LEGO have done an exceptional job this year.
Today's build is one of my favorite of all the Star Wars ship styles - the shuttle. The wings that fold up and down, and the cockpit that goes up and down, are beautiful to watch in the films. I think particularly of Darth Vader's shuttle landing on the Death Star II and Palpatine's shuttle landing there a little later in Return of the Jedi. They are so graceful. And that elegance and gracefulness stand out because so much of the Galactic Empire's preferred style is a Brutalist/fascist one, designed to reek of power and danger and make people feel small and insignificant against the violent power of the Empire. Consider the AT-AT (another of my favorites) and how impractical they are for anything other than that they can invoke fear and terror in enemies.
Today's would appear to be an Imperial Shuttle (Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle). And it also means that after almost two weeks, we're finally (well, *I* use the word finally) into the original trilogy (meaning Episodes IV-VI).
This is a beautiful build. Very well designed.
The quality and size of the items in this year's Calendar is the best that I remember. Really getting my money's worth this year.
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