Hey everyone! Today I have another LEGO Star Wars review: 75191 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive! This 825-piece set retails for £89.99 (UK), $99.99 (U.S.), $159.99 (Aus), and $179.99 (NZ). I believe this is exclusive to Toys R Us in the U.S. but I have been unable to find it in-store so had to buy it from the online LEGO store. We have not had a Hyperdrive Booster Ring set since 2007, is this set any good?

Strangely, there are only 4 minifigures included in the set. This is unfortunate as it feels like a wasted opportunity to included long-wanted minifigures like Kaminoans, or even updated Geonosians.

The first two figures are Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jango Fett.

At first Obi-Wan looks similar to the one from 75021 but not only does his head have a printed headset, his torso printing has also been updated. He comes with his trusty blue lightsaber, but I feel that perhaps a Jedi robe and hood could’ve been included.

Jango looks pretty nice. His helmet is the same as the 2013 one but the rest of the figure is actually different. His torso now has a belt which is curved naturally instead of the old straight one. His legs are also updated very subtly, though it is not easy to find the differences! As always, he has his silver jetpack and two nozzles to represent his guns, but I wish that one day new molded guns will be made specially for Jango.

Here we have Young Boba Fett and R4-P17.

Young Boba Fett is not a particularly common figure. He’s only appeared previously in the 2002 Slave I set and the 2013 Advent Calendar. This figure, however, has been updated, with an upset expression on one side and a mischievous grin on the other. The belt on his clone cadet outfit is now black instead of brown which is a welcome change. He does not have any accessories.

R4-P17 is unchanged from his previous appearance in 75135, with his white body and dark red head. He has some silver accents printed on too. Not a very exciting figure but a necessary inclusion. On to the build! There’s two in the set but they… can become one?! Yep, the Jedi Starfighter can dock onto the Hyperdrive Booster Ring, just like in the film. It sits a bit too high but that would not have been easy to include with the current building methods. There is a clear Technic handle which makes it easy to swoosh the whole thing around. The ring is built on a Technic frame so there are lots of Technic elements exposed, however I actually don’t think they look too bad and look like mechanical details. Furthermore, if parts were used to cover them up, it would require lots more pieces, and hence, a much higher price. As for armaments, the ship is not unarmed at all. The Starfighter itself has two stud shooters where the cannons are located in the film. The Hyperdrive Booster Ring also has two spring-loaded shooters. This is inaccurate to the film version, as the Ring in the movie is unarmed, but it is still a fun inclusion. The trigger for detaching the Starfighter from the Booster Ring is very conveniently located above the handle. Unfortunately it is bright red which looks very out of place; a dark red or white trigger would’ve looked much better. Anyway, upon pulling the trigger, Technic elements will slide apart which allows you to remove the Starfighter with ease. With the Starfighter removed, you can see the surface normally covered up by the Starfighter has some curved slopes on it. They look rather odd and don’t really flow from one to another but at least LEGO did put in some effort to beautify the section. The starfighter itself has a nice white and dark red color scheme. It has one landing leg in the front along with clips under the wings to store Obi-Wan’s lightsaber. However, the cockpit is set too high and the wings are too narrow, resulting in it looking rather stubby. This is unfortunately the complete opposite to the in-universe vehicle, which looks very sleek. There is no room to slot the whole of R4 into the wing of the Starfighter. You therefore have to take off his head and put it onto a turntable element on the left wing. Fortunately, there is space to store his body under a curved slope in front of the cockpit. As for the cockpit, it is under a translucent brown bubble canopy, and it has a brown seat with a printed 2×2 control slope. The model is quite nicely built – I do like how the rear fin looks quite a bit – but the stubbiness issue is unfortunate.

In conclusion, I would say this set is not bad. I actually quite like how the Hyperdrive Booster Ring itself looks, and when the Starfighter is attached to the Ring it looks pretty good too. Unfortunately, when removed, it looks very stubby and inaccurate which is pretty disappointing. The set does offer pretty good play value, though: it may not have lots of play features but the whole Ring and the Starfighter by itself are very fun to swoosh around. I also appreciate how the Booster Ring can stand up on a flat surface. I do wish, however, that the minifigure selection was better… it’s probably the biggest letdown in the set.

The price is – controversy alert – not bad either, in my opinion. I’d say $99.99 in the U.S. is too high a price: $89.99 would probably have been more reasonable. In the UK and New Zealand, I think it could’ve been a bit cheaper (£84.99/$169.99 perhaps) but as it is, it is not too bad, especially since the Booster Ring itself is pretty big.

Builds: 3.5/5

Minifigures: 3/5

Playability: 4/5

Price: 3.5/5

Personal Rating: 4/5

TOTAL: 3.6/5

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think in a comment below 😀

VaderFan2187 out! 🙂