Review: 75413 Republic Juggernaut
Posted by CapnRex101,
Several versions of the Clone Turbo Tank have been produced since this enormous vehicle was introduced in Revenge of the Sith and these sets have proven consistently popular. That is hardly surprising because the tank provides incredible potential for a fun toy.
However, 75413 Republic Juggernaut seems not to fulfil this potential. Some much-anticipated minifigures are included, but the actual model is notably smaller than previous editions of the Turbo Tank, has fewer functions and costs an extraordinary £139.99, $159.99 or €149.99.
Summary
75413 Republic Juggernaut, 813 pieces.
£139.99 / $159.99 / €149.99 | 17.2p/19.7c/18.4c per piece.
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While not a complete disaster, the Juggernaut is poor overall and ludicruously priced
- Proportions match the movie
- Excellent shaping in places
- Generous troop capacity
- Galactic Marines, finally!
- Significant stability issues
- Very sparse functions
- Inconsistent details
- Commander Bacara could be better
- Wildly overpriced
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi last appeared in 75206 Jedi and Clone Troopers Battle Pack from 2018 and updates to the figure since are relatively subtle. The dark brown and dark tan robes look lovely and I like Ki-Adi-Mundi's serious expression, in combination with his unique Cerean head element. The printed detail on his hair is particularly intricate, visible from the back.
Of course, the minifigure has no alternative expression, but the moulded wrinkles continue as printing, which looks superb. Master Mundi is equipped with a blue lightsaber, ready for a brief defence against Order 66!
On the subject of Order 66, the set also includes Commander Bacara, leader of the 21st Nova Corps and one of the more distinctive Clone officers in Revenge of the Sith. This minifigure has long been missing from the LEGO Star Wars range and I am delighted to have him finally, even though he and Ki-Adi-Mundi would surely be better suited to a model of the UT-AT.
When images first emerged, I was a bit disappointed with Bacara's helmet. The shape is quite accurate, but the gaps between the mouth grille and the grey panels on either side look rather awkward. I wonder whether the grey panels could have been dual-moulded. Otherwise though, the helmet features some nice battle wear and is instantly recognisable as Bacara.
The designs on the torso and legs look reasonable too, although there are a number of minor mistakes. For instance, a cylindrical device is missing from Commander Bacara's back, which seems strange when other details on the minifigure's back, unique to Bacara, are present. The printed pauldron also lacks the coloured stripe seen in most character images. Limits to detail and manufacturing may be understandable, but these errors are strange.
Galactic Marines have probably been the minifigures LEGO Star Wars fans have wanted the most since the arrival of Commander Cody in 2022, so I wonder whether their presence was a factor in the price. Regardless, I am impressed with this trio. Personally, I would favour magenta for Galactic Marines, but dark red is a fair choice because neither shade is faultless.
In addition, a new dual-moulded helmet has been created for these troopers, which surprised me because I assumed the Snowtrooper helmet would be used instead. However, this design looks fantastic and intricate detail continues on the torso and legs. As usual, the printed kamas are ineffective, while the lack of printing on the backpacks is unfortunate. Nonetheless, I think the Galactic Marines are pretty well executed overall.
Three standard Battle Droids are included, so they definitely have a challenge on their hands! The droids are fine and I appreciate that they are armed with pearl dark grey blasters like other Separatist forces. However, they desperately need some extra support, so maybe a turret could have been added, or this could have been the place to reintroduce the Tactical Droid.
The Completed Model
My initial impressions of the model are fairly positive. Its proportions are certainly more accurate than ever, capturing the brick-like shape of the vehicle's main body. Similarly, I think the scale of the wheels works and the smooth bodywork is attractive, giving the impression of thicker armour than on the previous LEGO Juggernauts.
The model looks great from the side as well, although this is also where issues start to emerge because the back of the tank, shown on the right below, is much too short. The rear cab should extend past the wheels, but instead only reaches the axle. The problem arises between the third and fourth wheels, where the angled bodywork needs to be stretched.
Furthermore, this Juggernaut is significantly smaller than its predecessors, even 75151 Clone Turbo Tank from 2016. The pair differ only slightly in length, but the new model is squat, which simply makes it feel a lot smaller, despite its accuracy. I think the photo from the front illustrates the distinction most clearly.
