LEGO Star Wars TM republic Frigate

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The minifigs were what sold this set for me. 4 exclusive (1 of which will be high demand) there was no way I was going to get the minifigs for a decent price, and then that niggling feeling that I would've gotten much better value for money if I'd bought the whole set... Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (First identified as Consular-class cruiser (Charger c70 retrofit)) While not nearly as massive as the much-larger boxes for sets like the legendary 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon or more recent UCS Imperial Star Destroyer, the box for the UCS gunship is still rather huge, at least double the depth of regular sets. It was an enjoyable build, the new green lightsabres are interesting, and there were some cool pieces in there. It took me forever to work out what the lid on the top was for, and what pulling that thing in and out did. Later on I remembered the bombs and ah-ha! The instructions are seperated into two books. Interesting to note would be that the first book opens like a regular magazine but the second is diagonally.

The Republic Frigate finally arrived. As the flagship of this years The Clone Wars line the frigate has to live up to some expectations. Being a redesign of the 2007 set 7665 Republic Cruiser it was easy to call it unnecessary, but is this set really only a re-issue or is there more behind it this time? Obviously yes, people who know me know that I don´t have the first Republic Cruiser because I disliked it, so this should definately be a better set.Both halves aren´t connected, the technic parts in the middle help keeping them together. There are five seats and two clips for weapons. Well frig it... after all this time no review - I bought it yesterday, built & photographed it last night to put up a review today and what happens? Star Wars Helmet Collection 73 ( Helmets: Commander Bly) (First identified as Consular-class frigate)

Nevertheless, fans of the Prequel Trilogy and Clone Wars TV series — and obviously, based on the fan vote, there are plenty among us LEGO Star Wars builders and collectors — will enjoy this large-scale build of an iconic vehicle. It’s just hard for us to recommend this as a universal must-have instead of even last year’s imperfect but lovable UCS A-wing by the same designer. The Charger c70 retrofit, also known as the Republic frigate, was a product of the Corellian Engineering Corporation, based on the hull of the company's earlier Consular-class space cruiser; [1] at 138.55- meters long, [3] it was slightly larger than the original Consulars (at 115 meters). [10] The most important difference between the Charger c70 and its predecessor, however, was its combat configuration. [4] Unlike the unarmed Judicial cruiser, [11] the Charger c70 was equipped with four turret-mounted heavy laser cannons (ventral port and starboard and dorsal port and starboard), a forward-mounted twin light laser cannon, and dorsal turret-mounted quad laser cannon. Furthermore, it was outfitted with forward twin concussion missile launchers [4] as well as armored hull plating. [1]The left room stores the bombs and grey container. There is a little additional room for at least two figures. At last we have the most exciting part of the set: A grey container with 2x2 dark tan tile including Star Wars stile binoculars (not pictured) and a hologram of Darth Sidious. The same hologram is included in the UCS Executor making its inclusion here a miracle as the Jedi never recieved any messages from the darkest lord of all and LEGO seems to like putting small decorated pieces into sets that aren´t wort the money for a single piece. Compound curves abound on the gunship’s fuselage, so studs-out construction begins early with the nose area, layering stepped arches to achieve some of the vertical curve. The design is nice but I find it a little off. It looks like it was designed by Greg Hyland with a look of cloth on Sidious´ arms and hood. I would have preffered a real figure stile like with the original Han in carbonite or Emperor hologram on an 1X2X5 wall piece. Hagrids hairpiece. It only needs less beard and more knife and we get the voluminous hair he had in his appearances. Only downsides would be that the piece is rather loose and there is a noticeable gap between torso and hair.