However, while there may be pleasing moments, it must also be remembered that as this is a symmetrical vehicle there is a great deal of mirrored building, which can become a little dull at times. While complete accuracy would be wonderful, disguising this structural support using the onboard terminal and cargo netting is ingenious!

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These lime green accents correspond precisely with the original vehicle and 2x2 wedge tiles are employed to good effect. Light bluish grey highlights continue across the rear, where studs become more exposed than elsewhere on the bodywork. Ultimate Collector Series models traditionally contain display stands and this model therefore rests on an attractive stand. His helmet is perfect but for one thing, and that is the fact that the fin on his helmet is present whereas in the film it is not. The lead designer for Lego SW, who has been doing it for a quarter century, comments it was "a nightmare" to design a set that has been done at least three times before.Some LEGO® sets contain small parts that are NOT suitable for and may pose a hazard to children under 3 years of age.

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We believe that the value of the model is still very high, even though there is a mistake on the packaging and building instructions. Depending on how the moving sections work, this could actually slow down the cycle time of the machine, resulting in less parts being produced over the same span of time. His helmet is printed with some excellent designs, the visor is silver in colour and is trimmed with dark red. They perfectly adjoin the neighbouring structure around the laser cannons and the wedge plates inside the fuselage, achieving an accurate shape. When it was a rumor I figured I would get it, but it's way too big for me to display so I'll have to pass.Also to my knowledge this is the first time since 2002 that a semi-large wave of episode II sets has come out, which is a very nice addition in my opinion. As one of the most prevalent and iconic vehicles from the Prequel Trilogy, previous editions of the Republic Gunship have proved to be very popular indeed, and I would imagine that this set will continue in this vein as it only improves on the earlier models in my opinion. The creation includes extraordinary detail, taking full advantage of the enlarged scale to capture nearly every feature from the LAAT/i. These rounded canopies look fantastic and both components are uniquely decorated, featuring an appropriate band above the gunner. See my original comment, first thing I said was that it's an odd choice as it's ugly, and added it's not as iconic as other materials from the Star Wars universe which have potential to sell more sets, which is the ultimate goal of any company.

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The dark bluish grey seam between the lime green sections also matches the source material, improving upon previous designs. His hairpiece is perhaps the biggest flaw in this minifigure as it is not entirely appropriate when compared with the character as he appears in the film.I'm (slightly) puzzled by people complaining about a lack of minifigures when the model is not minifgure scale. Lego friends churns dozens of new moulds every year - and let's not even consider Bionicles back in the day. Disclaimer: BrickLink does not guarantee an inventory to be correct and therefore an inventory should be only used as a guide. The tips of the wings each have another composite beam turret, in which a minifigure can be seated, although in the film these turrets were remote controlled by the co-pilot/gunner. This is why I didn’t think the gunship was a good choice for UCS - we already had EXTREMELY passable, minifig scale versions of the craft.