Brick-built wheels represent another departure from earlier versions of the Turbo Tank and their shape is impressively faithful to the movie. Even the sand blue highlights work for me. However, I have to question the decision to use brick-built wheels on this occasion, requiring 140 pieces in total. Assuming the overall piece count was relatively fixed, that only leaves about 670 parts for the rest of the model, which is an unenviable task.
However, the tilt steering mechanism established with 2005's 7261 Clone Turbo Tank remains essentially unchanged and still functions nicely. The turning circle undoubtedly leaves much to be desired, but that is why the vehicle is outfitted with cockpits at both ends! I loved this feature of the original Turbo Tank and am sure children today will too.
The rocking axles also work as simple suspension. Each pair of wheels moves separately, with decent travel up and down. Notably, the wheels in the middle include rubber Technic beams as dampers, replacing the full springs from past sets. There is not enough space for those springs on this occasion.
The armour at the front of the Juggernaut is neatly constructed, so all the panels slot together properly, with no gaps. I am not entirely convinced a sticker was truly required for the dark red patch when angled tiles would suffice, but I suppose the extra details are welcome. Additionally, the blue-tinted windows look marvellous.
Trans-light blue tiles are laid over trans-blue plates to give this effect, so you can actually see light passing through the windows. This is a definite improvement on older designs and I think the circular hatch on top is good too, although the sand blue elements here seem slightly out of place to me.
Opening the panels on the top and sides affords easy access to the interior, but detail inside is sparse. Though I like the tan seat and the stickered console looks fine, there is ample room for additional controls around the driver, or even something as simple as clips for accessories.
Among the HAVw A6 Juggernaut's most interesting features is a lookout tower situated behind the cockpit. The example found on the 2016 Turbo Tank was criticised for its simplicity and this one is even worse, lacking a proper mechanism to extend the tower remotely and without much protection for the minifigure, which leaves them looking a bit silly.
Conversely, the laser cannons on the top and sides of the model are very detailed. I like how light bluish grey wands are used for the weapons and the smooth bodywork across the sides looks superb. Even the stud shooters are nicely integrated, although various other details are missing altogether, such as the forward floodlights or chin blaster cannons.
The large side panels open around Technic pins, along with a couple of hinged panels on the roof, revealing the interior. This area has frequently been used for storage on older models of the Turbo Tank, though it serves passengers on this occasion. I like the studs keeping the side panels in place when closed, but as discussed in another article, this section of the vehicle is quite easily breakable.
Five seats are available for minifigures inside the main hold, including some without backrests, so you do not have to remove the Galactic Marines' backpacks. I appreciate the troop capacity and slots to store weapons behind the central seat, plus the removable roof panel, which further helps with access.
On the other hand, this panel is not attached securely and there was again an opportunity for more controls around the seats, or perhaps a small command centre. A screen monitoring the vehicle's systems or even receiving Order 66 would have been fun, for instance.
Moving further back, the armour seems less finished. Exposed studs are not automatically an issue, but they look odd when the bodywork is smooth elsewhere. Additionally, there are gaps around the rear cabin and the suspension details are so rudimentary that I actually wonder why the designer even bothered.
You can place a minifigure behind the stud shooter mounted on the roof, with a bucket handle for its controls. The weapon is static, unfortunately, but looks good with a minifigure in position. However, removing the figure leaves behind a gap in the roof. Admittedly, this is not particularly noticeable from many angles, but it is certainly far from ideal.
The aforementioned gaps in the armour are awful, although I like the stickered designs on this cab, as well as the trans-blue windscreen. Also, twin blasters are included underneath the rear cab and these are welcome, but that really highlights their absence at the front.
Sadly, there is nothing in the slender section of the model between the main hold and the cab, which has been used for storage or engine detailing in the past. The side panels are attached using rocker plates, which strikes me as a dated building technique in this situation and not an adequately secure one.
Perhaps that is deliberate though, as the opening roof hatch is really not sufficient for access, hence the detachable panels can be helpful sometimes. Unsurprisingly, you must remove the gunner from the roof-mounted stud shooter before opening this hatch.
Interior space is more limited at this end of the Turbo Tank, but there is still a chair inside, plus another console. This one takes the total number of stickers to seven and displays a couple of approaching MTTs, in reference to the Turbo Tank's counterpart from the summer wave: 75435 Battle of Felucia Separatist MTT.
