Bacta tank storage compartment:
There are two pieces holding the bacta tank from falling off, and the pieces work out great as you just need to lift it to remove the bacta tank.
Spy droid storage compartment:
This compartment was at the top of the ship, the hatch is quite tight.
Weapon storage compartment:
It was located right above the troop bay door, I guess it can only store light saber hilt and pistols as shown in the instruction book.
Flick fire mechanism:
There are 8 flick-fire parts on top of the gunship. They can get loose easily.
Troop bay:
The troop bay door open sideways just like in the movie or animation.
Here’s the troop bay, kind of small, don’t think it can carry much Clone Trooper with the speeder bike inside.
I placed additional of blaster rifle there since only 2 are included with the set.
The troop bay is actually connected to the bacta tank storage compartment. The height of that hole is just fit for a minifig.
Rear Hatch:
The rear hatch is made for releasing the speeder bike from the troop bay. But it will be block if the troop bay door is open.
Composite beam pinpoint laser turret:
There are two composite beam pinpoint laser turrets on both side of the wing, one at each wing. It can be seated by Clone Trooper inside. The part are printed bricks too, no decal needed for it. Again, to add a little more detail, you have to use the decal to create a monitor screen.
The minifig will move to the side by itself as they are not attachable to the seat.
I guess a lot of people are curious about the rear top hatch. It’s actually nothing inside. Below are the pictures:
Extra parts:There are a lot of extra parts included in this set, included Asajj Ventress bend lightsaber hilt.
Completion:
This vehicle is highly recommended to all LEGO Star Wars fans collector as there are a lot of functions besides it is heavy. Other than that, it is pretty accurate with the Republic Gunship in Clone Wars series.
Functions:
-flick fire mechanism
-troop bay doors that open and close
-troop bay able to keep speeder bike
-back hatch that open to deploy speeder bike
-top hatch open that release spy droid
-front compartment that keep command outpost
-front hatch that open to release command outpost
-bacta tank that can store minifig
-compartment for bacta tank
-movable hatch to hold bacta tank
-two rotatable anti-personnel turret in front and one behind
-cockpits windscreen that open
-composite beam pinpoint laser turret on both wing that can open
-four compartment that store weapons
Pros:
-nice design
-high playbility
-new minifigs
-many extra parts
Cons:
-too few blasters
-insufficient clone trooper minifig
-decals
Final verdict:
Playability: 10/10 As you can see from above, there are a lot of functions.
Design : 10/10 The ship itself is pretty cool and LEGO design it pretty well.
Price : 5/10 This giant is sure expensive.
Overall: 10/10 A very cool gunship with a lot of functions.
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