LEGO Star Wars 2025 Ahsoka's Jedi Interceptor review! ETA-2 Actis 75401

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  • @Commander_Viper
    @Commander_Viper 12 днів тому +350

    Mega has been doing just prints and have stopped using stickers for years, and lego can't even put a print on a console piece in a $45 set.

  • @thesheeper0873
    @thesheeper0873 12 днів тому +344

    If they added a small vulture droid the price wouldn't be as bad

    • @andrewlee6025
      @andrewlee6025 12 днів тому +57

      Yeah I’m thinking the same. We haven’t gotten a vulture droid in a very long time and Lego loves their battle in a box sets.

    • @dgray3771
      @dgray3771 12 днів тому +21

      @@andrewlee6025 I prefer a seperate set with a vulture droid. Simply because you want to mass them. If anything they should add a couple of buzz droids. Perhaps a few ground crew battle droids. And that should be the set.

    • @h2owl205
      @h2owl205 12 днів тому +25

      I mean obviously. You’re basically saying “if more product was included in the box at no additional cost, the current price would be more worth it”. Like you’re statement isn’t wrong, just more of a “well duh”

    • @JamesBrophy
      @JamesBrophy 12 днів тому +2

      Yeah... I don't know why but if there isint some figure for every 10 euro spent it feels over priced but if there are more than that it feels like a bargain to me. No idea why. Can't explain or defend it as an idea

  • @zacharymessner6157
    @zacharymessner6157 12 днів тому +164

    Finally a review that properly acknowledges the issues with the new canopy!

  • @viperson9818
    @viperson9818 12 днів тому +53

    Solid example of why competition is needed. It’s another case of LEGO jacking the price just because “why not”.

  • @rodrigomatos1636
    @rodrigomatos1636 12 днів тому +168

    The Obi-Wan's starfighter still available today has the same amount of minifigures and sells for 30 dollars. Adjusted for inflation that set would retail for 32 dollars if it came out today. So I suppose 35 dollars would be a reasonable ask. But FORTY-FIVE is really just price gouging from lego at this point.

  • @kaleb749
    @kaleb749 12 днів тому +41

    It’s crazy how they slapped an all around worse canopy on a Jedi Interceptor, slapped some TCW printing on a live action Ahsoka head mould, charged 15$ more for it, and called it a day. Lego’s audacity these days is astounding

  • @WynEvans
    @WynEvans 12 днів тому +31

    They fact that they spent who knows how many tens of thousands of dollars on a new mold for an absolutely useless part but didn't print the ARC-170 canopies is absolutely diabolical.

  • @monkeyulizebricks
    @monkeyulizebricks 12 днів тому +123

    The still available 75333 being $30 just means I'd expect this to be $35, $40 at the absolute tops. All the stickers and poor prints and questionable canopy just make the price that much worse since the thing has so many compromises.

  • @stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369
    @stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369 12 днів тому +58

    I thought I was ready, but hearing that 45, it hit me

  • @BradleyJSimmons
    @BradleyJSimmons 12 днів тому +26

    Why could this canopy be printed but the Arc 170 couldn’t

  • @gaebril131
    @gaebril131 12 днів тому +79

    At $30 I would have bought four. At $45 I'm thinking it will be zero 😂
    I appreciate your reminder that you can just say no to companies when they test your wallet's sanity

  • @343Films
    @343Films 12 днів тому +16

    Maybe a hot take, but I much preferred when the interceptors/starfighters had you simply place the astromech's head on the ship. Achieved a much more accurate look *and* avoided the issue of having an excessively bulky/thick underside. Simply give us an extra astromech head if play is the concern.

  • @BigBinks
    @BigBinks 12 днів тому +42

    but as a kid how do you afford this? i remember struggling to get 20 dollar minecraft when i was a kid lol

  • @alexkuczynski2548
    @alexkuczynski2548 12 днів тому +53

    I think the money it cost to produce/design the new canopy piece would've been much better allocated to printing the wing pieces on both sides

  • @JosiahRajaratnam
    @JosiahRajaratnam 12 днів тому +40

    Almost as expensive as the Ashoka show jedi shuttle in Australia :(
    I'll pass.

