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 4502 - X-Wing Fighter

This is an old set from 2004 that I obtained through the secondary market while shopping on eBay. Although it is called the "X-Wing Fighter", this is really based on "The Empire Strikes Back" where Luke goes to the Dagobah system to search out Master Yoda and begin his Jedi training.

I've already said quite a bit about the X-Wing's design when I reviewed LEGO 6212, and the fighter in this set appears similar. What distinguishes this set from other X-Wing releases is the inclusion of Yoda's hut and the vines on the X-Wing. Yoda's hut folds in upon itself to form a nice, compact dwelling, but smoothly opens up to expand into a playset. There are 563 pieces to this set and includes three minifigures: Yoda, Luke in Dagobah fatigues and R2-D2. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the build process as the set was already assembled and displayed for a few years. Enjoy the pictures.

Yoda's hut folded out (exterior)

Yoda's hut folded out (interior)

Yoda's barang-barang

Yoda's bed and barrel

Yoda's hut folded in (rear)

Yoda's hut folded in (front)

Yoda's hut folded in (top), with a unique printed piece

Minifigures (l-r): R2-D2, Luke (Dagobah outfit), Yoda

Luke has a pilot helmet. Unfortunately, the lightsaber is green.

X-Wing Fighter (with vines):