Review: LEGO Star Wars 75299 Trouble on Tatooine

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75299 Trouble on Tatooine, a small box of 276 pieces based on the first episode of the second season of the series The Mandalorian currently broadcast on the Disney + platform.

The set which will be sold at the public price of € 29.99 from January 1, 2021 picks up from the entire episode in question but LEGO ultimately only covers the subject by simply focusing on different elements and leaving at least one character. important aside. The content of the set is a patchwork of these different elements and it really lacks anything to justify the presence of the ballista.

So we end up with a speeder, a hut and a ballista, all accompanied by two minifigs and the inevitable Baby Yoda micro-figurine. The hut is dispensable and I think many of us would have gladly traded it for Cobb Vanth's speeder. It's loosely modular to provide access to the interior area, and it folds in on itself to look a bit more like the Tusken Raiders tents seen in a scene in the episode.

The Mandalorian's speeder is also relatively faithful to the version seen on the screen even though it is oversized. The minifig does not reach the footrests and must remain tilted backwards to be able to grab the handlebars of the machine but the whole offers a nice dynamic that should please those who dream of exposing the character on this speeder.

Baby Yoda takes place in the baby carrier already seen in 2020 in two boxes of the CITY range, it works. The level of detail of the machine is quite impressive and almost justifies its variation on a scale that is no longer really consistent with that of the minifigs.

The ballista is also quite successful and the designer does quite well if we compare the LEGO version with the weapon seen in the series. No frills for the integration of Spring shooter but the machine brings a certain playability to the set. There is, however, no creature to shoot with this ballista ...

The set therefore does not sparkle in terms of its content, it offers just the essentials to still be able to enjoy the name construction toy. Should the contents of the box be expanded a bit to better match the different scenes from which it is inspired? I think so, the first episode of the second season deserved better than this little product that misses some important elements. However, I know that many fans will not be choosy because they will be able to afford inexpensively a highly anticipated new minifigure: The Mandalorian with his outfit covered with pieces of armor in Beskar, but without his jetpack.

The character's helmet changes color for a lighter color than that of the item available so far in the sets 75254 AT-ST Raider et 75292 The Mandalorian Bounty Hunter Transport and the pad printing offered in this new box is top-notch. Under the helmet, we will be content with a neutral head but that's not so serious: the heads that could suit Pedro Pascal are not lacking in the LEGO catalog.

The unique Tusken Raider delivered here is identical to those delivered in 2020 in sets 75270 Obi-Wan's Hut et 75265 T-16 Skyhopper vs. Bantha Microfighters. Two copies would have been welcome, just to be able to flesh out the scene during which the Tusken Raiders discuss with the hero of the series around the fire.

The included Baby Yoda micro-action figure has not changed since the sets 75292 The Mandalorian Bounty Hunter Transport et 75318 The Child : The soft plastic character's head is still not the same color as the hands molded with the rest of the figure.

In short, many fans will be content to agree to pay around thirty euros for the new minifig of the Mandalorian with his speeder and Baby Yoda in his baby carrier, which seems almost reasonable if we take into account the public price of the other sets. allowing to obtain the micro-figurine. The rest of the content looks a bit like filler although the Tusken Raider and the other two builds provide a bit of context. Only regret: LEGO missed the possibility of offering us Cobb Vanth and his speeder. We will do without.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 10, 2020 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.