  • @Neel-xb1ok
    @Neel-xb1ok 12 днів тому +51

    Lego fans: “We want more prequel set”
    *Monkey Paw curls*

  • @HuntersLegoRoom
    @HuntersLegoRoom 12 днів тому +5

    You’re discussion of the price made me feel better about it. I was stuck in that older mindset of how much I’d like it to be. Stellar review as always Jang! Big inspiration!

  • @MonkeysxMoo
    @MonkeysxMoo 12 днів тому +6

    I understand they're a different kind of ship, but seeing this at $45 while Jedi Bob's starfighter is $40 and Kenobi's is $30 with the same amount of figures is insane. Both of them can still be found on store shelves!

  • @SVPrototype1
    @SVPrototype1 12 днів тому +19

    $35 would make more sense

  • @Lionpride97
    @Lionpride97 12 днів тому +45

    If they would've kept the old canopy and just changed the color people would loved the look and it probably would've been cheaper for them even instead of making a new mold. Will never understand that decision.

    • @HALLish-jl5mo
      @HALLish-jl5mo 12 днів тому +15

      Lego doesn't like parts that are overly specialized.
      I expect we'll see this part show up more often than the previous canopy used to.

  • @supergonkdroid594
    @supergonkdroid594 12 днів тому +44

    $45 for stickers and a rather small build, the sets themselves are great but they've GOTTA lower these prices...

    • @gorzo88
      @gorzo88 12 днів тому +4

      I think they will if enough people stop buying

    • @h2owl205
      @h2owl205 12 днів тому +4

      Stickers don’t automatically cheapen a set. If the sticker is high quality then imo it’s just as good as a print, if not better

  • @smoshbooz
    @smoshbooz 12 днів тому +3

    The craziest thing about the price is, is that from DAY ONE it came at a discounted price on multiple websites. Like it's never ever been 45 euros on any site other than Lego. It's been about 35 ever since it came out on most websites where I live (Belgium) and internationally like Amazon, which means any European country can get this at a discount

  • @ScottSteubing
    @ScottSteubing 11 днів тому +2

    The Jedi Interceptor is one of my favorite Star Wars ship, but I'm not paying $45 for that. I'll wait for it to be on sale for $30 - $35. On the stickers, while most are big, there's not too many, IMO. My one sticker complaint is the control panel; Lego has done enough 1x2 control panel prints that there's no reason for a sticker there.

  • @rc-fannl7364
    @rc-fannl7364 12 днів тому +5

    5:05 Making the window bigger would also have saved on printing ink/paint. So maybe then Lego could have added a bit more to the white and actually make it white

  • @RavioliRonin
    @RavioliRonin 11 днів тому +5

    If Lego wants to charge premium prices, they need to stop doing non-premium corner cutting: HUGE sticker sheets instead of printed prices, poor printing, and lower-quality plastics and parts quality control.

  • @captainbat37
    @captainbat37 12 днів тому +4

    The fact is with the price some star wars fans will complain like they always do buy they will still buy it

  • @collinmordecai7178
    @collinmordecai7178 12 днів тому +12

    One of the lightsabers are suppose to be shorter than the other one. At least the clone wars version(cartoon eyes) did it right.

  • @Robotfan987
    @Robotfan987 12 днів тому +4

    That canopy next to the old one is the ultimate example of fixing what ain't broke. I don't get it. The new one just looks worse across the board. I even think the trans black looks worse in this case next to the old trans brown. And for the price you can't get away with worse.

  • @octobotimus
    @octobotimus 12 днів тому +9

    I find it funny that they had the freedom to make a new canopy and it somehow ended up less accurate. 😂

    • @timewarpdrive77
      @timewarpdrive77 12 днів тому +2

      This has happened a few times. The rebel helmet, the 2018 stormtrooper helmet, the p2 clone helmet with holes, etc are all inferior molds to their predecessors

  • @stonerspock7225
    @stonerspock7225 12 днів тому +1

    I have built the set yesterday evening. I am grown adult, but what I don't like the most is the fact that cockpit opens up without being conected to studs, that means when you grab the older versions of this starfighter by cockpit they are stable and you can swoosh it around, but this version can't do it. That means that for kids it might be harder to play with.

  • @collinmordecai7178
    @collinmordecai7178 11 днів тому +2

    Walmart were I live at reducing some prices from new lego sets cause they know the new prices are bonkers for plastic.

