LEGO Star Wars Emperor Palpatine's Shuttle (8096) Review

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(More customer reviews)I am writing this review for my 11-year-old, so here is his perspective:
Overall the set is good. It comes with numbered bags which make it easy to assemble. The emperor is a great addition since the only other way to get him is with the $400 Death Star set. Here are the pros and cons:
Pros:
wings fold easily
doesn't come apart too easily
cockpit opens up nicely
injured Anakin minifig has good details
back gun swivels easily
great detail on cockpit viewscreen
good seating for clone pilot
front weapons and engines are realistic
landing gear is smooth so it can skid across the ground easily
very sleek design
when I fly it around, the guys stay in their seats
Cons:
it should seat more minifigs, only seats two figs and there is not much space for them
the top comes off too easily so I modified it to make it more secure
did not include enough weapons, so I added some to the wings myself
Anakin's helmet mechanism does not work well...there's not enough room to play (the helmet mechanism takes up most of the space) so I removed it and put extra seats for stormtroopers
overall it's pretty small for a $60 set
should have included more maroon/red bricks to make it look like the one from the movie...it only included 6 3x1 flats so I added about 12 more to make it look maroon/red
Overall I like this set and my mom got it for 12 dollars less at Costco for my birthday so it was worth it.

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Using his personal shuttle to recover Anakin Skywalker from the volcanic planet of Mustafar, Emperor Palpatine transforms Anakin into Darth Vadar, as seen in Revenge of the Sith. Use the transformation platform and medical droid to place the helmet on Anakin's head and complete the transformation. Set includes new battle-damaged Anakin Skywalker with Darth Vader helmet, Emperor Palpatine, new medical droid and new clone pilot mini-figures, and shuttle with working landing gear, folding wings, op

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