Masked Builder Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 This is first of the mini Star Wars models that I got so it’s a good place to start my series of Star Wars mini reviews. It is also one of my favorite Star Wars Vehicles (along with most Republic vehicles). So I was quite happy when it came with my Brickmaster in November of 2008. Here's the BrickShelf gallery. Info Name: Clone Turbo Tank Theme: Star Wars Year: 2008 Pieces: 64 Minifigs: N/A Price: Came with November 2008 Brickmaster Bricklink Peeron The Review Bag Here's a picture of the bag. Nothing special really. Just some fun art for the younger kids receiving this. The back of the bag has your normal safety warning on it. Parts Out of the bag tumble the instructions and 64 parts with three extras. (which you will see later) Here we have the assortment of parts for the model. Not a bad selection. Instructions Front of the map. Nothing special, just the same art as the baggy. Random Instruction Page. Back of the instructions. Again nothing special just some ads for the some other sets. The Build By step Five you've built the main base for the model as well as the first layer of the tank. By step ten you've got more of it coming together. By step fifteen you almost have the entire tank built. And by step Seventeen you've completed the model! Extras Extras. It's always nice to get more of those "t" parts. The Completed Model Front view. Looks like the real thing; I would have liked some lights or something but Lego did okay with this. Side. This looks a lot better when you switch out the dark Red for some dark Green. Back. I would have liked to see a new part maybe a new one of these on the back but it might be that might be pushing it. 3/4 view. This gives you a general overview of the model. Special Techniques Some SNOT was used in the construction. You can see it in this picture. Final Thoughts Playability: 9/10 I could spend hours playing with this if I wanted to, but I’m not much of a role player. Design: 8/10 Quite simple, but it does convey the overall shape of the original. Price: 10/10 I would hope this would have cost around $5.99 if it were for sale. If that is true then you get a great price-per-piece ratio in this set. Overall: 27/30 Overall a good score for a small set. I could see a 5 or 6 year old enjoying this set quite a bit. "How are we all supposed to fit in this?" Quote
Brickdoctor Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Great review, Masked, and congrats on your Bronze badge! Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Nice review MB, congrats on the RA badge! Looking forward for more reviews from you soon. Quote
prateek Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Meh. I liked the AT-AT better Nice review though. And nice parting shot Quote
CommanderFox Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Nice Review MB! I like this mini, one of TLG's better ones. The parts and design of the set are good, but I agree with you, that wedge plate would have made the back look alot smoother. Thanks for the review! CF Quote
Masked Builder Posted November 23, 2010 Author Posted November 23, 2010 Thanks All! Glad you guys liked it. Quote
Emperor Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Great review! Good pictures, especially the last one ;) I like this mini, the overall shape and the details are great. It looks more like a tank than the new big one... Quote
Walter Kovacs Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Great review, Masked Builder. The CTT is one of my favorite Star Wars MINI sets. The details that TLC captured in this scale are impressive. I love that closing photo. Priceless. Quote
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