Assault on Hoth

The completed structure is a sprawling section of the Rebel's base on the planet Hoth, and the set provides numerous areas and features for recreating scenes from The Empire Strikes Back. This set also provides LEGO Star Wars collectors with the perfect centerpiece in any Hoth Battle display or diorama. The completed set will look great on it's own, or with other sets based on Hoth vehicles. more less

Too expensive, minifigures are ok but barely, almost no imperial forces... But still a nice playset. If you don't have oldest Hoth sets, I think you can enjoy the content of this set. Else, I think that Ben Kenobi could say "This is not the set you're looking for..." more less

The Assault on Hoth has received many criticisms from the Lego community, and I can attest to these. First of all, the price is appalling. There is no chance that anybody would line up for this day 1, let alone buy it on sale unless heavily discounted. For $300 CAD, the price per piece is near 15 cents and the models given do not justify this. Here's a breakdown of what each model should be worth in American dollars: -Snowspeeder: $30 -Wampa Cave: $20 -Ion Cannon: $25 -Blockade and Snowtrooper Speeder: $30 -Blast Doors: $50 A lot of the elements of this set have been released in the past costing lower than what is presented here. You are receiving a multitude of small sets with many building flaws. The ion cannon has colours exposed on the back. The outpost is inaccurate to the movie, and accuracy is the whole point of the UCS line. The blast doors look ugly on the inside and the command center is merely one computer screen with only a few minifigures to accompany this. Assault on Hoth? There are two snowtroopers included in the set and you can't even get an AT-AT, which is discontinued. Luckily this set has low sales due to fan backlash and has shown to them that in the future, the UCS line deserves new models that impress in size and accuracy, rather than a jumble of $30 sets into a big box while jacking up the price or a remake that is $100 more (looking at you, Death Star). Hopefully the new upcoming UCS set has a full interior rather than a remake of the old version. more less

From the traditional fans who have collected previous UCS sets, this is an absolutely terrible set. We expect a set with the UCS title to be something substantial and not a playset like this one. Even as a playset with individual models, it was bad. Some of the details were sloppy like the missing fourth shield generator or the back of the models where it just looks incomplete, especially on the ion cannon. The back of the gate is also bad with the exposed gears and such. There were also questionable designs like the lookout tower on the gate where it isn't even shown in the movie but was included in the set. Furthermore, the minifigure selection is definitely weak with some major characters in the scene were omitted and the Imperial Forces are severely outnumbered. more less

This isn't a bad set – it's mostly fun to build, has some decent sections and, like it or not, some fun play features. It's certainly an expensive set for what the final product is, no question. However, when you compare it to other sets with the same sort of piece count, the price is fair but unfortunately suffers the consequence of being a licensed set. more less

As a loyal fan of the line since the beginning, I feel cheated by this set and can't help but feel that LEGO really just phoned it in. They are asking $250 dollars for a set that is about 75% recycled material. For the exact same price, you can get a set that is 99% new builds in 10236 Ewok Village. more less

This is an awful set. Almost every section is rife with issues and the minifigure selection does little to make up for this. Clearly the set has no right to Ultimate Collector's Series designation but more damaging in my view is the fact that the individual models are not very impressive. Most feel unfinished or are lacking in detail and some of the design choices which have been made are simply bewildering such as the absence of a fourth shield generator module or the lack of space to fit the snowspeeder through the doors. Corners have been cut all over the set and even the minifigure selection is fairly weak as the few new characters which are included are not particularly appealing and many important minifigures have been left out. more less

Therein lies the real problem. It's obviously designed with younger kids in mind, but a AU$400 pricetag is just such a preposterous notion. You can buy an iPad Mini 2, PS4, WiiU or an XBox One for AU$400 and I can bet you, any kids would pick those over Assault on Hoth. It just doesn't add up. I cannot in good faith recommend this set under any circumstance. This is a stinking pile of disappointment, and it's universally panned for a reason. This set is a flop, a mark of shame on the Star Wars UCS theme and most importantly, a massive rip-Hoth. more less