LEGO 7194 - Ultimate Collector Series Yoda

This was an eBay find... what choice did I have being released way back in 2002. One of the sculptures from the Ultimate Collector Series line, this set consists of 1075 pieces and stands 14" tall. "Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." :)


On to the pieces. I have to say that the colour palette is one of the most pleasing I’ve ever seen in a LEGO set – a riot of sand green, tan, dark orange and dark brown. I’d be willing to bet that you’ll not see more sand green pieces in any other official set apart from the Statue of Liberty – Yoda contains over 400 sand green pieces. I also think there’s probably more tan here than in any set – well over 500 tan pieces. I need to confess that as a relatively old-timer, I grew up in the days when all I had to work with were red, blue, white, yellow, black and clear pieces (with a bit of old grey thrown in), so the huge number of parts in unusual and in some cases quite rare colours really put a huge smile on my face.

Box front

Box rear

The instructions are A4 size and actually pretty lightweight.

Bricks to be sorted

On to the build process

Completed!

Yoda's head and eyes are movable.

Printed brick

The LEGO stamp of approval.

LEGO 7155 - Trade Federation AAT

The Trade Federation Armored Assault Tank (AAT) comprised a significant portion of the Trade Federation's ground forces and appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace where it was deployed at the Battle of Naboo as well as several Clone Wars episodes.

This set was obtained through the secondary market as it was first released in 2000 and is long out of production. Back then, it cost a mere US$20 for 158 pieces. Nonetheless, this is well-designed with a strong resemblance to the film version. Most of the bricks are tan and art is printed on the bricks rather than using decals.

It comes with two battle droid mini-figures, although most collectors would have wished for more. Excellent playability with a turret that swivels (to some extent), cannons that move up and down as well as hatches that open to store the droids.


Contents

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Battle Droid mini-figures (front and back)



Space for two battle droids


Manual shows a couple of alternate builds, but no instructions for them