Everything has already been said about this umpteenth set vaguely inspired by the Battle of Hoth in the LEGO range. I say vaguely inspired, because it would take a little more than a Snowspeeder and a few minifigs to make it look like something. Although with all the sets on this theme accompanied by one or two AT-ATs, we start to have an interesting diorama.
I'm just taking this opportunity to show you the new box art posted online by GRogall and to talk again about the two minifigs now presented as " Hard to find " included in this set.
On the one hand, we have a new version of Luke in pilot outfit, with two pockets on the pants. Hooray.
On the other hand, there's the truly unique minifigure in this set: good old General Carlist Rieekan , commander of Echo Base on Hoth and from the same planet as Leia: Alderaan (the one that explodes...). Okay, this guy isn't exactly a star of the saga, but he deserved his own minifigure.
This is not the minifig of the year, but he is one more interesting character in our Star Wars minifig collections and it is for him that I will buy this set which should be exclusive to certain brands or to the LEGO Shop.
A minifigure that we will not see again anytime soon in another set, plus a box with restricted marketing = Lots of regrets later for Star Wars fans who will have bypassed it.
If you want more close-ups, head over to GRogall's Brickshlef gallery . And if you want HD images of the new releases, bookmark his gallery and stop searching for them.
