LEGO Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer 2024 independent review! Stealthy engineering miracle 75394

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[Qui-GonJinn]

Love the continued use of reference images!

[charlesyuan]

Jang, you should always put the “independent review” or “unsponsored look” phrase in your titles. This is one of the reasons why your reviews are the BEST. And more people gotta know that

[retektereptest]

Extremely funny to hear Jang use the word "copium"

[stift]

Love your recent use of reference images/videos. Not only does it helps with clarity, but the review also flow better

[RyansEggyRice]

Very nostalgic, 10 years ago I’d watch your reviews of the 2014 Star Destroyer every day until I got it for Christmas, I was SO excited

[Slingsomelead]

I built this yesterday and it’s a really good solid build. For me I don’t have an original trilogy destroyer so it was a must buy.

[mathewcurtis]

I can understand Cal not having a poncho because the poncho is an add on in the game and not his default look, but not including BD is baffling to me

[Regeor]

I would’ve liked a Grand Moff Tarkin included. My 2008 one is quite dated now.

[trewerd]

Now I'm not the most diehard Star Wars fan, but the proportions don't really look too bad, especially seeing it held by an actual person and not just going off of official product images.

[krisstasko]

Jang is finally here with the only review of this set that matters

[Mu-podcast]

The Empire had so many size classes for Star Destroyers, I just see this as one of their light cruiser variants. Would Vader be on one of those, not likely, but the ship itself is good.
Seeing the little rotating point defense guns on the sides move make me want a Space Battleship Yamato kit.
I too love the inclusion of reference pictures. I know it adds time to your edit to get the pics sourced and added in smoothly, but it really does demonstrate what you're talking about wonderfully, as do the additional camera angles.
I love that LEGO has "swooshibility" as a common descriptor for the toys. There are lots of lines that could use it, but this is the only fandom I've seen that does. And seeing Jang actually swoosh it around with the big smile is delightful.

[simonawad]

I wish it was a bit longer but if the length was compromised for the detail I am ok with it. The fact that is so sturdy and looks so good is an incredible achievement by the designers!

[danjbrent]

The double camera angle in the wrap up was great! Always appreciate the deep dives into the small set details in your reviews too Jang, I know you've been trying new things lately so wanted to give some feedback!

[diegovalentino]

Idk why you began u use referencial images, but its great! Keep up the great work boss

[Tonioswelt]

I‘d only want this for the Cal minifigure but there‘s no way I‘d buy the entire set for him. Bricklink has got him up for insane prices right now, I hope they‘ll go down.

[mattheb]

Awesome set. Absolutely maddening thinking the desert skiff is half the price of this.

[The_AGL_Group]

The lack of BD-1 was weird but it wasn't glaring until Young Leia included L0-LA, proving that small companion droids count as accessories and not as separate minifigures. They won't do it, but it'd be cool if they put Kal and BD-1 together in a magazine gift pouch much like they've done with Rey and BB-8 and other minifig + droid packs. Of course, we don't really get those magazines and gifts in the USA, but I'd shell out $10 for that from a BrickLink seller.

The ISD itself definitely looks great with the reduced gaps, but those weird proportions do stick out on some angles, especially lower to the ground ones where you see how big that stack area is compared to the base wedge. My only real concern with it as someone who hasn't bought a playscale Lego ISD before is how the ceiling looks when unfolded - if you can't close it up when you put minifigs on the bridge anyways, why not try to make the underside of those panels some usable play space? When it's laid out flat like that, all of those anti-studs feel crude during play, though at least it's consistently colored and isn't too distractingly messy. I guess it's not worth the set budget to do something about that when the exterior, the stability, and the intentional play spaces are the priority.

[utorner]

Awesome, I was waiting for your review Jang to see if I add this set to my wishlist. I love how you are objective and clear in your reviews.

[RiksGamingChannel]

Even though the proportions are a bit off, it looks WAY better than previous versions, the details both inside and out are really good, and the minifigures are great too. Also I'm happy that I got the buildable BD-1 figure last Christmas so now him and Cal are on that set's display stand, with BD-1 in Cal's left hand.

Edit: Now we need updated Venator and Resurgent playscale sets so then we get to have all 3 Star Destroyers from the Skywalker Saga.

[WookieeRandy]

Love that you use reference footage/images in your videos. Proves your points much more clearly ✌🏼