One of the really hot toys this year is the Lego Star Wars AT Walker! If you love everything Star Wars this is a necessary addition to your collection.
Lego Star Wars AT Walker
Star Wars AT Walker
When droids attack, it’s time to call in the mighty AT-TE! This powerful six-legged walker features details straight from the Clone Wars, including positionable legs, movable cannons, firing missiles, and armored hatches and cockpit that open to reveal the cabin and troop bay inside.
Even with its flying STAP vehicle, the battle droid doesn’t stand a chance against Anakin Skywalker and the clone army of the Republic. Includes Anakin, Ahsoka, Captain Rex, clone trooper, battle droid, and Rotta the Hutt.
Product Features
* Even with its flying STAP vehicle, the battle droid doesn’t stand a chance against Anakin Skywalker and the clone army of the Republic
* Armored hatches and cockpit open to reveal the cabin and troop bay inside
* Features position able legs, movable cannons and firing missiles
* Includes two Clone troopers, battle droid on STAP, Anakin’s Padawan, Ahsoka, and Rotta
* Contains 798 pieces
Below are a couple of the many enthusiastic reviews for this Lego product. Lego has a great reputation and certainly is also known for its lasting durability.
But, the real key is their competence in creating toys that maintain a child’s (and many adults’ interest).
Check these out from the Amazon site:
“My boy got this walker and he is fascinated about it.
it is truly amzing. I do recommend it.”
Diana Isabela Q
“I would recommend this walker for anyone who is really into LEGO Star Wars. It has space for your own additional clones in
the back. (This set only comes with 2 clones, so I added 4 of my own.) It has really cool hidden missiles that fire with the lift of
2 of the front guns. One thing I didn’t like is that you can’t make it walk very well with your own hands. But it can be posed well,
especially on a bumpy bed. I like this toy and my dad plays it with, too. (Reviewed by a 10-year-old boy.)”
“Now i know that the return of Lucas to the big screen this summer has a lot of people in a pinch, mostly about how it’s an
excuse for him to make more money and such (well it is…but hey, if it’s good then who cares)
that being said, the upcoming clone wars was a perfect excuse to rerelease these two sets (the other being the republic
gunship)
that being said
this thing is great, leaps and bounds above it’s predecessor
the legs are actually prevented from falling like they did in the original, and they are slightly more accurate to the movie (just for
those of us who are OCD about detail)
the cockpit still doesn’t hold two clones, but they borrowed a little from the old Sith infiltrator and now the hatch opens and the
seat the clone sits on slides out
both types of clones (the episode III and the new ones that come with it) can fit easily inside the compartement, but the hatch
hinge is tough enough not to have things go falling out
in addition, this set has really stepped up the carrying capacity
while officially it can seat only eight people (one guy on the big gun, one pilot, two in the foreward compartment under the big
gun and four in the aft) as well as store up to four extra guns, i’ve found that there is standing room for up to an additional seven
minigigures, as well as two more sitting ones in the aft section, directly above either rear leg
in addition, this set is easily costomised, it works off a large H frame, with a center platform that runs the length of the vehicle
and two smaller beams that jut out, allowing the armor plating (and any other armor plating desired) to be attatched
lastly, this thing is incredably spacious, with double roof hatches, where both rooves (or ceilings or whatever you want to call
them) actually pivot up, allowing easy access by small hands (or long fingers) into either personell section
(also on an obvious side note, the four foreward facing swivel guns and the big cannon return, in addition to two more rear swivel
cannons like in the movie)
now the unfortunates
first of all, the very design scheme that prevents the AT-TE from crashing under it’s own weight also makes making it walk
impossible
the best you can do on a constant basis is swivel the central legs back and forth
that beig said, the appearence of walking is still possible, but none of the foreward or rear legs will move any higher than shown
on the box (or in the picture)
also, this thing comes with only six figures (which sounds like a lot till you break it down as follows)
1 Anakin
1 Ashoka (ani’s padawan)
1 Rotta (mini jabba the hut, utterly pointless)
1 clone trooper (come on!!! it’s a freakin troop carrier, it should have waaaay more!!!)
1 commander Rex (okay, he’s pretty awesome, but his add on kilt prevents him from sitting or moving his legs beyond a limited
range)
1 battle droid (mounted on a STAP, so he has no other guns)
so basicly, unless you’ve got more clones (like me, YAY for those clone trooper booster pack thingies) you’re gonna have a big
empty shell running around (well, not so much considering it can’t actually walk…)
in addition, the entire core of the AT-TE is composed of this weird mechanism that basicly is a bunch of rollers that can assist
in lifting up some sort of grab on bar
while this could be potentially awesome with a properly modified Gunship (in case you wanna recreate scenes from Episode II) it
is rather pointless otherwise
on a more positive note though, this vehicle is hollow
while this may make you say “What? how does that help?” those of us with imaginations will realize that this means you can
stand clone troopers all over the place (i know i already mentioned that) but there’s another thing
the only part the armor covers is the top and sides, this means you can have clones sort of rapell down from underneath the AT
-TE, have them drop off like soldiers and star attacking right away (which just sounds awesome to me, but hey, maybe it’s just
me) ” Review by Ray Crout, Irvine, CA