Overall
75413 Republic Juggernaut should not exist. Apart from the obvious suitability of a UT-AT with these minifigures, asking a LEGO designer to produce an 813-piece Turbo Tank with functions to rival other versions is basically impossible and the compromises are clear to see. The model suffers from fragile construction in some places and seems unfinished in others.
There are certain aspects of the set to enjoy. The tank's proportions have arguably never been better and the minifigure selection is appealing, despite occasional issues. However, these few positives are clearly outweighed by the negatives and the price of £139.99, $159.99 or €149.99 is nothing short of madness. I think the story behind this set would be fascinating, which never bodes well!
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This will probably be a set where the designer goes unnamed.
As someone who really anticipated a set designed around those Order 66 scenes in Episode 3, this set leaves a lot to be desired.
"The shape is quite accurate, but the gaps between the mouth grille and the grey panels on either side look rather awkward."
The duck lips of the clone trooper world.
Don’t think I’ve ever read a review so damning on this site before. Well, apart from the Last Jedi AT-ST.
@Mister_Jonny said:
"Don’t think I’ve ever read a review so damning on this site before. Well, apart from the Last Jedi AT-ST."
CapnRex’s review of Assault on Hoth is legendary too.
Oddly, this improves my opinion of it. Not nearly as small in comparison as I thought. Still, the name "Juggernaut" is laughable here.
Interior is beautiful! And the windows actually being transparent all the way through instead of trans tiles slapped on opaque plates is such an innovation.
I never intended to buy this anyway, but I can't wait to finally have a minifig of my SWBFII class of choice
I have to wonder if the reason this isn’t a UT-AT is due to the minifigure selection. This way, LEGO can still claim it is *not* a set based on the Order 66 sequence, which they have still managed to pointedly avoid any explicit sets of. I suspect it’s the same reason Plo Koon got his Delta-7 relegated to a Microfighter instead of a figure-scale playset.
@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
" @Mister_Jonny said:
"Don’t think I’ve ever read a review so damning on this site before. Well, apart from the Last Jedi AT-ST."
CapnRex’s review of Assault on Hoth is legendary too."
Indeed, although that review doesn’t outright say the set shouldn’t exist like this one does.
I will tell it again, as it has been done many times by many others before, and even once more in the article, but what is going on with these prices in the SW theme? No chance, no way I would get this one at this price. Impossible. Great review, very honest with pros and cons, thank you.
It's cynical, but if I had to guess, the wheels were brick built to bring up the piece count. A brick built wheel probably cost more or less like a big wheel piece. This way the piece count is up while the production costs remain the same.
Anyway, I loved the review. It's nice to see even the most enthusiastic Lego Star wars fans being rightfully critical
What a piece of junk.
Not sure I've ever seen a review say a set "shouldn't exist," though I appreciate the candor! You really have to wonder what they were thinking here, allocating such a small piece count to such a large model.
And the price! It's at least twice as much as it should reasonably cost. Some days it feels like LEGO is trying to kill off the "kid-focused" range of STAR WARS sets entirely.
The UT-AT will probably never be made. Mainly because it just looks like a boring box, but also because it looks a bit like a real world tank, and neither of those are desirable subjects for a LEGO set.
My feelings towards this set are almost identical to the MTT. I like it, and was looking forward to adding it to my Republic army, but sadly I’m going to have to skip it. That price is far too high for me.
The minifigs are definitely very cool, but not must-haves for me. I have the 2018 Ki-Adi-Mundi, and like that figure just as much as (if not more than) this one. Bacara’s cool, but that helmet definitely looks off. The Galactic Marines are also very neat, but they’re not incentive enough for me to drop $160 on this set.
The set itself is probably my least-favorite Turbo Tank. It’s not bad, but it does have plenty of issues. The stability concerns are definitely a major problem, and I don’t like how the rear section doesn’t hang over the wheels. The lack of forward-facing cannons is also baffling; it’s a pretty important detail, important enough to make it into 75028 .
Overall, a cool (but flawed) set, and a definite pass for me. There’s plenty of other sets that are higher priorities for me this year.
Finally a set to rival the headless AT-ST of yesteryear.
All jokes aside the slew of issues that plague this set are almost innumerable.
And putting sought-after minifigures such as Ki-Adi-Mundi, Commander Bacara and the Galactic Marines together with this tank that is neither very 'turbo' nor much of a juggernaut is beyond the border of corporate cynicism and greed that I have come to expect from LSW/TLG even in 2025.
All in all a shocking set.
