Review: LEGO Star Wars 75230 Porg

Today we are interested in the other big LEGO Star Wars novelty of the fall, the set 75230 Porg with its 811 pieces and its public price set at 69.99 €.

After the Ewoks in their time, it is now the turn of the Porgs to ensure the quota "cute creature that kids will love"in the Star Wars universe. Jar Jar Binks was unfortunately not so lucky in his day, but that's a misunderstanding.

If you do not know where the Porgs come from, know that they are in fact seabirds that swarm on the island of Skellig Michael (Ahch-To in the movies) digitally re-made up so you don't have to. delete many shots shot on this protected sanctuary.

Obviously, since we had to deal with these invasive puffins and there was no question of eradicating them even for a Star Wars, we might as well transform them into "bankable" creatures.

E that is called Porgs.

Like many other manufacturers of derivative products, LEGO therefore sells us an interpretation of the creature in question. But this is not a simple plush toy or a soft plastic figure. It's LEGO, with bricks to assemble a Porg about twenty centimeters high.

The Porgs have already been entitled to their rather successful little figurine and present in a few sets already marketed (75200 Ahch-To Island Training, 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon), but someone at LEGO thought that out of a misunderstanding and to make the concept as dry as possible, a buildable maxi figure might appeal to fans. The future will tell if this is the case.

As much to tell you right away, I sincerely think that the designer did what he could. The creature seen in the film is not of a crazy charisma even if several manufacturers of cuddly toys have been able, with more or less success, to transform it into a pretty radioactive penguin that can eventually serve as a blanket. With the LEGO version, it is immediately less obvious.

The LEGO Porg is a bit creepy and it has this particularity that it makes you look like it's watching you from any angle thanks to the reflections on its huge black eyes. The presentation plate that comes with the creature only enhances the feeling of having a stuffed alien fowl on the shelf.

What to say about the design of the thing? I know other reviews are sure to emphatically highlight the designer's exceptional work on this product, but as I said above, I think whoever lost in the draw and was given the project just did their best. He applied himself to trying to keep the shapes of the creature and adding some features to it, so as not to lay a bad model and offer a real toy.

From there to doing "... the perfect centerpiece of a LEGO Star Wars collection ..."as the LEGO trumpet, one shouldn't exaggerate either.

The internal structure based on Technic elements houses the mechanism that is activated by moving the tail of the creature, which has the effect of making (a little) move the wings and opening the mouth of the figurine. It is well designed but there is nothing to marvel about.

The coat of the Porg is fixed on this structure by means of panels to assemble which make their small poultry effect. It's detailed and beautifully executed, nothing to say about it. Nothing very complicated in this box and everything is assembled in less than an hour, even while watching TV.

Tip of the day: If you want the Porg to stay with its mouth open and wings outstretched on your shelf, use a rubber band to block the tail like in the photo above.

At LEGO, when validating the project, someone must have had a doubt and proposed to add a classic Porg figure and an identification plate which has no interest but which has its little "collector" effect, the whole thing to maximize the chances of triggering in many fans a sudden urge to draw their credit card. This guy deserves a promotion.

In summary, I don't think anyone would have missed this LEGO-style Porg if it didn't exist. But as it is available for sale for the modest sum of 69.99 € (pre-order here at amazon, soon at LEGO), you will have to learn to live with it. I say no because for a lot less I can afford a pretty plush that doesn't scare my dog.

Note: The set shown here is put into play as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before September 29 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.