852552 Star Wars Magnet Set
$14.99
Pieces: Eeeeh, hard to say. Depends on how you count minifigures.
Price Per Piece: Let's say $5 per piece, just counting the minifigures.
Line: Star Wars
LEGO Description:
I'd like to point out from that description that Slave Leia is losing in a fight to either of those minifigures.Star Wars on your fridge!
The battle for the galaxy is waged across your fridge! Boba Fett, Princess Leia and a Royal Guard are real LEGO minifigures with magnets to attach to metal surfaces. Includes Boba Fett, Princess Leia and Royal Guard!
So onto the review!
Here they are, snugly wrapped in there, safe from the world. This leads me to my first point of the review.
FREAKING A this is so hard to open! Just when you think you can tear it open it turns out to just be one layer of cardboard! RARGH!!!
Here they are, released from their carbon like imprisonment, which is ironic in Boba Fett's case. Possibly Leia's. Definitely not so in the Emperor's Guard's case.
I'm going to break this review up into two parts, the magnet and the minifigures. First the magnets.
This is the magnet. Probably a few of you haven't seen this before because you've never bought a magnet set. I hadn't bought one until a month ago when I bought the Battle Damaged Darth Vader, Snow Trooper and Shadow Trooper combo. The first thing you're going to notice is that the minifigure is DETACHED! Yes, the minifigures are not connected to the magnet! They come right off! They are connected to the stand via those two studs that connect to the back of the minifigures' legs.
Here is the backside of the magnet. Notice that it cannot be connected to other bricks via this side. The other side is available though. Feel free to build from there. However I doubt they will stick to your fridge if you do that :)
That's another point, they ARE fridge magnets! They do stick to your fridge! That's where all mine are. I suggest you do the same. Now onto the minifigures!
Here are the head pieces. The Leia hair is pretty nondescript. Pony tail in the back. The red helmet is pretty awesome. The Boba Fett piece deserves further inspection.
Looks good from the front right? There's no visor built in however, so that means Boba Fett's head is just completely black with no printing. It gets worse however
The jet pack is attached to the back of the helmet I was very disappointed to discover this. This seems a bit lazy to me as I had hoped to use the jet pack for other minifigures but this hope was squashed!Still a cool helmet though despite the drawbacks.
The accessories! First off I have to point out that Leia has no accessory. This is a bit of a drawback since this set is nothing but three minifigures! There's also not much here in the special accessories department. Its a simple blaster, a black spear and a red cape. The cape has also been bent by the packaging. I tried flattening it out a bit but it's resilient.
Here they are, the minifigures themselves! Beautiful printing, awesome characters and rare minifigures to boot! Only the Emperor's Guard is of a lower quality plastic. The rest are 100% Danish quality insured.
No backside printing Apparently this leads to impossible bra physics for Leia. It also leaves Boba Fett's back vulnerable to blaster shots! Oh no!
And here they are, all spruced up. I think Leia should have had a whip or something. A chain! She strangled Jabba the Hutt with one! That sounds about right.
Alright, time to break it down, possible reference to MC Hammer.
Should I get this set? This is really hard to say. Do you want three minifigures and will pay $5 for each of them? If yes, then yes, get this set. If no, then no. You have to look at it a bit closer as well. Boba Fett comes in an $80 set, Slave Leia comes in no set right now and the Emperor's Guard comes in...the Death Star. That's $400! You wont find these figures for any cheaper on Bricklink or other sites.
Are you satisfied with this set? Yes, I am very happy with my purchase. I wanted Boba Fett really badly but I can't fork over $80 for Slave I right now. I can't afford the Death Star at any stretch of the imagination. The Emperor's Guard has a nice red robed body and an awesome headpiece. Don't even get me started on Slave Leia. She's not even in any sets anymore, which is sad because she's a great minifigure to have!
I recommend this set. The minifigures are all rare, all nicely printed and are all valuable. If you don't feel like dropping a huge ton of money for these figures in their sets then this magnet set is a must.