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75145 Eclipse Fighter - £34.99
This set is based on an upcoming LEGO Star Wars animated series and features two minifigures, one of whom is armed with a red lightsaber, as well as a predominantly black craft and a small speeder bike. The Eclipse Fighter itself looks decent and includes lots of curved slopes and tiles which form attractive bodywork.
Presumably some hinge plates are used inside to create a wedge shape as both sides of the fuselage are angled horizontally towards the back of the model. The cockpit is set at the rear of the craft and holds a single minifigure while the speeder bike is a separate vehicle entirely and belongs to the other minifigure, who is seen riding it on the packaging.
75147 Star Scavenger - £49.99
Four minifigures are included in this set, one of which is a droid represented at the toy fair by a Battle Droid in dark orange, although I don’t know whether that will be the final minifigure or not. The hammerhead-shaped bridge section holds just one minifigure and there are weapons mounted on either side, rather like 75025 Jedi Defender Class Cruiser.
The rear section is fairly substantial and includes two thrusters as well as angled armour plating which covers each flank of the vessel and extends far enough to form small wings. Inside is a vehicle with a shovel mounted on the front which can be removed for scavenging operations, as the name would suggest. The entire model is light bluish grey and dark bluish grey with dark blue highlights and looked rather messy to me, borrowing features or many other craft and combining them to form an ugly craft.
75148 Encounter on Jakku - £49.99
I had high hopes for this set and am very pleased with the results. Rey, BB-8, Unkar Plutt, Teedo and another Jakku Thug are included along with Teedo’s Luggabeast which is mainly brick built but includes some new leg elements which are articulated independently. This model measured about 15cm in length. I cannot comment on the quality of the minifigures as they were not shown.
Unkar Plutt’s junk shop at Niima Outpost also appears in the set and looks as ramshackle as it is in the movie. A couple of small huts and tents are spread across a 16x16 plate and a 8x16 plate along with lots of small assemblies which represent old engines and other bits of scrap harvested from crashed Rebel and Imperial starships.
75149 Resistance X-wing Fighter - £79.99
This set looks like a replica of 75102 Poe’s X-wing fighter, albeit with a blue and white colour scheme rather than orange and black. The model offers few new functions but the Hyperdrive is removable from the rear of the fighter. I was hoping the laser cannon concealed underneath would be present but unfortunately it is not. A small piece of Tuanal village is included with a pop-up flame feature to replicate the incineration of the settlement in the opening scene of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Four minifigures are found in this set: Poe Dameron wearing his jacket, BB-8, Lor San Tekka and a Flame Trooper. These were not shown but I expect Poe’s hair piece will be the same as that of Superman in the current Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice sets.
75150 Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced and A-wing Fighter - £79.99
This is one of two sets based on Star Wars Rebels which were shown at the toy fair and is the better of the two in my opinion. Both Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced and the A-wing Fighter are the best versions of the respective craft yet due to the increased level of detail. The TIE Advanced is a little stubbier than previous versions to replicate the style seen in Rebels and includes a pair of spring loaded shooters in place of the laser cannons, just like 75082 TIE Advanced Prototype.
The A-wing is slightly larger than earlier models and features a new light bluish grey and dark green colour scheme. Two missiles are hidden underneath and the cockpit canopy is hinged to allow the pilot access. Best of all, the fins mounted above and below each thruster are angled to replicate their onscreen appearance perfectly!
Sabine Wren, an A-wing Pilot, Darth Vader and a minifigure listed only as ‘Grand Moff’ are included. Darth Vader’s helmet sculpt has been altered yet again to reflect the stylised version from Star Wars Rebels while the ‘Grand Moff’ is presumably Tarkin, who appeared in the first season, or a different character who has yet to be seen in the animated series. I suspect it is Grand Moff Tarkin, although Darth Vader and his TIE Advanced did not appear until season two and have yet to share the screen with Tarkin.
75151 Clone Turbo Tank - £99.99
I am quite disappointed by this set. The model is significantly smaller than 8098 Clone Turbo Tank, using these wheel elements which are moulded in dark bluish grey and capped with six stud wide dish elements. The suspension is similar to earlier versions of the Juggernaut and many of the play features are familiar too. An AT-RT can be placed inside the main hold and there are firing missiles mounted on both sides. The most interesting new function is the raising lookout tower which is controlled using a gear inside the tank. This works perfectly and is faithful to the movie but at the cost of its appearance which is spoiled by the visible gear racks.
The minifigure selection is equally mediocre in my view, consisting of a Clone Scout Trooper, Commander Gree, two Battle Droids, Luminara Unduli and Quinlan Vos. The last two of those are the most appealing but both have appeared in sets before, albeit with Star Wars: The Clone Wars styling.
75157 Captain Rex’s AT-TE Walker - £99.99
This too fell below my expectations, although it is quite a good set on the whole and I was perhaps too optimistic before seeing the model. I am impressed by the interior detail and the general shape of the model is accurate to the television series but it is smaller than I had anticipated and the bright colours of the platforms on the vehicle look odd in LEGO. Some colourful panelling appears on the AT-TE in Rebels but this is badly worn, an effect which cannot be replicated using the colours which are available to LEGO designers at present.
Captain Rex, Commander Wolffe and Gregor are included along with a Stormtrooper and an Inquisitor. The labelling did not specify which Inquisitor this is and the actual minifigure was not shown but I would assume it will be either the Seventh Sister or the Fifth Brother as both have only appeared in season two just like the Clones and their AT-TE.
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The Buildable Figures, UCS sets and sets based on Rogue One were not shown.
