Review: LEGO Star Wars 75394 Imperial Star Destroyer

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Star Wars set 75394 Imperial Star Destroyer, a box of 1555 pieces which will be available via the official online store as well as in LEGO Stores from August 1, 2024 at the public price of €169,99. This product is currently up for pre-order on the official store.

This box finally takes over from the set 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer marketed in 2014, it retains the good ideas, simplifies some finishes and improves the overall appearance of the vessel even if the object this year becomes a little more compact than the version 10 years ago with 48 cm long compared to 58 cm for that of 2014.

LEGO sticks to its dual-scale product concept with an exterior aesthetic convincing enough to allow the thing to be displayed and some internal spaces vaguely in scale with the supplied figures that make this product a rather well-designed playset that will appeal to young fans. Do not look for respect for proportions or the slightest detail in relation to the reference ship seen on the screen, this children's toy has no particular pretensions in this area.

We do not change a winning team, knowing that it is a bonus to the previous version of the same ship, and the internal structure remains solidly reinforced by a few Technic beams, we install a retractable carrying handle which will allow the ship to be moved without having to grasp it by the sides or by the gangway and we add the cabin elements which cover the interior layout which is still empty but spacious enough to install the figurines provided.

In terms of functionalities, we will remember the synchronization of the cannons whose orientation changes by pulling or pushing on the outgrowths placed at the rear of the central section of the ship and the two rather well integrated missile launchers which will allow you to shoot down X -wings to draw from those provided in various polybags or from LEGO Star Wars Advent calendars to have a semblance of a space battle on a coherent scale.

The bottom of the ship is flat, playset obliges, and the stability of the thing is therefore maximum. No various and varied refinements like landing gear or a simple support which would have allowed the ship to be stored in suspension between two fun sessions, it's a bit of a shame.

When the sides of the ship are deployed we obtain a large accessible space with some basic installations but ultimately sufficient to have a little fun. The finishing of the premises is more than approximate with beams and blue pines which then become clearly visible but I think that the youngest fans will not hold this against LEGO.

If the surface of the cabin of this Imperial Star Destroyer gains in finish compared to the 2014 version with a little less visible tenons but more relief, the ship loses this year in the level of detail of the reactors by only retaining the blue for the three largest elements and settling for gray rims for the rest.

It's a bit sad as it is, I preferred the finish of the version from 10 years ago on this point. The set obviously does not escape a large sheet of graphically well-executed stickers and the majority of these stickers end up inside the ship.

The supply of minifigs is substantial and balanced here with seven characters, six of which are really in the theme: Darth Vader, Commander Nahdonnis Praji, an Imperial Gunner, An Imperial Crew Member, an Imperial Navy Trooper and a Stormtrooper. The selection is varied and consistent, we avoid duplication and that's all the better.

Collectors will be happy to be treated to a new clearly identified imperial officer, Praji, even if the character is here adorned with one of the most generic heads in the LEGO inventory. The torso saves the furniture with real attention to detail and all that's missing is a pair of boots on the figurine's slightly too neutral legs for it to be perfect.

The seventh figure, Cal Kestis, is off topic. It is here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range with its dedicated display to connect to the other supports delivered this year in a few sets. Video game fans Jedi Star Wars: Fallen Order and its sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will certainly be happy to finally be able to obtain a figurine of the young hero but the character undoubtedly deserved better than this fate as an anniversary minifig by benefiting from a real dedicated set.

Nothing says that this won't be the case one day, but we will have to make do with this minifig while waiting for these very popular video games to finally be entitled to real LEGO derivative products. The minifigure described as exclusive takes one of the many outfits worn by the character in the two opuses of the video game, it is well executed without being flamboyant.

It was time for LEGO to revisit the Star Destroyer, the last similar version of which dates from 10 years ago. Those who never decided to spend €700 on the UCS version of the set 75252 UCS Imperial Star Destroyer finally have here an opportunity to exhibit a model that is certainly less ambitious and detailed but sufficiently credible and which also offers some fun possibilities.

Personally, however, I prefer the version of the set 8099 Midi-Scale Imperial Star Destroyer marketed in 2010, it ignores playability but it does the job as an exhibition product with a really small footprint.

Don't feel obliged to pre-order this product at full price today, there will be something for everyone on August 1st and this box will also, as usual, be quickly available for a little less at retailers. usual resellers like Amazon:

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