The intergalactic plastic pizza parlour is baking more grey triangles. This new variety might not be the topping I would usually order, so I'm hoping it will still taste okay. It does look like someone has taken a couple of sneaky bites out of each side already but I think that is something to do with the original chef.
I'm forcing my metaphor here but will this slice of plastic pizza be thin and crispy, deep pan or stuffed crust? Is there a weekend special deal or a discount code?
The delivery is here... I'm hungry, let's take a look in the box and see if we want to eat it all up after all.
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75441 Venator-Class Attack Cruiser
- Release date: 1 January 2026, pre-order available now from the links below
- Pieces: 643
Price and link to pre-order:
- US$ 79.99 on LEGO.com US
- CA$ 99.99 on LEGO.com Canada
- GB£ 69.99 on LEGO.com UK
- AU$ 129.99 on LEGO.com Australia
- NZ$ 149.99 on LEGO.com New Zealand
- 79,99€ on LEGO.com Deutschland, Nederland, France etc
- PLN 339.99 on LEGO.com Polska
- NOK 1099,90 on LEGO.com Norge
- DKK 699.95 on LEGO.com Danmark
The LEGO® Star Wars™ Venator-Class Attack Cruiser™ joins the existing range of products in the ongoing Star Wars Starship Collection. I assume this sub-theme of ships at this more shelf-friendly scale has found favour with fans, as only two of the nine options in the range have so far left the menu of availability (the 75376 Tantive IV and 75377 Invisible Hand are retiring on 31 December 2025 and are both sold out at LEGO.com).
The parts
New mould: Tile 45° Cut 4 x 4 (Triangle)
One new ingredient has been developed for this pizza slice: streaky bacon corners, and they come in left- and right-hand printed variants.
- 2x Tile 45° Cut 4 x 4 (Triangle) with 5 Dark Red Lines (Left) print in Light Bluish Gray (6594310 | 7975)
- 2x Tile 45° Cut 4 x 4 (Triangle) with 5 Dark Red Lines (Right) print in Light Bluish Gray (6594311 | 7975)
While I can see the validity of the introduction of this part for decoration purposes, avoiding stickers across multiple parts is a sacrosanct design ideal. I'm not entirely sure it's a necessary part for any other reason.
This larger-scale triangular tile seems like a useful addition to the range of cladding and patterning elements and I'm curious to see what other colours and prints might come to fruition in the future.
Recoloured and printed parts
- 2x Brick Arch 1 x 3 x 2, Straight End in Black (6154860 | 5850)
For display purposes, a predictable new print is included which is inkeeping with those found in the other starships.
- 1x Plate Special 4 x 4 with Studs on One Edge [Plain] with "Venator-Class" print in Black (6610132)
Rare parts
In one other set
- 2x Tile 2 x 2 with Dark Red Circle, Tan Center print in Light Bluish Gray (6533748 | 3068)
In two other sets
- 1x Technic Brick 1 x 3 [3 Pin Holes] in Black (6572774 | 5565)
In three other sets
- 5x Wedge Plate 8 x 3, 8° Left in Light Bluish Gray (6448326 | 3544)
Don't worry, the mirrored right versions (6448327 | 3545) are also included in this set but not shown here as that part is found in four other sets.
Before I began writing this review, the LEGO Star Wars team let us early reviewers know they had noticed an error in the instructions and wanted to highlight the mistake. For many of you it will be obvious: it should state that "A Republic officer briefs a Clone Trooper...", as the Empire was not established at this point in the narrative. This error will show up in all January released products but will be fixed for the next production cycle.
Building the Venator
The early stages of construction reveal a problem with colour matching in one of the light bluish grey parts; luckily these clips will not be all that visible in the finished model.
The construction for the back portion of the ship and the main engines looks like the start of a pretty interesting-looking speeder.
That speeder look is still clear to me before the supports for the nose section are attached.
