Cyrem Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 9497 Republic Striker-Class Starfighter Review by Cyrem Photo Review It's Friday, so I'm back again with another set review. This time it is of the Republic Striker-Class Starfighter. This set contains some 376 pieces and cost me just under $70 but retails for about $80. As most sets do, it comes with minifigs. In this set you get: Satele Shan, Republic Trooper and the T7-01 (Aka TeeSeven) astro-droid. Unlike "TeeVee Here! TeeVee Here! TeeVee Here!" (Alpha Team), TeeSeven actually looks good and isn't half as annoying. R5-J2 from the 9492 TIE Fighter set only consisted of 2 parts to make his body, for T7 however you need to build his body out of some 12 pieces. As I was putting together the minifigs I found something I did not like, the Republic Trooper's gun is too big. You need to bend him back a fair bit in order to balance the minifigure so that he can stand. Other than that I found the detailing of his body and face very good! So then I begun building this great Starfighter... everything seems legit. And the colours are doing well together, no randoms this time. Thats bag 1 done, onto bag 2 where we will add the wings. That's one wing done. I especially like how it has two "lock-in" points on the wing (the black and the white connectors). Each wing has 2 flick fire missiles (they shoot well, I tested ). The wing itself doesn't take very long to make, maybe 5 minutes? Now that's both wings on. No stickers yet and the wings are quite sturdy. I started on bag 3 and as it contains many small pieces it wasn't long till it was having trouble finding THAT ONE PIECE. SERIOUS ACTION TIME! The cockpit is very nicely done. I just wish the TIE Fighter had the detail of this one. It's just missing one tiny thing... a seat. RocketRacer would be proud of these rockets All done! And it's looking good. Goof Reveal hidden contents When I made this I made one slight mistake internally, resulting in this one piece of LEGO sticking out. It didn't effect anything else surprisingly and I didn't notice till I had finished making it and was putting the lightsabers in the back. Overall A great set. It has great detail and the wings can be moved into two positions. This ship will be some fun to play around with. A recommended purchase. Rating Design: 9 / 10 Quality: 9 / 10 Fun: 8 / 10 Price: 8 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oboe Shoes Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I've been looking into this set, along with the other Old Republic set. I was probably going to pick them up, if for no other reason other than the neat collection factor. (I believe the only other set not based directly on the movies/TV series was Rogue Shadow, so sets based on the games are always cool.) But it's nice to see that it's a good set on it's own. As for the "Republic Trooper" (Who appears to be more-or-less based on Jace Malcom) and his autocannon.. lol. Those things look big and goofy ingame, I guess it's only fitting that the minifig can hardly balance with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDZ Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I was actually thinking of breaking tradition and actually buying this set (save for the Millennium Falcon, I NEVER go out of my way to get Star Wars sets). Needless to say, if I get some more money, I'll be putting this set on my list. Thanks for the review, Cyrem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Did I see chrome? <Finds set inventory on Bricklink.> Nope, just clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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