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| | | Description: | | Open the front hood to play inside Palpatine's detailed command center
Lift rear wings to reveal hidden gunnar and storage area for extra bombs and missiles
Dimensions: Length = 20 inches (50.8cm), Width = 12 inches (30.5cm), Height = 7 inches (17.8cm)
Includes 5 minifigures (Chancellor Palpatine, 2 elite Senate commando bodyguards, 1 clone trooper pilot and 1 clone trooper gunner)
1170 pieces | | | Features: | |
• Open the front hood to play inside Palpatine's detailed command center
• Lift rear wings to reveal hidden gunnar and storage area for extra bombs and missiles
• Includes 5 minifigures (Chancellor Palpatine, 2 elite Senate commando bodyguards, 1 clone trooper pilot and 1 clone trooper gunner)
• Measures 20" x 12" x 7" and contains 1170 pieces
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 22.91 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.43 inches | | Product Height:
| 14.88 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.4 pounds | | Package Length:
| 23.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 15.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 36 reviews |
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Local adopt-a-troop groupJul 28, 2010
A local group where I live is looking for one of these to be donated to our adopt-a-troop program.
A soldier put this on his wishlist and they are having trouble getting him one.
 Bad engineering design!Jul 12, 2010
My nephew really wanted this Lego set and he used his own, saved allowance money for the hefty $116 price tag in order to get it. He was very proud to have built it himself (took him about 5 hours to do so) and I recevied a distressed call the next day saying that it had fallen apart and broken. Having built lego sets since 1978, I consider myself something of an "expert" in Lego building. This set follows a growing trend in Lego sets nowadays: namely, they are very structually weak and fall apart way too easily! In the case of the Lego Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser, while it is a very cool vehicle, it is one of the weakest sets I have ever encountered in all my years of building Lego. There is not enough re-inforcing to keep the bottom of the craft attached to the rest of the structure and it repeatedly fell off, requiring re-attachment several times. I finally tired of re-attaching the bottom and I super-glued the bottom to its very few (and weak) attachment points. I did this at the request of my nephew, who just wanted to play with the set already, as gluing Lego pieces together goes against my Lego philosophy.
Yes, it is a very cool ship, with lots of neat features, but overall, it is way too flimsy and weak for everyday play by youngsters (or adults). This trend has become the norm with Legos I have noticed (especially amongst the Star Wars Lego sets) and I have become very disapointed in them.
 Legos Rule!Jul 11, 2010
I gave this Lego set to my grandson for his 7th birthday. He was ecstatic! He is both a Star Wars fan and a Legos fan. Both his parents and I want him to use his imagination and creativity and Legos are the best!
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Design's not perfect, still a great model thoughJun 20, 2010
Like almost all the larger Star Wars Lego sets, this one is delightful to look at (but not so durable to hold/play with). On most of our Star Wars ships, I grabbed additional "reinforcing" pieces from our existing collection to make the model sturdier---it's possible to modify it in a way so as not to change the outer look of the ship. Without additional reinforcement to the design, this set is more like a cool display you might keep on a shelf or desk and play with carefully. The price-per-piece cost is about right, lower than many current sets; there are not any truly unique parts to add to your large collection though.
The pieces (almost 1200) are NOT in numbered baggies for building purposes. To avoid major frustration searching for parts during construction, you will need to do some preliminary sorting by color or type. With the pieces somewhat sorted out, this is still what I would consider a challenging build for a smaller child. Because there are a lot of connecting sections, it's critical that certain pieces are in exactly the right place; with less-than-perfect attention to detail an inexperienced builder might realize down the road that something isn't fitting together correctly because of an earlier oversight (mercifully, mistakes can be corrected in most cases without breaking the whole thing back down). Kids might learn a good lesson there---pay attention to instructions, check your work carefully, be persistent, etc. There are 2 booklets of instruction and most of the ship is modular, so there are plenty of opportunities for taking a break during the process. I would say this took about 2 hours to get finished.
The ship is very cool though---moving wings and a fully retracting main compartment, bomb-dropping mechanism, escape pod, and more. All the Star Wars sets are great to look at and this one is no exception. The only challenge is keeping the thing together during play time!
LOVE Legos!May 22, 2010
Legos always go over well in my house, and this one was no exception. Especially if you are also a Star Wars fan!
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