![]() One thing I have to say is there are a lot of Technic pieces for ship. Like I mentioned before, try to build the Imperial Shuttle in an open space as you will be working from many different piles of bricks and you don’t want them to get mixed up. The Stormtrooper is the same as seen in many other sets. The Imperial Officer is in all gray distinguished by the rank on his uniform. The Imperial Pilot is in all black, which I think this is the only set that he appears in with this version. Luke is in his black Jedi knight attire with a black right hand. The Darth Vader is the same version as in the Millennium Falcon set. The set comes with five minifigs which are, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Imperial Pilot, Imperial Officer, and a Stormtrooper. There are four instruction booklets included in a polybag with a cardboard backing so the booklets wouldn’t get wrinkled. ![]() I recommend a big table to spread out the pieces when assembling because there will be at least ten different piles. The bricks come in many bags, and when I say many, I mean many! The bags aren’t numbered but are organized very well. The set includes 2503 pieces and retails for $259.99, which is at $0.09/piece. Not really wanting to spend that much on a LEGO set but it was a deal that I couldn’t pass up. To my delight, there was a sale on for the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Shuttle. You should inquire as to the skill with which the stickers were applied (consoles and information plate).Around Christmas 2011, I was looking around different sites to see if there were sales going on at that time. If you get it used in one bag of mixed pieces, it is going to take a long time to build/find the pieces you need. Also, as usual, LEGO is EXTREMELY stingy about hooking you up with enough minifigs to make your collection fun, which also hampers playability. So, in general, it looks and displays great, but isn't very playable. Structurally (with regards to some of the Technic skeleton), it would need a major redesign to make this thing a proper cargo vessel, which is what it is supposed to be. Personally redesigning the interior of this set would be a major undertaking as a great deal of the main section is structural support and gears for the folding wings, in generally inconvenient places. Otherwise it is a separate section that is removed and doesn't fold into the ship. Also, the landing gear just pins on if you want to use it. More significantly, there is no access for/to it the main body is totally sealed up with no access doors - in particular no opening ramp at the bottom as seen in the movies. There is no main storage area in the rear of the ship (although there is a bit of space for it if you wanted to adapt it as such). Although the cockpit is well designed with many consoles, the cockpit does not connect to an interior of the ship, which itself doesn't really exist. Like many Star Wars Lego sets, this set lacks much critical inner detail. Before you get a sense of where to grab it, you will likely grab it by the sides of its hull which generally fall off easily if you do so. The top fin is a little wobbly (the connect wasn't designed well), and getting the side wings to sit properly when folded upright without outright resting against the top fin requires some finesse, and is not a problem that should exist with thi s set. Structurally it could be better, but if you are just displaying it then you shouldn't have any major problems. From many angles it doesn't even look that much like a Lego, more like a scale model. The exterior look of it will really put all your other Lego sets to shame, which isn't exactly a bad thing. It looks great, has a LOT of pieces, and scales very well with the regular minifig-type Star Wars Lego starfighter sets (not the faux-scale capital ships though of course). LEGO Star Wars Imperial Shuttle 10212 is a mixed bag.
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