All good things must come to an end–and in this case, that thing coming to an end is my series of LEGO Star Wars 2015 articles. No, I haven’t given up–I’ve simply run out of sets to talk about (and you can find all the previous 2015 LEGO Star Wars previews here)! But I’m getting ahead of myself, because there’s one last set to talk about–featured in Star Wars Episodes II: Attack of the Clones, it’s the new LEGO Star Wars Hailfire Droid 75085!
While Clone Wars-era vehicles are likely now being slowly phased out of the LEGO Star Wars line (for the time being), we’re getting updated versions of all of the quasi-prominent vehicles from that era before that totally happens. And this time, the refreshed vehicle is the first new LEGO Star Wars Hailfire Droid in half a decade!
While this LEGO Hailfire Droid 75085 vehicle is rather similar to its predecessor (and is still lacking any actual treads, sadly), it’ll be the first Hailfire Droid LEGO set to feature spring-loaded missiles.
It might look like there are eight spring-loaded missiles, only four actually are–the other four missiles are just stubs. That’s fine with me, though–the non-firing missiles look just fine, and I doubt anyone really needs to have eight spring-loaded missiles.
In addition to the Clone Trooper Lieutenant Minifig, the set also includes two LEGO Super Battle Droid minifigures. These aren’t packed in with any of the other Star Wars LEGO 2015 sets, so it’s at least good for army-builders that these will be in rotation here, I suppose. Again, though–all three minifigures in this set have been fairly easy to obtain in the last year, so this set loses some of its desirability as a result.
While the official piece count or U.S. price-point for the 75085 LEGO Hailfire Droid set hasn’t been announced yet, we know that the set will retail for 22,80 € (about $28 US), so I’d guess the MSRP will be $24.99-$29.99 in the United States (hopefully $25, as I don’t see this set selling especially smashing at 30 bucks). This set is expected to be an exclusive to a specific retailer, so you’ll have to get it from the LEGO Store or whatever chain gets the Hailfire Droid as their exclusive if you want one.
What do you think about the final Winter 2015 LEGO Star Wars set, LEGO fans? Are you impressed with the new build of the LEGO Hailfire Droid, or can the AOTC-inspired droid keep rolling right past your collection?