darthskellington
Dark Lord of the Typos
I picked up the Lars' Homestead playset at Toys R Us this past week. They had a coupon for 15% off one item, which brought it down to a somewhat more reasonable price.
Overall, it's a very nice looking set in or out of the package. As far as getting your money's worth for it, that's a bit of a stretch. For your money, you get:
Owen Lars (nearly identical to previous release, perhaps slightly darker beard)
Beru Lars (also nearly identical, the spots on her collar seem smaller this time)
Sandtrooper (new - vintage style body, sprayed dirt weathering, black pauldron)
Womp Rat - all new....pretty cool
Moisture Vaporator - mine isn't handy, so I assume it is very similar to the previous release
Homestead building - very nice
Homestead base - flimsy plastic - similar I imagine to Palitoy bases.
The base is really cheap...if you gave this to a child they would destroy it within a week. Everything else is sturdy. The base also has a dining table attached to it, so you can recreate the dinner scene, even though that was in a different part of the house. In the movie, this was actually little more than a covered stairwell leading down to the courtyard.
Overall, a nice package, but lacking in added value, epecially for long-term collectors who already have Owen and Beru.
In my opinion, what this needs to flesh it out more woudl be: accesories for Beru (blue milk pitcher, etc), another different Womp Rat, another Moisture Vaporator or other homestead accessory, another sandtrooper OR a NEW droid...perhaps a treadwell. Lastly, it needs charred skeletons.
Alternately, it could have all the above critters and structures, but this time have AOTC Beru, Owen, and Cliegg Lars in a hoverchair. Substitute charred skeletons for a trio of tombstones.
Overall, it's a very nice looking set in or out of the package. As far as getting your money's worth for it, that's a bit of a stretch. For your money, you get:
Owen Lars (nearly identical to previous release, perhaps slightly darker beard)
Beru Lars (also nearly identical, the spots on her collar seem smaller this time)
Sandtrooper (new - vintage style body, sprayed dirt weathering, black pauldron)
Womp Rat - all new....pretty cool
Moisture Vaporator - mine isn't handy, so I assume it is very similar to the previous release
Homestead building - very nice
Homestead base - flimsy plastic - similar I imagine to Palitoy bases.
The base is really cheap...if you gave this to a child they would destroy it within a week. Everything else is sturdy. The base also has a dining table attached to it, so you can recreate the dinner scene, even though that was in a different part of the house. In the movie, this was actually little more than a covered stairwell leading down to the courtyard.
Overall, a nice package, but lacking in added value, epecially for long-term collectors who already have Owen and Beru.
In my opinion, what this needs to flesh it out more woudl be: accesories for Beru (blue milk pitcher, etc), another different Womp Rat, another Moisture Vaporator or other homestead accessory, another sandtrooper OR a NEW droid...perhaps a treadwell. Lastly, it needs charred skeletons.
Alternately, it could have all the above critters and structures, but this time have AOTC Beru, Owen, and Cliegg Lars in a hoverchair. Substitute charred skeletons for a trio of tombstones.