CF Mitch Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Alright Finally some new pics, great quality too Gotta love that Clone Trooper BP, I'll be buying enough so I can fill my RGS and AT-TE completely I love the new Mace Windu and SBD's as well, just not the sets they come in Ah well, I'll see about that, when the time comes... Thanks for the pictures RoscoPC and Skipper24 Greetings, CF W
Light Light Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) Well, I guess it is time for me to give my opinion. Lets start with Ahsoka and end with the Shuttle: #7751 Ahsoka's SF & Vulture: In my opinion, only reason I'll buy this is for the new Astromech: R7-A7. I'm getting tiired of all these new Vulture Droids. I have about 4 of the originals, and when I have more than one in a diorama, I want them all to look the same. Oh boy, buzz droids, again. Lego has had 3 years to create a better Buzz Droid, but with no success. Those are the exact same build as before. The JSF itself looks short and bulky to me. I don't know, it may just be how it is displayed on the box. My overall rating 6/10. One new fig, but looks too much like a repeat. #8014 Clone Walker BP: The four clones is good, especially the gunner fig. I also like the fact that we get one of those accessory bags for the clones. The walker itself seems too small for two clones. I'll probably keep the clone gunner, but trade off the other clones, and use the walker for pieces. Overall 5/10. New clone, but set itself is odd. #8015 Assassin Droid BP: Umm, what? The figs themselves seem dumb. Granted, I do like the chrome and black straight arms for BDs, maybe some of those black droids can be turned into Droid Commandos. I like the speeder, kind of disappointed about there being no sticker now. I'll definately use the speeder for Magna Guards. Overall 8/10. I love the speeder, but the choice of figs is different #8016 Hyena Droid Bomber: To tell you the truth, I love this set. In my opinion, it looks like a good build with some very interesting new BDs. Also, now that we have a better shot of its "heads", we see that it doesn't really have two, like we all assumed. Also, it looks like we get the same bomb deployment mechanism as in the Droid Gunship. And, I can't really tell by the picture, but it appears that we get a nice blend of dark bley and dark blue. Overall 8/10. Nice set, good figs, but a little too massive. #8017 Darth Vader's Tie: To me, this looks like a good chance to get the new Vader fig. I love how TLG made this one in black and grey, just how it should be. I've always wondered why they even built the first Ties in black and blue in the first place. If you are an OT fan, I strongly suggest getting one of these, because it has a great fig, and looks movie accurate. I am definately picking one of these up. I've never had a Tie Advance set before, and this one looks absolutely wonderful. Overall 10/10! A great set, with a great classic villian. #8018 AAT: The set itself is impressive. It is a lot smoother, and larger than the original AAT. The figs are good, 4 droids, a clone, and a new Yoda fig. I really love those new arms on the SBDs. Those "cannon arms" look great. Yoda himself is.....odd. He looks too Duplo for my taste. He almost looks like a little Yoda child, actually. Atleast with him we get a new torso, so that might be good for something. I for one can't wait to get my hands on the AAT. The old one does not look too well in my all new CIS collection. Overall 9/10. A very nice set, with some good figs. But that yoda looks odd. I'm hoping that TLG will be true to their word, and have his eyes be colored. Last but not least... #8019 Republic Att Shuttle: I've noticed that all of these are quite similar to first preliminaries. I rather like this set. It'll be good to have another Republic transport, other than my RGS, that can carry troops in my dioramas. I like the missile mechanism on the top of the ship, almost like a repeating launcher. I can't really comment on the missile beneath the ship, guess I'll have to wait for either more pics or the set itself to understand that one. As for the figs, nothing new except for Windu. This'll be a great chance for those of you who missed out on the second CTT to get a non luls Windu, despite the Clone Wars face. The nose of the ship doesn't look like it holds together too well, so that might need some modding. Overall 7/10. A decent set, but not much for the figs. Edited October 27, 2008 by Light Light
browniedjhs Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 ah these sets are looking better and better- 1. Ashoka's fighter is cool- glad to see we are getting more fighters- hopefully then can justify some more- maybe plo's with those white stripes down it? 2. Clone battle pack is a must- cannot wait for this- i am definitely going to pick up like 4 or 5 of these 3. The Tie is great- love the use of the original box art- very nostalgic- i just hope that in '09 we get some new OT stuff- like rancor and wampas and such that we havent gotten yet- but i like the idea of some redesigns with super detail- I am still holding out for a new Falcon with realistic interior with a $200 price point 4. The attack shuttle is cool i just dont like the fact that the front wont have the opening hatch and ramp...lego has something about including ramps on their shuttles (oh that is one i would like to see redesigned for '09 btw- the imperial shuttle) AAT looks good- larger then the original- hopefully it has some sort of interior- like the new yoda and mace- hope they keep making new figs instead of repeating obi wan and anakin i hope we will get some republic officers like Wulf Yularren (sp?) to add ranks to our armies- and some play sets would be nice br()wnie
