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| | | Description: | | Pieces: 1170. Rule the galaxy with the ultimate Republic starship. Built for ship-to-ship combat and bristling with turbolaser batteries, the Venator-class Republic Attack Cruiser is Grand Chancellor Palpatine's personal flagship during the Clone Wars. Open the front panel to access the Chancellor's quarters, reveal the hidden wing-cannons, and drop bombs on the Separatist forces below. Includes Chancellor Palpatine, 2 elite Senate commando bodyguards, 1 clone trooper pilot and 1 clone trooper gunner.Includes 5 minifigures: Chancellor Palpatine, 2 elite Senate commando bodyguards, 1 clone trooper pilot and 1 clone trooper gunner. Open the front hood to play inside Palpatine's detailed command center. Lift rear wings to reveal hidden gunnar and storage area for extra bombs and missiles. Dimensions: Length = 20" (50.8cm), Width = 12" (30.5cm), Height = 7" (17.8cm). | | | Features: | |
• Open the front hood to play inside Palpatine's detailed command center
• Lift rear wings to reveal hidden gunnar and storage area for extra bombs and missiles
• Includes 5 minifigures (Chancellor Palpatine, 2 elite Senate commando bodyguards, 1 clone trooper pilot and 1 clone trooper gunner)
• Measures 20" x 12" x 7" and contains 1170 pieces
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 22.91 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.43 inches | | Product Height:
| 14.88 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.43 pounds | | Package Length:
| 22.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 58 reviews |
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37 of 37 found the following review helpful:
 Great buildSep 11, 2009
By K. Iverson
My nine year old son had to have this, and after raiding his savings account and a few extra dollars from me, he was able to purchase it. It maybe took him five hours to build (because he would start play with what he had just put together before going on to the next page.). He had a great time building it and loves to play with it. It is a hundred times better then the Lego Imperial Star Destroyer for play with and does not fail apart like the Destroyer.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Lego scores againSep 10, 2009
By nocheese4u
My son saved his allowance and Birthday money for this ship even before it was available to buy. The ship came the day after it was purchased online and was built in 4 hours! My son is exstatic with the Attack Cruiser and has rebuilt it several times (after a rogue AT AT attack). This is a toy that keeps on giving!
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
great lego experienceSep 02, 2009
By B. Mckelvey
10 year old put it together by himself. the directions are well done. it was a great learning opportunity as he had to take apart a few things and rebuild them. he didn't get frustrated as he saw the progress he was making. when finished, the Republic Attack Cruiser is a little fragile and must be handled with care. that proved to be a little difficult for our builder, but he figured it out. Just be sure you have a space that can hold all the individual legos and the project, while it it being built. i would give this a high rating, if your child likes to build legos.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Design's not perfect, still a great model thoughJun 20, 2010
By LegoGirl
Like almost all the larger Star Wars Lego sets, this one is delightful to look at (but not so durable to hold/play with). On most of our Star Wars ships, I grabbed additional "reinforcing" pieces from our existing collection to make the model sturdier---it's possible to modify it in a way so as not to change the outer look of the ship. Without additional reinforcement to the design, this set is more like a cool display you might keep on a shelf or desk and play with carefully. The price-per-piece cost is about right, lower than many current sets; there are not any truly unique parts to add to your large collection though.
The pieces (almost 1200) are NOT in numbered baggies for building purposes. To avoid major frustration searching for parts during construction, you will need to do some preliminary sorting by color or type. With the pieces somewhat sorted out, this is still what I would consider a challenging build for a smaller child. Because there are a lot of connecting sections, it's critical that certain pieces are in exactly the right place; with less-than-perfect attention to detail an inexperienced builder might realize down the road that something isn't fitting together correctly because of an earlier oversight (mercifully, mistakes can be corrected in most cases without breaking the whole thing back down). Kids might learn a good lesson there---pay attention to instructions, check your work carefully, be persistent, etc. There are 2 booklets of instruction and most of the ship is modular, so there are plenty of opportunities for taking a break during the process. I would say this took about 2 hours to get finished.
The ship is very cool though---moving wings and a fully retracting main compartment, bomb-dropping mechanism, escape pod, and more. All the Star Wars sets are great to look at and this one is no exception. The only challenge is keeping the thing together during play time!
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 A Lot of Work to Get There!Dec 16, 2009
By Douglas Bowker
"Music Fan"
OK- so I've loved Legos since I was a kid- in fact I still have some sets from way back then. My son loves them too, but a set like this is going to be WAY beyond the means of most kids to build until they are at least 10 and really probably even older without a LOT of adult help. And that adult better be mechanically inclined too or they will get as lost as the kid would.
I have an engineering design background, I build furniture, and am up to just about any fix-it challenge too, and I can honestly say it took me a full NINE hours to build this thing over three nights! Yes, nine hours of concerted building! The set was a gift from an uncle that didn't quite get how complex this would be for a kid to build (and impossible for our pre-schooler). But his age is almost beside the point. If it took me that long, I would expect it to be a major undertaking for any kid even with adult help. It has 125 pages of instructions for Pete sake!
The other thing as another poster said is that it's not very durable as a model once finished. I wish they had included more pieces to reinforce how it stayed together once built. That being said, the design of the ship is nothing short of amazing. It has all kinds of fun compartments, a guy inside riding this laser canon on a track, and much more. So it is indeed very cool, it's just not nearly as fun to play with as it could be if it were more sturdy.
One more big flaw is that I'd say half of the 1200 pieces (yeah, that's right 1200) would only work for this model alone. There is definitely limited play beyond what it's designed for, and God help you if you loose any of those tiny connectors because it'll never go together again (though you might be able to get more at [...])
So, it's fun, and could be fun to build for the right kid (and parent) but be forewarned about what you are getting into before you buy.
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