Many have tried it, but few have faithfully reproduced the now famous Droideka or Destroyer Droid.
LEGO has already released three versions of this Droideka (in minifigure scale): The first version appeared in 2002 in sets 7163 Republic Gunship and 7203 Jedi Defense . A second version was included in 2007 in set 7662 Trade Federation MTT . Finally, a third version is included in the 2011 set 7877 Naboo Starfighter . We should also mention set 8002 Destroyer Droid from the Technic range, released in 2000.
True Dimensions offers here a very elaborate version of this battle droid which has the ability to retract into the form of a ball like those seen in Episode I: The Phantom Menace when Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi have to confront them upon their arrival on the Trade Federation ship.
Purists will rebel against the use of certain parts from the Bionicle range, but after all, it's also LEGO ....
