The dark side of the brick

Discounting the microfighter and mini version, there are four proper AATs, two with Naboo paint (tan) and two with colours from the later Clone Wars (dark blue mainly).  They are: 7155 from 2000 8018 from 2009 75080 from 2015 75283 from 2020 Interestingly, the colours switch with each release!  Interestingly, Lego bucks its usual trend of each version getting more and more pieces: they max out with the 2009 version (407 bricks).  The 2000 version does merit a shout out though: with just 158 pieces (and they were limited at the time), it does a great job of replicating the shape.  Some people have voted this into their top 10 - I'm not that generous but it's a good effort.

I spent much of the weekend picking bricks and building up the UCS dropship, which is missing a few key bricks (for the first time ever, a Bricklink order went missing!).  This evening, I've done a quick build of the 2020 AAT ( 75283 ). You get a couple of unique minifigs plus a pretty slick looking tank.  It's not the biggest version (the 2009 version is bigger, as is the 2000 tan version, I think) but the newer bricks mean it's more nicely curved.  Reasonable levels of playability are packed in too - three swivelling guns, two opening hatches and the usual spring-loaded bolts. All in all, not a bad little set.