Set Review ➟ LEGO® 75315 Imperial Light Cruiser
In this review we will build the playset of the Imperial light cruiser ship of the evil Moff Gideon from the famous series "The Mandalorian". It is a set of 1311 pieces and 6 minifigures of which the new ones are Fennec Shand, Moff Gideon and Dark trooper. It comes in a big box which surprisingly was a lot more full of bags than usual. In total there are 12 bags numbered up to 9, an instruction book with a good handful of pages and a sticker sheet numbered up to 9 as well.
In the first numbered bags with the number 1, we'll be able to kill the bug of being able to ride "Mando" and Moff Gideon. I'll always complain that the Mandalorian should have had his face made, even though it was only minimally shown in the series. It's appreciated that Moff was given the dark sword in the set but perhaps making the bar with white speckles would have made it an unbeatable piece in that respect. I guess as a trade-off it wouldn't be a very reusable piece in other contexts. Be that as it may, it is a pity as this is the main characteristic of such a sword. Here the construction goes on to make the base of the ship. There is nothing remarkable in these construction steps except to guess that as always in this kind of ships, the interior space is tiny, 2 or 3 minifigures will be able to wander around and offer some real play.
Bag number 2 is of fleeting construction. Here the external frame of the ship will be built, which will support the whole nose of the ship. Here you can already see aesthetic details such as sticker-like controls on some of the slopes.
In bags number three we will build the tail of the ship and the handle to hold the ship securely without it falling apart when we move it or play with it. A lot of technic steps to give firmness to the tail and secure it with the front nose. All in all this will be a small exercise in small engineering of coupling and firmness. Certainly very successful.
In 4 we will start to fill holes in the frame with some greebling technique and build some cute things like the little Tie :). It feels like they are going to disassemble when you try to take them out and it's surprising how firm they are. It's true that it's a bit difficult to take them out of their place to play with them. I imagine that infant fingers won't have any problem at all.
In bag 5 we will have the pleasure of assembling the minifigures of Cara Dune and Fennec Shand, a character that we will also see in the open series that chronologically follows The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett. This last figure I really like the way they have mixed the orange with the black, the silkscreen printing of the arms that are one different from the other. With respect to the cruiser here we will continue to cover the structure at the back of the ship, the bridge and the structural "spine" behind it. It is this area of the wheelhouse that is intended to be the safe handhold of the ship. The truth is that by holding it in this area it allows for a kind of wicked movement without danger of disassembly. It is a strongly implemented and safe area for children's play or destructive intentions }:).
In the following bags numbered 6 we will continue working on the adjustment of the rear recesses, in addition the propulsion engines of the cruiser will be placed. This part is very well worked and adjusted, as can be seen in the image below. The result is very clean when viewed from behind. However, the view from the front is not so good, but as the interior parts are black you can't see too much.
In bag 7 we will focus on making some panels for the side structures and add some greebling to these in a simple but no less successful technique. In addition to completing the interior of the main cabin of the cruiser we will also leave the bow already finished.
And finally we come to the Dark Trooper in bag number 8. In my opinion, the best thing about this minifigure is the helmet, the legs are also printed and the armour doesn't add much more than volume, as the printed drawing is almost identical to the torso. In this part of the construction will be the part that covers part of the game cabin, which is also the only area of the cruiser intended for this purpose. With the last bag, number 9, we finish the Imperial light cruiser by building Grogu as the last minifigure of the set as well as the wing that we are missing to close the previous cabin completely. We will also add a couple of cannons on the deck for defence and attack of the ship.
The set is nice, has a construction that is not very repetitive as both sides are the same and has some curious construction steps. The best thing is that the fit is much better than on other ships that are of similar construction and whose gaps are not as well filled. The set of minifigures is a good one and for the collector it is also very appealing.
We thank Lego for providing the set for review in this article. The opinion expressed herein is ours alone and is not endorsed or supported by Lego in any way.
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