Sandcrawler

I wish the scale was a little larger. As it is, it makes a decent copy. But not like a 1:1 scale. Too bad too considering his work should be easly copied by Lego. :)

I studied to be a architect for a few years before changing professions. I love the buildings that Frank Lloyd Wright made. Here is the actual floorplans for fallingwater. Consider this. The building was planned back in 1935. That's 74 years ago! And yet, if someone built it today, it could be still be considered a modern house. Back then it was around $155k to build and furnish. Muhaha! Only if we could build it that cheap now. I think the cost is close to $3 Million in US dollars by 2009 standards.

Aww.. Looks like TRU locally won't get in the sets till next week and they aren't sure on what day. But most of the sets, they are getting in is like 1 or2 of each. :( No holds or repurchases.aww.

I missed this thread. Anyways, I'll post it here. :) I saw on TRU website: LEGO Agents: Aerial Defense (8971) I was all set to use my gift cards to get it. Then I noticed they charge extra for Hawaii and they charged the tax. :( $100+. Yuck. I'll wait and see if the local TRU gets it. I have a feeling they will and it'll be on sale for $100+ anyways. Anybody else USA state side seen the sets elsewhere?

I saw on TRU website: LEGO Agents: Aerial Defense (8971) I was all set to use my gift cards to get it. Then I noticed they charge extra for Hawaii and they charged the tax. :( $100+. Yuck. I'll wait and see if the local TRU gets it. I have a feeling they will and it'll be on sale for $100+ anyways. Anybody else USA state side seen the sets elsewhere?

Here's my # for my poster. Btw, you can visit that photo here to see the full size and to see the cover of the book better.