LEGO Star Wars Hyena Droid Bomber (8016)

by LEGO

Product Features

• Features 4 dropping bombs and 3 new rocket battle droids with jetpacks
• Pivot the wings for flying and walking positions
• Includes 3 new droid minifigures with special jet packs
• Measures 10" wide by 8" long
• 232 pieces

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 2.5 x 10.3 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001GN3FXY
• Item model number: 8016
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,724 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Blasting out of the Clone Wars, the Hyena droid is a powerful multi-purpose Separatist attack starfighter that converts from 4-legged planetary walker to flying bomber and attack modes.

Product Description

Pieces: 232

Switch modes to demolish the Republic!
Switching between walker, bomber and attack modes, the Hyena Droid is a powerful multi-purpose weapon for the Separatists as seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Features four dropping bombs and three all-new rocket battle droid minifigures.

• Pivot the wings for flying and walking positions!
• Includes 3 new droid minifigures with special jet packs!
• Measures 10" (25cm) wide by 8" (20cm) long!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun Build but Easy to Break, January 18, 2010

By 

Thomas E. Tweedel (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO Star Wars Hyena Droid Bomber (8016) (Toy)

My dad got this for my six year old son as a present, but I was the one who ended up building it (and rebuilding it) with him.

I don't specifically remember the bombers from Star Wars but it was a "cool spaceship" so take it as that.

Overview
I would consider this kit to be a small kit (100-300 pieces), it wasn't too expensive. By the time I got involved my son had built about half of it.

Directions
The directions were what I consider average. They show each step with what is build on the previous ones. I prefer the directions that show you the pieces to be used in the step.

Assembly
Assembly was not exactly linear or straight forward. You have to assemble the bomb dropping mechanism which was a bit complex (spacing and offset). The asymmetrical design added to the challenge but in the end it came out ok and if you don't build it right its obvious in the later stages.

Features
This kit has several key play features, first and foremost is the ability to drop "bombs". There are two racks each holds two bombs. They are activated by pulling back on a lever against rubber band tension. Sometimes the bombs can be a bit "sticky".

Moving "heads" that flip up and down are another feature. They are held on by spindly robot minifigure arms identical to the battledroid parts (kind of neat).

Finally the wings/legs rotate down and move back and forth a bit as if for walking.

Minifigures

The kit comes with 3 droid soldier minifigures with jetpacks.

Playability
I'll give this kit an average rating as far as playability. The main flaw is that the key features are not very durable. The wings/legs were constantly breaking off (too spindly). The raising heads were also easy to snap off as well. Then you had to figure out which head went where (there are three).

I rebuilt the legs with fewer, shorter parts (less flexibility) which helped but the set didn't hold my sons interest like others have. In the end it suffered the eventual fate of all lego sets, it got broken up for parts and mixed into the general pool. In that function it does offer some unique parts, mainly the curved front (each is ¼ circle) and the long compound curved wing/leg pieces.
So in Review

Pro's
Some very interesting pieces
Reasonably priced
Fun to build

Cons
Final product is a little bit fragile.
Not as interesting as some other ships.

Conclusion
Not a great set but not a poor one either, reasonably priced, a good build and some good parts. A nice one for the collection.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great building and play toy, February 27, 2009

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AlexCartermom - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: LEGO Star Wars Hyena Droid Bomber (8016) (Toy)

I bought this for my 5-year-old who is a lego fanatic. It was challenging for him the first time he put it together with some frustrating moments - likely because he's 5, but he still did it by himself within the day. He flies this ship and others all day long, bombs it, crashes it and now has no problem rebuilding it over-and-over again quickly. Its been weeks and he still plays with this daily along with other lego star wars ships and sets.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but fragile., April 26, 2010

A Kid's Review

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO Star Wars Hyena Droid Bomber (8016) (Toy)

I bought this toy at, Toysrus. The little droids were fun to play with. I am an okay lego builder. So it took me around an hour to build this thing. I had fun with the revolving legs when the legs are in flight form and when they are ready to land. But be careful this toy is very fragile so be careful when you play with it, or just not play with it. You should find a very good place for this thing. Never leave this toy out especially when there are younger children around. My little brother found it and brought it out to play with. He didn't break it but he made a mistake bad enough. Leaving it in a place a one younger siblings can get it!!! Don't buy this toy if you are not prepared to find a good place for it, if you are prepared it would be a nice toy to buy.