  • @anthonyjames5042
    @anthonyjames5042 12 днів тому +3

    Picked up Luke's x-wing from Sainsburys for £20, this price is mental for such a small ship.

  • @logroll2353
    @logroll2353 12 днів тому +20

    Anakins one a few years ago with the Mustafar side builds and 5 figures including an exclusive Gunray figure. And that was $35… this is very overpriced

    • @anonymousperson8475
      @anonymousperson8475 12 днів тому +20

      It was 13 years ago. With inflation, that’s about 47 dollars today.

    • @nathanfortune7182
      @nathanfortune7182 12 днів тому +6

      @@logroll2353 that set came out 13 years ago so comparing price directly isn’t really fair. I do agree that for $45 a set like this should have a couple side builds or minifigures so make it unique.

    • @h2owl205
      @h2owl205 12 днів тому +4

      You need to remember inflation rates exist. Comparing prices from 13 years ago to now doesn’t tell the full story at all. Granted it’s still a better deal than this, but ever so marginally.

  • @ormapa1206
    @ormapa1206 12 днів тому +15

    I'm interested in the Ahsoka figure but the price is insane.

  • @sebces2576
    @sebces2576 12 днів тому +3

    Where I live, this set is almost 30% more expensive than the last jedi starfighter set. IMO that is totally unacceptable.

  • @joshuadeleon9942
    @joshuadeleon9942 12 днів тому +9

    At $45, there should only be printed tiles. The console is even a sticker 🙄

  • @sagetaylor3546
    @sagetaylor3546 12 днів тому +9

    Keep it up Lego, you're saving me LOTS of money these days...

  • @evanduda5665
    @evanduda5665 12 днів тому +1

    I enjoyed the reference images! Useful to see a side-by-side.

  • @JacksonMcKay95
    @JacksonMcKay95 12 днів тому +3

    Something I'm not seeing people discuss is the choice of white as the base color for the folding stabilizer pieces. Using the dark red/maroon would have looked much better so you don't get that white edge all the way around. The maroon worked well on Obi-Wan's interceptor.
    I don't have a lot of room for new LEGO sets these days, but I was thinking I could make room for this one when it was first rumored. What's one more Jedi Interceptor? But between the stabilizers, the cockpit issues you discussed, and the bulk beneath the droid socket, it's got too much working against it for a price tag I would already be hesitant to reward. Adult fans can afford it, but $45 is a lot for kids (who should still be the primary market). I didn't think I'd skip this one, but I think I'm going to save that space in hopes of a good remake of Obi-Wan's blue interceptor.
    Thank you for your review, it helped me make an informed decision as a consumer.

  • @HipposOnCrack
    @HipposOnCrack 12 днів тому +3

    Old canopy piece is far superior

  • @Rykoa
    @Rykoa 12 днів тому +2

    you can buy this and the arc-170 for $115 and still have less than a thousand pieces btw

  • @illegalbuildingtechnique6807
    @illegalbuildingtechnique6807 12 днів тому +1

    The cockpit infers the existence of a future b wing

  • @KaiweraGaming
    @KaiweraGaming 12 днів тому +1

    I like the new cockpit piece; it's sculpted very faithfully to the original ship's design. The main problems are, Lego's angling for the wings make the cockpit window gaps a lot more obvious than on the CGI models, and the rear section should've been a new piece to better fit the new cockpit's angles. If the wings were set at a different angle and the cockpit had a new rear piece the set would look a lot more accurate, but it's fair as-is.

  • @vincentwiddershoven2122
    @vincentwiddershoven2122 11 днів тому

    Thank you Jang for another honest revieuw.

  • @danielsteffee7957
    @danielsteffee7957 12 днів тому +2

    Something not covered in the review: The wings are too short relative to the canopy. Most lego interceptors get this wrong; in this case, I think the wings need to be about 20% longer.
    Also, gods that canopy is so much worse - the old one is 100x better!

