Within the Lego Star Wars collection of units, there have been six totally different variations of Slave 1, the ship utilized by Boba Fett, the bounty hunter. These six variations have ranged from small, nearly pocket-sized fashions to bigger ones measuring over a foot in size. Though he performs a comparatively minor half within the total Star Wars tales, his character has captured the creativeness of most of the story’s fans. In consequence, his ship has additionally develop into an object of nice curiosity.
Within the Star Wars story, the bounty hunter Boba Fett performs a key position in Episodes V and VI. He’s the bounty hunter employed by Darth Vader to search out and seize Han Solo and to convey him to Jaba the Hutt. His ship, Slave 1, was first owned by his Father, Jango Fett, who “acquired” it throughout his escape from the jail on Oovo IV. The ship was a prototype Firespray class patrol ship that he managed to steal throughout his escape.
He named the ship Slave 1, and commenced a program of great upgrades and re-armaments. He took the ship to the Kuat DriveYards and had their highly effective drive engines shoe-horned into the ship’s hull, taking on two-thirds of the out there area. The armaments added to the ship included twin blaster cannons, two rapid-firing laser cannons, and two projectile launchers, every of which might maintain as much as three homing missiles. There was additionally a mine laying system that could possibly be outfitted with seismic prices.
The fashions of the Slave 1 which were produced by Lego replicate a lot of this weaponry. The sophistication of the fashions and the extent of element has elevated enormously as totally different fashions have been launched. The primary model, Lego 7144 was launched again in 2000, and though it captured the fundamental parts of Slave 1’s design, it was pretty primitive, because it was missing lots of the specialised parts that have been added to later fashions. It regarded rather a lot like one thing a builder would produce utilizing simply generic Lego components Secret Agenct Society.
The following model launched by Lego was designated Lego 7153. It’s on this model that the standard and stage of element start to indicate an enormous enchancment. The cockpit was now a particular piece of smoky plastic, and the trim parts of the higher aspect of the touchdown shoe have been particular items as effectively, to present it the smoother, extra rounded look it wanted. This model was bigger, having greater than twice the number of parts (358) than the 7144 model (165). This set additionally got here with mini-figures, not like it is predecessor.
The Lego 6209 Slave 1 model got here subsequent, in 2006. It was once more a bigger model than the earlier one, with 537 parts. It’s at this level that the design of Slave 1 as a Lego set actually begins to come back into its personal. The number of particular parts will increase considerably, giving the ship a way more polished look. The ship incorporates a cargo hatch that opens to permit the Carbonited Han Solo to be loaded aboard. The finished ship included the mine launchers, in addition to the missile launchers. The dual cannon arrays are additionally current. The 4 mini-figures (5 counting the Carbonited Solo) are the most important number to be included in one in all these units as much as this time.
The latest model of Slave 1, Lego 8097, is the model at present out there and nonetheless in production. It’s once more bigger than its predecessor, however solely marginally – 572 parts vs. 537. The end and high quality of the model have improved but once more, with even higher use of particular ingredient to create a extra completed look. The cockpit cowl will be opened, and a mini-figure seated inside. This set incorporates three mini-figures, plus the Carbonite skid, which is designed to permit the Han Solo mini-figure to be inserted into it, for actually nice realism. The end particulars on this newest model are actually spectacular, and the finished ship has a real look of authenticity to it.
The opposite two variations of Slave 1 have been small (assume pocket-sized) variations of the ship. One, the Lego 20019, was a promotional merchandise that was despatched out with the January 2011 situation of the Brickmaster Catalog. It was not supposed on the market in shops. The opposite small set was truly a part of a two-ship mixture launched in 2003 – it was packaged with a small model of Obie-Wan Kenobi’s Delta-7 Aethersprite Class Starfighter. All or these units are nonetheless out there within the secondary market, so it is not too late so as to add to your assortment.