Set Name: Darth Vader
Set #: 75111
Theme: Star Wars
Pieces: 160
Minifigures: 0
Year of Release: 2015
MSRP: USD $29.99
Found this in a local LEGO affiliate. Decided to give it a try. I just want to say that I've yet to have such figures so this is a new thing for me :)
Box/Instructions
The box is medium sized. What you notice first is that it's made out of a more thick paper than the usual ones.
The back of the box shows other available "Battle Figures" but I didn't get neither of them.
Inside you can find 4 unnumbered bags + instructions and a cape.
The instructions simple & clear. Nothing extraodinary. I did like some of the techniques used but it is mostly TECHNIC and I bet everyone who had similar figures won't find anything new here.
Parts
the set comes with 160 pieces. The bare parts are TECHNIC. I don't think there's anything new here. The armour itself is quite nice and has couple of parts exclusive to this set (EDIT: ADDED THE NEW PIECES PHOTOS!). The head of Vader of course is a new piece and it looks REALLY nice. The Cape looks and feels nice, but later on you will see that the way it's attached is VERY unsatisfying... || After the build you're left with 5 additional pieces.
The build
The build was pretty easy and took me about 20 minutes to complete. Like I said before there's nothing amazing here especially if you've been playing with TECHNIC or other similar figures. You start the build with the torso, then build the legs, arms and in the end you attach the cape & the head.
The competed model
AAAaaaaaand it's complete. As you can see here the cape is attached with a TECHNIC piece. At first I thought it was clever but later on I discovered that because of that, there's no way of having the cape over the shoulders and that it sometimes swings back on the sides. Other than that the figure is indeed quite big but again, that'd probably be only "the thing" for everyone who hasn't had contact with such figures before.
The competed model
Honestly... It's a bit MEH. I did not have high hopes for the set yet I decided to give it a try. It is a bit hard to make it stand like you want, but then again you can move the legs & arms quite a lot. As you can see he can hold the lightsaber either both hands or one hand which is quite cool. I think it might be a bit too delicate for a normal "child abuse" so I'd probably buy it more as a nice looking set rather than a playset.
Parts: 9/10
Build: 7/10
Price: 7/10
Design: 7/10
Playability: 6/10
Overall: 36/50 = 72%