  • @bertbergers9171
    @bertbergers9171 11 днів тому +1

    I don´t know, but to me looking at the reference material you showed it feels like transparant blank plastic would have been a much better fit then the transparant black Lego used here. Being a lighter background would have done good to the bad printing techniques Lego uses still.
    And those stickers you are right, the inside grey stickers are with 4 per set a fine way of being good to their customers and printing them.
    On second viewing you holding the older canopy piece next to the model version, i don´t see why Lego wasted time, money and effort in replacing that perfectly fine canopy piece?? There would have been a nice amount of budget to invest in better printing techniques and or graphic design.

  • @spoopyweeb326
    @spoopyweeb326 12 днів тому +1

    i feel like even one stud to keep the canopy down would have been great. i modded my own for that reason, because playing with it upside down opens the canopy which is a big issue when youre in space!

  • @Mr.HeisenbergTheCook
    @Mr.HeisenbergTheCook 12 днів тому +15

    Lego's price policy is getting ridiculous. A few years ago this would have been $29.99.

  • @samscholes9727
    @samscholes9727 12 днів тому +1

    I will pay £20 at the absolute maximum, and I will, just like I got the new obi wans fighter for £15

  • @thegreatskinkpriest8104
    @thegreatskinkpriest8104 5 днів тому

    I personally love the new canopy, I don’t know how accurate it is but it looks right to me. My issue is all of the added bulk around the back, those two quarter dome pieces are just waaaay to wide for this scale of ship

  • @Zenlore6499
    @Zenlore6499 12 днів тому +1

    I don’t mind the bald ball in the back. The non-bubble canopy also doesn’t look too bad in my opinion. I think it mostly comes down to a scaling issue. Lego doesn’t scale properly to reality, so this looking cartoony and having weird proportions is understandable to a degree.

  • @andrewepp6763
    @andrewepp6763 12 днів тому +1

    I totally understand what you are saying about price Jang, but my goodness I myself can’t justify the price for this one.

  • @lbricks7631
    @lbricks7631 12 днів тому +1

    I just look at the inflation adjusted prices of the old ones and I don't see the added value

  • @redsaints
    @redsaints 12 днів тому +2

    Already 35 euros on amazon. Only reason to get on Lego is for the points, best wait for sale.

  • @gordonwerner
    @gordonwerner 12 днів тому +1

    So the cockpit is printed on this set but the three on the arc 170 are stickers?

  • @CrazyChemistPL
    @CrazyChemistPL 12 днів тому

    I think the previous canopy piece was more accurate and crucially also opened without the front glass pane of the ship. I wonder, however, if the rear part of the canopy here wouldn't be better made with the 2x6 curved wedges?

  • @allonewordcaps
    @allonewordcaps 11 днів тому

    Great video 😊

  • @jamesmorgan3623
    @jamesmorgan3623 12 днів тому +1

    Jang, we've been conned. Lego have made the red worse so we don't think the white is so bad.

  • @JamesBrophy
    @JamesBrophy 12 днів тому +2

    It's all reasonable stuff interesting of brand and cost and inflation but if I do pick this up it might be one of the last lego star wars thibgs I get. They feel priced for adults who collect toys and not as toys. A lot of the market feels that way with the massive increase in 500 euro sets. It's a solid build. But yeah I'm passing out of my fandom for this because of the pricing. The non lego stuff feels way more exciting when I look at the cyber punk police car or the blackbird

  • @Skullgrin.
    @Skullgrin. 6 днів тому

    I'm hoping the fancy new minifigures'll make it easier to find just the ship for cheaper on Bricklink.

  • @JAM609
    @JAM609 10 днів тому

    Back in my day the Obi Wan Starfighter with boost ring was $50

  • @MisterUnicorn101
    @MisterUnicorn101 12 днів тому

    does anyone know what that little anakin starship is from that he pulled out at 4:40? i wanna get one

  • @wulfreviews
    @wulfreviews 10 днів тому

    very, VERY tiny detail that i noticed is the little wing protrusions near the sides of the canopy are missing a tiny bit of lime green the ship had in the show, probably just me who cares but i miss it since i had to order pieces in lime for my custom build of this ship a while back

  • @betulaobscura
    @betulaobscura 11 днів тому

    Good review!

  • @lucasurquiza554
    @lucasurquiza554 8 днів тому

    I agree that the new piece isn't bad, and the more I look at it, the more i can see it being an actually good representation of the source material, but I do find it puzzling. The old piece was a great representation of the Eta-2's canopy and even had some other uses. It wasn't perfect by any means, and I do think the flaws warranted an upgrade, but If they were going to make a new piece, I don't understand why it couldn't be as bubly in shape as before.

