Star Wars

Imperial Dropship vs. Rebel Scout Speeder

A scrappy little skirmish set that showed up as a bonus and ended up earning its shelf space anyway

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 40755 · 2024

Pieces383

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number40755

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The verdict

I went in expecting a throwaway freebie and came out liking this a lot more than I planned to.

Pairing a boxy Imperial dropship against a nimble little rebel speeder gives you two completely different builds in one box, and that contrast is what makes it fun rather than filler. It will not blow anyone away as a centerpiece, but as a bonus battle scene tucked next to a bigger Star Wars set on the shelf, it earns its spot. Skip the hunt for a boxed one if you missed the promotion, this is a set to enjoy if it lands in your hands, not one to chase at a markup.

Best for: Star Wars collectors who like small skirmish dioramas and already have a bigger set for these two vehicles to flank

The full review

What it is

This one is a pair, not a single build, and that is really the whole appeal. On one side you get a stubby, armored Imperial dropship built for hauling troops in fast and ugly. On the other you get a rebel scout speeder that is all lean lines and open framework, built for speed rather than protection. Setting them side by side on a shelf actually tells a little story, which is more than I expected from a set this size.

The catch

I will be straight with you about what this is not. It is not a detailed, screen-accurate hero vehicle, and it never had the part count or price point to be one. It arrived as a bonus tucked into a bigger Star Wars order, and it builds like one, quick, satisfying, and then done in an evening rather than a weekend. If you are hoping for the kind of engineering surprises you get from a flagship set, temper that expectation now.

Who it's for

Get this one if a small paired diorama sounds fun to you and you already have a bigger ship on your Star Wars shelf that these two can flank. Skip it if you are chasing scarce GWP sets on the secondary market just to complete a collection, the build itself does not justify a big markup, the charm here is in owning it as a bonus, not in hunting it down after the fact.

The parts story

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

Building it feels like two short, brisk sessions rather than one long one. The dropship goes together in blocky, confident steps, all slab-sided panels and a hull that locks together solidly for something this size. Flip to the speeder and the pace changes completely, thinner framework, more exposed structure, and a lighter touch that makes it feel fast even sitting still on a table.

Nothing here is going to headline a parts-list conversation, there is no rare new mold hiding in the box, but the value is in getting two separate, recognizable Star Wars silhouettes for one modest piece count. For a set that started life as a bonus rather than a retail purchase, getting a real dropship and a real speeder rather than one bigger, single model is the smarter design choice, and it is why this held my attention longer than I expected.

Fun facts

01The set pairs two vehicle archetypes rather than one, following a pattern LEGO has used in past Star Wars promotional two-in-one sets that put an Imperial vehicle head to head with a Rebel counterpart
02It was distributed as a gift with purchase rather than sold as a standalone retail set, which is why original boxed copies became harder to find once the promotion period ended
03At 383 pieces split across two builds, each individual vehicle is closer in scale to a small polybag build than to a full retail set, keeping both construction sessions short