Review: LEGO Star Wars 75338 Ambush on Ferrix

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Star Wars set 75338 Ambush on Ferrix, a derivative of the series Star Wars: Andor currently in pre-order on the official online store and which will be available from August 1, 2022 at the public price of 79.99 €. There is probably not enough to make an endless dissertation about this small box of 679 pieces including three minifigs but I am impatient to discover this new series and I was rather happy to be able to assemble its contents by watching on a loop the very successful trailer available online.

No mystery in this set, all the elements present are in the trailer: The Imperial Tac-Pod makes an appearance there in three copies, Diego Luna is very discreet but we know that he takes over the role of the character by Cassian Andor as seen in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, we know that Stellan Skarsgård embodies Luthen Rael and Syril Karn is one of the inspectors in uniform who arrive from Coruscant. The speeder bike is a speeder bike like there are buckets on all the planets of the Star Wars universe and it will therefore simply be necessary to verify that the promised ambush takes place.

The Tac-Pod in LEGO version seems very correct to me if we take into account the reduced inventory of the product and its positioning as a toy for children. Its assembly even reserves some interesting techniques for managing the angles of the cabin, it has movable side panels, a rear hatch, a widely accessible cockpit and a turret with two Stud Shooters very well integrated.

The ship's finish is satisfactory with some surface texture and acceptable adjustments to the sub-assemblies that make up the cabin. A few stickers come as reinforcements and everything is easily handled without breaking everything. The cockpit canopy is a nicely pad-printed car windscreen, it's successful and it works perfectly in this context. Beware of scratches, no specific protection on this element. Some will see it on arrival as a compressed Razor Crest, others will find it looks like a miniature LAAT, it's Star Wars.

The speeder bike and yet another variation on the subject, it's not the worst at LEGO and the level of detail here is also satisfactory with in particular a whip which embodies a few wires circulating on one of the two side rails placed at the front . The LEGO version is not as "confusing" mechanically as the one that will be visible on the screen, but the designer is doing quite well given the scale imposed. The content of the set is also rather balanced with the possibility of having fun from the unpacking without necessarily having to go back to the checkout.

We will also note the presence of many elements with off-topic colors in the bowels of the Tac-Pod, the designer will undoubtedly have wanted to bring a little color to the inventory. It is often considered that the presence of elements with distinct colors serves as a benchmark when assembling models whose dominant color does not facilitate the task of the youngest, but this gray Tac-Pod does not present a real challenge.

In terms of technical defects, it's the usual catchphrase with parts that are not all the same gray and stickers whose gray background is not matched with the color of the parts on which they must be stuck. Nothing new under the sun, LEGO doesn't seem very concerned about these details and customers obviously seem to be fine with it.

Three minifigs are delivered in this box and for the moment we can only refer to the trailer of the series and the few photos available to judge their relevance. The minifig of Diego Luna (Cassian Andor) seems very correct to me, except for the hair which seems a little too long to me. The pad printing of the outfit is successful, we can clearly distinguish the different layers of clothing under the coat and the alignments between the torso and the legs are almost perfect. Same observation for the figurine of Stellan Skarsgård (Luthen Rael) whose hairstyle seems to me here also a little approximate.

LEGO chose a too dark blue for Syril Karn's outfit, it's more pastel on the screen. All the important details are there with the rank under the chin, the off-center buckles and the transmitter placed on the right shoulder. It will be necessary to check if the visor of the cap should be orange and I think LEGO should have provided additional hair for the character.

You will tell me that there is nothing to marvel at here, especially for 80 €, but I remain very curious to see if Andor is a series that finally puts die-hard fan-service on the backburner to develop both the characters and the political context of the era in question.

I want to believe it, answer from next August 31 with the start of the broadcast of the series on the Disney + platform, and I hope that other characters will soon pass to posterity in minifig starting with a version of the senator Mon Mothma embodied here by Genevieve O'Reilly who resumes her role from thePart III et Rogue One. This set brings in my opinion a bit of freshness in a range that is often content with reissues and other reinterpretations, we are not going to complain that the usual spinning is for once a little set aside.

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