The LEGO Group has launched a brand-new Star Wars mannequin of the traditional Desert Skiff and Sarlacc Pit, recreating the iconic opening battle from Return of the Jedi. Featuring a number of authentic trilogy characters that have been current throughout the rescue mission to save lots of Han Solo, the new construct comes with an thrilling handful of minifigures. However, it additionally consists of an unique minifigure as effectively, celebrating LEGO’s Twenty fifth anniversary with the galaxy far, far-off.

LEGO’s new Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit (75396) set was lately launched on August 1st. This was alongside a number of different new Star Wars fashions, together with Ahsoka Tano’s Duel on Peridea (75385) and some impressed by LEGO’s upcoming Disney+ particular Rebuild the Galaxy. However, I lately bought my palms on this new Return of the Jedi construct, so here is Screen Rant’s official overview for LEGO’s new Desert Skiff & Salracc Pit (75396).

Box Art And Contents Overview For LEGO’s Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit (75396)

Recreating The Iconic Dune Sea Battle

The field artwork for this new construct options the deserts of Tatooine, particularly the Dune Sea, the website of the Sarlacc pit the place Jabba the Hutt loved disposing his rivals. As seen on each the back and front of the field, the twin skiff and Sarlacc builds are prominently featured, as are their varied play options. The facet of the field additionally highlights the set’s inclusion of its newest Twenty fifth-anniversary minifigure, Nien Nunb (who additionally debuted in Return of the Jedi).

Inside the field, each builds are break up into six baggage whole. It’s additionally notable that it is a uncommon set wherein no stickers are included. With a bit rely of 558, I wasn’t an enormous fan of the set’s $80 price ticket. However, the inclusion of 5 minifigures with up to date designs and an unique Star Wars minifigure that has by no means been featured earlier than does justify the value considerably.

Build Breakdown For Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit (75396)

Lots of Desert Pieces (But Also Some Fun Play Features)

Working at a leisurely tempo, LEGO’s Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit (75396) took me slightly below an hour and a half to construct, making it a brief however candy undertaking total. Starting with the Sarlacc pit, the construct options some enjoyable play options corresponding to knobs that may be turned to maneuver the massive creatures’ 4 tentacles. Likewise, the total desert base is greater than I anticipated. While it does give some good dimension to the Sarlacc that is largely buried in the sand, it may take some creativity to seek out a great way to show it on my cabinets alongside the skiff.

Moving onto the skiff, the small desert craft options some good design parts to assist it resemble the skiff seen in Return of the Jedi. This features a plank that may lengthen and retract. While the inclusion of clear stands to provide the skiff is useful, it might have been good if a number of additional items had been added to provide the skiff an additional inch or two off the floor given the dimension of the Sarlacc pit. As it stands, the skiff is not fairly excessive sufficient to be simply displayed over the Sarlacc by itself utilizing the items given.

A Closer Look At The New Return of the Jedi Minifigures

Including The Twenty fifth Anniversary Nien Nunb

The set’s six minifigures are fairly spectacular as effectively. Both Luke Skywalker and Lando have acquired up to date designs with additional element since their inclusion LEGO’s 2012 Desert Skiff and Sarlacc set, as have Han and Chewie who have been featured in the 2017 iteration (the blinded face print for Han is especially good). Regardless, it’s good to have all 4 Rebels included on this new model.

Boba Fett is included as effectively, although with out his signature half cape which I discovered to be fairly disappointing, in addition to the absence of Jabba’s guards who got here with the older fashions. That stated, the inclusion of Nien Nunb as the Twenty fifth-anniversary determine could be very thrilling, the first time Lando’s Battle of Endor co-pilot has acquired the brick-built remedy since his debut in 1983. All in all, it is an excellent assortment of minifigures with this new LEGO Star Wars set, which was rather a lot of enjoyable to construct total.