A few hours before the launch of the promotional operation which will allow you to get this product, today we take a quick tour of the contents of the LEGO Star Wars set 40686 Trade Federation Troop Carrier which will be automatically added to the basket as soon as the minimum required purchase amount of €160 in products from the LEGO Star Wars range is reached. In this small box of 262 pieces, enough to assemble a Trade Federation troop transport with its six generic Battle Droids and its two pilots.

The set is part of the celebration of 25 years of the LEGO Star Wars range and pays homage to the set 7126 Battle Droid Carrier marketed in 2001 by taking up some of the ideas implemented at the time on a model which was then cruder and much less accomplished in terms of finish. The and 75086 Battle Droid Troop Carrier of 2015 displayed an aesthetic bias very different from what LEGO offers today with this return to the sources in terms of design and aesthetic refinements to best exploit current possibilities.

The product also benefits from some welcome features with the possibility of removing the rack which accommodates the battle droids and there are moving parts to visually simulate the ejection of the six figurines provided. Nothing crazy, but we're not going to complain that LEGO is making an effort to offer a construction offering a minimum of playability, even if it's a promotional product.

The supply of figurines is correct even if we all already have several handfuls of droids in our drawers from collecting them from LEGO Star Wars Advent calendars and we even get two pilots here with their distinctive torsos. Too bad, the pad printing of these elements is not really up to par with a beige area on a blue background which does not match and which is affected by defects due to the presence of the manufacturer's logo.

We also get a new copy of the brick provided to celebrate 25 years of the LEGO Star Wars range, it is still the same and it would have benefited from being available in personalized variants depending on the subject covered in the box concerned. We'll be happy with that. No stickers to stick here, the product didn't need them anyway.

This promotional product seems to me to live up to what we can expect from a manufacturer who imposes a relatively high minimum purchase on us to receive it, €160 in this specific case, and this box would have could also have been sold without having to blush in the face of other products in the LEGO Star Wars range which are sometimes much less convincing. Taking advantage of the offer will therefore allow you to celebrate two anniversaries with dignity: the 25th anniversary of theEpisode I. (The Phantom Menace) and 25 years of the LEGO Star Wars range.

It will also be possible not to fall for the official online store and to turn to the secondary market to obtain your copy of this little box, there should be many sellers there from the launch of the operation and prices should logically drop as supply increases. It's for you to see. In any case, I'm not going to complain about being entitled to a real product with an accomplished design as part of a promotional offer, it's always better than a simple polybag without much interest or a scrap metal charm off topic.

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Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 10th May 2024 next at 23:59 p.m. Simply post a comment below the article to participate. Your participation is taken into account regardless of your opinion. Avoid “I’m participating” or “I’m trying my luck”, we suspect that this is the case.

Onward to the spring 2024 edition of French Days, a commercial operation which starts today, which will end on May 7 and which desperately tries, without much success, to vaguely resemble a Black Friday French-style...

Don't expect crazy offers, some of the brands have not forgotten to inflate their prices to better pretend to lower them for a few days, and in the end it is often Amazon who wins when it comes of LEGO products.

As with previous editions, if you still find some offers dedicated to LEGO products at your favorite merchants, do not hesitate to relay them in the comments, that everyone can benefit.

At Amazon : Flash offer on some LEGO boxes:

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At Auchan, 25% savings on a selection of sets from the LEGO Star Wars range:

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At Ticketmaster, 20% immediate reduction on a selection of LEGO Star Wars sets as well as 50% on the 2nd LEGO product purchased with the code LEGOFD4 :

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Public chat Fnac.com : 20% immediate reduction on a selection of LEGO Star Wars products:

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On the Disney Store, 20% reduction on a selection of products from the LEGO Star Wars range:

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Onwards to a new competition which will allow the lucky winner to win a copy of the LEGO Star Wars set 75337 AT-TE-Walker with a value of 139.99 € put into play.

To validate your participation, as always, simply identify yourself via the interface below and follow the instructions provided. As usual, it is a question of finding information on the official online store and then answering the question correctly. At the end of the participation phase, the winner will be chosen by lot from the correct answers. Participation is free and without obligation to purchase.

Your details (name/pseudo, email address, IP address, postal address and phone number of the winner) are only used in the context of this competition and will not be kept beyond the draw which will designate the winner. As usual, this competition without obligation to purchase is open to all residents of metropolitan France, DOM & TOM, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

The prize at stake is generously provided by LEGO France via the annual allocation allocated to all members of the LAN (LEGO Ambassador Network), it will be sent to the winner by me upon confirmation of their contact details by return email.

As always, I reserve the right to disqualify any entrant who has attempted to defraud or hijack the entry system in order to increase their chances of winning. Grumpers and bad losers abstain, the others will have a better chance of winning.

For information: the name / nickname of the winner is displayed in the participation interface once the draw has been made. I also notify the winners by email, but remember to check anyway.

Two clarifications: all the products involved are physically in my possession and are shipped by me, no risk of having to wait weeks for the brand to send the batch. The products are shipped very quickly to the winners, those who have received their prize in the past can attest to this.

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Notice to cardholders Wow!!! : Auchan is currently offering its usual offer which allows you to obtain a 25% reduction on an interesting selection of LEGO sets from the Star Wars range in the form of a credit on the brand's loyalty card. This time the offer is valid until May 6, 2024.

For information, the map Wow!!! is a loyalty card from the Auchan brand to which you can subscribe for free online. With each transaction, you accumulate euros thanks to the discounts offered, which you can then spend in store or on the auchan.fr site.

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