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"The Droideka is a display-first celebration of the prequel trilogy's most menacing bot, with a BrickScore of 72.7 and 4.79 out of 5 from nearly 1,944 owner ratings that skew warmer than critics. Prequel fans and LEGO Star Wars collectors will find a satisfying and screen-accurate shelf piece, as long as they set expectations appropriately for the compromised rolling transformation."
The Droideka earns a BrickScore of 72.7 and a Recommended tier verdict, recognized as an impressively accurate and display-focused buildable model of one of the prequel trilogy's most iconic droids. Reviewers praised the screen-accurate design, clever parts usage (whip pieces as wires, lipstick pieces as sensor eyes), and the inclusion of a small companion model and 25th anniversary plaque. Owner enthusiasm runs notably higher than the expert score, with 4.79 out of 5 across 1,944 ratings at retail, though the set's rolling mode transformation and minifigure value drew measured criticism from more analytical reviewers.
Where they split: The clearest split is between the enthusiastic owner base (4.79 out of 5) and the more measured expert consensus (BrickScore 72.7). Owners rate the set with high emotional satisfaction driven by nostalgia and the screen-accurate design, while expert reviewers gave sharper criticism of the rolling mode mechanism and the weak minifigure value. One LEGO.com reviewer specifically noted disappointment that the Technic version from the original movie release transformed more realistically than this newer iteration.
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"they did an outstanding job it looks incredible"
Five Lonely Clones
"Droidekas are renowned not only for their devastating twin blaster cannons, but also for their strange appearance, which has translated perfectly to LEGO form."
Brickset Reviews
"the build of it was not too bad it had some sections of it that were a little bit a little bit interesting but most of it was pretty just straightforward stuff not a whole lot of technique was used in this but a fair amo…"
JANG's LEGO Reviews"as a big clone wars and prequel fan this is super exciting this is kind of the Droids that I've been looking for for a long time"
Solid Brix Studios"they did an outstanding job it looks incredible"
"Droidekas are renowned not only for their devastating twin blaster cannons, but also for their strange appearance, which has translated perfectly to LEGO form."
"the build of it was not too bad it had some sections of it that were a little bit a little bit interesting but most of it was pretty just straightforward stuff not a whole lot of technique was used in this but a fair amount"
"as a big clone wars and prequel fan this is super exciting this is kind of the Droids that I've been looking for for a long time"
Owners are enthusiastic about the Droideka as a highly accurate, rewarding display build with working rolling and standing modes, though a minority flag fragile cable attachments, minor instruction errors, and some fiddly construction steps.
Amazon4.9Walmart4.6
Target4.7LEGO.com4.7
