Customer Reviews

LEGO Star Wars Republic Dropship with AT-OT Walker (10195)

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First, let me say that I'm a Star Wars nut, so I love just about everything Star Wars.

With that said, I have a few issues with the way Lego did this set. Yes, it is impressive, the dropship is huge, bigger than you think it will be. It does a fair job of coming in to land with the AT-OT, and it carries the AT-TE and Clone Turbo Tank to boot, which is pretty cool.

So what is wrong? First, I'd like to be able to buy the dropship without the AT-OT walker. I would like two of them to be able to drop the AT-TE and AT-OT at the same time for play. The AT-OT is the weaker half of the set, the legs don't do much and with it being open on top (yea, I know that is the OT part of the name), it makes little sense as a battle walker in my opinion.

The dropship is as swooshable as it gets, it has a nice carry handle and works just like you think it should.

Pros
Dropship is amazing
Much bigger than you expect
Great concept
High swooshability factor with the dropship

Cons
Price, the price per brick is very high, even for Star Wars
The AT-OT just kinda sits there, the legs really only sit in one position
Can't buy the dropship by itself

Over all, would I buy this again? Of course, I own everything Star Wars, so that makes me a bad person to ask. Would I buy this if I had a limited budget for Lego? No, I wouldn't, there are better ways to spend $250 on Star Wars Lego than this. Buy the new Republic Frigate and the new Millenium Falcon instead for the same money, more fun to be had that way.

This combination package is quite wonderful in the sense that it comes with two kits in one box. My kids love Legos, especially the SW sets. This kit takes quite a few hours for the kids to build, but they enjoy the building process. The kits are quite detailed once put together. Sturdiness is an issue particularly the mechanism where the walker attaches to the dropship. We do not glue our kits generally so pieces will come apart but definitely easily snapped back into place. Once both kits are assembled, it is a rather large set. The scale of the ships are also both quite nice. We are happy with the purchase.

My grandson who struggles with being focused stayed with this project for 2-1/2 days. It was labeled for a 14 yr old he was only 8. Granted he is incredibly good at building things. This Toy was a winner and a great way to increase self confidence. Everyone was very proud of him as he was of himself! He never got frustrated. He enjoyed this tremendously.
Nana
[ASIN:B001USFO2K LEGO Star Wars Republic Dropship with AT-OT Walker (10195)

Very nice double set of Lego for the Star Wars fan.
Please be careful who you buy this from as it is only $264 at a "major" toy store in U.S. $299 is price gouging

Get ready -- the 1700 pieces form two giant, solid, and well-made vehicles... but when the pieces are all spread out on the table, they seem daunting.

The box says ages 14+ -- my son is almost 10, and he completed the sets. (Smaller fingers may have an advantage here.) The key knowledge that your assembler needs is how to match up similar-looking pieces on the 1:1 ratio diagram provided in the instructions.

The AT-OT has many moving pieces -- posable legs, an embarkation ramp, a cockpit that opens, swivel cannons -- those cannons are very cool. The legs are at their best when they are set in the "down" position -- they will support the vehicle in the "up" posture, but there is less stability.

The dropship is the real treat in this set -- it is a solid, sturdy toy with swivel cannons, missiles, a back-up missile battery within a hidden bay, and a cool cockpit. It has a lifting handle, too, and it latches onto and off of the AT-OT with an ingenious LEGO locking system. This is a large and heavy piece -- 20" long, 8" high. It stays together and zooms around just as it should.

Your LEGO Star Wars fan will love it. As a mom, I can say that this toy is EXPENSIVE, but for something special, it is worth it. The fun of buiding it and playing with it makes it worthwhile in my book.

***UPDATE *** I am adding pictures of the sorted pieces into "Customer Images".

My 12 year old son loved it. He usually puts lego sets together in a matter of hours. This one has taken him a couple of days. Each time he completes a section of it he is thrilled and plays for quite awhile with it before moving on.

My grandson wanted this for Christmas and Amazon was the only one who had itin stock at a reasonable price. It was a challenge to put together, which was very good, and the end result is great..

This was my grandson's big Christmas present, and it really delivered. We (my son-in-law and I) helped them assemble it, and it turned out great. Only complaint is that the parts tend to come apart when they play with it.

This is so cool, i like how the gunship can pick up the at-ot.I put ANAKIN and captian REX in the back of the at-ot as extra renforcements. I've got a suggestion, put super glue where the gunship picks up the at-ot, always use super glue on legos because if you play with them alot and one of them happens to break, then you lose a brick.

BOUGHT THIS FOR MY SON FOR CHRISTMAS. IT HAS OVER 10000 PIECES BUT ITS NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS OR LOOKS TO PUT IT TOGETHER. VERY STURDY AND IS STILL TOGETHER AFTER 2 WEEKS.