Review: LEGO Star Wars 5008818 Collectible Battle of Yavin

Today we are quickly talking about a derivative product which will be offered subject to purchase at LEGO during the May the 4th promotional operation, the LEGO Star Wars reference 5008818 Collectible Battle of Yavin which will be automatically added to your basket from May 1 to 5, 2024 as soon as the minimum purchase amount of €90 in products from the range is reached.
The minimum amount required will quickly be reached, for €90 we don't have much left in this range.

It is therefore a metal medallion 5 cm in diameter inserted in a rather successful box. We find in the manufacture of the thing Chinese company RDP which now regularly produces this type of object for LEGO and once again the technical execution leaves a little to be desired. The medallion is rather pretty with its plastic insert which allows you to embody the targeting of the X-wing in the bays of the Death Star by a TIE Fighter, but the whole thing is definitely not up to the level of a derivative product offered by a manufacturer operating in the high-end toy sector. It is barely properly machined and on the back we discover the canopy of the TIE fighter flanked by a very unsightly rivet responsible for holding the piece of floating plastic which is not in the best taste. All that for this.

There remains the pretty box, even if I never tell you about the packaging of LEGO products, which is correctly designed with its opening in two sections to reveal the medallion in its cardboard case. We could have hoped for more aesthetic foam inside, but we clearly shouldn't be too demanding.

In short, we could discuss the usefulness of the thing, its truly "collector" side and the insistence on the part of LEGO to regularly want to offer us derivative products which are only very distantly associated with its flagship product. , especially in this specific case.

Many fans will be satisfied with it and they will undoubtedly be right, you have to cheer yourself up after spending your money buying a few boxes at full price on the official online store.

As usual, it will be up to you to decide whether this little souvenir reserved for members of the program LEGO Insiders and which is not even stamped with the words "May the 4th" really deserves the honors of your wallet.

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