75384 The Crimson Firehawk LEGO Review - Star Wars, 2024

Overpriced but nicely-detailed.

TL;DR:

• Original Price:  $49.99
• Pieces: 136
• Minifigure(s): Nubs, RJ-83, Nash Durango
• Sticker Sheet: No
  
• Pros: Great minifigs, final build looks good
• Cons: High price, large pieces

Assembly: 

Bag #1 - Nubs, speeder

Bag #2 - RJ-83, market stall

Bag #3 - Nash Durango, Firehawk

• Interesting Techniques:
• In addition to the big baseplates shown below, large panels and 4x1x3 inverted slopes are used to build up the ship's structure quickly.

• A neck bracket allows RJ (once the printed transparent 1x1 round brick representing his legs has been removed) to climb on Nash's back, just  like in the series.

• Interesting Pieces:
• Oversized and printed pieces to make the construction process faster and easier for newer builders

• Play Features:
• The speeder kinda fits in the ship's cargo space

• Overall:  This set has an even higher price per part than the other Young Jedi Adventures set, 75358 Tenoo Jedi Temple, but has maintained the same price even in resale, likely because of the Nubs minifigure—which seems to be as popular as it is rare. While the speeder in this set is smaller than in that other set, the forward stabilizers are much better anchored (both above and below). I also like the little market stall...especially since it looks like that's going to be the only official build we get of Kublop Springs, the major market town on the planet of Tenoo.

One benefit of the 4+ sets is that they don't use stickers. The curved white pieces would have been very difficult for even advanced builders to place the stickers properly, let alone the cockpit glass. In researching this review, I found that there are only seven other sets that used that particular piece, each with a different color (only trans-clear is doubled up); one in particular, set 75176, actually requires stickers to be put on the various facets of the windscreen piece! That might be why these seemingly-basic sets are often more expensive than comparable sets: because they use larger pieces that aren't used elsewhere, and they use printing on pieces instead of cheaper stickers.

As a side note, it's also worth noting that there is another official version of the Crimson Firehawk: a micro-scale build in the 2024 Advent Calendar.

I really appreciate the attention to detail in these two sets (though I wish that the eye printing on both Nubs and Yoda was more warm and focused instead of blank and staring straight ahead), they do a great job of capturing the look and feel of such a colorful, playful show. It's a pity that these were the only sets (apart from the aforementioned Advent calendar showing) made for the series, but they are good for what they are. The other downside of these sets is their price: the quick build and chunky pieces make it feel cheap, and definitely not worth $50.

 As I'd said with the Jedi Temple set, if you can find the set for cheap and enjoy the show, I'd recommend getting it, but it's definitely not a must-buy.

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Lego Instructions: here