Lego 6209 - Slave I

I've always thought the Slave I was an odd-looking thing, but it happens to be the craft of choice for Jango and then Boba Fett, the coolest looking bounty hunters in the Star Wars Galaxy.

This Lego set was among the first ones I bought back in 2007, picking off the last piece from the shelf at Simply Toys during their sale. This one impressed me more then i thought it would. It is bigger then I expected, and sturdy. 537 pieces and no brick stickers at all!

What is impressive about this set is the amount of features that I didn't even realise it had when I bought it. It has a cargo hold, realistic detailing, many very good minifigs, a bomb compartment, visible swinging guns, missile bays, and a real launching one, for heaven's sake! The cockpit moves up and down according to the movement of the ship, and there are compartments in the side for anything you might care to put in there.

There are four minifigs, including three of the five bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader to hunt down Han Solo. They could have done a better job on designing Han Solo though. Also, the cockpit dosen't open, you have to take it off.


Box (front)


Box (back) featuring 2 alternative designs


Mini-figures



Slave I


Wings



Cockpit


Rear


Twin blaster cannons


Concussion missile launcher


Proton torpedoes



Cargo bay


Flight mode


Boba Fett


Bespin Guard


Dengar


IG-88


Han Solo (in carbonite)


Instruction booklet and spare pieces

Lego Star Wars Convention 2010 Celebration V exclusive Cube Dudes

This is the second set of Cube Dudes to be released by Lego following the exclusive SDCC 2010 Clone Wars set. Designed by Angus Maclane, this set was released exclusively at the Star Wars Convention which took place in Orlando, Florida earlier this year. Also known as Celebration V, the convention marks the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release of arguably the best Star Wars film in the sextology. I am referring of course to "The Empire Strikes Back". It was a fitting tribute that this set contains five of the six bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader to hunt down the Millennium Falcon, in Angus Maclane's Cube Dudes style. There were an estimated 2000 sets produced.

Needless to say, I did not have the privilege of attending this great event, which is where eBay comes to the rescue. This was purchased off a UK retailer at a price slightly more than what I paid for the SDCC 2010 Clone Wars set.



Cubic package. Unfortunately, the package it was mailed could have been sturdier. As a result, it arrived slightly crushed at various points. Like before, you can see the front and back of the built figures portrayed on different sides of the box.


Box (top).


Box (bottom).


Numbered seal. Mine's a nice #1208.


Recommended for ages 12 and older due to the 496 small pieces contained within.


Instruction manual (in black with glossy silhouettes of figures).


Contents were packed separately in Ziploc bags with ID cards



Bossk (front and rear). Nice sturdy design.



IG-88 (front and rear). Cool character let down by weak structural design. You'd have to work hard to keep its head and arms from falling off. Rifles are also loosely held in its hands.



The infamous Boba Fett (front and rear). Comes with a blaster assembled from bricks and a great looking rocket pack.



Dengar (front and rear). Nice design for the bandages around his head.



4-Lom (front and rear). Nice sturdy design, especially the bug-eyes.


Full line-up (l-r) - Bossk, IG-88, Boba Fett, Dengar, 4-Lom


I've included the respective mini-figures for scale comparison.

Lego 4475 - Jabba's Message, Lego 4476 - Jabba's Prize, Lego 4480 - Jabba's Palace

The other set that arrived together with the TIE Bomber from Canada was the long-awaited Jabba's Palace. I had won Jabba's Message and Jabba's Prize from earlier eBay auctions and was missing the big chunk in the middle until now.

More a playset than an actual model of the palace, this features several unique mini-figures - including every adolescent fanboy's fantasy - Princess Leia in chains and a bronze bikini. Jabba's platform slides back to drop his victim down a trapdoor exactly like in the Return of the Jedi film. What's lacking is a Rancor monster and his keeper.

Jabba's Message and Jabba's Prize playsets can be connected to Jabba's palace to form various scenes from Return of the Jedi. Jabba's message is arguably the better of the two as it has both C-3PO and R2-D2 mini-figures in addition to the unique Bib Fortuna mini-figure. Jabba's Prize has Han Solo frozen in carbonite, Gamorrean Guard and the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Both sets are overpriced given the small number of pieces though.


All 3 sets combined


Princess Leia (yellow-skinned, bronze bikini and chain!) with Jabba the Hutt


Princess Leia


Jabba with "snack"


Luke Skywalker


Rancor pit


Trapdoor to Rancor pit below


EV-9D9 and Gonk droid (GNK power droid)


B'OMarr Monk


Jabba's Prize


Gamorrean Guard


Han Solo in carbonite


Boba Fett


Jabba's Message


Bib Fortuna, C-3PO, R2-D2


Instruction manuals