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General Grievous Starfighter – LEGO

Posted by dulwichmum on Fri 10 September 2010

Name of product: General Grievous Starfighter – LEGO

Price: £44.95

The blurb: “Lead the next attack against the Republic with General Grievous™!
Returning to his secret lair to recover and plot his next attack on the Republic, General Grievous™ is attacked by a new Jedi Knight, Nahdar Vebb™.

Assisted by his trusted droid assistant, A4-D™, and with his speedy starfighter nearby to escape, General Grievous will be difficult to stop!
• Includes 3 minifigures: General Grievous, A4-D droid, and Nahdar Vebb
• General Grievous’ Starfighter features hidden flick firing missiles and opening cockpit
• Rotate back fin down to create landing gear!
• General Grievous’ lair features swivelling command chair and lightsaber rack
• Starfighter measures 11″ (29cm) long”
This model is meant for children aged 8 – 14 years, my son Max is 8 and he completed it without assistance

First impressions: ‘I couldn’t wait to get this kit because the General Grievous is new and he is better than the old one. General Grievous is really cool. I love building LEGO Star Wars, The Clone Wars models but I love playing with the models just as much. This one looks like great fun’

Ease of Use: ‘This was quite easy to build – but not too easy. I completed it in one evening’

Pros: ‘The top of the cock pit slides open and it looks really good. General Grievous now has legs that move separately. He looks more like the real thing than the old model. The Starfighter can fire 4 missiles so I can attack enemies with it properly’

Cons: ‘I can play with this for a long time, I can’t think of anything negative about it’

Value for money:. ‘I think that all of these kits are great value for money as you get to build the model, play with the model and when you are bored, you can build something else – make up an even better ship of your own’

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