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"Defense of Crait scores a BrickScore of 38.4 and lands in the Skip It tier: the ski speeder itself is an impressive, detail-rich build with novel techniques, but the overpriced bundle with undersized supporting elements, off-theme snowtroopers, and no display stand leaves the set consistently falling short of its retail ask."
Defense of Crait earns a BrickScore of 38.4 and a Skip It tier, driven primarily by a damning expert verdict from JANG who rated it 50 and explicitly recommended waiting for 25-30% off retail. The set is widely seen as overpriced for what it delivers, with the V-4X-D ski speeder itself drawing genuine praise but the supporting trench and bunker elements considered undersized and underwhelming. There is a sharp disconnect between critics and the mass market: Amazon buyers gave it 4.7 out of 5 across 179 ratings, while the 7 LEGO.com raters were more measured at 3.91, and value-for-money on LEGO.com scored only 3.2 out of 5.
Where they split: The split between mass-market buyers (4.7 stars on Amazon across 179 ratings) and the expert consensus (JANG: 50, Skip It tier) is the defining divergence here. Amazon buyers skew toward playability and movie connection, while expert analysis focused on value efficiency and build quality relative to price. Note: one source review in this batch covers a different LEGO set entirely and was excluded from this synthesis.
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"I'm actually surprised that Lego put so much effort into making such a large scale version of this craft"
JANG's LEGO Reviews"I'm old enough to remember that 2009 Luke's Landspeeder coming out for $25 and thinking that was too much money, but it at least had a ton of mini figures to make up for it. The Smart Play one doesn't have all that and i…"
MandRproductions"I'm actually surprised that Lego put so much effort into making such a large scale version of this craft"
"I'm old enough to remember that 2009 Luke's Landspeeder coming out for $25 and thinking that was too much money, but it at least had a ton of mini figures to make up for it. The Smart Play one doesn't have all that and it's still more expensive than the 2009 set adjusted for inflation."
Owners praise the set's movie accuracy, excellent speeder build, and exclusive minifigures, but nearly all criticize the price as excessive and feel the base elements are undersized filler that should cost less or be separate.
Amazon4.7
LEGO.com3.9
