Review : LEGO Star Wars 75259 Snowspeeder (20th Anniversary)

You know, LEGO is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range this year. The five boxes which pay homage to more or less emblematic sets dating from the different waves of products sold since 1999 under the Star Wars license were launched today and there is not a shadow of a promotional polybag in the background. 'horizon. So it's LEGO celebrating this anniversary, because as far as we are concerned, to participate in the event, you have to go to the cashier ...

Today we are interested in the set 75259 Snowspeeder (309 pieces - 39.99 €) which therefore pays homage to the version of the set according to the instruction booklet 7130 Snowspeeder launched in 1999. The design of this commemorative Snowspeeder is still closer to the machine seen in the set 75049 Snowspeeder marketed in 2014.

The real reference to the 7130 Snowspeeder set lies above all in the turret and its snow-covered base which accompany the Snowspeeder. LEGO wants to do well in vintage, but no question of delivering a construction that is too outdated using outdated techniques and a dated aesthetic. Exit also the gray color of the original set, LEGO retains here only a few touches of gray on a white skin.

No surprises during the assembly phase: we build a classic Snowspeeder, rather successful on this scale. A few stickers to stick and you're done. Of them Spring-Shooters are hidden under the wings of the machine, it is discreet and these accessories which bring a little playability do not disfigure the construction. It is less discreet for the Stud Shooter placed at the back.

The two pilots can take place in the cockpit, the canopy of which is pad-printed. You still have to put two stickers on the side windows of Dak Ralter's combat post to finish dressing the whole thing.

As for the characters provided, the assortment is rather correct with the essential Luke Skywalker and Dak Ralter, here accompanied by a rebel soldier.

Luke was already delivered in the set 75235 X-Wing Starfighter Trench Run (4+). The character therefore benefits here also from two faces, one of which has a raised visor, which is not the case with Dak Ralter's head, which displays the visor in place on both sides.

Dak Ralter uses the same torso / leg combination as Luke and a helmet with the usual character-specific designs and additional pad-printed detail on the sides.

The Hoth Rebel Trooper benefits from a new torso with a very successful interpretation of the outfit seen during the Battle of Hoth and also available in sets 75239 Action Battle Hoth Generator Attack et 75241 Action Battle Echo Base Defense.

The seasoned collector no doubt owns multiple versions of these different characters already, but the assortment delivered here is logical and in theme.

The real peculiarity of the five sets marketed for the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range is also and above all the presence in each of the boxes of a vintage minifigure delivered with a small support and a pad-printed presentation plate.

In the 75259 Snowspeeder set, Lando Calrissian takes on the role of the minifig collector. No particular relationship between this character and the content of the set, but that's how it is. The minifig is perfectly identical to that of the 10123 Cloud City set released in 2003, it's LEGO that says so in the instruction booklet.

Pad printing techniques have however evolved a little in fifteen years and we can see that the printing of the different patterns benefits from increased finesse and precision. But it's the same minifigure down to the last detail with its two-tone cape and black legs.

The display is nothing special, the pad printed plate is simply plugged into two arches. This support will be attached to the other four supplied in the different boxes with the 2x4 piece included.

The overall display formed by the assembly of the five supports is not very inspired, I would have liked to have had a flexible plastic bottom element like those provided in some LEGO Star Wars polybags with for example the faces of the actors who embody the different characters delivered here in minifig format.

These sets are delivered in a pretty box which contains all the codes of the best collector's products with a selective varnish finish of the most beautiful effect. This very successful packaging will perhaps slow the enthusiasm of collectors when the question of opening these boxes will arise and some will prefer to keep these sets sealed, at least for now.

The good news of this set is the possibility of obtaining a vintage Lando Calrissian minifig identical to that of 2003. There is therefore no point in tracking down the original version on eBay and others, you risk anyway, on a misunderstanding of paying a high price for a 2019 minifigure with the special 20th anniversary pad printing on the back ...

This series of sets marketed on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range is also an opportunity for LEGO to once again remind the actors of the secondary market that no range or minifig is really immune. of a reissue ...

39.99 € is the price of the collector's souvenir. If you don't have a Snowspeeder, you might as well take this one and if you want Lando Calrissian in a vintage version, you don't really have a choice.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before April 11, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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