Review: LEGO 75082 TIE Advanced Prototype

Name:  TIE Advanced Prototype
Set Number: 75082
Pieces: 363
Price: $39.99
Minifigures: 3
Theme: Star Wars
Year of Release: 2015

   I bought this set a few months ago and I really like it. There were many different types of TIE fighters in the Star Wars universe and I like that they introduced this one as a prototype to future ships. The ships comes from a Star Wars TV series called Rebels. It took me around 30 minutes to build. I started the set by building the minifigures
   The first minifigure I built was the Sith Inquisitor. This minifigure is one of the coolest of all of the Sith that have been released. He comes with shoulder pads, a helmet, unique lightsaber, and a scary looking face. His whole body is well detailed and he looks menacing. The next minifigure I built was the Imperial officer. His chest and legs are minimally detailed. He comes with an officer's hat and a pistol.The officer's face has a stern and intimidating look. The last minifigure I built was the TIE fighter pilot. He has an angry face and comes with a helmet and a pistol. The helmet and chest piece are well detailed. After the minifigures, I moved to the TIE fighter.

   
                              

   The TIE Advanced Prototype is compact and its features are: folding wings, two spring-loaded shooters, and a cockpit for the pilot. To activate the shooters, there is a spinning mechanism in the back that when you spin it, it fires the shooters. The ship is light and is fun to play with. It can also stand if you lay it down with its wings open. I think the ship looks great and has a great play function.

   Overall, the minifigures and the ship are well designed and are perfect for playing with. You can also display this tie fighter along with any other ones you have to make them look like an organized group. The piece to price ratio is slightly high, but this set is well worth it for the exclusive characters you get. I would rate this set 5/5. I hope this review was helpful to all who read it and that you continue to love LEGOS!

Buy Here: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/TIE-Advanced-Prototype-75082

All photos were taken from the Lego Website.

Review: LEGO 75145 Eclipse Fighter

Name:  Eclipse Fighter
Set Number: 75145
Pieces: 363
Price: $29.99
Minifigures: 2
Theme: Star Wars
Year of Release: 2016

   This set came out earlier this year and I think this is an interesting one. I had no idea who the minifigures were or the ship, but after doing some research I found out that it is from a new Disney show called Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. The sleek design of the ship caught my attention. It took me around 30 minutes to build. I started off by building the two minifigures.

   The first minifigure I built was Naare. She is a Sith who worked under Emperor Palpatine during the time of the Galactic Empire. Her minifigure is well detailed from the hair on her head to her pants. She comes with a lightsaber, a blue cape, a blue hood, and two faces, one content and one scary with lots of tattoos on her face. After her, I built Dengar. He is a bounty hunter that helps Naare in the show. Only his head and chest are detailed. He comes with a rifle, a backpack, a turban, and a singular face. I think that these two look great and it makes sense that a Sith lord would be working with a bounty hunter. To add to the cool minifigures, the two vehicles that come with them are what I built next.

                                                              

   I built Dengar's speeder first. It is very simple and just comes with a place for him to sit and adjustable handles. Even though it has a simple look, it works perfectly for the speeder look. After I built the speeder, I built the Eclipse Fighter. Even though the fighter is the highlight of this set, it has only a few features. It features a cockpit, lightsaber storage underneath the ship, a transforming mechanism, and two spring-loaded shooters. The ship doesn't have a lot of features, but it has enough to spark your imagination when you play with it. Visually it also looks amazing and I'm glad I bought it.

   I thought this set was one of the better buys out of the Star Wars sets this year. I enjoy playing with all the vehicles/minifigures and everything looks amazing when it is displayed. To make this set even better, the pricing is unbelievable. The price to piece ratio is incredibly low which makes this set worth buying. I would rate this set 5/5.I hope this review was helpful to all who read it and that you continue to love LEGOS!

Buy Here: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Eclipse-Fighter-75145

All photos were taken from the Lego Website.

