Star Wars

Boarding the Tantive IV

The very first scene of A New Hope, and the one minifigure Clone Wars fans waited a decade for.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 75387 · 2024

Pieces502

Minifigs7

Year2024

Set number75387

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The verdict

This is the smoky white corridor where the whole saga kicks off, the moment Vader's troopers blast through the door and Leia's rebels scramble to hide the plans.

What makes it sing is the minifigure lineup, seven of them, including the first ever physical ARC Trooper Fives with his own display stand. I love it as a shelf scene and an army-building starter, but I will be straight with you, 502 pieces for the money leans hard on those figures. Best if you came for the characters and the New Hope nostalgia, not for a meaty build.

Best for: Clone Wars fans and army builders who came for Fives and the New Hope opening

The full review

What it is

This is the opening shot of the entire Star Wars saga rendered in brick, the narrow white corridor of the Tantive IV where Vader's stormtroopers punch through the door and Captain Antilles' rebels make their doomed stand. The white corridor is instantly readable, about 23cm long with plenty of room to pose figures, and the sliding blast door with its scorched entry point is genuinely fun to trigger. What actually got me, though, was the roster. Seven minifigures in a set this size is unusual, and four of them are army-builder material, which is a rare gift.

The catch

Here is the honest part. At 502 pieces for $54.99, the build itself is over in about ninety minutes at a relaxed pace, and once you have snapped the corridor together there is not a huge amount of engineering to chew on. Reviewers keep circling the same point, that the price rests almost entirely on the figures, and if you strip those out the actual model is modest. The modularity, joining two corridors into a longer hallway, is a lovely idea that never quite gets developed into a real play feature. It works, it just feels bolted on rather than built in.

Who it's for

If you grew up on The Clone Wars and have wanted a proper Fives on your shelf, or you love the A New Hope opening and want a display-ready diorama with real play built in, this one earns its place. It also makes a smart army-building entry with those doubled troopers. If you live for a dense, clever build and you judge a set by piece count and technique, you may find yourself wishing there was more here for your hands to do.

The parts story

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

The build splits across five bags and runs a comfortable hour and a half, with clear step-by-step instructions and no fiddly frustration. You are mostly assembling the corridor shell and its floor, then wiring up the fun bits: the lever that slams the blast door open to show the smouldering breach, and the row of levers under the hallway floor that flip minifigures over during a skirmish. It is a leisurely, pleasant build rather than a demanding one, and it is aimed squarely at play as much as display.

The real value lives in the figures. ARC Trooper Fives arrives with printed arms, his distinctive Clone Wars helmet, a fabric shoulder pauldron and tactical back gear, and a dedicated 25th anniversary display stand, his first ever appearance in physical LEGO form. Vader is the good modern version with the printed chest box, textured torso and legs, and a soft fabric cape. The two Rebel Fleet Troopers carry over accurate uniforms and helmets. The one printing miss is Fives' helmet, where the blue markings only reach certain panels and end up looking broken into sections.

Fun facts

01The set released on March 1, 2024 as part of LEGO's Star Wars 25th anniversary lineup, and it marks the very first time ARC Trooper Fives has been made as a physical minifigure.
02A Technic brick sits at one end of the corridor specifically so you can connect a second copy and build a longer stretch of hallway.
03It recreates the literal first live-action scene of Star Wars: A New Hope, the boarding of the Tantive IV, making it the earliest moment in the theatrical saga's timeline.
04Four of the seven minifigures (two stormtroopers and two rebel troopers) are geared toward army building, unusually generous for a set of this size.