Name: Republic Swamp Speeder
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8091-1
Rating: 69 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

Indifference 67%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2010 is 0.37. PPP for this set is 0.2, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2010 is 14.83. PPM for this set is 7.03, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.3 / 5 → 86 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 → 76 / 100

Vaderfan2187's Blog Recommendation: meh 3.5 / 5 → 70 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: no 19 / 30 → 63 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: no 61 / 100 → 61 / 100

From Bricks To Bothans Recommendation: meh 5.7 / 10 → 57 / 100

Unscored reviews

The Brothers Brick

Set information

Set ID: 8091-1
Name: Republic Swamp Speeder
Parts: 176
Minifigs: 5

Retail price (USD):
Original: 29.99
Inflation adjusted: 35.16

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.17
Inflation adjusted: 0.2

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.00
Inflation adjusted: 7.03

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.3 / 5 from 23 reviews

Lego has released the Swamp Speeder before, around the time Star Wars Episode 3 came out in the theaters. But, this one is a little bit bigger and better than the previous version. The turbine engine turns the front wheels, giving this 2-seat vehicle slight steering abilities. The gun turret up front steers with the wheels, and each cannon is a flick-fire missile. The vehicle also looks like it actually hovers due to the way the wheels are hidden underneath and inside, a cool feature. The Swamp Speeder comes with 5 minifgures: Jedi Barris Ofee, a Phase II Clone Trooper, a Super Battle Droid and two Battle Droids (This is one of the only recent releases that features the Super Battle Droid, by the way). If you're a fan of Star Wars, this particular vehicle, or Lego in general, you won't be disappointed with buying this set.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 23 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 from 26 reviews

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Vaderfan2187's Blog

Recommendation: meh 3.5 / 5 by Vaderfan2187

The set is nice. I like the minifigure selection, especially with the awesome Barriss figure. 5 figures are also nice. The build is good too and the play features work well. The price, however… not so great.

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: no 19 / 30 by Rufus

It's all about Barriss. The speeder is quite nice, and the steering and flick-fires make for playability I suppose, but on the whole it's not greatly exciting. I don't know how this fits in with the Clone Wars story, but unless they produce more Episode III-like sets this is going to look lonely on the shelf, if it doesn't get demolished before then. Barriss, on the other hand, will proudly join the other Jedi in my collection.

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Lugnet

Recommendation: no 61 / 100 from 6 reviews

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From Bricks To Bothans

Recommendation: meh 5.7 / 10 by Don

In the end, this really doesn't feel like a $30 set. Heck, this hardly feels like a $20 set. They really should have included a STAP for the Battle Droids, or maybe a mini-tank droid instead. Maybe if you's a big Clone Wars fan it will have more appeal, but to me it's a parts pack, and should be bought on clearance accordingly.

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The Brothers Brick

by Nannan

This is a set that appeals to fans of Barriss Offee, the swamp speeder, and collectors. Kids will have fun with the play features of this model while some AFOLs can find it as a good display item.

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