The Galactic Marines and Bacara have so many inaccuracies...
I'm so glad I have no interest in Star Wars!
Honestly shocked something like this goes to market while other sets get pulled for lesser issues. I won't be surprised if they under produce this and retire it quickly, or at least introduce a significant running change because this isn't remotely close to Lego quality from what I've seen.
The many flaws of this set would have been understandable but forgiveable is the price was $80 or even $90. We understand that it's challenging to downsize a Star Wars vehicle to a smaller budget. At $160, there's no excuse.
If the juggernaut had remained the same size as the 2016 turbo tank, just with more pieces and look a lot sleeker, this could’ve been an amazing set. And the solution to the problem of it not being a UT-AT is simple. The juggernaut could’ve had kashyyyk troopers and commander gree instead of galactic marines, since we need redesigns of those clones anyway. Lego could’ve used the $130 set slot for a UT-AT with galactic marines and commander Bacara instead of a buildable Ewok, since there’s too many buildable characters out now.
@CommanderR3x said:
"If the juggernaut had remained the same size as the 2016 turbo tank, just with more pieces and look a lot sleeker, this could’ve been an amazing set. "
That's really what I don't understand. Why not update previous designs like they did with 75337 AT-TE? It would probably save time for the designer and they could get away with the price increase by releasing an improved set.
Maybe this is a test run to see how far they can push the prices? Or maybe this is due to tariffs? Both?
So, is lego just pathologically incapable of making accurate clone minifigs or what?
I guess we should be happy this still uses stickers instead of prints, and has no high tech features like a light or sound brick.....otherwise I could easily see Lego put a €500 price tag on it.
I think smaller size can be acceptable with a really good-looking and well-built model (e.g. 75312), but this guy... whew.
Between the janky and fragile construction, lacking detail (Where'd the front guns go? Why doesn't the top turret elevate? Why doesn't the rear turret rotate? What IS that observation tower?), and the rear cockpit being too short, this model feels really half-baked.
I almost wonder whether it WAS planned and designed as a UT-AT initially, and got changed somewhere along the line, with not enough time to make it, y'know, good.
Or this is just good enough for Lego, which would be a shame.
It’s good to see a review that gives a fair, honest impression. I’ve never had any interest in the Juggernaut, and these brick-built wheels definitely wouldn’t sway me.
Maybe it would be good as a parts pack of found on steep enough discount. However, I am quite curious about the tilt steering as that is something I always find intriguing on LEGO sets.
Shouldn't exist. Love this. Thank you for this (and the rest of the well-written, well-executed review).
Hubris is rampant at LEGO right now and they need to perform some serious introspection.
I don't care one bit about the accuracy of tiny details on clone trooper minifigures and I try not to complain about the prices of Star Wars sets I was never going to buy anyway (more of an Andor guy myself) but the fourth version of a big block-shaped vehicle having no structural integrity in the big 2025 is insane. The model designers in that department have been doing great work in recent years.
Thanks, @CapnRex101, no objections!
Glad to see not much of an attempt to justify the existence of such a poor cash in.
This set will be down below £100 sooner rather than later.
The RRP should be £80
@Huw said:
"I'm so glad I have no interest in Star Wars! "
As someone who was a diehard LSW fan 5-10 years ago, I’m starting to have as much interest as you, with how Lego has been treating the theme.
Shall we swap this out for the Temple of Doom?
Also, has anybody ever tried Ki-Adi-Mundi with the Egghead headpiece from The Lego Batman Movie? I think he'd look hilarious.
This may be one of the first times I just get the figures on the aftermarket as opposed to buying the complete set. $200 CDN is a lot as-is for a set of this size, but seeing it’s inferior to the one from 2016 make this an easy pass.
@johleth said:
"This will probably be a set where the designer goes unnamed."
I think that would be wise, but not because the designer has done some terrible thing. The people responsible for this are whomever chose to attempt an 800-piece Turbo Tank at this price point. I could be wrong, but I doubt any LEGO designer or fan could create a satisfying model with the restrictions presumably in place here.
@Mister_Jonny said:
" @RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
" @Mister_Jonny said:
"Don’t think I’ve ever read a review so damning on this site before. Well, apart from the Last Jedi AT-ST."
CapnRex’s review of Assault on Hoth is legendary too."
Indeed, although that review doesn’t outright say the set shouldn’t exist like this one does."
