LEGO nailed it. There's no way to look at this one and see anything but Leia's famous Blockade Runner. Except that better minds call it the Tantive IV. Right or wrong though my assumptions about its nomenclature may be, this is an awesome piece. Awesome.
Read moreI thought the Venator-class Star Destroyer was an A-Wing. Jay's Brick Blog thought this one was. When are we going to get an A-Wing? If you've played X-Wing, you know: that thing is fast, manoeuvrable, and gosh... I want one.
Read moreMy wife calls it cute. I consider it one of Lucas's most egregious 'comedic' additions. On the plus side, the one above is suicidal. Jay's Brick Blog is more sanguine about the droids, but thinks they look goofy.
Read moreThe droid gunship looks like an antlion. It's a cool piece, but it's ugly as sin, and is more Episode III than I can or want to handle. LEGO could have chosen something more from Hoth or from Jedi - anything but from Revenge of the Sith.
Read moreThe Venator-Class Star Destroyer is a cool idea. But up close, it's pretty chintzy and from a distance can look like any of the following: A-Wing, Luke Skywalker's speeder, or the TCS Concordia. Evidently, Jay (of Jay's Brick Blog) really likes it.
Read moreFinally, we've got a rebel to man the P-Tower and Defence Turret. And ultimately to fail in the face of imperial onslaught. Jay's Brick Blog have another take on that narrative. Check it out.
Read moreThe FD P-Tower started out and ended with a splutter. Barely able to disable large walkers, it got blown up fare more often than it helped the rebellion fend off Imperial forces. As always, Jay's Brick Blog is the place to go to see it in various angles and get more information.
Read moreToday's STAR WARS Lego Advent narrative is about powerlessness. The Bespin Guard is powerless because he sucks. As Jay's Brick Blog points out, his gun is the same piece used in fuel dispensers. He wears an elfin hat. He's in schoolboy blue. And, in this situation, he's facing down the snowman. Ugly as it is, its bazooka actually fires. As always, you'll find out more about the snowman at Jay's Brick Blog.
Read moreJay's Brick Blog have a cool standoff, which you can see here: Day 6 – Snowtrooper. It appears that we are all trying to construct a narrative with the pieces thus far opened. The blurry bit behind is the Imperial Navy Trooper, and the barely visible pile of rubble in front of the Snowtrooper is a dismantled Tie Intercepter. To the left, and blurred to near invisibility, is the ineffective Hoth Defence Turret.
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