Review: LEGO Star Wars 75335 BD-1

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Star Wars set 75335 BD-1, a box of 1062 pieces currently in pre-order on the official store and which will be available at the retail price of €99.99 from August 1, 2022.

If you have never played video games Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order in which this little robot plays the role of Cal Kestis' companion, this red and white droid is probably unknown to you. If you have followed the series The Book of Boba Fett broadcast on the Disney + platform, this little robot will however seem familiar to you: it looks like BD-72, the handyman droid who assists Peli Motto on Tatooine.

We know that models of droids and other creatures are very popular at LEGO. R2-D2, BB-8, DO or the Imperial Probe Droid from Hoth have already had their interpretations based on bricks and it will be necessary to make room for this new reference which once again declines the concept. BD-1 is not really on the scale of the droid seen in the game, it is smaller in the LEGO version with 31 cm high against more than 45 cm "in real life".

Assembling the robot only takes a few tens of minutes with a handful of parts to stack for the torso, two legs made from Technic beams on which sub-assemblies are clipped and a head made up of large bricks and fairly wide plates . The inside of the legs remains without particular dressing, we can see the gray beams which circulate from the torso towards the feet but it is perfectly connected with the reference robot whose components remain visible at this place.

There are still some interesting techniques to discover over the pages but we have a little trouble on arrival to understand why we spent a hundred euros on this product. The model obtained is not completely static, it benefits from relative mobility with the possibility of directing the head forwards or backwards, of tilting it to the sides or even of slightly moving the legs.

The feet are fixed, so it will not be possible to orient them according to the angle of the legs. In any case, this is not the purpose of this product which is not a toy intended to be tortured by the youngest. The stability of the whole is guaranteed by the extensions at the back of the legs, it will however be necessary to be careful when moving the object so as not to lose an antenna or pick up some parts.

The only real functionality of the product: the drawer placed under the head of the droid which allows you to store a few capsules of Stim. Those who have played the game will understand the reference, others will miss it.

Everyone will have an opinion on the finish of this droid in LEGO version. Those who consider that adaptation necessarily involves a few compromises will be the most indulgent with the clearly visible leg connection points or the front of the feet a little too long compared to the reference robot.

The overall finish seems to me despite everything very correct for an exhibition product which will be observed above all from a certain distance. We easily recognize BD-1 and that is the main thing. It's also the "cute" side of this adult toy that should make the difference, some may see a Wall-E look in it that should convince them to check out.

The only sticker in the set is the one covering the black identification plate. The collector's side of the product is assured, the public price will perhaps go a little better with some fans. The rest of the details on the body of the robot are part-based and we may lose a little in finish, especially at the level of the visor and the sides of the head. However, we are not going to complain, the model lives very well this absence of stickers.

LEGO finally adds an element that will perhaps convince the most hesitant: a droid figurine that takes the mold of the one already seen in the set 75325 The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter with different pad printing. This figure is nothing special, it just serves as a side decoration on the small black display.

By sticking the sticker on the plate, I thought in passing that it would be time for LEGO to modernize this "collector" presentation of some of these products a little. The watermarked blue visual on the plate seems really outdated and almost cheesy to me, no offense to those who prefer to keep some consistency in their collection of products flanked by these stickers.

Upon arrival, this niche product requires having at least heard of video games Star Wars Fallen Order to know the droid that LEGO proposes to assemble. The public price of the product seems really high to me for the assembly experience offered and the result obtained, there are in my opinion a good twenty euros too much.

I would probably have been more lenient if LEGO had decided to decorate the display with a minifig of Cal Kestis, the hero of the game, instead of imposing the micro-thing on us without much interest.

In summary, it's cute but it's in my opinion a bit too expensive. Those who want to tinker with a BD-72 to show their affinity with the series The Mandalorian / The Book of Boba Fett will also have a good starting point here. We will therefore wisely wait for Amazon to offer an interesting offer to crack, or at least a promotional offer on the official store so as not to have the impression of having paid for this little droid a little too much.

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