Review: LEGO Star Wars 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle (1005 pieces - 129.99 €), a novelty launched last October which also has the mission of making us forget the ship really out of the set 75104 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle marketed in 2015.

There is no suspense, it's mission accomplished with this new interpretation of Kylo Ren's ship that sticks a little more to the model used on the screen. The color is the right one, the integrated functions finally allow to put the LEGO version in "realistic" configurations and the endowment in minifigs is sufficiently motivating to justify the purchase of this new box.

On the assembly side, it's quite pleasant in the early stages before logically becoming a bit repetitive when it comes to tackling the wings of the ship. The cockpit is spacious enough to accommodate three minifigs without having to enter them with forceps and here we find the usual difference in scale inside / outside which allows to have a nice exhibition product that becomes a playset when you access the different interior spaces.

The cockpit seats are attached to an access ramp that can be deployed under the vessel. The functionality is a bit superfluous and this ramp is not really accessible, except to flip the model, which in itself is not very practical ...

Two Spring-Shooters are integrated under the hull of the ship and they are placed in such a way as not to disfigure the model and to annoy collectors. We also quickly assemble the mechanism that will allow the wings to deploy by gravity when lifting the ship.

It's well thought out, it works and the effect obtained during takeoff is very interesting. Even the most jaded should be taken in, I know what I'm talking about. To bring the wings to the vertical, just turn the right engine placed at the back of the ship. Here too, the mechanism is discreet and perfectly integrated.

The outer covering of the wings is basic but sufficient. Inside, it's immediately more messy with visible reinforcement pieces and the whole system that allows you to store the tip of the wing under the widest part. The mechanism designed to achieve this effect is also very well thought out, it is just not completely hidden in the thickness of the wings and the result is visually a little messy as it is.

I do not hold it against the designer, the playability of the whole really benefits from this feature and it would have been a shame to do without it for questions of finish. The same goes for the few empty spaces at the level of the Technic elements which serve as a mobile support for the upper part of the wings.

Sooner or later we'll get a UCS version of this ship anyway, and those who aren't ready to put up with the aesthetic compromises of this version should one day have an even bigger, more detailed and up-to-date ship. more successful finish.

Kylo Ren uses here the outfit and the head seen in several sets whose reference 75216 Snoke's Throne Room marketed in 2018, but it is equipped with its helmet in a "repaired" version and the accessory benefits from a really successful pad printing on its entire surface. If you buy this box only for Kylo Ren, go your way and wait for the set 75264 Kylo Ren's Shuttle Microfighter planned for early 2020: You will get exactly the same minifigure for € 9.99 instead of € 129.99.

The two Knights of Ren (Knights of Ren) may seem a bit generic but the combination of parts and accessories, including Obi-Wan's new hood that comes here in black, works pretty well for both characters. The two minifigs provided here don't reveal much of who these characters are, but I expect their contribution to the film to be boiled down to a few clashes before I see them go by the wayside for good. . To gather the whole troop, it will be necessary to wait for the beginning of 2020 with two other figurines distributed in the boxes to come.

If the First Order Stormtrooper with his new helmet was already in the set 75225 Elite Praetorian Guard Battle Pack, the other figurines delivered in this box are new, at least until the availability of the set 75266 Sith Troopers Battle Pack for the Sith Trooper whose helmet and outfit benefit from high-end pad printing. Under the helmets of these two characters, nothing very innovative: we find the usual head of angry Clone Trooper.

General Pryde's minifigure, portrayed onscreen by Richard E. Grant, doesn't look too exciting with its generic outfit but it gets the job done with a pretty successful face.

In short, here is a nice box that offers something to have a little fun thanks to some interesting techniques used to give mobility to Kylo Ren's ship. In my opinion, the set is convincing both in its quality of a really elaborate playset and an exhibition model that can sit on a shelf. It returns the 2015 version to the rank of very preliminary prototype that it is better to forget and when in addition it is sold for less than 100 € at Amazon, it would be a shame to miss out on a product that offers very balanced content.

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Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 12, 2019 next at 23pm.

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