Lego Star Wars: Droid Tri-Fighter: Review

Minifigures:

This set comes with three minifigures and one is exclusive to this set. The exclusive minifigure is the Rocket Droid Commander, it has dark grey arms, legs and jetpack and orange-brown like coloured head and chest, their are also two yellow dots, on on the chest and one on the head. The normal Rocket Droids are the same but they do not have the yellow marks that the commander has.

Droid Tri-Fighter:

The Tri-Fighter is very cool and is better than the one released in 2005. This one is more armoured and has a more solid blue colour scheme. Main part of the build is the wings which you have to build three times. It comes with a lot of stickers which is bad news for sticker hatters. It comes with two flick fire missiles which are massive compared to others, they attach onto the bottom and there is no mechanism so they are easier to flick. Finally, you can put a minifigure inside the cockpit but it just wobbles around because there are no studs for the minifigure to be placed on.

Overall:

Overall this set is okay but it is only just worth its price. But I would recommend it especially if you find it on sale. I hope you enjoyed this review of the Droid Tri-Fighter. Please comment and follow,

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303: Supply Lines: Episode Guide

"Where there's a will, there's a way."

Preview: Ryloth is under siege. Trapped on the surface, Jedi Master Di rallies the local forces with the help of Cham Syndulla. Desperate to save them, the Jedi Council dispatches Senator Bail Organa and Representative Jar Jar Binks to the planet Toydaria, where they are to convince the neutral regent, King Katuunko, to send aid to Ryloth. Bail and Jar Jar must convince Toydaria that their cause is just - before it's too late. Trade Federation envoy Lott Dod attempts to prevent the Toydarians from giving up their neutrality. Katuunko follows his conscience and secretly aids the Republic, which Jar Jar is able to keep secret from the snooping Trade Federation agents with his inimitable distractions.

Greatest Scene: When Jedi Master Di and his men distract the droids to aid the Twi'leks escape but although the they fight valiantly, the droids far outnumber them and continue to push through. After a short lived fight only Master Di and Captain Keeli are left. They keep up the fight but eventually get surrounded, just before they die the blockade runners fly overhead, they had completed their mission but it has costed them their lives.

Memorable Quotes:

"Trapped on Ryloth, Master Di and his men are." Yoda

"War turns promises into hopes. I wish it wasn't so." Jedi Master Di

"I wish I could help, but for the sake of my people, Toydaria must remain neutral." King Katuunko

"For the Republic! For the Twi'leks!" Jedi Master Di

Secrets Revealed:

This episode is a prequel to the season one episode Ambush and the Ryloth trilogy. Before this episode Ambush and the Ryloth trilogy were not connected. 

The name of Jedi Master Di was deliberately chosen to foreshadow his grim fate. His full name, Ima-Gun Di is a pun on "I'm gonna die."

Jedi Master Di is a Nikto, a species first introduced in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi as underlings of Jabba the Hutt. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones revealed that not all Nikto end up in the underworld, as several Nikto are seen among the Jedi Knights in the Geonosian arena.

Lott Dod makes a mention of the Separatist Senate. This civilian political arm of the Confederacy, not yet seen in the series, will play an important rule in future episodes.

Next Episode: Sphere of Influence

Lego Star Wars: ARC-170 Starfighter: Review

Minifigures:

This set contains three exclusive minifigures and one minifigure that has been released before. That makes a total of four minifigures that are worth a lot. Starting with Kit Fisto, he is probably my favourite minifigure in the set but he was released before in a 2007 set but its sold out now so if you missed that set you can get Kit Fisto to add to your collection. It includes a new Astromech Droid called R4-P44 (I Think), he has a cool dark green colour scheme and is exclusive to this set. Another new minifigure is the clone pilot Captain Jag, also exclusive to this set, and he is very similar to the normal Revenge of the Sith pilot except the helmet has a few different markings but otherwise their the same.

ARC-170 Starfighter:

The ARC-170 is very cool and is defiantly better than the first one which was released in 2005. It is very big, mainly because of the wingspan. It has two flick-fire missiles that are launched by a button at the back of the starfighter. Also, if you turn the button it open the S-Foil wings which is probably the main feature of the set. For the amount of pieces you get a very enjoyable build and a good amount of features. It also comes with 3 cockpits and on the back one there is a turret which spins. Unfortunately it comes with a lot of stickers and some of them are hard to put on but once there on you've got nothing to worry about because they wont fall of any time soon.

Overall:

Overall this set is great and has a good amount of features for it price. I hope you enjoyed this review of the ARC-170 Starfighter. Please comment and follow,
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Lego Star Wars: Clone Turbo Tank: Review

Minifigures:

This set includes a total of six minifigs. Good news for minifig collectors, this set comes with Cad Bane and Aayla who are both new and also Aayla is exclusive to this set. Anikan and Ahsoka have been seen a lot in other sets so are not really anything to get excited over. And of course the key part of the clone wars; the clones. This set come with two clones and 1 pack of ARC gear, not much of a army builder but it still helps.