News: Lego Star Wars 2017 Sets

   With the new Star Wars movie only a month away, lots of new Lego sets are being released. These new sets should be released by next year or maybe a little earlier than that. Along with regular Lego sets, there the microfighters and the action figures that have also been shown. Here are some pictures of the new sets: 

Review: LEGO 75131 Resistance Trooper Battle Pack

Name:  Resistance Trooper Battle Pack
Set Number: 75131
Pieces: 112
Price: $12.99
Minifigures: 4
Theme: Star Wars
Year of Release: 2016

   For every movie and TV series about Star Wars made, there are battle packs. This one just happens to be the one that goes with the movie that came out last year, Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens. I really liked this set and it took me around 10 minutes to make. I began by making the minifigures.
   The first minifigure I built was the officer. There is mild detailing on the officer's chest and his legs are a solid brown color. His head only has one face and is unique from the other soldiers in that he has a headset detailed onto him. Each of the other Resistance fighters looks similar. Two of the three have the same chest detailing and the other one has a darker looking chest piece with a different design. They each come with a unique head piece. The Resistance fighters also come with their own helmets. Overall, the minifigures are cool looking, but they don't show the variety of aliens and other genders of troopers that were also in the Resistance. After I built the troopers, I moved onto the speeder.

       

   This little speeder is neat looking, but unfinished looking. The only features it comes with are a spot for a driver, a spot for a gunner, and a rotating stud shooter. I wish that the speeder was a little larger and would be a little more realistic. By realistic I mean that the driver is completely exposed and wouldn't want to drive the speeder into a fight. I could rant on about how I don't like the speeder, but it's only a $12 set. 

   The set overall is unique and is a nice addon to the other Force Awakens Lego sets. I would buy a few of these sets only for building up a little resistance army and not using the speeder. The price to piece ratio is high, but you are given 4 minifigures which is more than most sets and all battle packs are $12. I would rate this set 4/5.I hope this review was helpful to all who read it and that you continue to love LEGOS!

Buy Here: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Resistance-Trooper-Battle-Pack-75131

All photos were taken from the Lego website.

Review: LEGO 75152 Imperial Assault Hovertank

Name:  Imperial Assault Hovertank
Set Number: 75152
Pieces: 385
Price: $69.99
Minifigures: 3
Theme: Star Wars
Year of Release: 2016

  The movie Rogue One is approaching rapidly on December 16, so I thought I would do a review on another one of its Lego sets. This set took me about 30 minutes to build. I started the build by making the minifigures.
   The first minifigure I built was Chirrut Imwe. He is one of the most unique minifigures that I have ever seen. He comes with a robe, a staff, and a bow(I thought it was a big gun but Lego says otherwise.). Imwe also has a double sided face, one side smirking and the other side serious. His body is well detailed and you can clearly tell that he is blind by the color of his eyes. After Imwe, I built the hovertank pilots. These troopers are more detailed than most troopers in the Lego Star Wars franchise. From their helmet to their feet, there is so much detailing such as in the helmet, there are ridges in it to show that it isn't 2 dimensional. Each trooper comes with a blaster. Next, I built the hovertank.



   At first I didn't want to buy the hovertank because I thought it would be small and boring. Not too long after buying it did I realize what a cool built this is. The tank features: lots of armor detailing, transparent wheels to make it look like its hovering, a rotating gun turret, two spring-loaded shooters, a storage container, elevating guns on the side, and a cockpit to put the two pilots in. The hovertank is fun to play with and looks fantastic when displayed! The set overall is fantastic and I can't believe I almost didn't buy it.

   This set is one of the best buys I have made of any of the Lego Star Wars sets. The designers made this vehicle the perfect size to maneuver in small places and looks very imperial-like when you display it. Not only does this set come with a cool hovertank, it also comes with exclusive minifiures that you can only get in this set! Also, the piece to price ratio is very good. I would rate this set 5/5. I hope this review was helpful to all who read it and that you continue to love LEGOS!

Buy Here: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Imperial-Assault-Hovertank-75152

All photos were taken from the Lego website.

