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Lego 10188 Star Wars: Death Star
by Siibillam-Law
The Lego Star Wars Death Star is, as you could expect from such a title, a Lego-made Death Star (not to scale, obviously), where you can reenact some of your favourite scenes from the films.
You can order the destruction of any planet you want from the Superlaser control room, with Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin, or rescue ... Lego Leia from her detention cell, only to find yourself trapped in the trash compactor. It also has, in its many rooms the target monitor, droid room, and the Imperial conference chamber. Although my favourite ones is the Emperor's throne room, where the climactic battle took place. Outside is a TIE fighter hangar bay with a launch rack near it.
The Lego Death Star, 16 inches tall more or less, features a load of cool little things, including the destructive laser (now in Lego!), TIE fighters (which stand at about three and a half inches tall) and plenty of little droids (some of them I barely remember at all from the film), storm troopers and characters from the series. There are even a few cool storm trooper costumes for Han and Luke.
The set looks a bit like if a dollhouse suddenly became a lot more threatening and infinitely more bad ass. No tea parties over here, just the destruction of countless civilizations. You can even reenact the final scenes of Star Wars and smash the thing into a thousand pieces, but I wouldn't recommend it.
All in all, it's a great playset, with approximately 3,800 pieces so you'll definitely have your hands full building it, if you can get your hands on it that is, I heard they are quite hard to come by now.
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Lego Star Wars: Battle Droid Mini Figure
by SoadFan
Amongst our collection of Star Wars Lego figures we have several Lego Star Wars, Battle Droid Mini Figures. We have had them for some time and they came with a mini Lego style star ship which they were meant to be guarding.
We used to have this displayed on its own, but its now set within a little Star Wars Lego montage, which has ... a variety of other figures within it.
The Star Wars Battle Droid Lego figures differ greatly from the majority of Star Wars Lego mini figures. Most of the Star Wars Lego figures are the same or very similar in shape and size and there are very few exceptions. Those that are different such as these figures are interesting to look at and handle and make a welcome addition to a good collection.
The Battle Droid is an odd looking fellow indeed and he is just one of the varieties of Lego Battle Droids that you can buy. He is a similar but not altogether authentic copy of the Battle Droids first shown in the Star Wars films. In the films it was said that they were made in factories on planets such as Geonosis and then shipped off to fight against the Republic on behalf of the Trade Federation.
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Our little Droids have a relatively short neck when I compare them to the film characters, but I guess as they are so very small in stature it was perhaps hard to incorporate a longer neck without making the figure look ungainly. Plus the addition of the longer neck may have made them more unstable and unable to stand well.
The heads of the Droids are long and slim and in many ways they remind me of a giraffe, but that may be due to how I viewed them in film with their long elegant necks. The eyes are just simple shapes set onto the side of the head in the figure. The feet of the Droid are large and ungainly looking and not a very good representation. They are attached to a set of very spindly legs that are jointed at the knees.
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His arms in comparsion to his body, are reasonably long, yet if he were completely accurate he would have had arms and legs that were both long and of a similar length. To me its a little annoying that he is rather squat and small. As he ought to be much taller than some of the other Lego Star Wars mini figures. As it is he is not much bigger than a lego Ewok and at only 4.5cms tall, he ought to be at least 0.5cm taller than some of the other mini figures, but isn't.
His body is made up of a series of interlocking and very angular shapes, but his central chest piece differs from how it ought to be. Again perhaps this was done as there is not much room on the little fellas 4.5cm frame to allow for very fine detailing and as far as his general look is concerned, any Star Wars fan could tell he is meant to be a Battle Droid.
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We bought our group of Battle Droids as part of a set and so in terms of price its impossible to split that into a price just for one. However these Battle Droids can still be found for sale, even though they are not a very common figure and you should expect to pay between £3 to £6 for a figure. This may depend on what type of Droid he is and if he has a weapon or a back pack included with him.
My feelings are that he is adequate but could have been better. He is a little too short even for a Lego Star Wars figure and his squat frame does him no favours. He is still collectable and we do like the figures we have but they could have looked a bit better to my mind.
The Battle Droids are somewhat unique as they do differ a lot from the general style for Lego Star Wars figures and that is their saving grace. Because of this, my rating for the Star Wars Lego Battle Droid is 4 stars, had they been more to scale I may have awarded a higher rating.
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Lego Star Wars Mini Figure Chief Chirpa Ewok
by SoadFan
Our little Lego Star Wars mini character figure of Chief Chirpa the Ewok was originally part of a much larger set which was made in 2009 and called the Battle of Endor Lego set.
We decided to go for the set as it included so many Lego mini figures that we liked such as Princess Leia, Chewbacca, R2 D2, Wicket the Ewok, ... Paploo the Ewok, plus several others and of course Chief Chirpa the Ewok. The Ewoks appeared first in the Return of the Jedi film and endeared themselves to audiences all over the world.
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When you consider that the Chief Chirpa Ewok figure on his own can set you back £6 to £9 on Ebay etc, the fact that we got such a nice selection of mini figures within the set plus a AT-ST scout walker, the imperial bunker, speeder bikes and so much more, was a real bonus.
We have many of the little Lego Star Wars figures set out in a mini fight scene including Chief Chirpa and they all look great. I would recommend both Chief Chirpa and the set to any Star Wars Lego fans. I feel it would make a nice thing to give as a gift to a child or teenager who like the series of films and is perhaps also keen on Lego.
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The little Chief Chirpa Ewok figure is a slightly grim yet cute little guy, with his determined expression which is both alarming and endearing at the same time. I really loved the Ewoks in the Star Wars films, so it was an obvious draw that the set we bought included the Chief. He stands at not much more than 4cms tall and is a little shorter than many of the Star Wars figures we have.
Although he is small in stature, he is not to be messed with. He has his Shamen Staff with him and it stands at a little over twice Chief Chirpa's height.
The Shamen Staff is a fearsome looking bit of kit modelled in a mid grey colour with black decor and two black horn like spikes on top. It carried the teeth / horns of animals he had hunted in the film. He can use the Shamen Staff to great effect in battle or to show his leadership and seniority.
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As the leader of the Ewoks, he carries himself with as much dignity as a small Lego Ewok can and can hold his own in battle. His little black eyes have a fierce and piercing look, he wears a brown hood with his ears sticking out through the sides and has a mid grey fur effect body.
His legs are a little shorter than those of most of the other Lego figures we have, but his arms and hands are the same size. He looks a little squat compared to the other figures but that does add to his cuteness to my mind.
His hands are the same as other Lego figures and are more claw like then hand like. They can rotate and grip items, such as the Shamen Staff he comes with, although its size does over power him and can knock him over unless he is standing on a solid Lego base. Sadly his teeny hands don't have a pincer movement and are otherwise fairly static, so it can be hard to get him to grip the Staff at times.
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He can be bought as a stand alone figure if you are lucky enough to find him, but he will come unboxed and at a premium price. After all as he was made as part of a set, it means that he has been spilt from his fellow Ewoks and the rest of the characters within the set. He is very desirable to a Star Wars collector due to this.
The figure is a basic representation of the Chief Chirpa character and as such does not have all that much detail on him, but any Star Wars fan would know who he was meant to represent.
I like him and think he is a nice addition to our collection. In spite of his small size and slight lack of fine detail, I feel he is a 5 star figure and have enjoyed owning him.
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