pedro Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Cheers for the pictures lads, you've made a few peoples day there! Ahsoka's Starfighter and Vulture Droid looks great and appears to have the fun build and playability that the Jedi Starfighter 7256 had. The pricetag may differ however... but I don't think it should be too much. If we dissect the set by model we have one Starfighter akin to Anakin's [which was £19.99], then a Vulture Droid and two part-built Buzz Droid minifigs which couldn't be more than £10, surely? So I reckon we're looking at £29.99 on that one tops, which isn't bad really. Clone Battle Pack is awesome... in that we get four awesome clones! Walker is parts to be honest but that's not the sell on his set. Droids Battle Packs, Hyena Bomber and Vader's TIE all look great though I'm not sure which I'll get. AAT gets better all the time. New Yoda looks ace, much better looking and proportioned than the original in my opinion. Definite must buy! Republic Attack Shuttle pretty cool. Mace is a major selling point here but I'm not sure if it swings it enough. Some of these new ships just aren't the icons that the classic ships are and so I feel a little less excited about 'em.
strider406 Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Wow! There so beautiful. I wish I could buy them all but my wallet would die.
Skipper 24 Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 According to the box top the AAT has 2 Battle Droids which means one must sit inside and one of the gun!
-JD- Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 I'M GETTING ALL OF THOSE! They look amazing! Is it just me, or does the bd in the AAT look a different colour? Yoda is so cute!
bub166 Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Its nice to see we will be getting our Yodas and Mace Windus with faces too. Also, I'd definately go for Plo's fighter. He is the best character in my opinion. I'm happy he finally got a big part in the cartoon. Anyway, I'm happy to see they aren't repeating figures a lot. Though if you ask me, two Ahsokas is two too many.. Oh well. Some of these sets are rumored to come out right before my birthday, too! The AAT, Ahsoka's Starfighter With Vulture Droid (despite my odd annoyance of her), Republic Attack Shuttle, and the Clone Battlepack are my musts of the new line. Even though so far the only CW sets I have are the Droid Gunship and two Hailfire Droids... Soon I will probably have the AT-TE and Republic Gunship though. Hopefully the Spider Droid. The Droid Battlepack isn't on there because of the fact it's basically IG-88s. Though I probably will get one or two of them, I wish it came with atleast 1 or 2 Battledroids, no matter how many I already have. The Clone BP is good, because of the fact that CW clones are so hard to get. The cheapest set with a basic one now is $30. Quite a bit if you only wanted it for Fox and the clone. (I want it for everything.)
VBBN Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) Gawd, another vulture droid? R7 looks nice though. And I am very interested in that yoda... The AAT is still looking strong methinks! Edited October 27, 2008 by ~VBBN~
KyoKyo Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 The new AAT looks great and you get a nice collection of minifigs. It'll look nice when paired up against my new Republic Fighter Tank. Does anyone know if the attack shuttle will have an interior? If it does i may get it.
Erdbeereis Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 I'm loving the way these are looking! The new Astromech is really interesting and the new Yoda and Mace Windu are very good even with the cartoony faces. Thanks a lot for posting these new pics!
vahkimetru Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Truthfully, my favorites are the battle packs. The walker looks neat, same with the speeder, although I would have preferred Magna Guards or regular Battle Droids.
slimninj4 Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Commander kittens remarks on the new pictures:1. Ashoka's starfighter looks very similar to Anakins starfighter (CWs) It has the same hole for the droid and could possibly pop out. 2. The vulture droid looks a little better with the stickers thats it. 3. It looks like we have 2 battle droids in this set and a new face for yoda (it kinda looks like someone had drawn that on MS paint). It is likely that there is an interior for this AAT because it is not seen on the box art. 4. Mace has a new face! 5. All the jedi have shiny lightsaber hilts Yipeeee 1. I have the same thought. Comparing the two her's is more rubust and has a spot to put the entire droid where set 7143 only had a place on the wing for the head of a droid. I think this will be about 30$ which should be good compared to 25$ that 7143 sold for. I like the droid and want a second ashokas fig. 2. Vulture droid does nothing for me. 3. I love the new yoda. Green and better looking for me. I will be getting this.. Im thinking 50$. 4. Want Mace with purple lightsaber. I am not sure if I have that or not in an older set. 5. Both battle packs are a must for me.