Review: LEGO 75917 Raptor Rampage

Name: Raptor Rampage  
Set Number: 75916
Pieces: 324
Price: $49.99
Minifigures: 3
Theme: Jurassic World
Year of Release: 2015

   This Lego set was one of the more interesting ones out of the Jurassic World sets. I didn't have any raptor Legos before this set and now I do! It took me about 25 minutes to complete this build. I first began by building the minifigures.
   I started with the ACU Trooper. The trooper has the generic body and legs for the ACU troopers seen in the other sets. The only thing that is different about him is his head, which makes sense because all the troopers should have the same outfit. He comes with a tranquilizer gun, a hat, and a ballistic vest. Also, the trooper's face is stoic. The next minifigure is worked on was Claire. She is well detailed on her chest-piece and comes with a cellphone. Claire has two faces, one serious and one angry. I'm really happy with her minifigure because is looks very similar to how she looked in the movie. The last minfigure I worked on was Owen Grady. His body and his legs are well detailed. He comes with a knife and two faces, one angry and one happy. Owen's minifigure also looks very similar to the movie version. Lastly, the two raptors. The two raptors in this set are named Delta and BLue. They each come with head cameras. They both have movable limbs, swiveling head, and a jaw that can be opened/closed. The patterns on the two raptors look fantastic and I like how the patterns vary on each of them. Blue and Delta have a scary look to them. After I finished the raptors, I moved onto the vehicles.

   The first vehicle I worked on was the Mobile Vet Unit. Its features include: a cockpit, opening rear doors, a detailed interior, and a rotating turret on the roof of the carriage. The truck looks closely to the truck used in the movie, but it is a little boxy and big. It's not he greatest truck but it is a good vehicles to have in the Jurassic World set series. The last vehicle I built was Owen's motorcycle. I like it because it looks like an offroad bike and the green look would fit on a jungle scene really well.

                                                  



My final opinion of this set is that it is a fantastic set to have, but it is a little bit overpriced. The minifigures and the raptors were the main reason I got this set. The set is fun to play with and looks okay when displayed. I would rate this set 4/5. I hope this review was helpful to all who read it and that you continue to love LEGOS!

Buy Here: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Raptor-Rampage-75917

All the images were taken from the Lego website.

Review: LEGO 75916 Dilophosaurus Ambush

Name: Dilophosaurus Ambush  
Set Number: 75916
Pieces: 248
Price: $29.99
Minifigures: 3
Theme: Jurassic World
Year of Release: 2015

   I really enjoyed the Jurassic World movie and had to grab all of the sets. This set was a nice little one to add to the collection. It took me about 25 minutes to complete. I began this build with the minifigures.
   First, i started with the ACU Trooper. Unlike the troopers in the other Jurrassic world sets, this trooper comes without a ballistic vest and instead comes with a blue hat and an electric prod. He only has one face and it is a very serious face. His chest and legs are well detailed. The prod makes him seem like a guard, so I think it was a good fit. The next minifigure I worked on was Gray. He is one of the boys from the movie. Gray comes with two faces, happy and scared. His chest is well detailed, his hair is bushy, and his legs are just solid blue. The last figure I worked on was the dilophosaurus. It is a lot bigger than the minifigures and the patterns on its body look fantastic! Its legs, arms, head, and mouth can all be moved for different action shots. After the dilophosaurs, I worked on the gyrosphere and the truck.

           
   The first vehicle I worked on was the gyrosphere. It has a chair inside it that stays upright when you roll the ball. This feature is very cool because no matter where/how fast you roll it, the minifigure inside will always be upright. The gyrosphere was an awesome addition, but the truck is pretty cool too. The truck features are: a driver's cockpit, front winch, storage area and an exploding feature in the back of the vehicle. The winch is the coolest part about this truck and in the picture on the box, the winch is used to try and capture the dilophosaurus. Where the back tire is supposed to be, you can rotate the tire and cause boxes to flip out of the care to reenact driving on a bumpy terrain. The top support can also be removed or lifted up. The vehicles look great together and are great to play with.

   Overall, this is a fun set to own and reasonably priced. The dinosaur figures in each of the sets are custom, so the price of these sets are a little higher than their piece to price ratio should be. I think this set is worth buying because I have had a lot of fun messing around with the vehicles and playing with the minifigures. Also, this is a cool set to put on display as if the dilophosaurus was actually chasing the gyrosphere! I would rate this set 5/5. I hope this review was helpful to all who read it and that you continue to love LEGOS!

Buy Here: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Dilophosaurus-Ambush-75916

All photos were taken from the Lego website.