Review: 75372 Clone Trooper & Battle Droid Battle Pack
Posted by CapnRex101,
Incredibly, the standard Phase II Clone Trooper has only appeared in six sets and the latest was produced in 2014. 75372 Clone Trooper & Battle Droid Battle Pack is thus an appealing prospect and features three standard Clone Troopers, as well as a red-armoured Shock Trooper.
Moreover, this Battle Pack reintroduces the Super Battle Droid, which has been missing for almost as long as the Clone Trooper! Between a fantastic minifigure selection and vehicles aligned with the Republic and Separatists, there is plenty to appreciate here.
Summary
75372 Clone Trooper & Battle Droid Battle Pack, 215 pieces.
£24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 | 11.6p/13.9c/13.9c per piece.
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This is a perfect Battle Pack for army building, with an exceptional selection of figures
- Excellent minifigure selection
- New and improved Super Battle Droids
- Enormous play value
- Satisfying vehicles
- Tri-Droid's head is fragile
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
Phase II Clone Troopers are definitely more associated with colours denoting their legion or role than their Phase I equivalents, although plain troopers are essential for creating an army. Three are included and these minifigures feature splendid detail, but the shape of the modern helmet continues to look awkward and the visor should extend further towards the sides.
I think the lack of decoration highlights the problems, as the Clone Shock Trooper looks better. The same minifigure earlier appeared in 75354 Coruscant Guard Gunship and I am pleased to see it return because this is among my favourite armour designs. However, dual-moulded legs would have considerably improved this figure, completing the Shock Trooper's red shin armour.
All four Clone Troopers share the same head, of course, while a good selection of accessories is supplied. Weapons include a large rifle, two standard rifles, a blaster pistol and a printed 1x1 round tile forming a thermal detonator, while the Shock Trooper also carries a pair of dark bluish grey macrobinoculars.
Two standard Battle Droids oppose the Clone Troopers and these figures are the same as ever, although one includes a clip to store its blaster on the back. Light bluish grey is an odd colour choice for this clip, but the option to store the weapon is helpful. Both droids are armed with pearl dark grey blaster rifles, as normal for Separatist forces nowadays.
Battle Droids are ideal for army building, of course, but far more appealing are the three Super Battle Droids! These heavier droids last appeared in 75085 Hailfire Droid, nine years ago. The designers have taken full advantage of their extended absence and modernised the torso, which now includes a narrower and more accurate head, alongside an indented sensor. Unfortunately, the sensor is not highlighted in red.
While its general silhouette remains very similar, there are a surprising number of differences between the previous Super Battle Droid and the 2024 version, as shown below. The chest is slimmer and the texture has been refined across the whole figure, including the arms and legs. Also, there should be no more instances of arm clips breaking, as they sometimes used to. A comprehensive comparison will be published soon.
The Completed Model
While obviously not an exact recreation, given the droid contingent, this Battle Pack was clearly inspired by 7655 Clone Troopers Battle Pack from 2007. The two-seater speeder bike and laser cannon turret are notably similar to their equivalents from the original Clone Trooper Battle Pack and provide considerable play value, as well as looking great, relative to their modest size.
There is room for two minifigures aboard the speeder bike, with one serving as the pilot and the other as a tail gunner, using two blaster rifles. The bike seems small for two occupants, but its proportions are attractive and I like how the stud shooters have been integrated. Another stud shooter is mounted on the turret base and clips for accessories are available too, protected by angled dark bluish grey shields.
The intimidating Octuptarra Combat Tri-Droid previously appeared in 75036 Utapau Troopers and I am delighted to see the droid again, now in more accurate Separatist colours. The droid measures 12cm in height, so is approximately to scale with the minifigures and improves upon the original Tri-Droid in every way. The most important changes were definitely the addition of extra leg segments and proper laser cannons.
