LEGO® Star Wars™ has been around for 26 years without a break. Despite
being galaxy-wide, the theme has been making certain subjects over and
over again. Although minifigure scale has been the standard, the first
large-scale characters – using both LEGO® System and LEGO® Technic System bricks – were
released soon after the theme's beginning. Recently, we have seen
statuesque, LEGO System-based character models such as 75371 Chewbacca
(see my Chewbacca review) and 75398 C-3PO (see my review of the parts in C-3PO). These have been 18+ sets sporting an extravagant air, with blue-on-black information plaques and designer remarks in the instructions.
75428 Battle Droid with STAP seems to be
something in between those and normal sets. It has standard instructions without remarks, and no 18+ branding on the box – the age mark is 12+. The model is poseable, but
on the other hand, it has the aforementioned plaque and a sleek, black
stand. However, my passion lies in some new recolours it has, which
imply that we're getting some sweet ball joint recolours for the first
time since 2011. Thus, this article features a parts review, a set review, an "Old Elementary" section and an original model by me. Roger roger!
