Lego Star Wars - Pit Droid Technic - 217 Pieces

by Lego

Product Features

• Snap-together rods and armatures
• Rubber bands that make it possible to position the machine
• Folds up when not needed
• Complete wordless instructions are included
• Contains 217 pieces

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000046Q7P
• Item model number: 8000
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,496 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

It's not exactly cute (it looks a lot like a stick-insect with personality problems), but at least you can hope that this spindly LEGO TECHNIC Droid will obey its maker's commands. It's constructed from 217 mostly tan and green pieces that are various types of snap-together rods and armatures, with rubber bands that make it possible to position the finished machine in various ways. The droid can "squat" so low that it seems almost to disappear under its mushroomlike head, and then can rear up to about 9 inches tall when ready for action. Complete wordless instructions are included. --Richard Farr

Product Description

Make quick repairs with a pit droid! When your Podracer needs repairs, better hope you have a pit droid to help out. They're quick and powerfulIt's constructed from 217 mostly tan and green pieces that are various types of snap-together rods and armatures, with rubber bands that make it possible to position the finished machine in various ways. great for fast fixes. Folds up when not needed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Isn't he a Cutie?, September 13, 2000

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"panichman" (New Forest, England.) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lego Star Wars - Pit Droid Technic - 217 Pieces (Toy)

This was the last Droid set that I bought from the series, I thought that the model would be less exciting that the other two 'big brothers'. How wrong could I be? This model is just as exciting as the others are.

The set builds a pit Droid that can mend your pod racer in a hurry when you smash it up. (Ok, so the Lego pod racer is a little smaller than the Droid! ) The set consists of basic 'Lego Technic' parts, which are used in amazing ways to transform them into a very technical working mechanism. There are one or two parts that are not generic, but find me a set that doesn't these days! The model took me a little over an hour to build, mainly spent refining the mechanism to ensure it stands up when you punch its nose, (Just like in the movie!) As with the other Droids in this series the energy used to 'unfold' the Droid is stored in tensioned rubber bands. These do the job well and plenty of them are supplied to refine the movement and to replace broken ones.

This set builds the cutest Droid of the series (In my opinion) which means that the younger generations will have as much fun playing with this, as building it. If you are thinking of buying one for your kid(s) why waste all this time reading this? Buy it now! The age recommendation given by Lego I think is a little unfair. I'm sure that any keen 6 year-old could quite easily construct this set in the evenings after school. I'm sure Dad wouldn't mind helping them too! (Dads: Go and buy one for yourselves if you want one! )

Something I enjoyed as much as building this model was getting the mechanism to work properly, it took quite some time of tweaking the rubber bands to create the tensions required to stop it falling backward when you hit its nose. Don't despair though, it is possible! Compared to the other Droids, this one's the easiest to build but by no means the lesser of it siblings! I would definitely recommend this to the younger generation of 'Lego engineers'.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for all ages (or at least the grown-up kids), June 8, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lego Star Wars - Pit Droid Technic - 217 Pieces (Toy)

Being a 21 year old engineering student, I wasn't sure how entertained I would be after I recieved it as a gift. This is probably the most enjoyable toy I've gotten in a long time. It's highly addictive; after I finished it, I wanted to go get another set to put together. The mechanics and the way everything moves together perfectly is amazing. I have great respect for the designers of this product, and expect to be equally impressed by the other sets. I would highly recommend this toy to kids (~10+, or younger with some adult help) and adults alike.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for those time of quiet and peace, March 8, 2000

By A Customer

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

This review is from: Lego Star Wars - Pit Droid Technic - 217 Pieces (Toy)

The Droid series of Technic's are a blast to put together and to play with! I'm always amazed at how these sets are put together and how detailed and complex they look when one is finally built. The Pit Droid has plenty of moving parts and joints which enable it to be manipulated easily. It can be "squashed" down and locked in to position but by pushing the sensor disc - it pops back up in to a standing position! The directions are easy to follow, the pieces are durable and comes with extra bands (which makes sense), you can even build some accessories so he's not left standing empty-clawed! An absolute delight of a set and will provide many hours of quiet time to a budding droid technician!