Speaking of rolling, putting the tank on wheels really helps to enhance the illusion of the tank hovering. I drove it off the table a couple of times, and only antenna parts popped off. This is a seriously solid set, starting from the base of the main body, through the side ‘wings,’ and in the overall mass of the tank. I think this is the best value I’ve ever gotten in a Lego Star Wars set.īut what about the build quality? How does this set stack up against some of my other all-time favorite builds, like 6209 Slave 1 or 7662 MTT? This kind of disparity absolutely floors me. 7752 Count Dooku’s Solar Sailer’ is $55 for just under 400 parts, but the Republic Fighter Tank set has 200 more parts for $5 less. I’m just not used to value like that from this line. ![]() Frankly, this is a shocking price to parts ratio for a Star Wars set. Did it live up to my expectations?įirst off, it’s a $50 set with 592 pieces. I love the fighter tank design, so I had high hopes for the Lego rendition. I loved the design so much that in 2004 it served as the inspiration for my own 3vil Hovertank. Bristling with cannons, turrets, missiles and more, the Republic’s clones are in possession of a death-dealing machine that has the droids shaking in their racks. From it’s first appearance in the Clone Wars video game, to Battlefront, the fighter tank is a solid good guy vessel for ground warfare. ![]() That said, the TX-130 fighter tank that the Republic Fighter Tank set is based on is one of my favorite designs from the prequel era of Star Wars. It’s not that I’m biased against anything prequel-related it’s just that generally I don’t find the designs very inspired. ![]() I’ll preface this review by saying there are not many vehicle designs from the Prequels or Clone Wars that I like.
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