Product Description

ARC-170 Starfighter from the latest Star Wars movie. Relive your favorite inter-galactic adventures as you build this awesome Clone Fighter. The ARC 170 Clone Fighter LEGO building kit contains everything you need to get started. It comes with Astromech Droid and three Clone Pilots and includes 396 pieces.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60252 in Toys & Games
• Brand: LEGO
• Model: 4250418
• Released on: 2006-06-12
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 17.10" h x 11.50" w x 2.70" l, 1.55 pounds

Features

• Features wings that open into attack position and "bombs" that drop.
• Includes 3 Clone pilots and an R2 unit

From the Manufacturer
Action with the ARC-170 Starfighter! The ARC-170 Starfighter is on its most dangerous mission! Piloted by an elite crew of clone troopers, this sleek ship rules the spaceways.

Customer Reviews

Great Lego set, but could use more support
This is a great Lego set for kids and collectors alike. The model is very close to the real deal, and has a TECHNIC mechanism that moves the wings and drops small "bombs" from the bottom.

PLAY: Very sturdy for "swooshing" and for attacking evil droid armies. The main wings are solid and are well supported. When using the mechanism to open the x-wings, the wings do have a tendency to move around a bit on their axis. This has the effect of making them non-parallel with the main wings. This only affects the display of the model and doesn't detract from the fun. Clone pilots are well secured inside the model, which opens in two directions to provide easy removal of the troops in case they need to escape. The bomb-release mechanism is interesting and easy to use. I was surprised to find that even with the model's unusual shape, the entire model sits flat when places on a tabletop (with the support wings closed) - no worrying about drooping wings here.

LEARNING: All Lego sets have an advantage over normal toys in that they can be taken apart and built into whatever an imagination can create. These are great for building creative skills.

DURABILITY: The only real concern is the relative looseness of the support wings as described above. Additionally, the main wings have large gaps close to the hull where the TECHNIC mechanism for moving the wings pokes through. This hole is larger than it need be, and adding a white plate to the wings here greatly improves the wing stability as well as the overall look of the model. There are also some minor gaps between the hull and cockpit canopies, which can be resolved using flat white 1x4 pieces.

DISPLAY: Looks great on a tabletop or shelf. Surprisingly, its size and fairly good detail allow it to look nice even next to a UCS Tie Fighter or X-Wing.

Great toy with plenty of potential to be rebuilt into some fun models. Can be improved using existing parts to make it a little more structurally sound and closer to the movie model.

A good buy,an excellent set!
I loved this set for the sheer greatness of it! There are several inacuracies to the movie,But come on,its lego for goodnes'sakes!The starfighter is built well,the wings aren't as flimsy as they look.The nose is built cleverly hith an assortment of pieces.The upper cockpit folds 2 ways to seat two of the pilotsand the R2 unit.It's very fun to play with and the only setback is the font cockpit doesen't hinge.The pilots,while not movie-accurate,are cool.9\10!

Revenge of the LEGO
Construction:

Quite easy construction. Took me about 20-30 minutes to build. Not really any especially "difficult" parts of construction, but some of the ways things work may get confusing.

Minifigs:

The ARC comes with 4 minifigs, 3 clone pilots, and a red astromech droid. The pilots' torso decals are really great, seem to have no problems. But the helmet decals on the other hand, aren't the best quality. If they had really good quality they would've been great, but some look smudgy, scratched out, etc. Also sometimes faded. As for the astromech droid, the decals on that turned out really welll, I find no problems with it. 2 of the pilots also had scratches, but luckily, they were hardly noticable. Although there are 3 pilots, it only comes with two blasters.

ARC-170 Starfighter:

The ARC is a really good ship, and is built nicely. I haven't yet seen the movie, but from pictures I've seen, I'd say it's pretty accurate. The SNOT designs used on were cool too. The cockpits are nice, but the ones on top, when the windscreen is closed, it is difficult to see the pilots, from a face on view. The engines also turned out nicely. As for the cons, the wings open very slowly, but in an interesting way. I don't really have any trouble, but once, the bombs did get stuck. It's also a bit bigger than I expected, which is good.

Parts:

This sets has lots of good parts. Some which include the windscreens, engines, wings/base pieces, and cockpit pieces. Also quite a bit more. One good thing is that there aren't too many "off color" pieces. The main ones are the lime 2x1 brick (but not too noticable), and some interior parts (often goldish yellow), but none are really easily viewable.

Durablity:

Definitely not the best durability, but better than some sets I got in the past. If dropped, parts of the wings will break. Also, if you set the ship down while the wings are open without a stand, the bottom wings will likely break, which is why I made a stand for mine. So it's a durable set, as long as you're not pretending it's a podracer.

Rating:

Rate: 9/10