Lego 4482 - AT-TE

The All-Terrain Tactical Enforcer (AT-TE) made its first appearance in Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones. It is a multi-purpose assault vehicle capable of transporting battalions of troops or full-scale assault. The design reminds me of a fearsome rhinoceros beetle.

This is the first release of the AT-TE by Lego from 2003, consisting of 646 pieces. I had won this from eBay and received it in the mail last week. I spent the weekend building it just to ensure that there were no missing pieces as it was in used condition even though it came with the original box. Fortunately, all necessary pieces were accounted for and the seller exceeded my expectations by even including the spare pieces that came with the set.

Plus points:
- Huge structure, suitable for display
- 4 Ep.2 clone trooper mini-figures
- Great design for mass driver cannon which pivots
- Inclusion of speeder bike is a nice touch
- Nice cockpit with green windows
- Easy removal of top allows access to the internal bits
- Relatively expensive now on the secondary market

Minus points:
- Decals, although thankfully not too many
- Legs are stable only in the standard standing position, not much leeway for movement
- Could do with a lot more clone troopers
- Other guns lack stability and could be better designed
- Overly large gaps in the armoured body




Box (front)


Box (rear) reveals alternate mecha design








Cockpit opens up and driver seat slides forward for easy access


Mass driver cannon rotates 360 degrees


Roof is easily lifted up to reveal vehicle interior




Rear hatch lifts up to reveal storage for speeder bike


Standing room only


4 Ep. II clone troopers


Instruction manual


Spare bricks


6 stickers to be applied

Lego Star Wars SDCC 2009 exclusive mini LAAT/c with AT-TE

This package arrived in the mail two days ago. It was from an eBay auction I won from a San Diego native who visited the ComicCon 2009 where this set was an exclusive release. Throughout the 5 days, visitors had to queue to pick a raffle that would entitle them to purchase a set at US$49.95 + tax. I was lucky to have won the auction without having to pay too much of a premium over the original price. This might have been due to the fact that the seller stated he was not willing to ship internationally (which limited the number of competing bidders) but he was finally persuaded when I had won the auction, told him about the inconvenience of using US forwarding addresses plus my good history of feedback on eBay.

The set contains a Brickmaster magazine and two exclusive sets. The AT-TE was already an existing Brickmaster exclusive whereas the Republic LAAT/c dropship was an exclusive only to this set. Basically these are mini-versions of the Lego Shop@Home exclusive 10195 set whose actual webpage featured the following blurb:

"Two incredible Star Wars™ vehicles in one! Flying through the skies of hostile planets, the Republic LAAT/c (Low Altitude Assault Transport/carrier) Dropship swoops down and deploys the AT-OT (All Terrain Open Transport) troop carrier for attacks on Separatist strongholds." In this case, the AT-OT is replaced with the AT-TE (All Terrain Tactical Enforcer) from the Lego 20009 Brickmaster exclusive set.

These fearsome vehicles were seen in Star Wars Ep II - Attack of the Clones. Truly awesome!