LEGO Star Wars Plo Koon's Jedi Starfighter Construction Building Game – Games (Multicolor, 8 Year (S), 14 YEAR (S))

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If I have to choose one or two above all rest, I will definitely choose the 9498 Saesee Tiin’s Jedi Starfighter and 8093 Plo Koon’s Jedi Starfighter. Simply said, I am a fan of exclusive and rare minifigures. In addition, I truly believe these are the most beautiful Jedi Starfighters in terms of color. Very similar to previous Jedi Interceptors, this model doesn’t really add much and was a bit of a surprise when LEGO announced its release. However, the minimal updates are an improvement for sure. Once again the set includes Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2 minifigures and is based on Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Our last choice will be another depiction of Anakin Skywalker and his Jedi Starfighter. The main protagonist from the Prequel Trilogy has appeared in more sets than any other main character. This recent set from 2018 is, in fact, a remade version of the 2008 Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter. If you are a fan of Jedi Starfighters like me, I recommend getting this set to complete your collection.

To be fair, I believe this has to be the most attractive Jedi Starfighter to date. The dark green color fits these ships unbelievably well. Besides that, the minifigures you get here are just fantastic. I think the figures of Saesee Tiin and Even Piell deserve their own separate review, so I will not go in depth here. All I can say is that no one will be left disappointed. Jedi Master Plo Koon, leader of a Clone Army task force, scours the space lanes for General Grievous’ new superweapon, Malevolence, as seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. If the mission proves too dangerous, Plo Koon can eject from his starfighter and live to fight the Separatists another day!

75135 Obi-Wan’s Jedi Interceptor

The 'ejection seat' is a pretty cool 'play feature', although it doesn't always work perfectly. Plus, the set is a spaceship, so I'm sure that any kid would be happy to 'swoosh' it around. Color #297 Warm Gold is used in place of whatever gold color the minifig visors are. The painted metallic gold color used for minifig visors is not on the 2010 color palette, and I do not know whether it is even available on LDD. To sum up, I believe every Clone Wars addict or collector should have this set. I can see myself spending the little fortune someday but for now, I will satisfy myself with the remake version from 2018. When this set came out, I and the Star Wars fans around me felt like LEGO was running out of ideas. After all, we literally got the same Interceptor in a different color for like four consecutive years. At least, they could have made some minor changes in the build. When this set came out, the serious collectors were rather surprised. It came out years after the final Clone Wars episode (although we will be getting a few more now, thankfully) and it is a ship that literally appeared for one or two episodes in the end.

This set is a depiction of the second Jedi Starfighter used by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. It is the one he flies to Utapau to confront General Grievous. The underbelly of the ship. You can see the landing gear now, which can fold into the ship for 'takeoff'. It's a great way to make landing gear for a ship, much better than LEGO's old method of using these. In terms of playability, this set has almost nothing to offer. I have to mention the absolutely pointless R2 head which comes with the set. I have found this to be an issue many years ago when every set provided just the heard of astromechs, without any space for the body. Nowadays, we usually get a full droid in the sets which is one of the few improvements for me. In preliminary box art of the set, Plo Koon is seen with a green lightsaber, however later images show him once again with a blue one, which is what he was released with in the final set.

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Here's an overview shot of the ship. From above, the blue and white striping pattern looks wonderful! However, it beholds some great playability features such as a droid inject function, detachable escape pod, landing gear, and actually a lot more. I personally think that Plo Koon and R7-D4 are all this set needs. Both 'figs look fantastic, and they're great additions to any Lego Star Wars fan's collection. Although the overall worth of the newer Starfighter sets decreases based on price per piece count and size, I have always believed them to be an amazing addition to any collection. After all, is there anyone that does not love the Jedi?