The difference for me is that 75098 Assault on Hoth was a failure in execution, whereas this fails in concept. The former bothers me more than the latter.
Using a phrase like 'this set should not exist' sounds very harsh, but it would apply equally to something like a new X-wing play set containing 200 pieces. I am not convinced that could be done to modern standards without severe compromises.
Is there any concern with brick built wheels beyond the number of parts used? Has this been done before, especially on such a large set? Will the wheels even handle rough play? Will the pieces get damaged?
On thing I do wonder though: We hear all the time that designers design to a specific price point, which under no circumstance can ever be adjusted, regardless how much it would mess up the set. Still, getting to design a vehicle like this to a €150 price point doesn't seem like such a bad task. But looking at not only the piece count but also the fact that it seems only very common, not particularly large pieces, and no prints or new moulds, it rather seems like it was designed to a €80-100 price point, just not priced accordingly.....
@CapnRex101 that's impossible even 7140 had 225 pieces.
With the maintenance cart using 40-50 pieces
It's $208 over here, for 813 pieces..
Nothing will ever beat 7261 and its badass Podracer B-model.
"Excellent shaping in places"
that "in places" is important because I really don't like the look of the rear cockpit, previous iterations have done it better
not even gonna comment on the price. good on Brickset for calling it out.
@EtudeTheBadger said:
"Nothing will ever beat 7261 and its badass Podracer B-model.
"
Just looked at it for the first time, and I must agree that it looks fantastic. Why can't we get alt models again? I think that would be incredibly cool.
Also, 7261's sheer size really endears it to me, even if it lacks the fine detailing. I'd be fine getting some more sets focused on big size but with more sparse details...if they were fairly priced. Which is unlikely.
Not so much Cain Marko, more Emil Blonsky?
@Echolord said:
"I have to wonder if the reason this isn’t a UT-AT is due to the minifigure selection. This way, LEGO can still claim it is *not* a set based on the Order 66 sequence, which they have still managed to pointedly avoid any explicit sets of. I suspect it’s the same reason Plo Koon got his Delta-7 relegated to a Microfighter instead of a figure-scale playset. "
75378 BARC Speeder Escape is pretty explicitly Order 66, right?
You might be right about Plo Koon's fighter, though even as a microfighter it's based on the TCW version rather than ROTS.
Re: Juggernaut vs. UT-AT: There were several early leaks pointing to this set being a UT-AT, and we don't see any Juggernauts on Mygeeto in ROTS, so it really feels to me like a late-in-the-process redesign. Maybe Order 66 was the reason, but again, it's weird they'd make a set about Kelleran Beq and Grogu explicitly fighting 501st troopers, but not Order 66 as it happened on Mygeeto - maybe it's that those two successfully escaped? (It would explain why the Cody Brickheadz is allowed to have an Order 66 hologram, I guess.)
@watcher21 said:
" @CapnRex101 that's impossible even 7140 had 225 pieces.
With the maintenance cart using 40-50 pieces"
Absolutely, that is my point. To be fair, an 813-piece Clone Turbo Tank is not as impossible a prospect as a 200-piece X-wing, but neither is a good idea!
@CapnRex101 said:
" @watcher21 said:
" @CapnRex101 that's impossible even 7140 had 225 pieces.
With the maintenance cart using 40-50 pieces"
Absolutely, that is my point. To be fair, an 813-piece Clone Turbo Tank is not as impossible a prospect as a 200-piece X-wing, but neither is a good idea!"
Well first, we could start with proper wheels instead of this parts bloat... Oh, wait, let's use the part budget for reinforcements and functions instead (that lookout looks embarassing)!
Cool, but there is a lore reason as to why the inclusion of this tank is bad.
@jkb said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @watcher21 said:
" @CapnRex101 that's impossible even 7140 had 225 pieces.
With the maintenance cart using 40-50 pieces"
Absolutely, that is my point. To be fair, an 813-piece Clone Turbo Tank is not as impossible a prospect as a 200-piece X-wing, but neither is a good idea!"
Well first, we could start with proper wheels instead of this parts bloat... Oh, wait, let's use the part budget for reinforcements and functions instead (that lookout looks embarassing)!"
I also wish those improvements had been made, though keep in mind, the large wheels will account for significant value themselves. Presumably lower than the parts used for the brick-built wheels, but maybe not.
