Imperial Shuttles

I'm about to start deconstruction of my collection of Imperial shuttles.  I'm sad about this because the UCS shuttle (10212) is one of my all-time favourite Lego sets.  However, it is very big and it was taking up space where I wanted to put my new collection of storage boxes, so it'll have to go.

The imperial shuttle recurs quite regularly throughout the Lego catalogue.  Apart from the simply enormous UCS set, there are, I think 4 minifig-sized play sets:

  • 7166 from way back in 2001
  • 7264 from 2005, which is basically a copy of 7166 (with the new colours) and more minifigs
  • 75094 from 2015
  • and 75302 from earlier this year.

Here's a photo of 3 of them (Imperial Inspection was on the floor):

Of these, I have a soft spot for the 2001 original but would go for 75094 if I had to pick one - the most bricks, the best play features and the biggest at this size.  There are no less than 5 mini sets, though for some reason I could only find 4 of these.  4494 from way back in 2004 is my favourite of these, mainly for the printed cockpit.

But back to the UCS version: this is one of my rebuild efforts as I failed to buy it when it was in the shops.  However, I managed mostly new bricks and managed to do it reasonably cost-effectively.  All minifigs are now present but it took a while on those.  


 Why do I like it so much?  The largely SNOT design is really sleek, with a beautifully realised cockpit even the collar back to the body is really nicely done.  There is well-realised detail throughout (e.g. at the back where you wouldn't necessarily look for it).  The wings are awesome and the way they fold down is very cool.  So, all in all, a top set.






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