Clone Walker:

A cool part about this set is that it comes with a clone walker. Their are clone walkers available in other sets but this is by far the most well designed. Some people complain about the green colour but I don't really care about it. The only con about it is that it only comes in this set so if your thinking about building a army of them then your going to have to start saving up big time.

Clone Outpost: 

Another small accessory that comes with this set is the Clone Outpost. I like the walker better but the outpost is still a great complement to the set.

Clone Turbo Tank:

The turbo tank is great and has a lot of detail. I like the way both cockpits open and close. Also, inside the cargo hold there's not only space for the Walker and the outpost to go but there is a compartment for the spare ARC gear. On top there is a handel which you can pull out to carry it with. Moving along the Turbo Tank there is a compartment were you can put the weapons. Finally, on top of the back cockpit there is a turret which is very lose in design but still looks cool.

Overall:

Overall, I think this set is very good and gives a lot of good stuff to all age groups. I hope you enjoyed this review of the Clone Turbo Tank. Please comment and follow,
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302: ARC Troopers: Episode Guide

"Fighting a war tests a soldier's skills, defending his home tests a soldier's heart."

Preview: The Republic learns of an impending Separatist attack on Kamino, and Anakin and Obi-Wan hurry to the planet. After the Republic repulses the Separatists' diversionary assault, the real attack begins. Asajj Ventress, General Grievous and an army of droids rise out of the oceans, bent on destroying Kamino's clone production facilities. Rex, Cody, Fives and Echo lead the clones in a desperate defense of their home planet. 

Greatest Scene: When the clones fight the droids in the barracks. As 99 provides ammo, the clones take out the droids one by one. When the droids are in position the clones begin the ambush. The clone cadets begin to battle the droids from behind while Commander Cody, Capitan Rex, Fives and Echo battle the droids from their forward position. When the clones run out of ammo 99 tries to get some more but gets shot by the droids. 99 sacrifices his life and proves himself a real soldier.

Memorable Quotes:

"Look around you, we are one in the same. Same heart, same blood. Your training is in your blood. And my blood's boiling for a fight." Fives

"We believe Grievous is planing a separatist attack on Kamino." Obi-Wan Kenobi

"Kenobi, Kamino has fallen. Your clone army is doomed." General Grievous

"The armoury... is just a few corridors away here in the barracks, I can retrieve all the fire power that we need. Now, who want to blast some droids." 99

 

Secrets Revealed:

This episode is a sequel to the season one episode rookies. The complete order goes as follows: Clone Cadets, Rookies, ARC Troopers.

This episode is the first time General Grievous has met Asajj Ventress face-to-face.

Though not directly seen on screen, General Grievous arrives on the surface inside the debris dropped from the orbiting Separatist cruisers.

The series once again ensures that Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous do not cross paths. As explained in dialogue in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, they do not meet until after the death of Count Dooku.

Next Episode: Supply Lines

301: Clone Cadets: Episode Guide

"Brothers in arms are brothers for life."

Preview: Five headstrong clones struggle to complete their training on Kamino. These cadets - Hevy, Cutup, Droidbait, Fives and Echo - seem to be a "bad batch" and are unable to work as a team. As Shaak Ti and drill instructors Bric and El-Les debate the cadets' fate, the clones learn to work together and accept their destiny as soldiers.

Greatest Scene: When the cadets work together to get to the citadel but then treachery strikes as the clones discover that Bric had removed their cables so they are unable to scale the wall. As time runs short, the clones use their initiative to disable the guns and use them to scale the wall. Triumphant, the clones graduate and join the grand army of the republic.

Memorable Quotes:

"I am a Jedi, where the individual and the group are one and the same." Shaak Ti

"How about we follow orders, this is our last practice test." Echo

"And one more thing, the names Hevy" Hevy

"Well I'm no Jedi so forgive my bluntness but I say they fail. Send them down to maintenance duty with 99 and the other rejects." Bric

Secrets Revealed:

This episode is a prequel to the season one episode rookies. The episode rookies was the inspiration for this episode.

If you look closely at the cadet armour each clone has a different number. The Domino Squad team numbering is as follows: 1. Hevy, 2. Droidbait, 3. Echo,  4. Cutup, 5. Fives.

Bric and El-Les are both inspired by aliens seen in the Mos Eisley Cantina.

The designs for the clone barracks dates back to concepts developed for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which were explored by the concept design team back in 2000, but never finished.

Next Episode: ARC Troopers

 

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