Review: LEGO Star Wars 75314 The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle

Today we make the tour of the LEGO Star Wars set very quickly 75314 The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle, a box of 969 pieces which will be available on August 1, 2021 at the public price of 109.99 €. The contents of this box allow you to assemble the shuttle used by the Clone Force 99, two Speeder Bikes and get all five members of the Bad Batch: Echo, Crosshair, Hunter, Tech, and Wrecker.

We're not going to complain, LEGO clears the case by allowing us to assemble the entire team with one box. The manufacturer could have separated the five protagonists in at least two sets and we can move on here without having to go back to the cash register, even if the 110 € requested may seem excessive.

I don't verse you on both Speeder Bikes, the largest is the same as seen in the set 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers (285 pieces - 29.99 €) except for a few stickers and the other is in Tech colors with a handlebar that is too wide for the minifig's two hands. The two machines bring a little playability to the product but they also cannibalize the inventory, the rest of which is used to assemble the Havoc Marauder.

The ship isn't really what you might call a detailed mockup. This is a simple toy intended for a young audience fan of the animated series and the finish suffers. The wings and center fin are only clad on one side and there is far too much empty space at the junction between the wings and the shuttle cabin, there are no landing gears and the cockpit canopy is satisfied with a red and gray glazing symbolized by a pad printing well executed but not very inspired.

Upon arrival this Havoc Marauder The slender-looking ship seen on the screen doesn't have much anymore, it becomes here a simple blue and black shuttle a little muddled and clumsy. On the functionality side, the wings can be stowed or unfolded and the lid of the central part of the ship lifts up to allow access to the interior spaces. Of them Spring-Shooters are integrated under the cabin, they know how to remain discreet and do not disfigure the shuttle.

The cockpit canopy is attached to the central cover via two clips but it can also be opened on its own. The problem: it comes up against the end of the central fin and access to the cockpit becomes a bit complicated. The layout of the cabin and the cockpit is really very basic, we will finally lift the lid to try to store the different characters inside the ship and quickly realize that the five members of the team do not. don't come in, one of the Clones has to stay outside.

The assembly of the Havoc Marauder is not uninteresting, especially at the level of the integration of the wings. The rest is just a pile of bricks and plates coarsely reinforced on one side. When the fenders are folded up, the various gray parts that hold the fenders are visible and the effect is frankly disappointing.

As usual, LEGO does not provide a display to be able to display the ship with the wings outstretched and that's a bit of a shame. However, it was enough to add a small handful of parts in the box to allow a scenario a little more interesting than the solution with wings folded upwards. There are also a dozen stickers to stick on the three building machines, half of the sticker sheet dressing the Havoc Marauder.

We're not going to lie, for adult fans and collectors, the set is only of interest because it allows you to get the Clone Force 99 (almost) in full. The minifigs are perfectly executed, the pad prints are superb and the accessories are successful as long as we admit that it is a somewhat cartoon adaptation of a cartoon which is itself already an interpretation of the physics of the protagonists. Many "custom" figures of the different members of Bad Batch have been around for a long time and some of them are a little more faithful to the outfits seen on screen than these official minifigs which do the job anyway.

If the helmets of Stormtroopers and other Snowtroopers do not usually seem oversized to you compared to the rest of the elements that make up the minifigs, that of Tech seems to me here visually almost too bulky. LEGO provides two extra heads of hair to be able to enjoy Hunter and Tech without their helmets, and the more observant will have noticed that Hunter and Wrecker use the same torso and the same legs. For those who would ask the question and who would not have held beyond the first episode of the series, Crosshair is here delivered in his imperial outfit.

The presence of Gonky the GNK droid is an interesting nod, but the finish of the figurine is a bit sketchy. Those who follow the series will probably regret the absence of Omega, but I'm not worried, LEGO will be able to offer us this minifigure in another box later.

In the end, I would have gladly contented myself with a simple Battle Pack with all five characters and possibly a BARC Speeder. The ship is far from living up to the version seen on the screen, although the youngest will undoubtedly be able to have a little fun with it.

At 70 € the box, I would necessarily be a little more indulgent on the finish, but at 110 €, the wings and the dorsal fin which are only "finished" on one side and the canopy with a little coarse pad printing does not. not pass. As it stands, it feels almost ten years back at LEGO.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 29th June 2021 next at 23pm. For newcomers, know that you just need to post a comment to participate in the draw.

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