There are so many factors that we cannot know. The wheels used for 75151 Clone Turbo Tank are only in producton for 76178 Daily Bugle at the moment, but that set is retiring at the end of this year, so perhaps keeping them in production for this one was not an option, or would have been more costly to the parts budget than the brick-built wheels. It is equally possible that the designer just made a poor decision; only the design team knows.
@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
" @Mister_Jonny said:
"Don’t think I’ve ever read a review so damning on this site before. Well, apart from the Last Jedi AT-ST."
CapnRex’s review of Assault on Hoth is legendary too."
That is a review that 'echoed' loudy within the nascent Lego SW community.
This review also has superlative highlights:
1) "... this could have been the place to reintroduce the Tactical Droid.";
2) "this one is even worse,";
3) "75413 Republic Juggernaut should not exist.";
and my absolute all-time favorite,
4) "... nothing short of madness."
Thank you Cap'n for executing an absolute masterpiece. The review is so freaking good that it almost makes me wonder if it's instructing me how to feel about this set.
Seriously, it's beyond time that Lego needs to hire our esteemed author, myself, or perhaps @Mandrproductions as a liason between the fan community and SW Lego. They really need the help. The younger guys would indubitably be cheaper, but I'm more experienced and culturally European. ;)
This set really sucks!
@WokePope said:
"Some days it feels like LEGO is trying to kill off the "kid-focused" range of STAR WARS sets entirely."
That's because, by all objective analysis, they are. Just look at how many Lego Star Wars sets in the $40 and under category have been released each year (excluding GWPs):
2020: 14
2021: 9
2022: 8
2023: 12
2024: 9
2025: 4
As you can see, there's clearly a sudden and unprecedented drop-off in SW sets for $40 or less this year.
But it gets even worse if you exclude "non-standard" sets like microfighters, buildable figures/mechs, and juniorized sets. 2020-2024 each have at least 5 or more "standard" playsets in this price range, but 2025 has a whopping total of just ONE so far.
And based on the leak/rumor mill, there's nothing else planned in this price range for the rest of the year.
@J0rgen said:
"The UT-AT will probably never be made. Mainly because it just looks like a boring box, but also because it looks a bit like a real world tank, and neither of those are desirable subjects for a LEGO set."
I disagree about the tank comparison, partially because sets have been made based on Star Wars tanks before, like 75152: Imperial Assault Hovertank and 75342: Republic Fighter Tank.
I think any consideration for it was thrown out because of the Turbo Tank being more recognizable and thus a better choice for marketing. They've shown prototypes of the UT-AT in the Lego Star Wars visual dictionaries and in a picture on a shelf at Lego HQ.
If the designer of this set is made known, I would like to know what happened with this set, was it thrown together at the last minute when some executive pulled the UT-AT, was it a last minute piece of work they forgot about and designed the night before it was due, or did someone higher up demand last minute changes?
Ok deal at 50% off
@Crux said:
"Not so much Cain Marko, more Emil Blonsky?"
I audibly laughed two seconds after I read this: for non-Marvel fans this translates to “Not so much Juggernaut, more Abomination”
And now the bitter hard truth
People in need of a "Juggernaut" , Ki-Adi-Mundi or Galactic Marines will buy it, maybe teeth gritted, but they will.
Kids will buy it because it looks cool.
katching
@jkb Search your feelings, you know it to be true, now surrender to the dark side
@ecleme11 said:
"If the designer of this set is made known, I would like to know what happened with this set, was it thrown together at the last minute when some executive pulled the UT-AT, was it a last minute piece of work they forgot about and designed the night before it was due, or did someone higher up demand last minute changes?"
Interference from higher levels. The same that happens with promising Movies.
@watcher21 said
"And now the bitter hard truth
People in need of a "Juggernaut" , Ki-Adi-Mundi or Galactic Marines will buy it, maybe teeth gritted, but they will.
Kids will buy it because it looks cool.
katching
@jkb Search your feelings, you know it to be true, now surrender to the dark side"
I'm indeed pretty angry at this!
I need a juggernaut, but kicked this one off my wishlist. I'm young, I can wait patiently, like my idol Mr. Palpy...
"75413 Republic Juggernaut should not exist."
I understand where it is coming from a summation of the problems with this set, but I would not have used this phrasing for how it sounds in isolation. To me it makes it sound as if the problem is conceptual and not in execution.
