Assembly: Challenging with 1170 pieces
Durability: Poor
Overall Grade: D
Number: 8039
This LEGO set had so much potential; however, it is very disappointing to spend so much time putting something together (1170 pieces and two instruction booklets) just to have it fall apart when someone looks at it funny. This is not much of an exaggeration. The problem, I suspect, is in the design. It is a very long ship — not balanced well. One positive is it has a handle to carry it, however, it still falls apart when lifting by the handle. It is sitting in a heap waiting for my husband to put it back together for our son. That being said, if we can get it back together and keep it together it looks like loads of fun complete with mini figures Chancellor Palpatine, 2 elite Senate commando bodyguards, 1 clone trooper pilot and 1 clone trooper gunner. The front even opens up to reveal a ton of space to play with the mini figures.
