LEGO 75168 "Yoda's Jedi Starfighter Building Toy

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Innovation [2] – In many aspects, this is just the 2017 Yoda’s Starfighter set rereleased with some decent upgrades, but nothing significant.

In some cases, yes, but I think Yoda's starfighter was a negatively surprising choice. Much though I love the arc from which it originates, I would have preferred essentially any other Jedi starfighter over this one and I think many people agree, in all age groups. I mean, I’d like that *too*, but I don’t see that releasing Yoda’s is somehow bad or wrong. Why not both?"Why is “Surprising choice of subject” regarded as a negative? Shouldn’t that be a *positive*, if it’s listed at all?" This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Clone Wars. This fabled conflict was briefly mentioned by old Ben Kenobi in 1977’s Star Wars and remained a mystery until 2003. But it would be the 3D animated Clone Wars series which began in 2008 that would act as a big inspiration for the many LEGO® Star Wars sets from the prequel era. That includes this set, a ship which first appeared in Season 6 of The Clone Wars and has only previously appeared in LEGO form once before. Begun this review of Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter set has.

The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author. Minifigures Perhaps LEGO should have included a small Technic display stand, which is becoming an increasingly common appearance in sets nowadays. With its wings splayed out, the ship has a slightly more aggressive look, akin to that of a TIE Interceptor. Do note the stand in the above photo is not actually included. Sadly though, LEGO continues to struggle when printing the dome properly, as the dark blue band around Artoo's head is obviously askew. R2-D2 needs no accessories, but Yoda comes equipped with his green lightsaber, as ever. A 3L blade would probably be more appropriate for the Jedi Master, so I wonder whether that has been considered.Putting the ship into flight mode allows you to see the inner grey wings. These don’t have much detail but are mounted at an angle, thanks to some hinge plates. It could also be good for a LEGO starfighter collector’s lineup, but other than that, I do have some trouble recommending this set. It’s not all bad – it is quite fun to swoosh around – but at its price and considering the competition, I think there are better sets out there. Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter will be available from LEGO.com, your local LEGO store and most toy stores from 1 August 2023.