Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter – LEGO Review

The LEGO Star Wars theme has remained one of LEGO’s most important thanks to new movies and TV shows that keep all the characters – both past and present – at the forefront of young and old minds alike. It seems as if LEGO is launching new Star Wars sets on a weekly basis, and for the most part, they are fantastic sets to put together. Recently, I put together Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter, which was a fairly challenging and rewarding build. Check out my full review below the set details!

Set Details – Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter – 75168

Ages: 8 – 12

Pieces: 262

Minifigures: R2-D2, Yoda

Theme: Star Wars

The Build

Fat fingers and LEGO don’t mix well, and this was especially true of this set. Off the top, however, I will say that despite this only being 262 pieces, it was a blast to put together and probably should be for kids closer to the age of 12 than to 8. There are a ton of small pieces to put together, and with a good amount of none-traditional LEGO to work with, even with the instructions, a more accomplished LEGO builder will have a much easier time. All in all, it took me about 20 – 25 minutes to put this together, taking into account I was filming the entire time and I had to do a few on sight edits.

The set builds out of three bags. Bag 1 holds the cockpit of the Starfighter, Bag 2 holds the components for building the frame for the wings to sit on, and Bag 3 holds everything necessary to put the wings together. Each build separately and then clicks on to the main cockpit shell. Functionally, it works really well and it is a smart design. The set also comes with a number of decals that need to be put on to the pieces themselves. I will continue to be an advocate for more printed pieces, but to keep costs down on these sets I understand the need for decals. Putting these on is fairly easy, as they are all pretty small and don’t have to cover a lot of space.

The included minifigures are worth talking about here because of the desirability of them. Instead of throwing in a ton of (fairly) worthless carbon copy characters, those that purchase Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter will get to great minifugres in R2-D2 and Yoda. These figures themselves are not hard to come by as they are available in many sets, but as favorites for MANY Star Wars fans, this is one of the cheaper ways to get both together.

Aesthetics

Like most things in Star Wars, this ship is pretty boring to look at. The look is dominated by Forest Green and Grey bricks, which doesn’t pop as much as you might like in a LEGO set. That being said, it’s important to recognize the theme here: LEGO Star Wars. Very few LEGO Star Wars ships are flashy, as they are all based on specific source material. Star Wars on the screen isn’t flashy, and Star Wars in LEGO form isn’t flashy. There is consistency, and that consistency is good.

The set, however, is very interesting. On the self, perhaps not so much, but once you go hands on with it, you realize there is a lot to like here. The cockpit opens and closes allowing Yoda to climb in and out, R2-D2 sits nicely on the back of the ship, and the wings are also moveable. This makes the ship great to play with, more so than to put on display.

Conclusion

If you love Star Wars, I think this is a worthwhile purchase. If you want a Yoda and R2-D2 minifigure, than grab this set. Outside of those two scenarios, I’m not sure this is a set the average LEGO collector will want to grab. There are very few unique pieces included with this set that would be great in custom builds, which quickly lowers the overall value of the set. Although I enjoyed putting this together, and my seven year old loves playing it, it definitely won’t be for everyone. It’s themed Star Wars, it’s for Star Wars fans, so I think the LEGO Group is very ok with this!