Click hinges allow the Tri-Droid's limbs an impressive range of motion, clambering over debris with ease. Walking poses are more challenging, admittedly, but that is bound to be true for any tripedal figure because all three legs need to touch the ground. However, I wish there was more mechanical detail on the legs and particularly the feet, which should divide into claws.
On the other hand, the head includes all the details I would anticipate for a model of this size. While the combination of light bluish grey and dark blue is imperfect, the shape of the head is excellent and I love the laser cannons, with photoreceptors above. Furthermore, the three flick-fire missiles look reasonable and there is even an accurate thruster in the centre. The issue I have encountered is that the 4x4 dome tends to pop off accidentally.
A dark blue STAP completes the droid forces. Several versions of the light speeder have been released and this example most closely resembles that from 7654 Droids Battle Pack, omitting the bigger fins found on later STAPs and including 1x1 slopes for better proportions. These line up perfectly with a Battle Droid's feet, so I consider this the best STAP produced to date.
Overall
The most successful Battle Packs are generally those containing a variety of minifigures, most or all of which are desirable for army building. 75372 Clone Trooper & Battle Droid Battle Pack definitely satisfies these requirements, since all nine figures and even the vehicles are suitable for collecting in great quantity. The four Clone Troopers and the Super Battle Droids are superb in particular.
I do miss the older Phase II Clone Trooper helmet because of its superior shape, but there are no substantial issues with this set, in my opinion. The play value is fantastic and even the price of £24.99, $29.99 or €29.99 feels fair to me, given the contents. On that basis, this is essentially a faultless Battle Pack!
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Pretty good value for what you get I would say.
Don’t know how you can say the minifigures are excellent when the new style clone trooper helmets are a huge down grade from the previous versions.
I’ve never really understood the calls for more plain Phase II clones considering we see them belonging to some sort of colored legion in most media up until The Bad Batch.
I want 8
It’s not just the arms of my old super battle droids that gave me problems, but the clip for the legs, too. I think I’ve got two that are just scrap now because of that broken clip.
I think you built the battle droids wrong.
I still don't get the complaints about the helmet... yeah the mounting points for accessories aren't great if I am staring at the helmet right up against my face, but most of the time my figures are on display three feet away from view on a shelf. At which point such a small detail is just hard to spot at all.
I'd rather Lego stick to this design even if it's slightly compromised, to allow the easy customization with accessories still; instead of redesigning the helmet again.
@Apusttow said:
"Don’t know how you can say the minifigures are excellent when the new style clone trooper helmets are a huge down grade from the previous versions."
I think the minifigures are excellent on the whole, but that does not mean they are perfect. I mentioned the issues with the updated helmets in the review and agree that those flaws are frustrating, but I also think we are going to have to live with them, ultimately.
@MZ_1 said:
"I think you built the battle droids wrong."
If you are referring to using the standard arm configuration for both Battle Droids, I simply prefer that design. There are spares of both arm types, so you can use either.
I think the plain phase two clones look better than the ones with more specific markings.
How do you know the new super battle droid arms won't break? It doesn't seem like there's been enough time to tell.
9 years since the last super battle droid!?
In these trying economic times it is refreshing to see that the Confederacy of Independent Systems has finally recovered from the events on Mustafar and their aftermath, its economy again allowing the production of (new and improved) Super Battle Droids.
I really don't have a problem with the helmet holes. But you know what I do have a problem with?
The fact that there are more B2 battle droids than regular ones.
Sure, I'm excited for the return of super battle droids, but if I'm army-building then I really don't want more special troops than normal ones.
Still looks like an amazing set though! I plan to buy a few first chance I get!
Con:
It's not a wookie battle pack
Ah! A Star Wars Battle Pack that is an entire battle in a pack!
I'm not really a Clone Wars fan, but plenty of decent stuff in here that I might consider it.