  • @IcyBlaze616
    @IcyBlaze616 10 днів тому +1

    For the prices LEGO charges, why can they never seem to get the line printing even for the bottom of the astromech droid heads? I've seen a lot worse than the one JANG got in this video, but it's still, just comically uneven on one side if you look for it.

  • @DigitalVanquish
    @DigitalVanquish 7 днів тому

    As distinct as the Lego ETA canopy is, there was genuine room for improvement. The print colour and opacity, of course, but the print itself could be more accurate. and maybe its hinge could be incorporated into the piece itself. But this wasn't the way to go.
    Also, not printing the console is ridiculous. I've got dozens of printed consoles from older sets this size. You always used to have these kind of pieces printed. That's just sheer laziness. This set should be £30/$35 retail.

  • @34thcustoms
    @34thcustoms 11 днів тому

    They messed up changing a perfectly fine cockpit piece

  • @VampguyN85
    @VampguyN85 12 днів тому

    If they're selling it for $45, then Walmart clearence will be around $22.50 at best, as I've not seen clearence go beyond 50% off. And stuff sells fast at 40% or 50% off.

  • @BravoBricks
    @BravoBricks 12 днів тому +3

    The price is too much but it does look nice.

  • @hbtdawgz1688
    @hbtdawgz1688 12 днів тому

    It looks decent. They tried something new, maybe the next one will work out some of the kinks.
    I like the figures a lot.
    Integration of the spring shooters is very nice!
    I’ll get it on sale.

  • @kibavee3295
    @kibavee3295 12 днів тому

    I wonder why they chose to replace the canopy. :/

  • @dustybricks113
    @dustybricks113 12 днів тому

    I prefer the older canopy...😅

  • @warrennewman5325
    @warrennewman5325 12 днів тому

    Noo lots of stickers looks fun set great minifigs will wait bit longer to get it awesome review jang 👍

  • @CaptMattSparrow
    @CaptMattSparrow 12 днів тому

    For $45 there should be another figure and all prints at least. The canopy is annoying because they changed something that didn’t need to be changed.

  • @DJ.KyloRen
    @DJ.KyloRen 11 днів тому

    Maybe I'm out of the loop but what was the reason to form a new canopy piece? The old one seemed good as it is and more accurate actually

  • @beng9520
    @beng9520 12 днів тому

    Should’ve included some buzz droids

  • @Shaggy815
    @Shaggy815 12 днів тому

    Ah yes, a new Jedi interceptor

  • @NIRDIAN1
    @NIRDIAN1 12 днів тому

    I think the 45€ just feels really egregious as Obi-Wans Starfighter from 2022 (75333) was 35€. That really messed with price-memory for sets of a similar footprint and "class". Heck, similarly the two last "small" Clone Trooper Battlepacks were 19€ and 21€, with the latter being smaller in every dimension. That just smarts.
    At 35€ or even 39€ this would have been a much more accessible set.

  • @kjdfhthrsdfgdgsrg
    @kjdfhthrsdfgdgsrg 12 днів тому

    man... i got back into lego sw around a year ago and i'm a big fan of prequel mechanical design, so i'd really been hoping for a new arc and actis so i didn't have to pay the insane aftermarket star wars prices... but between the quality issues and prices of both this year's versions i'm really torn.
    as for the new windscreen, i think the piece itself looks fine! what i don't get, though, is, why did they need a new piece? the old one seems perfectly effective to me. i don't mind the half dome in the back, either, but the thing that kills this canopy for me is the 4x4 round plate between the windscreen and the front dish. it TOTALLY throws off the contours imo. at this price point... despite the actis being a big fave of mine i'd rather put the money towards mocs and retro sets, lol

  • @AxlePlaysGames
    @AxlePlaysGames 11 днів тому

    Personally I think there was nothing wrong with the old canopy

  • @Imperialofficer07
    @Imperialofficer07 12 днів тому

    I mean at $20, that would be amazing, however, realistically speaking maybe at $35 would make sense. If you could get it at any price, I would recommend waiting for it to be on sale.