Matteo Kenobi Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 All of Mk's opinions, oh by the way thanks for the great pictures RoscoPC and Skipper 24!!! Ahsokas starfighter, yeah it looks good, however it does look a little to much like Obi-Wants for my taste, which kind of angers me, however the design of it is great! Although I can tell it's going to be $30 The New Yoda: Wow that looks...yeah I think awful is a good word. I like the torso and legs and will probobly put my old yoda head on that, but the new head looks like a baby, I didn't know baby Yoda could take down an AAT. The New Mace is good, i mean naturally it's a little to Cartoony but aren't they all -_- Overall I am really pleased with all these sets, any release dates?
djmangunz Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Well found, good sirs, well found! If I may, upon further inspection it appears to my old eyes that the Republic shuttle may have a cockpit which can hold two figures. I believe that since the pilot is sitting so close to the nose, there may be room for another seat behind him. Just my humble opinion. Huzza for a Clone Wars Yoda! Now we need a Luminara Unduli and Commander Gree. Never satisfied…..
The Rancor Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Let's see.. (I would second most of the other posted comments so no need to repost them) Battle Packs: £8.99 Hyena Droid Bomber: £19.99 Darth Vader's TIE Advanced: £24.99/£29.99 AAT: £39.99 Ahsoka's Starfighter and Vulture Droid: £29.99 Republic Attack Shuttle: £49.99/£54.99 (maybe more )
Tinn-man Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 OH MY.... Ashoka (spelling?) in a cheap set....cool I HATE the CW yoda and Mace :angry: Why can't they just give us regular looking figs. the starfighter and clone battlepack is a must buy. The AAT is a nice set, but the figs aren't that good All of the others are ok
KimT Posted October 27, 2008 Author Posted October 27, 2008 OH MY.... Ashoka (spelling?) in a cheap set....cool I HATE the CW yoda and Mace :angry: Why can't they just give us regular looking figs. the starfighter and clone battlepack is a must buy. The AAT is a nice set, but the figs aren't that good All of the others are ok Perhaps because they're Clone Wars sets? You know of this animated movie? If you don't like the Clone Wars then I suggest getting Vader's Tie and that's it. But please the rant concerning the minifig faces in the CW is getting tiresome.
Tinn-man Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Perhaps because they're Clone Wars sets?You know of this animated movie? If you don't like the Clone Wars then I suggest getting Vader's Tie and that's it. But please the rant concerning the minifig faces in the CW is getting tiresome. I know it's animated... it's just that yoda kinda... scares me I'm more of an OT guy anyway.
KimT Posted October 27, 2008 Author Posted October 27, 2008 I know it's animated... it's just that yoda kinda... scares meI'm more of an OT guy anyway. So am I. I've been shopping quite a few black minifig heads for my new clones.
trooperdavinfelth Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Wow! These are amazing! Albeit Yoda's over-intentness( ) and other little mis-qualities, I LOVE them! P.S. Kim, you gonna put em' in the first page?
ProducePrincess Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Battle Packs: £8.99 Hyena Droid Bomber: £19.99 Darth Vader's TIE Advanced: £24.99/£29.99 AAT: £39.99 Ahsoka's Starfighter and Vulture Droid: £29.99 Republic Attack Shuttle: £49.99/£54.99 (maybe more ) now when it comes to prices we have to think because the new clonewars sets this year were shockingly over priced and were quite high compared to our estimates but all i know is the battle packs will be 12.99 because thats always the price for them.most prices here though seem pretty reasonble but i think the Hyena Droid Bomber might be more
slimninj4 Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 I must be the only one that thinks the Yoda CW looks much better than the regular one.
Dark Brickz Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 wow these sets look amazin i will get them all!!!!!
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