LEGO Star Wars 8088: ARC-170 Starfighter

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The bracketed stripe along the fuselage looks great and the SNOTed slopes round off the nose cleanly, unlike the older model that used sideways plates and failed miserably. Add to the fact that it has printed parts and has details almost similar to the fighter in shown in the movie, Lego has created another iconic Star Wars ship in great detail. The LEGO 8088 Arc-170 is a remodeled and updated version of the original starfighter from set 7259 (now discontinued).

I can deal with it since the look is hard to nail at System scale (on that note, I would love to see a UCS ARC-170… You listening LEGO? Some LEGO® sets contain small parts that are NOT suitable for and may pose a hazard to children under 3 years of age. Either that or the set designer knew that those completely suck and being aimed directly at a fixed portion of the ship is an irrelevant detail but was required by contract to include them.I bought this set MISB recently, but have yet to build it; seeing how big it is, I might have to wait till I've got some more room. Built with the latest in Republic technology, this Clone Wars fighter-bomber carries a crew of clone pilots and Jedi Master Kit Fisto into battle anywhere the enemy strikes.

The over/under connection is a fun feature but it can sort of get in the way… I’ll get back to that in a minute. Behind the pilot is the hole where you insert the blue transparent 1x1 circular bricks into the bomb bay. Contact Us LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies. The boxart is the Episode III type of boxart with lava splashing and vader's helmet at the top right corner. This elastic band also keeps the S-foils in open and close position tightly when the fighter is flying and making barrel rolls.However, if you're interested in a more technical set that "moves" with not just wheels and kinetic energy, this is for you. The reason I was using the starbucks plastic cup was because it was the only clear and stable holder for the fighter to be displayed for the photoshoot. The wings are also supposed to flap up and down but we can't work out how that happens although we have attached the rubber bands as it said to.