by darth jason » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:55 pm
Wow!?!
I'm really torn about how much i like this set, on the one hand i really had it in my mind that i wanted this set to be like the ISD and that was what i was expecting especially since the cost that lego was leaning towards in the discussion last year was like $150 as i recall. I may be wrong but i think it was in that neighborhood. i was totally hoping to display home one and the ISD broadsiding each other. So i didnt know what to think when i saw the playset.
But...on the other hand i gotta look at all the pro's and not dwell so much on the con's. A new A wing(which by the way is the only OT rebel starfighter i dont have)and in green. Even though the pics are a little small i like the design of the command center/briefing room. I love the mini figures. mon mothma, Madine, General Calrisian the a-wing pilot and the grail itself Admiral Ackbar and a Mon Cal "ensign johnson".
I have a thing for the construction aspect of these sets. It seems to me the focus is, lately more on the minifigures and the playability of said sets, which is an understandable seeing that AFOL's are the secondary target group behind the younglings. I was really hoping for a big star cruiser with some cool minifigures. Now i just have to look at this more like the hoth rebel base playset, which i think it should be comparable to price wise. I hope its cheaper than the endor battle set because I think they compliment each other vary well and there is just way more stuff all around in the endor set.
Bottom line.. I'm liking this more and more and it confirms the fact that I'll get the repulic attack cruiser now since i dont have to worry about which big,over $100 set my wife will let me buy in this economy.