Review: LEGO Star Wars 75250 Pasaana Speeder Chase

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75250 Pasaana Speeder Chase (373 pieces - 49.99 €), one of the few boxes inspired by the film The Rise of Skywalker whose marketing began on October 4 on the occasion of the Triple Force Friday.

To be honest, the film has not yet been released, it is difficult to really judge the relevance of the contents of this box even if a reproduction of the Treadspeeder used in the movie was presented during the Star Wars Celebration Chicago convention.

We are promised a pursuit, it is there. LEGO delivers two machines on which the two pairs of characters can take place. It is ultimately very appreciable, the set offering real playability without having to go back to the cash register to acquire a possible extension that would give meaning to the scene reproduced.

LEGO is adding a small buildable market stall to the set. Under the curtains, we place a box filled with some tools which according to the official visuals is embarked by Rey during his escape. A detail to check in theaters when the film comes out.

The main machine is based on transparent parts and it is a good idea to simulate the floating of the thing. It's also a detail that should be appreciated by those planning to display this speeder on a shelf.

You have to stick some stickers in different places to give a "used" appearance to the machine, but the number of stickers is reasonable. The finish of this Speeder which is somewhat reminiscent of Desert Skiff of Episode VI is also in my opinion very correct with an assortment of colors which help to give it this "second hand" aspect. It remains to verify that the construction is faithful to the film version.

Lovers of parts more or less diverted from their usual use will have noticed that the rudder lever is here embodied by a ski pole and that the guardrail placed at the back is a part that regularly makes the heyday of the LEGO CITY range. by serving in particular as a roll bar for various construction machinery.

The assembly is easy to handle without breaking everything and both Stud Shooters placed at the front allow you to have a little fun. The two uprights placed at the rear are fixed and therefore cannot be adjusted when moving.

To pursue Rey and BB-8, the soldiers of the First Order have a Treadspeeder, a somewhat bizarre machine only equipped with a track at the front, the rear being suspended above the ground. Here too, LEGO has thought of integrating a transparent part under the frame to keep the machine horizontal while vaguely giving the impression that the rear part is not in contact with the ground.

The machine can carry two minifigs on its minimalist cockpit. Not enough to get up at night, but it's enough to initiate the pursuit and bombard the other speeder with green coins.

Rey's minifigure is exclusive to this set even if it reuses the face already provided since 2015 in the set 75099 Rey's Speeder then in a dozen other boxes that feature the character.

the pad printing of the different pieces is correct with a nice draping effect on the character's tunic and an acceptable alignment between the torso and the legs. Too bad LEGO does not print to the edge of the torso so that the junction is perfect and the outfit is homogeneous. The flesh-colored areas (Flesh) on the upper torso and calves are slightly lighter than the arms or head, but still acceptable. No more bubble in the lightsaber, it looks like LEGO has finally made some progress on this point.

BB-8 minifigure reuses the usual droid body part and dome variant seen so far only in the set 75242 Black Ace Tie Interceptor based on the animated series Star Wars Resistance.

The two soldiers of the First Order, a Jet Trooper and TreadspeederDriver, allow us to obtain some beautifully pad-printed unpublished pieces. The back accessory of the Jet trooper with its removable part is a nice evolution of the usual assembly based on various and varied clips.

Only the pilot's helmet is not new, it is the one already seen in particular in the 2019 LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar and in the bag supplied with one of the latest issues of the LEGO Star Wars magazine. Unsurprisingly, both minifigs are equipped with the Clone Troopers edgy already delivered in over a hundred sets of the LEGO Star Wars range.

In short, I think this set has it all, or almost with content that offers good gameplay, two major characters from the saga and two interesting "generic" figures, even if in my opinion it deserved a public award at the around 40 € instead of 50 €.

I'm not worried, this reference is not the most attractive of the line for younger fans and it will probably end up being forgotten and sold out once the film is released.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the draw, all you have to do is post a comment (avoid "I participate, I try, etc ..." be a little more constructive) on this article before the October 20, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory. 

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.