Some simple side-on building techniques quite effectively translate the dual tower bridge design. The bright light orange and dark red half circle extended tiles a.k.a. half stadium (24246) are there to represent Obi-wan and Anakin's Jedi Interceptors. Designers often like to add this sort of Easter egg and I can normally detect them but on this occasion (and the Republic trooper highlighted above), if it hadn't been pointed out, I think it would have flown over my head entirely.
The central spine of the ship has a few bar clips and exposed LEGO Technic components that will be used to support the fuselage panelling that we are yet to add.
One technique I did like however, was used in the upper panels – the additional width of a door rail plate was used to support three ingots and a tile above it. Ingots inherently lack satisfactory grip when attached to a single stud. To be honest, I have found the same is true of regular tiles.
Before the top and bottom panels are secured by a rubber peanut (45590) there is a fair degree of movement. The rubber peanut helps significantly (see below) but did not entirely eliminate the issue. In all honesty, I was not satisfied by the solution to that wobble and felt that greater rigidity in the structure should have been achieved.
A familiar side-on build method is employed to construct a solid and effective stand that produces an appealing studless finish. I think this is a good contrast to the more studded look of the ship itself.
Conclusion
I feel a little bad about my impressions of the set: the overall look is good, it's a nice display piece and will no doubt please the majority of those that purchase it. It's a very fair representation of the ship and what has been achieved at scale is great, but I still want greater things at this price point.
If, like me, your budget is somewhat limited, I'm sure this will be a welcome opportunity to own this ship – especially if you have hankered after the 5000+ piece 75367 Venator-Class Attack Cruiser™. The affordability of this alternative to the unarguably extravagant 75367 behemoth is the main justification I can see for the existence of this midi-scale version, and it serves also as a neat and compact comparison.
Like any set I review, I feel compelled to look in detail at what my money would get me. The vital statistics are: 643 parts for £69.99 (US$79.99/ €79.99/ AU$129.99). With an overall weight of 795g we have a cost of 10.06 pence per gram.
The last LEGO Star Wars set I reviewed was 75414 The Force Burner Snowspeeder, which I felt was over-priced at 9.45p per gram. I know inflation (and everything else) is terrible right now but, not even six months later, that's a 6.5% increase (in price per gram). Clearly things are not getting any better!
I can't help feeling there's not enough here to tempt me to part with this kind of cash. The box is another of the "sleek" black 18+ designs, clearly intended to make you think "this is for adults, so it is okay to affix a premium price to it", even if there's little else to justify that.
The build was perhaps a little uninspiring too and the methods employed to create the shape I felt were fairly commonplace. I think that would be okay, but in addition, I felt that in a few important areas, the construction was less than sturdy. As a consequence I found myself limiting my usual swooshing of a spaceship model!
Very few parts here are new or even rare, in fact most of the parts included can be found easily in many other sets. Nor does it have enough of any of these parts in any quantity to really qualify it as a parts pack. There is also a colour matching issue to take into account; a drop in quality that also negatively affects my overall impression.
The Venator-Class Attack Cruiser feels like it occupies very similar airspace to the Acclamator that filled the midi-scale Starship Collection slot in January 2025. I'm certain fans of the prequels will be pleased with this addition. I personally would have preferred to see something that hasn't been done before, and almost feel that's part of the purpose of this range. To bring us rare treats (like the 75377 Invisible Hand) that might even now need to be realised at a smaller scale to render them even conceivably affordable. A Trade Federation Blockade ship for example, even if that had meant a higher-priced set and I'm aware of my hypocrisy there, as it contradicts my desires for the affordability of prices in the range overall.
It's a slightly harsh assessment really and debatably it might fare better if viewed from purely the perspective of a LEGO Star Wars fan.
I think it's a reasonable-looking set, and to reiterate, it would probably do a nice job on display. I just can't recommend buying this slice of plastic pizza at this price to do little more than sit on a shelf collecting dust. If there was a portion of free doughballs with garlic butter included, then I might reconsider my verdict.
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Shouldn't it be called "Tile 45° Cut 4 x 4 (Triangle)"?
ReplyDelete(which btw is pretty common in Sembo (often plane) sets, as well as in 3x3 form)
oops my bad, fixed
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