LEGO Star Wars 7662: Trade Federation MTT

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Millennium Falcon is constructed at minifigure-scale, measuring 84cm in length. While perfect accuracy cannot be verified, I think the Millennium Falcon appears appropriate beside minifigures and am therefore satisfied with this scale. The onscreen vessel reaches 34.75m in length, giving an approximate ratio of 1:41.369 for 75192 Millennium Falcon. Notes: Two measurements are frequently published for the AT-ST, although the variation between them is small and hardly affects accurate minifigure-scale. Recent discussion surrounding 75309 Republic Gunship has prompted broader examination of minifigure-scale. This interesting topic undoubtedly warrants investigation and this article encompasses numerous significant vehicles, determining their approximate minifigure-scale.

Measurements taken from StarWars.com, Wookieepedia.com or the most recent canonical reference book. The fact it is 'unfinished' (matter of perspective) I think is awesome, and would be weird if it were complete, given the scene it is depicting. Thomas the Tank Engine would be a great choice for a system licensed theme. (the old tv show). Theres roughly 70 years of fans and the lego train fans would go crazy. (this is if there were parts included to remove the engine's faces). The first ever MTT was on my list until the 2007 version, and the only reason to get it now would be for completionist means for the older sets. I could have chosen something I knew was not good by word of mouth like the latest MTT and that AT-ST, but with all the mudslinging I saw at those older sets in the AT-ST review purely because they were old (I doubt most that crapped on them actually owned them. They have some fantastic functions and utilize great innovation in my opinion.), what are we going to do with the sets we have coming out now in ten years? While I may know that the sets I listed are considered bad, I do not know firsthand why they are bad. It's easy enough to do like knowing a Transformers movie is going to be bad, but how severe?

Minifigure-scale vehicles

Personally I do believe the early sets belong in this discussion. They may be a product of their time, but that doesn't mean they're not ugly. Modern sets are objectively better representations of the source material, and usually better toys as well. Notes: Three different lengths are commonly provided for the TIE Advanced x1. Detailed fan calculations have established that the length is nearest to the shortest of those canon measurements, which would match the design in 75150 Vader's TIE Advanced vs. A-wing Starfighter. LEGO has released a number of sets based upon their own animated series in recent years, the latest of which are from The Freemaker Adventures. On the one hand, these sets are at a disadvantage because they are not based upon a familiar or beloved design from the Star Wars movies. However, this situation also allows the designers to create something from their own imagination, without the restrictions imposed by a source material. Canon sources sometimes give a length of 23.40 metres, but that describes the fully armoured BTL-B Y-wing Starfighter deployed during the Clone Wars, rather than its later stripped-down equivalent."

Scale is tough because you have to consider all 3 dimensions. Using one makes for a good approximation, but the minifigure is disproportionate in width as well. It's why a lot of vehicles look wrong with minifigs and can't accommodate two side-by-side.I think it is not fair to say those sets from early years are bad, because designers got limited amount of well designed slope pieces[1] and the idea of combining interesting building technics to create play feature revolves over times.[2] I think it would have been more interesting to highlight a subset of ships, like the ones that were the closest to actual mini figure scale. Then perhaps follow-up articles about ones that are further away from “true” minifig scale.