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"With a BrickScore of 59.1, the Darth Vader Transformation (7251) is a middling nostalgia item — the flip mechanism is fun and the $7 original price was excellent, but weak minifigures, an ugly design, and a superior 2017 remake make it hard to recommend for anything beyond retro curiosity."
Reviewers are split but lean negative on this 2005 micro-set. MandRproductions gives it credit as a charming, affordable piece of LEGO Star Wars history with a clever flip-transformation mechanism and good original value, while Five Lonely Clones dismisses it as weak and bland even by 2005 standards. The shared ground: it's a nostalgia play above all else, and the minifigures — especially a capeless, expression-free Darth Vader — drag the set down considerably. Both agree the 2017 successor is simply the better set in almost every respect.
Where they split: MandRproductions (80/100) sees genuine charm and historical value in the set's affordability and scene-specific concept, calling it an interesting artifact of an older era. Five Lonely Clones (35/100) is far harsher, arguing it was "very weak and bland even for 2005" and that nostalgia is essentially its only selling point. The gap between these two verdicts is wide.
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"They just don't make them like they used to, and the 7251 Darth Vader transformation from 2005 is a great example."
MandRproductions"This is a nice little set of a pivotal scene from Star Wars episode III: Revenge of the Sith"
EuroBricks"They just don't make them like they used to, and the 7251 Darth Vader transformation from 2005 is a great example."
"This is a nice little set of a pivotal scene from Star Wars episode III: Revenge of the Sith"
