Hey everybody! Today I have a The Last Jedi set review: 75188 Resistance Bomber! This 2017 set has 780 pieces and retails for £99.99 (UK), $109.99 (U.S.), $179.99 (Aus), and $199.99 (NZ).

There are 5 minifigures included, which is alright.

The first two are Poe Dameron and Vice Admiral Holdo.

Poe wears a flight suit but without the life support equipment. He has his usual face and black hairpiece, along with a black blaster pistol.

Vice Admiral Holdo has light lavender hair. Her torso has an accurate printed design but looks a bit weird with the skin printed at the top. Her legs are sadly unprinted and I think some wrinkles would’ve been good. She has a double-sided expression and a blaster pistol.

Here we have (from L to R): a Resistance Pilot, a Resistance Bombardier, and Resistance Gunner Paige.

The Resistance Pilot has a dual-molded helmet and detailed life support printing. He has a brand new head print which I think looks good. I also like his helmet, it’s very detailed and dual-molded stuff are always good. He is equipped with a gunmetal grey blaster.

The Resistance Bombardier, unlike the other two figures, uses a Rebel Alliance helmet which is not dual-molded. It is olive green and has a lot of printing on it. He also has a new head print and wears the same life support equipment. Even though his helmet has no visor, I still like it because of how detailed it is. His only accessory is a gunmetal grey blaster.

Resistance Gunner Paige is a new character for the Last Jedi. She is Rose’s sister and is portrayed by Vietnamese actress Veronica Ngo. Accordingly, she has a brand new head print with a stern expression. Her flight suit is the same as the previous two figures, but she has a new, very detailed dual-molded helmet as well as a small black blaster pistol.

They all have alternate faces with breathing equipment. These figures are all pretty good. The inclusion of only two main characters is slightly disappointing (though Paige may have a large role for all we know) but the high quality of the prints on the other three figures make up for it. I would’ve perhaps liked to see just one more figure, though, at a set of this price. On to the build! There is only one in this set which I am grateful for. I don’t normally like small side builds unless they’re very good as I find that too often they just tend to eat up parts from the main model.

Anyway, the Resistance Bomber looks pretty good. I like the grey and blue color scheme, and this is one of the few original vehicles we have seen from the Sequel Trilogy (though it does resemble a Nebulon-B slightly). The Resistance Bomber has two spring-loaded shooters integrated in very well. They are attached around the greebling on the body section just under the lower wing. Pressing 1×2 grilles, which look perfectly like greebling, fires off the missiles. This is one of the best integrations of spring-loaded shooters to date! There’s storage for an extra spring-loaded shot under the Bomber’s six engines. I like it when you get storage for the extras. There are a few tan elements above the engines which bug me but otherwise it looks alright from even around here. There are two firing stud shooters at the back, presumably controlled from the place where Poe is sitting. While I do appreciate the ability of a minifigure to see through the canopy, I find the 4×4 bubble canopy to look a little small and cramp.

Behind the stud shooter cannons is a gunner position. These have exclusive printed 6×6 hatches on either side with space for one minifigure inside. They look pretty cozy and cool and I like them. They appeared in the Last Jedi BTS video and seem reasonably accurate. Two identical gunner positions are on this model: the one shown in this image, and one at the bottom of the ship. They are gyroscopic like a B-Wing’s cockpit, as they remain upright no matter how you rotate the ship. Despite its tall, narrow shape, the Resistance Bomber does have an interior! There is a cockpit at the front with seating for two back-to-back (though they do look a bit cramp), along with a larger passenger section behind. One thing I love about this interior is that there are no weird Technic elements that are too obvious (cough cough Krennic’s Shuttle). It also has space for a couple of figures inside. Note that where Holdo sits is covered up with the gray panels but Poe has a translucent bubble canopy which covers him. Well, this is a bomber, so can it bomb? Not all LEGO bombers can bomb, but fortunately this one can. Hatches on either side can open up and you can drop bombs – round black LEGO balls – in. These hatches are in between the main cockpit and the main interior section. Pressing down on a button at the bottom will make the bombs drop out one by one just behind the lower turret. There are a few strange-colored elements but nothing too disconcerting. You can fit up to 6 bombs inside. Overall this is a fun play feature and you can swoosh the ship around then bomb away at your target! Another impressive feature of the Resistance Bomber is its ability to stand up well by itself. The lower turret rotates up – hence the use of some weirdly colored Technic elements – and the ship stands securely on its base. I had assumed this ship would need a stand to stand up due to its odd shape but it is surprisingly stable on a flat surface. I also neglected to mention that the Resistance Bomber is fantastic to swoosh around due to the fact you can grab the lower fin and fly it around with ease.

Overall, this is a good set – probably one of the best The Last Jedi sets. The minifigure selection is good, with main characters and detailed secondary ones, and the ship itself is unique – something not often seen in the sequel trilogy. The Bomber’s play features all work well and I appreciate the good swooshability. There also aren’t really that many weird Technic colors inside or outside – pretty good for a set of this size. I do feel the price is a bit high – though not as high as PPP fans say – and I’d say £84.99 (UK), $89.99 (U.S.), $159.99 (Aus), and $169.99 (NZ) would be more reasonable. It’s still not as bad as some other TLJ sets like 75176 and 75177.

Builds: 4.5/5

Minifigures: 4/5

Playability: 4/5

Price: 3.5/5

Personal Rating: 4/5

TOTAL: 4/5

Thanks for reading! What do you think of the set? Do you like it? Let me know in a comment below 🙂

VaderFan2187 out! 😀