Introduction

I'd say that I'm still pretty new to collecting LEGO Star Wars - I only started in late 2018 to early 2019, so I missed out on a ton of gems from 2013 to 2017.

I didn't have an Obi-Wan Kenobi minifigure in my collection, so I thought I'd get this little foil pack for $9 AUD. I don't regret it - this magazine gift has a minifigure that's rarer than you think.

Packaging

The traditional foil bag is common packaging nowadays for magazine gifts that come with the Immediate Media LEGO magazine publishings. It has relatively newer square dimensions compared to the older rectangular packaging.

The art is pretty attractive to me, with a CGI image of Obi-Wan as well as an image of the Obi-Wan minifigure. There is also the 2018 The Last Jedi box rim art - a LEGO logo beside a red Star Wars logo on a white background, with some red patterning that resembles tyre tread patterning on snow, or ski speeders' patterning on Crait's salty surface.

There is also a "limited edition" label, which I kind of doubt.

Contents and build

There are six pieces that make up Obi-Wan Kenobi and his blue lightsaber. The build was over as soon as it started, but that is to be expected from a set of this tiny size.

Foil packs like these are usually gifts that come with LEGO magazines published by Immediate Media, and these packs usually don't come with instructions - the instructions would be included on pages of the magazine. Since this set is essentially just a minifigure, this is not much of an issue - it is very easy to build, even for the most inexperienced of beginners. (however this may be a bit of an issue for other similar foil packs like Star Wars ships and locations microbuilds)

Minifigure

Obi-Wan is dressed in his attire from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and he is armed with his blue lightsaber that he is rarely seen without. This figure in this configuration has only appeared in one other set - 75191 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive - and is actually considerably rare. The most uncommon piece on this minifigure is probably the torso piece which only appears in the aforementioned set 75191.

Obi-Wan has a lovely double-sided head piece which only appears in 2 sets. Both expressions are excellent, depicting Obi-Wan slightly frowning on one side and gritting his teeth on the other, both printed with a metallic gold headset. His hairpiece is relatively common, appearing in more than 20 sets and the most notable examples I can think of are crooks from LEGO City and Ronin from LEGO Ninjago.

Playability

The playability that this set offers is extremely limited, but children would have fun swinging Obi-Wan around hitting invisible enemies or ones from their own collection. I would say that this minifigure would best fit in Attack of the Clones LEGO dioramas and MOCs.

Overall thoughts

911839 Obi-Wan Kenobi makes a fine addition to any LEGO Star Wars fan's collection, featuring a rare version of the famed Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Thank you for reading, I hope you found this review informative and helpful.