Star Wars

Imperial AT-Hauler

A weird, wonderful cargo-lifter that lives or dies on its minifigures.

Brick Rated Score

3.6/5

Set 75219 · 2018

Pieces829

Minifigs5

Year2018

Set number75219

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The verdict

The AT-Hauler is one of those Solo sets that never got the love it deserved, and I understand why the build itself is a hard sell, but the minifigures are the whole reason to own it.

All five are exclusive to this set, and Rio Durant, the little four-armed pilot, got two brand new molds just for him. If you collect Star Wars characters you should grab this before prices climb further. If you want a display centerpiece with a satisfying build, this one will leave you a bit cold.

Best for: Solo-era Star Wars minifigure collectors

The full review

What it is

The Imperial AT-Hauler is the flying tow truck from Solo: A Star Wars Story, the ungainly ship with the swiveling arms that hooks onto cargo containers and hauls them off. LEGO leaned right into that gimmick, and honestly it is the part that got me. The two pylons rotate, the hooks drop, and they clamp onto the included container tightly enough that you can swoosh the whole thing around without it dropping loose. It even lifts the Imperial Conveyex Transport container from the companion set, which is a lovely bit of continuity if you own both. With 829 pieces it fills the hand nicely, and the white and grey Imperial styling looks sharp on a shelf.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the caveats, because there are real ones. The build repeats itself. Bags 2 and 3 have you constructing two mirror-image Technic wings, and by the second one you already know every step, so a chunk of the assembly feels like homework. The finished model is also smaller and lighter than the price tag suggests. When it launched at 99.99 dollars, plenty of builders felt it played more like a 60 to 75 dollar set, and that gap stung. The stud shooters are the other sore spot, tucked so tightly beside the cockpit that firing them is genuinely fiddly.

Who it's for

So who should get this. If you are a minifigure collector, especially a Solo-era one, this is close to essential, because every figure here is exclusive and you cannot complete that lineup any other way. If you loved the film's grimy, lived-in vibe, the ship captures it well. But if you build primarily for the engineering or you want a big, impressive display piece for your money, I would point you elsewhere in the Star Wars range. This is a character set wearing a spaceship, and that is either exactly what you want or not the set for you.

The parts story

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

Building the AT-Hauler is a game of two halves. The central fuselage and cockpit come together quickly and cleanly, with the opening canopy and the underslung platform giving you something to fuss over. Then you hit the wings, which are Technic-heavy and, because you build two of them, quite repetitive. It is not a difficult build so much as a patient one, and younger builders will move through it happily while seasoned fans may find their attention wandering on that second wing.

The real treasure is in the minifigure bag. Rio Durant, the four-armed Ardennian pilot, carries two new molds all his own, a unique head with flip-down goggles and a dual-arm element that gives him his second set of limbs. Those arms went on to have a life of their own, later reused for characters like Stitch in the Disney 100 series. Qi'ra and Val both have reversible heads, Val's cold-weather goggles being a small printed highlight, and the two Dryden guards round out a set of five figures that are all exclusive here. For a collector, the parts-count value lives almost entirely in that little bag.

Fun facts

01Every one of the five minifigures in this set is exclusive to it, and Rio Durant has never appeared in any other LEGO set.
02Rio Durant was played by Jon Favreau in the film, who also directed the first two Iron Man movies and played Happy Hogan in the Marvel films.
03The set retired in September 2019 after launching in 2018, and sealed copies now trade well above the original 99.99 dollar retail price.
04The rotating hooks are designed to lift the cargo container from the separate Imperial Conveyex Transport set, a deliberate nod to the ships working together in Solo.