LEGO Star Wars Rogue One AT-ST Walker

I grew up to the original Star Wars trilogy and saw them all in the theater, as well as had a few of the action figures. When they released the Star Wars Lego sets in 2000, I purchased quite a few of the various sets available. One of the sets that wasn't available at that time was the Imperial AT-AT. Back in November I did some searches for Star Wars Lego sets, in anticipation of Last Jedi and found the LEGO Star Wars Episode VIII First Order Heavy Assault Walker 75189 Building Kit (1376 Piece); however, I couldn't bring myself to spending $150 on this set. While looking around at some of the various sets available I found this AT-ST walker on sale.The instructions for this AT-ST Imperial Walker are easy to follow, with the various pieces added to the build displayed in their own box to make it simple to know what you need. Our two year old was more than excited to help with the assembly process and took the two of us approximately two hours to assemble. Once the entire AT-ST walker was put together I was pleasantly surprised with just how impressive in size that it is. I like how you can turn Baze Malbus and the Imperial AT-ST driver's heads around to show different expressions. There is a round Lego piece on the back of the pelvis that allows you to rotate the control cabin without directly interacting with it. Both of the side turrets and the front turret are able to be adjusted up and down.The legs on this AT-ST walker, by default, can only move backwards; however, if you flip the 7x3 Technic pieces upside down, at the joint section of the leg, so the 3 are facing upwards, instead of down, then you will be able to bring the legs forward as well. I personally do not care for the spring loaded shooter aspects, but I can see how some children might have fun with it (careful Ralphie). I feel that they should've either included a regular Stormtrooper or replaced the Rebel Trooper with one, as this is an Imperial set and is heavy on the Rebel minifigs. I would've preferred that the decorative pieces had been printed on directly, instead of needing to place stickers on them.If you are a Star Wars fan and enjoy putting together Lego sets then this is definitely a good investment for your collection. If you are new to Lego building then you should probably start with a few smaller sets before trying to tackle this one, as it does take a little bit of time and being familiar with the building process helps.If you found this review "Helpful", please click the button below.

Love this AT-ST Walker! My son was dying to get one of these for Christmas, so I purchased it on sale. I found it to be very entertaining to put together. It has some intricate parts and requires great attention to detail in some areas. It was a bit complicated for my son to build (much younger than (8-14), but he really enjoys playing with it. The legs don't really move if you push in a certain piece on both sides to maintain the balance of the top section. However, there are two red laser pieces that actually shoot! I didn't know that when I purchased it, but there are two spring loaded bricks that allow you to shoot a long laser piece at quite some distance. The top section swivels all around, and the top hatch will open and close as well.Overall, great value, exceptional piece of artwork and engineering, and very closely resembles the actual AT-ST walker from the movie. Just note it only seats one lego character inside, not two side by side.

Every few years, Lego fixes their mistakes with jaw-droppingly solid builds at excellent price points. As a collector, this is the best set I've purchased in years and for display purposes, it's amazing on a shelf. Movie accurate and featuring hand holds for minifigs to pop out of the commander's hatch (ie, chewbacca or the unique imperial walker pilot minifig that comes with it) as well as hand holds for minifigs assaulting the commander's hatch... this set has it all for adults.For kids, you'll notice a lot of the reviews point out the legs are not chicken-walker accurate - something I've never actually seen done well in any toy at a reasonable price. Part of this is because of the technology at the time of the movie, and partially because lego can't deliver a walker like this without some sacrifices.Personally, I think the legs are absolutely perfect for what it is and they convey the angles required to hold it up correctly.This is a solid 10 for adults and a eight or nine for kids who need action figures for their mobility and not their play scene value.

I'm loving this chicken walker because it's very well designed and looks fantastic. The size is quite appropriate and the build was pretty fun and easy. It's also a great deal for the current price (I got it for $31). (tiny spoiler-ish) Even though the AT-ST got about 8 seconds of screentime in the movie, I am glad they included this set because the rebels seem to get more releases than the imps with each Star Wars Lego cycle. The Imps needed some firepower!

A great set. The AT-ST doesn't really play a big part in Rogue One but I'm glad they put this out because it's good to have a modern reference model for this vehicle. The mechanics of how the walker works are very interesting to build, though my one mechanical critique is that the legs can't really move or pose all that much. Best to keep this one just standing up straight. However, you can move the head all the way around with a mechanical knob.More generally I do think that this set has way more pieces than is necessary (inflating the price, which is still in a fair range, admittedly), especially on the interior space of the cabin, most of which is simply not visible even if you're looking for it. They could have saved probably 50-75 pieces on the whole and made this a straight 30 dollar set.