Alien Fossilizer, 1996. Ground vehicle with magnetic crane arm and red/blue scanners. The astronaut’s suit is connected to the vehicle by a hose. Includes a magnetic “alien fossil” tile (sticker) for the crane to collect.
Category: Micro
IG-88 in Cloud City
TIL there’s a tie-in between IG-88 and Cloud City: in the junk room scene where Chewie is fighting to recover the parts of C-3PO, you can see IG-88’s head and torso leaning against the incinerator. Apparently Boba Fett shot him for trying to horn in on Han’s bounty.
Day 6: Cloud City
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar, Day 6: Cloud City, Bespin with Twin-Pod Cloud Car. I’m a fan of these location-based builds (plus The Empire Strikes Back material is always a hit with me).
Hovertron
Hovertron, 1996. Small stand up hovercraft with astronaut. Two holographic stickers are used for detailing (not a big fan of stickers).
Advent IG-88’s
IG-88 2015 vs 2018. A printed head and included blaster and rifle make this year’s edition vastly superior.
Day 5: IG-88
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar, Day 5: IG-88. Everybody’s favorite robot bounty hunter!
Droid vs Droid
Spyrius vs Exploriens droids. Basically the same print only in different colors. I like the transparent head and gold on black face printing of the Exploriens droid.
Droid Scout
Droid Scout, 1996. Small flyer with droid pilot. New Space theme: Exploriens, for which this is the smallest set. I like their logo.
Day 4: Republic Fighter Tank
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar, Day 4: Republic Fighter Tank. I had to look this one up too. Apparently it’s a prequel trilogy era vehicle. Not bad. So far this calendar is jumping all over the place source material-wise.
Spyrius Minifigure Lineup
Spyrius minifigures: regular (left), chief (center), and droid (right). The chief gets a pencil-thin mustache, beard stubble, and a fancy printed helmet. I like the droid with its mechanical face and cool torso and leg printing.
