LEGO 75171 Star Wars Battle On Scarif

I personally love Lego location sets and Battle on Scarif did not disappoint! It was a fun build and makes for a great display set.Pros:- The Jyn Erso minifigure looks really cool- You also get Cassian Andor and two shoretroopers- Good play features, including a falling tower, exploding landing area and hidden gun cache- The finished set looks greatCons:- Should have included K-2SO- Either Jyn should have been in her regular clothes, or Cassian should have been in his disguiseRecommended for any Star Wars Lego fans!

Rogue One's most dramatic and heartbreaking scenes all take place on Scarif. Nobody expected the Empire to occupy a tropical planet.This set is a brilliant location set that is fun to build, great to display and has plenty of play features. The landing pad can be made to 'explode' by punching a mechanism and it works really well. Hidden underneath the pad are also a bunch of weapons that add playability. The addition of palm trees and tropical plants in muted colours enhances the movie accuracy whilst combining organic with the inorganic Imperial structure (which is basically the whole idea of the Empire's occupation of Scarif).Just inside the doors are the Death Star plans which isn't like the film but necessary. The doors can open and close after bringing down ... MoreRogue One's most dramatic and heartbreaking scenes all take place on Scarif. Nobody expected the Empire to occupy a tropical planet.This set is a brilliant location set that is fun to build, great to display and has plenty of play features. The landing pad can be made to 'explode' by punching a mechanism and it works really well. Hidden underneath the pad are also a bunch of weapons that add playability. The addition of palm trees and tropical plants in muted colours enhances the movie accuracy whilst combining organic with the inorganic Imperial structure (which is basically the whole idea of the Empire's occupation of Scarif).Just inside the doors are the Death Star plans which isn't like the film but necessary. The doors can open and close after bringing down the tower to the right which isn't the smoothest feature. I like how the master switch has been incorporated into the build as it's very important to the story.The minifigures are awesome! The two Scarif Stormtroopers have detailed printing and their masks are an accurate shape. It would have been cool if one of them could have been made a captain by giving them leg pauldrons and the red rank on their arm. Cassian is in his Scarif outfit although I would have preferred him in his Imperial disguise. Jyn looks amazing in her disguise and one of her facial expressions is fierce determination which describes the character so well. Again it would have been even better if Lego could have opened the visor so you could see her eyes.This set is brilliant and one of the best Rogue One sets available, although the price is steep for what you get. However a great buy in any sale.

Again, Lego have pulled out all the stops with this set and the trend of impressive rogue one sets continues.The set is based on one of the key scenes in the film, and was therefore a necessity for them to produceBOXThe box is a standard shape and layout for Lego Star Wars, and features the impressive Death Trooper branding. The front of the box showcases the set as a whole, with a battle playing out. The back of the box shows an alternate angle and displays the various play features in separate panels. The Shoretrooper is the figure of choice on top.MINIFIGURESThe set comes with four minifigure, all of which are currently unique to this set. The Shoretroopers are identical, but differ from the one in 75154 TIE Striker for the lack of sand blue markings ... MoreAgain, Lego have pulled out all the stops with this set and the trend of impressive rogue one sets continues.The set is based on one of the key scenes in the film, and was therefore a necessity for them to produceBOXThe box is a standard shape and layout for Lego Star Wars, and features the impressive Death Trooper branding. The front of the box showcases the set as a whole, with a battle playing out. The back of the box shows an alternate angle and displays the various play features in separate panels. The Shoretrooper is the figure of choice on top.MINIFIGURESThe set comes with four minifigure, all of which are currently unique to this set. The Shoretroopers are identical, but differ from the one in 75154 TIE Striker for the lack of sand blue markings which denote captain. The helmet sculpt is shared with the hover-tank pilot and, although the mouth piece is less prominent than it should be, works very well. The Shoretroopers twin barrelled E-22 blaster is created using a galaxy squad blaster and a pair of binoculars.Cassian wears a less detailed attire to his appearance in 75155 U-Wing but it is not any less accurate. It reflects the attire he wears for most of the movie. He is armed with a standard gunmetal grey blaster. It is slightly disappointing he doesn't come in the Imperial officer uniform like Jyn.Jyn is wearing the uniform of the imperial ground crew, and is the same as the one in 75154 TIE Striker, other than it having Jyn's head. She is armed with the standard black blaster.The price point should warrant at least 5 minifigures so it is disappointing that K2-SO isn't included.THE BUILDThe overall set is very nice and would work well for both display and play. The landing pad could have done with being larger as none of the rogue one ships can land on it. I like the catapult function of the landing pad, and the thermal detonators in the hole makes it. The little draw seems like a waste of pieces at the cost of size, but I feel that it would be greatly appreciated by children.I like the use of angled slopes to give a forced perspective of the interior being larger, although it still feels rather small. The two interior computer panels are nice touches, particularly the one with the Death Star plans.The palm tree and other vegetation completes the set. It is amazing what a few pieces can do, as the set looks poor without them.OVERALLIt is a very nice set, and by far my favourite location-based set in the range. This type of set is few and far between so I appreciate another. My major cons are the price per piece count, the low minifigure number and the lack of interior. Other than that it is a great setOne interesting thought for the set is the two clips at the rear. Is this a hint to an expansion??