Review: LEGO Star Wars 30388 Imperial Shuttle (GWP)

The other offer planned for Operation May the 4th at LEGO will provide a copy of the LEGO Star Wars polybag 30388 Imperial Shuttle from 40 € of purchase in products of the range. This offer will in principle only be valid in LEGO Stores and we can legitimately worry about the difficulty of being able to obtain this bag in France.

The good news: this sachet of 85 pieces is not exclusive to the official store and it is already available in mass on the secondary market for just under 5 €. It will also be available from several other brands specializing in toys this year.

As the title of the product indicates, it is a question here of assembling a mini-version of The Imperial Shuttle which takes over from the very minimalist polybag. 30246 Imperial Shuttle (2014) and version brick master a little more fleshed out from the bag 20016 Imperial Shuttle marketed in 2010.

This new model seems to me rather successful with the possibility of obtaining acceptable angles for the cockpit and the wings which are simply clipped on the body of the vessel. LEGO does not provide enough to display the thing in flight position, it will be necessary to manage to make it take a little height and spread the wings downwards.
No miracle on this scale, it is necessary to ignore the characteristic curvature of the wings at the junction point with the body of the vessel. Nothing serious, it is above all a mini-model which remains immediately recognizable despite the simplification of certain details.

The fuselage is consistent, we find the volumes present under the central aileron which is also rather faithful to the reference vessel and the cockpit composed of a few parts is an illusion. No stickers or pad printing here, the few details and color variations are embodied through the choice of appropriate parts.

To put it simply, this polybag allows in my opinion to obtain the most successful mini version to date of the Imperial Shuttle and there is therefore no reason to ignore this small bag with the substantial inventory. . However, you will have to find a LEGO Store open between May 1 and 5, 2021 to be able to be offered this polybag, unless LEGO reacts by then and decides to offer this promotional offer online.

Note: The polybag shown here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 6th May 2021 next at 23pm. 

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.