Review: LEGO Star Wars 75234 AT-AP Walker

Back to the LEGO Star Wars side of the lineup with a quick set test 75234 AT-AP Walker (689 pieces - 74.99 €). Collectors are familiar with this set, or rather its content, which is only a barely revisited reissue of the set. 75043 AT-AP of 2014.

For others and especially those who remember the furtive appearance of the machine on the beaches of Kashyyyk in Episode III, this set will only be an opportunity to get the thing at a more reasonable price than that of the 2014 version still on sale in the aftermarket.

Even as a fan of Star Wars and related LEGO merchandise, I find it hard to get excited about this box. We can't fault this AT-AP for its overall appearance, quite faithful to the film's model, but it's a bit too rough for my taste when it comes to going into detail.

The shapes are there and the designer has undoubtedly done his best to respect the angles of the cabin of the machine. There are still some rather unsightly spaces here and there but this "new" version has obviously not been the subject of serious brainstorming to correct the small flaws of the 2014 version.

The side doors with their opaque glazing always disappear altogether in favor of hatches which do not even have a closing mechanism and only remain in place by the effect of gravity. Two black pieces are used to represent what I think is glass in the film.

Seen from behind, the machine is immediately less attractive with its Technic parts which constitute the framework of the legs and its many blue pins which spoil the rendering a little. The central foot, especially used on difficult terrain or in the firing phase with the main gun, folds up under the cabin and remains held by a somewhat minimalist latch that must be positioned correctly. Why not, it's always one more feature in a set that ultimately doesn't have a lot of it.

The most successful part of the machine is undoubtedly the spacious cockpit which can accommodate two minifigs and whose central console displays (via a sticker) a Droid Gunship on which the AT-AP is about to fire. You can choose between the attention to detail or a subliminal message in reference to the other essential set to reproduce the confrontation on the beaches of Kashyyyk, the box 75233 Droid Gunship.

No particular stability problem, whether on two or three legs and the rear a little bald also allows to catch the machine without accidentally moving the few movable panels of the cabin. The central leg is articulated so that it can be folded up and stored under the cabin, so it is not provided with a locking device in the unfolded version and only has an aesthetic function.

The three integrated cannons do not fire anything, you have to rely on the machine launcher placed at the top of the cabin to shoot stuff.

As for the minifigs, it's really vintage: No bi-injection legs and sometimes a little rough pad printing, especially on the glasses of the Kashyyyk Clone Trooper whose green background overflows with the black border. This minifigure is also only a barely modified version in terms of the legs of the one seen in the set 75151 Clone Turbo Tank (2014)

You also have to really want to play the seven mistakes game to spot the differences between the 2014 version of Commander Gree and this year's minifigure. It is the strap on the top of the left leg that changes color ... The torso and the helmet of the character are identical to those of the minifig delivered in the sets 75043 AT-AP et 75151 Clone Turbo Tank.

In the box, LEGO also provides an umpteenth version of Chewbacca already delivered in about ten boxes and two copies of the colorful Battle Droids already seen in the set. 75233 Droid Gunship. Too bad these two droids weren't accompanied here by even a minimalist version of the NR-N99 central track tank seen in the film, just to have a lot of fun right out of the box.

In short, as for the set 75233 Droid Gunship, nothing to cry out for creative genius here. This box will not become a staple of the LEGO Star Wars range but it will at least allow latecomers fans of Episode III or the animated series The Clone Wars to complete their collections. For LEGO, you always have to have an AT-AP on the shelf and this somewhat lazy reissue will do the trick for a few years.

74.99 € is way too expensive for what this box has to offer, but as usual Amazon sets the record straight with a price that makes it almost affordable:

[amazon box="B07FNMXLWF"]

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