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"A highly accomplished GWP that earns its 81 BrickScore through impressive accuracy, clever geometry, and a genuinely exciting exclusive minifigure in Ensign Ro Laren. The frustrating GWP-only distribution was the set's biggest problem at launch, and it remains the defining factor on the aftermarket now."
Expert reviewers across Brickset, Jay's Brick Blog, and RacingBrick are uniformly enthusiastic about this 261-piece GWP, praising its faithful recreation of the Type-15 Shuttlepod (Onizuka) and the exclusive Ensign Ro Laren minifigure. The set earned a BrickScore of 80.7 with high reviewer agreement. Owner ratings, however, tell a more complicated story: the LEGO.com average lands at 3.37 out of 5 from 21 ratings, dragged down by multiple 1- and 2-star reviews from buyers who never received their GWP shipment. Only 70% of LEGO owners say they would recommend it, well below what the expert consensus would predict.
Where they split: The expert consensus is clearly positive, but the owner rating split is notable. The LEGO.com average of 3.37 (70% would recommend) sits well below the 4-to-5-star marks on Amazon and Walmart (which came from buyers who received their sets). The LEGO.com score is significantly affected by buyers who gave 1-star reviews specifically because their GWP was never shipped, not because of the set itself. When separating fulfilment complaints from product opinions, owners who built the set are overwhelmingly positive, aligning with the expert view.
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"Wenn da nicht die Vielzahl der Aufkleber wäre, wäre dieses Modell geradezu perfekt und würde sicher auch als Kaufset die Herzen vieler LEGO- und Star Trek-Freunde höher schlagen lassen."
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