The balance of good versus evil is the fundamental basis of the Star Wars universe. Those who align themselves with dark teachings are easily denoted as evil. Whereas those who seek to do good often dabble in the Forces light. But even those who find their calling in the dark side of the Force are no match for a megalomaniac Droid with a thirst for blood and a kill count to back it up. We were first introduced to the cantankerous Droid, C1-10P, in the animated Star Wars series, Rebels. The C-series Astromech returned in the recent Ashoka Disney+ series, and now the fan-favourite Droid is the latest to become a buildable LEGO model. Here’s a closer look at the upcoming LEGO Star Wars set, 75416: Chopper (C1-10P) Droid.
Product Details
Set Name: Chopper (C1-10P) Astromech | Set Number: 75416 | Pieces: 1039 | Theme: Star Wars
Number of Bags: Bags x 4 | Instructions: Paper booklet + Builder App | Stickers: N/A | Characters: N/A
RRP: £94.99/109.99€/$99.99/109.99AUD/179.99CAD
Availability: LEGO Stores & LEGO Online May 1st
The Star Wars universe is filled with Droids. They undertake various roles from translating to navigation and everything in between. Droids were the first characters ever to appear on screen, and their ranks have grown through video games, comics, theme parks and animated series. Thanks to their ability to inhabit various roles, they often become fan-favourite characters. That’s certainly the case with C1-10P or Chopper to his friends. The Droid is known for his short fuse and total disregard for the safety of others, even his own crew. Chop is just as animated in LEGO form.
Similar to other LEGO Droids, the innards of Chopper are quite complex. This is to ‘power’ Chopper’s iconic expressive ‘head’ wobble. The section within Chopper can be shaken by moving a small handle on the back of the Droid. Once the outer cladding on Chopper’s body is in place, it becomes part of the droid’s exterior detail.
Chopper has the trademark legs found on most Astromech Droids. This has enough manoeuvrability to pose Chopper in various ways. But Chopper’s preferred means of traversal is a singular wheel, which is deployed under Chopper’s body drum. In this set, the wheel is merely connected to the underside of the Droid and can easily be taken off.
Chopper’s head is built separately from the body and is mounted on the aforementioned core of the body on a turntable plate. This gives the head to ability to be rotated and wobbled. Much of Chopper’s expressions come from the head movement, as well as two small arms which protrude from the area just beneath it. These can also be moved around to bring the Droid to life.
Similar to other LEGO Droids, Chopper is paired with a display plaque. This printed plate details Chopper’s stats and is also the perch for a Chopper figure. This is the same as the one included in set 75357. Although it’s not unique, it does have print detail on the back of the Droid’s body. Something a little more unique would have been nice, but it’s a decent representation of the character.
Even though this is one of the smaller-scale LEGO Droids, it’s still nicely detailed. I like the ability to wobble Chopper’s head as it’s a trademark aspect of the character, plus the mechanism to make it work is fun to build. The scale complements some of the other recent LEGO Droids, such as C-3PO and R2-D2, as well as older sets, thanks to the presence of the display plaque. The set does have a high price point, especially when compared to the 2024 Artoo set. But it’s an interesting character to recreate with LEGO bricks. The LEGO Star Wars Chopper set will be released on May 1st and can be pre-ordered now.
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