  • @GreatGatzB
    @GreatGatzB 11 днів тому

    I know this would be an unusual video for you, Jang, but are you considering a follow-up video on your interaction with LEGO customer service and the replacement parts you get for all these bad dark red prints? I’d love to see if they actually fix the production issue eventually

  • @thorakvideos2495
    @thorakvideos2495 10 днів тому

    Biggest issue with the set is the stickers...
    I would probably pay 30-35$ if it were all prints.
    I'm done buying anything with horrendous stickers.

  • @MrBadbaron
    @MrBadbaron 10 днів тому

    Time to wait for a sale, again....

  • @bambostarla6259
    @bambostarla6259 12 днів тому +3

    Great looking set but not worth 45$ ever. I dont know why lego does this with their pricing, they are just ripping us off for no reason. If it were 30€ I would have gotten this in a heartbeat

  • @empatheticrambo4890
    @empatheticrambo4890 5 днів тому

    I’m still quite torn on this in terms of build and price. The review helped as always

  • @Mut4ntG4m3r
    @Mut4ntG4m3r 12 днів тому +2

    Never thought about it but now ...why exactly cant lego astromechs turn their heads??? Its a rather prominent feature :o
    The DARK red print i still prefer to the bright red Stickers... Closer to og Colors

  • @eldritchwulfe
    @eldritchwulfe 10 днів тому

    Ahsoka keeps drawing the short stick with her lego ships. On the Lego site, this gets 2/5 stars

  • @empatheticrambo4890
    @empatheticrambo4890 5 днів тому

    I really can’t fathom why they changed such an amazing classic part. It’s not that much more ink to print, surely?

  • @Babu_Brick
    @Babu_Brick 12 днів тому +1

    Minifigures are nice, but I'm not a fan of that price, nor the new cockpit mold.
    Also, R7-A7 needed back printing.

  • @BLACKVVAR
    @BLACKVVAR 12 днів тому

    I'm not wiling to pay it, lol. Lots of others aren't either I bet, so sale purchase only if that. I think the previous canopy is objectively better in every way.

  • @HystericalGator2000
    @HystericalGator2000 12 днів тому

    $45 IS CRAAAZY, $35 should be the max!!!… 🤯

  • @CalebDennis1
    @CalebDennis1 12 днів тому

    It's a shame Lego is having so many problems with dark red printing *and* stickers in a wave with so much dark red. Between this, the Acclamator, and the ARC-170, it's bordering on ridiculous.

  • @electromistress
    @electromistress 12 днів тому

    Once again I want to buy a set because I like the source material, but I am immediately faced with the fact that I would have to mod the heck out of it to look anywhere close to acceptable.

  • @ActionJacksonVideos
    @ActionJacksonVideos 12 днів тому

    I love interceptors, and the design has a lot of improvements I LOVE about the wings, but this is just too steep. I'll be waiting for a sale before deciding if I want to get it, gives some room to continue to say no as I've been doing to Lego a lot lately.

  • @arunlucas5528
    @arunlucas5528 12 днів тому

    I wanted to buy this so I could use it and the figures in a moc but I really can’t afford to buy something when in New zealand it costs 85 dollars, and in certain retailers 75. I wouldn’t buy this unless it got down nearer to 50-60(NZD). to put that into perspective I managed to get the Milano for 180 nzd on a very lucky day, and that equates to roughly 100 usd. To ME the price is a BIG deterrent. Quite sad about it actually…

  • @adriansue8955
    @adriansue8955 12 днів тому

    25$ unrealistic for Star Wars
    ...as someone who is not a SW superfan
    this is why I'm loving the City Space sets.
    I just want to swoosh a spaceship around, I don't want to pay a disney tax for a backstory I'm not invested in.

  • @aslamc9288
    @aslamc9288 12 днів тому

    It’s definitely too high a price for me. I will either wait for a sale closer to a $30-35 price point or skip this one entirely, as much as I would love to have this version of Ahsoka in my collection. I don’t even think it looks bad as a set, but I can’t get behind that price when I already thought the Jedi Bob set was too much and this is even more. I like this, I want it, but the price is just too much.

  • @Klaevin
    @Klaevin 12 днів тому

    I got yoda's for 26€, I got obi wan's for 25€. I might get this one for less than 30€