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Monday, April 1, 2013

Lego 7119: Twin Pod Cloud Car


I remember this Lego Star Wars Twin Pod Cloud Car being one of the first Lego sets I bought back in 2002.  It was all I could afford back then, maybe it was $10?  Anyways, it got me addicted to the Star Wars line and over the years I bought quite a few more Lego Star Wars sets.


This one was a pretty simplistic build and after I was done, I recall being not too impressed with the fact that the windshields were rather crude.  Also the engine compartment, despite having an opening door was pretty bland.

Here's the front of the vehicle.  I took it apart not too long after I built it, and this has been the first time I have put it back together again, albeit maybe with some different colored pieces.

The rear view is pretty meh also.

The side view reminds me of a boat and doesn't have the graceful curves of the cloud car depicted in the star wars movie.

You only got one Lobot mini figure with the set.  I wished that there was an extra one.  Above you can see the cockpit door opened up to reveal the mini figure.  I added a lever for controls.



The top two shots show the engine compartment.  I added some minor detailing so it wouldn't look so blah.  The following pics show Lobot in more detail.





Thanks for looking!



Model: 7119 Twin Pod Cloud Car
Manufacturer:  Lego
Series: Star Wars
Pieces: 118
Price:  about $10 retail.
Rating: 3 out of 5

Friday, March 1, 2013

Lego 9492: Star Wars TIE Fighter








Sears Canada department stores don't have a toy area anymore so I was pretty surprised to find they had a few Lego star wars sets in the kids clothing area.  This Star Wars TIE fighter set was on clearance for 50% off.  Easy build and a nice addition to my Lego collection.

Brand: Lego
Series: Star Wars
Model: 9492 TIE Fighter
Year Issued: 2012
Minifigs:  TIE Fighter pilot, Imperial Officer, Death Star trooper, and R5J2 Astromech droid.
Pieces: 413

Friday, February 1, 2013

Lego 7679: Modified Republic Fighter Tank








Was bored so I took apart my Lego Star Wars republic fighter tank and changed the nose to include a cockpit with retractable windscreen.  I kept all the other cool features like the upper turret gun, the side cannons and the secret torpedos.  The original set number is the Lego 7679.


Brand:  Lego
Series: Star Wars
Set: 7679 Republic fighter tank
Minifigs:  Clone Trooper, Clone Trooper with Armour
Year: 2008