9489 Endor Battle Pack

 

  • 9489 Endor Battle Pack

    Posted by Huw, 01 Jan 2012 11:40. Filed under Set review.

    9489 Endor battle packContinuing with my mini-reviews of the new Star Wars sets, it's time now to look at the least exciting of them, the Endor battle pack.

    The set consists of two rebel troopers, one of whom has a new torso print, two imperial troopers (which you'll recall have the new printed heads), a bit of tree and a speeder bike.

    I say it's the least exciting because the tree is unremarkable and the speeder is virtually identical to that in last year's 7956 Ewok Attack.

     

    9489 Endor battle pack The minifigs are OK but not a patch on the elite clone troopers in the other battle pack. However there is good variety, each one being different, and if you can afford 10 or so of these packs you'll be able to put together a pretty good Endor battle scene.

    This is not an essential purchase like many of the other new SW sets and given it's currently priced at £13 (it'll probably be $13 in the USA), this is definitely one to wait for until it plummets in price at Amazon or can be had in a 3-for-2 offer somewhere.

    More photos on flickr:

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Posted by CapnRex101 in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2012 12:04

My review is here : http://www.brickset.com/reviews/?ID=42406

Posted by Margot in United States, 01 Jan 2012 12:05

I deleted my previous comment because I found that if I clicked on the word review I found all of the previous ones, thanks!

Posted by WolfboyTheMasterofTheSword in United States, 01 Jan 2012 12:08

um wow ok i dont know what to think of this it looks like one of the guys is turning into a monkey though.

Posted by Retsnom Kcor in United States, 01 Jan 2012 12:30

"Not an essential purchase"? I disagree, sir. I hold Endor related sets as a higher priority than any other Star Wars, followed closely by Hoth. After that, any else that looks interesting.

Also, I notice that they have reverted to the speeder bikes which can only hold one minifig. I'm glad they did that, the other ones look kind of awkward.

Posted by Thomson & Thompson in Canada, 01 Jan 2012 12:44

It's a Battle Pack, so I'll get it.

Posted by trickydicky0880 in United States, 01 Jan 2012 12:57

One of the rebel troopers has an indiana jones head..

Posted by The Reviewer in United States, 01 Jan 2012 15:15

I was disapointed how they made just one battlepack with opposing sides. I wish they made rebel cammando battlepack and a Scoutrooper battlepack.

Posted by legobuilderstudios in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2012 16:53


Meh, not to bad. I just wish they hadn't changed the stormtrooper torso print. This means they will stand out from the other troopers...

Posted by Clone Commander Colt in United States, 02 Jan 2012 01:37

LEGO should really redesign the Imperial Scout Trooper's torso, give it the back printing, and give it the proper leg printing to match Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

Posted by JohnnyWashngo in United Kingdom, 02 Jan 2012 04:08

The speeder bike in this set is a massive improvement over the one included in the ewok set from last year. The reason for this is that the new speeder bike has a smooth domed piece underneath its front half meaning you can push it along the ground without it getting stuck. I also think the mini figs in this set are awesome

Posted by clone commander trainrex in United States, 02 Jan 2012 06:50

11.99 so 12 dollars in the US(USD)

I like that the scout trooper has the right gun now, rather than the short blaster they used to always give him. The new torso print is great on the rebel but I wish the second rebel didn't have creepy clone wars lines on his face

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