This feels like a modern Star Wars set laser-focussed to appeal to me, with the nostalgia of it being based on the first two SW sets I got on an exciting Christmas, that specific STAP design, a good rendition of a tri-droid (one of the coolest, most unique designs in the prequels) and especially that the packaging seemingly sets this on Christophosis!
Hmm, it was never the arms of the B2s that gave me issues, it was the legs. I’ve had a couple of those crack on me, so I’ll keep my eye out for the comparison article see if they’ve been improved too!
It was always the legs that went on my B2s... Did that part get updated or just the torso and arms?
@Prof_Physika said:
"I’ve never really understood the calls for more plain Phase II clones considering we see them belonging to some sort of colored legion in most media up until The Bad Batch."
While you are correct that they only really appear in Bad Batch and the end of Clone Wars(possibly Andor), plain phase twos are fantastic for customizing. This provides an opportunity to create a variety of new legions.
@PhantomBricks said:
" @Prof_Physika said:
"I’ve never really understood the calls for more plain Phase II clones considering we see them belonging to some sort of colored legion in most media up until The Bad Batch."
While you are correct that they only really appear in Bad Batch and the end of Clone Wars(possibly Andor), plain phase twos are fantastic for customizing. This provides an opportunity to create a variety of new legions. "
I agree wholeheartedly! Especially if you buy decals online or use fine-tip Sharpies, you could create lots of different clone units with this!
Always had problems with the legs on Super Battle Droids, one of mine from the 2002 Republic Gunship is *still* broken and will cost a small fortune to replace.
Finally it's here the set we have all been waiting for! i'm planning on picking this set up next week. and the plain phase two are great two even though they are not that prominent in The Clone Wars.
I still think the complaints about the helmets, while perhaps technically correct, are exaggerated. Surely the visor is meant to line up with the eyes, and it does. Minifigure proportions aren't the same as human ones. That being said, dual-moulded legs and possibly arms should be present IMO.
And maybe, given Shadowgate, I just have something against bikes, but I also think this one looks rubbish! A pretty excellent army builder though, and that's the point.
Discounting the standard droids, its about 4 bucks a figure, combined with the basic droids, Accessories, and the large droid, its not a bad price at all, plus they will likely be discounted.. Someone at LEGO's accounting Dept must have screwed up as they did not add the 20% star Wars, and 20% LEGO 'hardship' tax (or Ferrari fund tax), to the set cost...
@Apusttow said:
"Don’t know how you can say the minifigures are excellent when the new style clone trooper helmets are a huge down grade from the previous versions."
To all but the most pedantic they're identical.
I encountered the same issue with the 4x4 domes popping off in the Bunny Rabbit 3-1 creator set. Anyone know of a solution? Seems like a rather significant issue that LEGO needs to fix if they keep using that piece, because we ended up just having to build the bunny without them because they wouldn’t stay attached.
I am hugely nostalgic for those classic mid-2000's battle packs and I greatly regret not picking up the 20th anniversary Imperial Dropship as a nostalgia purchase a few years ago before it got expensive secondhand. Won't be making that mistake twice! Only thing this needs is a yellow clone (327th star corps if I remember correctly?)
B2 droids not having arms break is like kid me's dream come true. I am envious of those who will grow up with this new design, if they really do indeed not break anymore! I have a whole ziploc snack bag filled with broken arms.
The best valued battlepack ever! For two battlepacks that would be $40USD but this is the same as two battlepacks for only $30USD what a saving!
@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"But you know what I do have a problem with?
The fact that there are more B2 battle droids than regular ones.
Sure, I'm excited for the return of super battle droids, but if I'm army-building then I really don't want more special troops than normal ones."
Well, it's not like standard battle droids are hard to come by.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"But you know what I do have a problem with?
The fact that there are more B2 battle droids than regular ones.
Sure, I'm excited for the return of super battle droids, but if I'm army-building then I really don't want more special troops than normal ones."
Well, it's not like standard battle droids are hard to come by."
