LEGO Star Wars Venator-class Republic Attack Cruiser

My 9 yr old son is very much into Star Wars Legos right now and saved up earnings to buy this. Like all legos, how durable can it really be? While he put it together, I found I had to go back and fix/correct a couple things because it effected the overall sturdiness and he wasn’t precise when originally putting it together. And as his lego stuff is all over his room (and you can’t fold it up and put it away easily)it does get knocked a bit and inadvertently stepped on by his younger brother. So we have to backtrack and fix. It’s educational in the sense that he uses his imagination when he’s got all his lego stuff out.
Rating: 3 / 5

This is a great set. The mini-figs are Chancellor Palpatine, two senate commandos, a clone pilot, and a clone gunner. It has some cool features like: a big turret from Ep: 3, a bombing feature where a hangar door is in the movies, a cockpit to sit your pilot, an escape pod, Palpatine’s office with desk, chair and decorations, the Death Star plans in a little box, 45 degree angle turrets, and four small turrets on each side. There are some stickers and a good amount of Republic coloring. There are some cool engines (four on each side) at the back with light blue translucent pieces for fire. There are two bridge platforms at the top. To use the bombing feature, you turn a handle and five bombs will cone out one at a time.

The handle is not too stable so be careful. You should monitor the place where it’s connected every once in a while and push it down if it disconnected. I rated it low because it is very fragile.

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From Paul, Age 9

Rating: 3 / 5

My son has put together almost every new Star Wars Lego, this was the last large set. It is really cool but it has a lot of the dark gray pieces as structural components. In all sets, the dark gray pieces work apart on their own for some weird reason, they have a higher oil content or something. That, combined with a delicate frame that moves in a lot of ways, and a lot of piece that are designed to barely hang on, makes this ship very delicate and hard to play with without it breaking apart. Glue this one up as you build it.

If you don’t have it, buy the Republic Gunship instead. It has lasted longer than any other set and is just as cool.
Rating: 4 / 5

This is the most expensive Lego kit my son has asked for. He wanted it to the exclusion of anything else for his 10th birthday. He got it, is still working on it, and we’re both happy. Anything that takes his eyeballs off “screens.”
Rating: 5 / 5

My 11 year old loved this ship. It was challenging enough to make him think, but it wasn’t so difficult he could finish it on his own.

I think it was too expensive, but I think Lego knows they’ve got a product that endures and they make us pay BIG for it!
Rating: 4 / 5