![]() The new Sandtrooper isn’t too bad, Ben is quite cute, Luke looks a bit too haggered, but I really don’t like the Biths! Perhaps it’s just me, but they look really scary.I find the black soul-less eyes really disturbing, but enough of my problems! I’m not sure about the new Dewback I prefer the old one to be honest (as he was far cuter!!). He’s beautifully detailed, but it’s not distracting, and I’m sure he’ll be highly regarded by collectors. I love the new Greedo, he’s just awesome! I’ve said it before that I think that the degree of printing on new figures is getting too much.but somehow Greedo seems to get away with it. Only Han Solo isn’t new, the others are a mixed bag as far as I’m concerned. ![]() As we expected, it contains 8 minifigures, (Greedo, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Sandtrooper & 3 x Bith Musicians), plus the Dewback. I’ll get this over with first, as I’m sure that it’s probably the most interesting part of the set for many. There’s a really nice selection of parts, and a few ones that I haven’t encountered before. The salmon pink parts are very eye-catching, shortly followed by the new Dewback. Also included are two instruction books and the (curved) pipework for the landspeeder (x3), plus a small DSS. On opening the box, you’ll find 5 numbered bags, plus an additional one for the Dewback. Top marks for this, one of my favourite designs of any SW set The back includes the standard call-outs to demonstrate all of the functions of the set. I really like the new Darth Vader banner, which is a great improvement on last years effort. This is a great looking box, the dark blue background works well with the set colouring. The box is surprisingly long and wide but unusually shallow (53.5cm x 28cm x 5.5cm). I normally look for discounts of around 20% on SW sets, but I was so keen to get this, I ordered it as soon as it was available from the Lego website. So, at a very reasonable £64.99 this seemed like a bargain (especially compared to Jabba’s Palace (9516) at £124.99!) I’ll never understand Lego’s pricing policy, but I digress. I’d tried to source one at a reasonable cost, and although I’d bid up to £110 for a MISB set on a couple of occasions on Ebay, it was never enough. I think that the main reason is that I’ve long coveted the older version (4501) which was previously the only set to include a Greedo. When I first saw the new wave of summer sets earlier this year, this was the one that really stood out for me. Dewback measures over 2” (6cm) high, 6” (16cm) long and 1” (4cm) wide’.Landspeeder measures over 1” (4cm) high, 7” (18cm) long and 3” (10cm) wide.Mos Eisley Cantina™ measures over 4” (12cm) high, 6” (17cm) wide and 7” (18cm) deep when closed, and 4” (12cm) high, 12” (32cm) wide and 4” (11cm) deep when opened.Recreate the famous showdown between Han Solo™ and Greedo™ from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope!.Help the Bith™ band set up to play their instruments.Slide out the floors of the middle rooms for easier play.Lead the dewback to the feeding area outside.Accessories include 3 instruments for the Bith™ band members and electrobinoculars.Weapons include 3 blasters, 2 lightsabers and a blaster rifle.Dewback features an opening mouth, saddle with weapon holster plus brick pieces for when the saddle is removed.Landspeeder features a dual cockpit, windscreen, 3 massive engines and a trunk.Mos Eisley Cantina™ features a dome roof, entrance with sliding door and droid scanner, opening roof, slide-out floors to the middle rooms, bar with shelves, money and bottles, stage for the Bith band, seats, table and windows.Features Mos Eisley Cantina™, a landspeeder, vaporator and a dewback with feeding area.Includes 8 minifigures with assorted weapons and accessories: Han Solo™, Luke Skywalker™, Obi-Wan Kenobi™, Greedo™, a Sandtrooper™ and 3 Bith™ Musicians.Recreate scenes in the cantina from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, such as the showdown between Han Solo™ and Rodian bounty hunter Greedo™. Open out the building for easier play and order a drink while the Bith™ cantina band gets ready to play their instruments. Make sure Luke, Han and Obi-Wan have their weapons with them as they enter through the sliding door and walk past the droid scanner. ‘Welcome to the noisy and dangerous Mos Eisley Cantina™ on the desert world of Tatooine! Park the landspeeder and enter, staying clear of the giant dewback drinking from the trough outside. Total set weight: 997g, Box dimensions 53.5cm x 28cm x 5.5cm
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