I'm well aware. BUT if you're a kid who's never had a LEGO Star Wars set before, and you have just enough allowance money for one of these, then you'd probably be disappointed to have more super battle droids than normal battle droids.
I Love It
@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"But you know what I do have a problem with?
The fact that there are more B2 battle droids than regular ones.
Sure, I'm excited for the return of super battle droids, but if I'm army-building then I really don't want more special troops than normal ones."
Well, it's not like standard battle droids are hard to come by."
I'm well aware. BUT if you're a kid who's never had a LEGO Star Wars set before, and you have just enough allowance money for one of these, then you'd probably be disappointed to have more super battle droids than normal battle droids."
No. No one is upset that there’s very few B1s in this set. They’ll figure out a way to get more.
So if BrickSet doesn’t cave to the YouTubers and whine, and cry, and tantrum about… [rolls dice]… helmet holes needed for the visors, you’ll blow them up in the comment section. Got it. Thanks for clearing that up.
Wow, the "realistic" Star Wars blasters really have been around since 2007? I associate them being a TCW thing, and I did get both of the original 2007 battle packs, but I for some reason misremembered them having classic blasters. Seeing ROTS phase 2 clones holding them feels weird.
The new tri-droid looks excellent. No notes. I have the one from Utapau Troopers but this one much more works the part and has a god compromise between the flick-fire missiles and the accurate cannons.
It'll take a bit to get used to the new B2s but I'm excited they're here, but if Lego wanted to do something super cool, I'd love to see them print these in the old metallic sand blue - I know that it's technically an inaccurate color, but I grew up with blue SBD action figures and CW2003 definitely had them blue, and having been given 8012 last year I'm reminded of how good that color was-- heck, since these are new molds entirely and can be easily visually distinguished, having metallic sand blue new B2s wouldn't disrupt the (insane) market for 2002 sand blue B2s. A nostalgic throwback (that they're allegedly going to do a few of this year) that's fun.
I wouldn't worry about tha accuracy of how the Trooper minifigures looked, I think they look good for what they are. I'm more interested in the vehicles and equipment they use, and they look nice, too.
@peterlmorris said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"But you know what I do have a problem with?
The fact that there are more B2 battle droids than regular ones.
Sure, I'm excited for the return of super battle droids, but if I'm army-building then I really don't want more special troops than normal ones."
Well, it's not like standard battle droids are hard to come by."
I'm well aware. BUT if you're a kid who's never had a LEGO Star Wars set before, and you have just enough allowance money for one of these, then you'd probably be disappointed to have more super battle droids than normal battle droids."
No. No one is upset that there’s very few B1s in this set. They’ll figure out a way to get more. "
I find the rants of the children about the lack of B1s are infinitely hilarious. It just goes to show that there will always be complaints about something, regardless.
This is a great set at a decent price. I will be going a bit crazazy accumulating these once they go on sale.
I expected to hate the speeder. Yet, it's much less silly in person than it appears (even in this review).
Now, give me cloth kamas, and get off my lawn!!
@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"But you know what I do have a problem with?
The fact that there are more B2 battle droids than regular ones.
Sure, I'm excited for the return of super battle droids, but if I'm army-building then I really don't want more special troops than normal ones."
Well, it's not like standard battle droids are hard to come by."
I'm well aware. BUT if you're a kid who's never had a LEGO Star Wars set before, and you have just enough allowance money for one of these, then you'd probably be disappointed to have more super battle droids than normal battle droids."
Give yourself a few seconds to breathe. I promise you'll soon be sick of B1s.
@Freddy_Hodson said:
"I still think the complaints about the helmets, while perhaps technically correct, are exaggerated. Surely the visor is meant to line up with the eyes, and it does. Minifigure proportions aren't the same as human ones. That being said, dual-moulded legs and possibly arms should be present IMO.
And maybe, given Shadowgate, I just have something against bikes, but I also think this one looks rubbish! A pretty excellent army builder though, and that's the point."
