General Grievous' Starfighter

Name: LEGO General Grievous' Starfighter 8095
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8095
Rating: 4.68 (195 reviews)

86 · HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDINVESTMENT GRADE: AA2010454 pcsHigh agreement · 93%

Expert reviews

3analyzed

Owner ratings

195

BrickScore

Highly Recommended

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LOVED (8)

01Excellent design capturing all important features of the Soulless One
02Side pods are very well executed and key to recognizability
03Thoughtful design details like exhaust striping and side pod details

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CRITICIZED (8)

01Grievous's arms could have been designed more accurately to his character
02Grievous cannot fit in cockpit with all four arms - must remove upper arms
03Grievous doesn't quite reach the control yolks when seated

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Build Facts what critics report

🧩 Difficulty

intermediate

🎯 Audience

collectors

In Their Words most-used terms across every critic review

grievouscockpitgeneralversionhiddena4-dconstructiondroidwarsexcellentimprovednahdarniceslidingmechanismbuildingsidearmsaccuratedetailedsoullessclonedetailingcompared2008vebbplayfeatures

What reviewers are saying

"A4-D: 'What a mess! It's going to take me forever to get you back into decent shape!'"

EuroBricks

"This looks so much better than that original. It's almost almost impossible to truly compare the two because they're just on a completely different level."

JANG's LEGO Reviews

Ecosystem

7656 General Grievous' Starfighter (2008 version) 79 — The new version is more detailed and accurate with much better engines and fin retraction mechanism. The old version was sleeker but blocky in the cockpit. The new Grievous minifig is far superior—more poseable and accurate—compared to the white, straight-standing old version. The new version's laser cannons are an improvement, though less visually interesting than the old lightsaber hilts. Overall, the new version is better in most ways, though the old one's fin design was interesting. The new version clearly wins in design accuracy and poseability.

2007 General Grievous Starfighter (first minifigure-scale version) — This 2010 version with 454 pieces is dramatically superior and on a completely different level from the first version with half as many pieces. The design looks so much better.

7656 (General Grievous' Starfighter - earlier version) 79 — This 2010 version is much better than the earlier 7656. The sliding cockpit is a huge improvement with flawless action and no breaking parts, compared to the simpler mechanism in 7656. Despite the higher price, the improvements in design and the new Grievous minifigure justify the upgrade.

Star WarsInvestment Grade

By Reviewer · 2

Avg score

EuroBricks

Expert Video Source · avg of 2

BUY

"A4-D: 'What a mess! It's going to take me forever to get you back into decent shape!'"

Key Pros

✓Very accurate and detailed rendition of the Soulless One from Clone Wars
✓Excellent General Grievous minifigure with improved detailing and poseability compared to 2008 version
✓Nahdar Vebb is a nice minifigure with back printing

Key Cons

✕A4-D minifig is described as one of the worst Star Wars minifigs ever made—taller than Grievous, cheap stickered head, and inaccurate
✕Construction was unstable at some points during building

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BUY

"This looks so much better than that original. It's almost almost impossible to truly compare the two because they're just on a completely different level."

Key Pros

✓Excellent design capturing all important features of the Soulless One
✓Side pods are very well executed and key to recognizability
✓Thoughtful design details like exhaust striping and side pod details

Key Cons

✕Grievous's arms could have been designed more accurately to his character
✕Grievous cannot fit in cockpit with all four arms - must remove upper arms

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Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (4)

General Grievous - Bent Legs, Tan Armor

EV-A4-D with Sticker

Nahdar Vebb

EV-A4-D without Sticker

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Printed windscreen for the cockpit
Rare printed piece instead of sticker; adds unique detailing
Dark bley curved slopes and vulture droid wing pieces
Very rare in dark bley and tan colors
Flag pieces on fin
Used creatively to make the fin look like it retracts into the cockpit, improving on the old design
Printed cockpit piece
The cockpit itself features a printed piece that is part of a sliding forward assembly rather than a hinged or removable design.
Rubber technic piece with mounted control sticks
Cockpit area uses a rubber technic piece to mount simulated control sticks that can be moved out of the way to accommodate the minifigure.
Retractable landing strut mechanism
The rear landing strut is able to retract up into the body of the craft smoothly, demonstrating innovative engineering.