This is the first set since January to have been purchased in-store as opposed to coming from my favorite Lego site ever, Bricklink.com. I cashed in some of my hotel points and gave my wife a long-weekend trip in Great Falls, and she brought this back for me :)
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Clone Wars? Anyhow, here's the front view. Four ball-mounted gun turrets and a top-mounted cannon with a 360-degree turn radius. The four small legs are attached to elastic bands for support. The two large legs in the middle don't really do anything. They're poseable, but don't support any weight.
Rear view... two more ball turrets. The little thing sticking up in the middle is the carry handle which makes this compatible with the Republic Dropship. The rear seems a little exposed...
Flip-top for access to the rear compartment. Seats four in the rear, two up front, plus the pilot and gunner.
The troop seating comes out for easy access to the minifigs and the weapon storage. The set comes with Anakin, Ahsoka, Captain Rex, a clone, and Rotta (still in the bag). There's also a battle droid and the third STAP variation. I added the other four clones from my reserves.
Front seating area with a storage compartment behind them.
The pilot slides out, kinda cool.
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Clone Wars? Anyhow, here's the front view. Four ball-mounted gun turrets and a top-mounted cannon with a 360-degree turn radius. The four small legs are attached to elastic bands for support. The two large legs in the middle don't really do anything. They're poseable, but don't support any weight.
Rear view... two more ball turrets. The little thing sticking up in the middle is the carry handle which makes this compatible with the Republic Dropship. The rear seems a little exposed...
Flip-top for access to the rear compartment. Seats four in the rear, two up front, plus the pilot and gunner.
The troop seating comes out for easy access to the minifigs and the weapon storage. The set comes with Anakin, Ahsoka, Captain Rex, a clone, and Rotta (still in the bag). There's also a battle droid and the third STAP variation. I added the other four clones from my reserves.
Front seating area with a storage compartment behind them.
The pilot slides out, kinda cool.
There are a few comments on the Lego site about this one being hard to assemble, especially the legs. My 10-yr-old son was able to assemble three of the legs just by watching me do the first one. He did the top cannon mostly from the photo on the box (had to check the instructions a couple of times). He would've done more if I'd let him, but it's my toy and I wanted to build it. I don't share my ice cream with the kids either...