I absolutely agree about the visors. While they are not perfectly screen accurate, I think they are the perfect legoification of clones. I never liked either the realistic style or the clone wars versions because they looked too stretched. They were accurate compared to the source material, but they lacked the Lego styling. I'm sure never owning any of the p2 helmets contributed to my preferences, but I still think the current helmets are superior.
I don't mind the helmet holes at all. I think the added customizability they offer far outweighs any visual downsides IMO.
I still have a ton of the old helmet accessories from the old Clone Wars sets I got back in the day, including half a dozen 8014 packs. I'm really glad we're finally getting some Phase 2 clones that are compatible with those parts!
This looks great for the people that will buy 30 sets, align ust the figures on two 48x48 baseplates and then create a 45 minute youtube video slowly panning over it saying how great their $1000 Clone Wars MOC is.
Probably gonna pick this one up soon. Good figures and the octuptarra droid is fun. The speeder bike looks pretty footy, with that thick frame and the fins set back like that but hey, can't win 'em all.
I'm looking forward to the Super Battle Droid comparison. They look like a solid update to me, similar enough that you can army build with both versions together, but with better, sharper details all around. I'm curious to see what you can determine about their durability; so many of my old ones have some kind of damage.
This is a great set. I bought too many already.
I have zero complaints about the new p2 helmet. I did prefer the previous one, but I also like the fact that they have holes for customization.
@Apusttow said:
"Don’t know how you can say the minifigures are excellent when the new style clone trooper helmets are a huge down grade from the previous versions."
Yawn.
This is basically two sets in one go, and that is a massive win.
@Alia_of_AGL said:
"Wow, the "realistic" Star Wars blasters really have been around since 2007? I associate them being a TCW thing, and I did get both of the original 2007 battle packs, but I for some reason misremembered them having classic blasters. Seeing ROTS phase 2 clones holding them feels weird.
"
You're not totally incorrect!
7655 had the new blasters, but 7654 actually still used the megaphone blasters for the battle droids, as the straight arm hadn't been introduced yet. I think that came in with 7662, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Makes me itch to pop in my LEGO Star Wars III and have a go for a while.
@MisterBrickster said:
" @Alia_of_AGL said:
"Wow, the "realistic" Star Wars blasters really have been around since 2007? I associate them being a TCW thing, and I did get both of the original 2007 battle packs, but I for some reason misremembered them having classic blasters. Seeing ROTS phase 2 clones holding them feels weird.
"
You're not totally incorrect!
7655 had the new blasters, but 7654 actually still used the megaphone blasters for the battle droids, as the straight arm hadn't been introduced yet. I think that came in with 7662, someone please correct me if I'm wrong."
Not sure if you are right, but that is roughly how I remember it. Getting 7662 with all those new straight arm droids and TONS of the blasters was awesome. Considering how much people complain about the B1 droid being too common (except the one guy in this thread who doesn't have a lot of them yet), 7662 really did it's best with those figures by just having a ton of them available and all the equipment for them, really emphasizing their horde-like army building nature.
Dude, this set came out three weeks ago. Why are you just now reviewing it?
@xboxtravis7992 said:
"I still don't get the complaints about the helmet... yeah the mounting points for accessories aren't great if I am staring at the helmet right up against my face, but most of the time my figures are on display three feet away from view on a shelf. At which point such a small detail is just hard to spot at all.
I'd rather Lego stick to this design even if it's slightly compromised, to allow the easy customization with accessories still; instead of redesigning the helmet again. "
I completely agree. I can't believe that people think the figure is ruined by having the holes a mm too high. Is it a little out of place? Yes. But it's still a gosh darn good figure.
I can't believe that every Star Wars fan expects perfection 100% of the time. Call lego out if they make a mistake but this is ridiculous that we are in a new golden age of clones and nobody can look past the holes being a single mm higher