Hi everybody!

I tried to follow tips pr0visorak gave me...

So, here is another old Star Wars set review!

Set Name: Imperial Shuttle

Set Number: 7166

Year of release: 2001

Price: unknown ('cause it is no longer sold by Lego and 'cause I don't know the original price)

Parts: 234

Minifigures:

Emperor Palpatine,

2 Imperial Royal Guards

& an Imperial Shuttle Pilot

Stickers: none

Instruction Book (48 pages):

Front:

Back:

First page:

Last pages:

Figurines:

Box:

Front:

Back:

Building:

Base:

Cockpit:

Wings:

Upper part:

Spaceship:

And after some painting:

Main Colors: white and light grey.

Accurancy: not bad.

Build: 8/10 (easy, fun, 20 mn)

Playability: 10/10 (Very funny to play with it / moreover, it is sturdy)

Set functions: 9/10 (wings can flap, hold, figurines, ...)

Design: 9/10 (very good, central part a bit too much massive...)

Overall: 9/10

Good set, even huge when wings are spread ^^

Thanks for reading,

Bye!

Edited February 12, 200916 yr by KimT

Thank you for reviewing it

it is a good set with great minifigs. The imperial guards are part of my top list minifigs.

Nevertheless, I always though this set was too small and a little bit inaccurate because the ramp for the emperor must come under the cockpit (which lacks of details in the set).

I think TLC is able to make a better imperial shuttle, but it needs to be far bigger. I hope we will get one day a UCS Imperial shuttle which would be scaled to the minifigs (like the UCS Millenium Falcon).

Nice review, this is definitely a good old set.

I would just suggest covering up the backround, the wood is fine for a white set, but the random stuff poking in distracts you a little bit.

Still nice review, and welcome to eurobrick!!

jifel

Nice review

This is actually one of my favorite sets, even though I don't own it

But I still have one question, Is that design right above the cockpit a sticker? Just wondering.

Nice review of an old set... shame that it's way before the time I started collecting

Nice review

This is actually one of my favorite sets, even though I don't own it

But I still have one question, Is that design right above the cockpit a sticker? Just wondering.

No it isn't. this set is from the good ol' days when print was still an ecomic possibility.

And thanks for the review ybeline

Personally I think this is a set that could be updated by TLG. I know we also had the imperial inspection but that ship is the same besides two or three parts.

Indexed and poll added.

Great review with some super pics.

Thanks for reviewing this one for us.

very good set and review. one of the better old sets from IV to VI.

Nice step by step building pics.

Coincidentally, I dug this set out and built it a couple of weeks ago. For some reason it's one of my favourites - I think I just like the shape of it and the way the wings fold. Plus the transparent turquoise tiles on the underside of the ramp !

I don't think there were any stickers - everything was printed.

I also vote for a minifig-scale UCS version !

Dr. D.

I voted Above Average because well it wasn't the best review in the world but quite a good one

I voted Above Average because well it wasn't the best review in the world but quite a good one

And "Rate the set" means "Rate the Review" in your mind?

Nice review. Did you just buy it or have you had it for a long time?

I got the Imperial Inspection set that came out a few years later, but not this.'

It was a great set, and it's probably the same shuttle, but the new one featured some other things, like the little platform with a station. Anyway, Palpatine went down in his shuttle awhile ago, when it fell from a very large height...He escaped though, only to be killed by Darth Vader on the Death Star 2.

Its alright, but I wouldn't buy it. Good review!

Edited February 13, 200916 yr by Broadside