Svelte Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 Definitely overpriced at $40 in Australia for what is basically a cut-down Droid battlepack with a Spider-Droid and the Hailfire Droid as an extra. I picked one up a few days ago and it does look great though. The Spider droid is cute and the trans wheels of the Hailfire Droid work fantastically. Looks very good and will no doubt look fantastic with the new AT-TE coming out later this year. SW gets more expensive! I will wait for a 20% off sale before picking another one of these up. Quote
THE-FORCE Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 Can the wheels of the halfire move and drive? Quote
The Penguin Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 Can the wheels of the halfire move and drive? The wheels can move but the tracks are a bit.... well.... unstable..... And they can't turn, unfortunately. BTW, great review, thanks! ) Yours faithfully, Quote
Tanotrooper Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 I'll pick this one up for sure. mmm.... brown small threads... great as muddy threads for WWII MOCs *wub* TT Quote
PaulC Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) What an excellent set! I picked one up on Monday, and loved it so much I went and got another today (Thursday). I've always wanted minifig compatible versions of the two big droids and I've tried building my own but could never get the design right. For information: the wheels on the Haifire Droid are fixed in place, but the track links fit loosely around the transparent radar dishes so they sort of slide, but not very well. I've removed one link from each wheel so that the links fit real tight, and modified the model so that the wheels spin, and it now rolls along, sweet as a nut! X-D Plus points: A whole bunch of droids to build your army, excellent designs of the two large droids, flick-fire missiles that actually work well (unlike the irritating ones on the ISD and Hoth Rebel Base) and NO STICKERS, yay! Minus points: The horrific price. Edited January 17, 2008 by PaulC Quote
General Zen Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Thank you for the review! This set doesn't look as bad as my first assumption. this might become part of my must-buy list... ;-) Quote
2551_1474455179 Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) Nice review, It was nice to see a good detailed review especially one with clear pictures of the actual Halifire droid. Edited January 20, 2008 by Guest Quote
JimBee Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 thank you yoda!! ;-) i really like this set, and i think it is under apreciated; ive heard from mant people that they dont want this set. |-/ yeah, the little hooks were a pain, but no DSS (yes!) X-D notice the grey pices that connect the spider droids legs: are those new guns?? i used them for my matrix lego movie... keep up the great reviews! *yoda* Quote
Lt. Col. Thok Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Nice review, its a shame the entire commander body is coloured, not like the original. :-( Quote
Dark Sword Ragnarok Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 since this topic has been revived, how well fo the treads on the hailfire droid roll, if at all? Quote
captaintau Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 since this topic has been revived, how well fo the treads on the hailfire droid roll, if at all? Well, but not brilliantly. Better on carpet than table. Quote
SlyOwl Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Well, this set arrived today after I won it in the Steampunk contest. My first thought was that I most certainly wouldn't pay £19.99 for it; not only is it SW , but it's very small and there are no enemies to fight; if a jedi was included, it would be so much better! But then again, it does contain those awesome treads! It also has a lot of brown parts, which are great for those of us who rarely delve into such themes. I would have preferred it if the spider droids had one less joint in their legs; it makes them a bit difficult to stand up if they keep getting in fights. since this topic has been revived, how well fo the treads on the hailfire droid roll, if at all? They do roll, but if you use 40 links, they will fall off half the time. The easiest way to remedy this is to use 39 on each wheel. This way the treads are tighter, so fall off less. And it also increases their rollability on smooth surfaces. Yay for all the pirate smileys in this thread! Now, if you'll excuse my lack of SW nerdiness (this is my first proper SW set; I only have two mini TFs that I got free at Legoland), I'll be off Quote
iamded Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Wow, I sure am late to this discussion! Thanks for the great review, , that is one sweet Hailfire Droid, quite underscaled, but still sweet. That Spider Droid is also neat, I love the leg construction. It's a bit too overpriced for me, but still, thanks again for the review! ~Peace Quote
hollisbrick Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Nice review, its a shame the entire commander body is coloured, not like the original. :-( I got the original one and it's better than this one, thanks for the reveiw yode Quote
commandosevy Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Nice picture review xwingyoda!!! even though I bought this set already I'd buy this set again with this review. Quote
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