Star Wars

AT-AP Walker

The camouflage armour is the whole reason to love this one.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 75234 · 2019

Pieces689

Minifigs5

Year2019

Set number75234

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The verdict

The olive-green camo splashed across grey armour is what got me here, because it lands the Kashyyyk look almost perfectly.

This is a solid Revenge of the Sith battle pack in walker form, carried hard by Commander Gree and a lovely new Kashyyyk clone helmet. Just know going in that it plays fairly quiet and it is very close to the 2014 version. Best for Republic army-builders and anyone who wants Gree without paying minifig-resale prices.

Best for: Clone Wars and Revenge of the Sith army-builders

The full review

What it is

The AT-AP is one of those Clone Wars walkers that lives or dies on its paint job, and this one nails it. The moment I had the grey armour plated up with those olive-green camo highlights, it clicked as unmistakably Kashyyyk, the swampy tree-world where Yoda and the Wookiees held the line. It stands on articulated legs with a retractable third leg for that forward-leaning combat stance, and the top and side panels open to reveal a two-minifigure cockpit plus a rotating, elevating turret seat up top. As a chunky display piece from Revenge of the Sith, it looks marvellous, a bit bulkier than the screen version but faithful where it counts.

The catch

Here is where I have to be straight with you. If you already own the 2014 version (75043), the two are close enough to be a game of spot-the-difference. The exterior got a few refinements and one extra figure, but the bones are the same, so this is not the set to grab if you want something genuinely new. The build itself has some rough edges too. A couple of panels sit gappy, the internal structure gets a touch messy, and once it is finished there is not a lot to actually do with it beyond firing the one spring-loaded shooter. It reviewed as a decent but slightly drab model, and I think that is fair.

Who it's for

So who should get it? If you are building a Republic army, this is a genuinely good pickup, because Commander Gree is a fan favourite who rarely shows up, and the new Kashyyyk clone helmet is a treat for collectors. Pair it with a pile of Wookiees and Battle Droids and it becomes a real centrepiece for a Kashyyyk diorama. If you already have the 2014 walker, or you want a set with lots of built-in play features, I would skip it. One thing worth knowing: it retired at the end of 2020 and has climbed sharply on the secondary market, so a sealed one is no longer the casual buy it once was.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building it is a steady, straightforward few hours with none of the head-scratching that bigger UCS sets throw at you. Most of the time goes into layering the sloped grey armour over the body and getting those camo highlights placed, which is satisfying in a repetitive, meditative way. The leg articulation and the opening panel mechanisms are the most interesting engineering here, though the panels are also where the gappy fit shows up, so it is a bit of a mixed bag mechanically.

The real value is in the minifigures rather than exotic bricks. Commander Gree with his pearl-silver Phase II helmet is the headliner, and the brand new Kashyyyk clone trooper helmet mould is the standout part, cleverly distinct from the Scout Trooper it inspired. Chewbacca rides along with his classic bowcaster mould, and you get two Battle Droids to shoot at. For 689 pieces at the original 59.99 dollars the part count value was fair rather than generous, but that new helmet and the rare Gree tip the scales for collectors.

Fun facts

01The AT-AP first appeared in the Battle of Kashyyyk in Revenge of the Sith, which is why this set leans on Wookiee-world camouflage.
02This 2019 release is essentially a refreshed version of the 2014 set 75043, with only minor exterior changes and one added figure.
03The set retired around December 2020 and its value has since climbed well over 300 percent above the original 59.99 dollar RRP.
04Commander Gree had only appeared in two previous LEGO sets before this one, making him a genuinely scarce clone commander.