As someone who does not own a previous Turbo Tank, I find much of the set appealing enough in spite of the design compromises.... but the price is obviously really off-putting and the value is clearly not there at MSRP, and while a lot of sets are 20% too high I think this set is even more egregious.
Thanks for the honest review.
There is not much to like with this one. I don't mind scaled down sets too much (anymore), but a Juggernaut is supposed to be impressive, this is far from that. So I agree, a Turbo tank with too small a piece count is a bad idea.
One of the things I instantly disliked when I saw the first pictures was the backend. The gaps are horrible and look like they could have been easily avoided. And it looks skinny and very attackable (from an ambushers' point of view).
And the wheels... On an impressive landmonster called the Juggernaut, the wheels shouldn't look like macaroons. And that's even highlighted with the sandblue colour. (which I like as a colour, but is hardly menacing).
As for pricing:
At this point it has nothing to do with what a set costs to produce anymore. I recently bought 43268 Lilo and Stitch Beach House for just under € 60,- (down from € 90,- RRP). Disney tax, unique moulds, plenty minifigs, 20 pieces more, etcetera. € 60,- (!) less in RRP. People in charge of money-things at Lego are trying to price it to whatever people are willing to pay. And I guess they've overdone it on this one. Surely there must be meetings about this where people (designers?) leave in a very unhappy mood?
You know, from the exterior the set looks cool, and if you want to have a Turbo Tank this might be your only option... Unless you find a 2016 version somehow.
I don’t get Star Wars junk, but it’s evident a tonne of design work has gone into this thing to reduce it down to what it is visually. Shame about the structural integrity loss.
If it were recoloured in uni kitty colours and had those pink roller skate wheels from the creator set, I’d give it a go. Those pink wheels are so needed here.
"Republic Juggernaut should not exist."
Nice wording. I wonder what the designer would think if they read this.
The fact that the 2016 one , which was already undersized compared to the 2005 and 2010 iterations, looks like a behemot next to this new ¿Juggernaut? is a testament of how poorly Lego performed with this design.
Not to mention the ludicrous price for what you get, the usage of stickers where bricks could have perfectly done the job, the innacurate minifigs, the inestability of the model, the lack of crucial details (though ironically overengineering other ones) like the forward guns and lights , the chosen vehicle instead of the actual one shown in the movie, some detailes designed to such a low level that it feels rushed (I am looking at you observation post and the suspension), almost none playing features for the price you pay and what you can expect from a vehicle of this size and potential! and I could go on. They think that just by adding some desirable minifigs can redeem this atrocity.
Overall, this set feels like Lego is testing its Star Wars fans, but someday the bubble will burst and nobody is going to buy this sets. Not me at least.
So, for £20 more you could have 10358 Soundwave, one of the best sets of the year, or for considerably less you could get 10351 Sherlock Book Nook, my 2nd favourite set of the year.....
I don't like how smooth the side panels are with the whole surface being tiled. Makes it look too clean imo.
@yodaloop said:
" @EtudeTheBadger said:
"Nothing will ever beat 7261 and its badass Podracer B-model.
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Just looked at it for the first time, and I must agree that it looks fantastic. Why can't we get alt models again? I think that would be incredibly cool."
It does seem like it would fit pretty perfectly with the "Rebuild the Galaxy" thing, and it would be easy to make instructions available online.
I feel like the wheels were made brick built just to inflate the piece count. They look cheap and certainly don't look like wheels to me. That was a non-starter for me with this set. Yuck.
Besides the ridiculous price point, what I really don't get is the target of this set.
Many of the changes to prior versions are clearly meant to increase its faithfullness to the movie version, but at the same time it has stud shooters where they really distract from that and is missing details in other parts.
Designed by Alan Smithee.
@Prof_Physika said:
"Designed by Alan Smithee."
"I understood that reference."
@CapnRex101 Reviews get better and better every time! This one is excellent. Thank you.
Well, this is an abomination upon the Lord.
The MTT is also overpriced, but it's not nearly as much of an obscenity as this.
I don't see myself buying it unless it gets clearanced out at $50 USD.
People are very unfair to this set. It is not as bad as many reviewers say, and there are several design improvements, like overall shape, wheels, windows. And, of course, the new minifigures are great!
I bought it and built it, and it is an enjoyable set.
Regarding the price, I don't know about everyone else, buy my bills for pretty much everything are rising every year. I don't see the reason why LEGO prices wouldn't rise...