Star Wars

Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser

A 43-inch Clone Wars beast that somehow earns its scary price tag.

4.5/5

Set 75367 · 2023

Pieces5,381

Minifigs2

Year2023

Set number75367

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The verdict

If your mate loves The Clone Wars and has the wallet (and a very long shelf) for it, this one delivers.

It's one of the better big UCS ships in years, stable and detailed instead of fragile and boring, with a genuinely fun arrowhead shape. Just know it's a serious commitment of space, money and time, so it's for the devoted, not the casual fan.

Best for: Clone Wars die-hards with deep pockets and a big display shelf

The full review

What it is

So your mate has been eyeing the big grey wedge, and honestly, who can blame them. The Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser is the LEGO® set Clone Wars fans have been begging for since forever, and it landed in October 2023 as the 20th anniversary send-off for the show. This is Ultimate Collector Series through and through: 5,381 pieces, over 43 inches of ship, and that instantly recognisable arrowhead shape with the red command stripes running down the top. It comes with a display stand, an info plaque, a special anniversary brick, and two figures perched proudly out front. If they grew up on the animated series, this thing hits right in the nostalgia.

The catch

Now the honest bit, because that's what mates are for. The price is a wince. At 649.99 dollars RRP this is not a casual pickup, and you need to be genuinely sure before committing. Then there's the sheer scale. At 43 inches long it's less a model and more a piece of furniture, so if your mate doesn't have a dedicated shelf or table mapped out already, it's going to be homeless. The other gripe that comes up again and again is stickers. On a set this expensive, a lot of builders expected printed pieces instead of decals, and it stings a little to apply stickers to a 650 dollar centrepiece. Captain Rex is great but not perfect either, since he skips a fabric kama and just has his skirt printed on his legs, which feels like a small corner cut at this tier.

Who it's for

Here's the good news though: unlike some big UCS ships that end up floppy, fragile and a chore, this one is genuinely solid and genuinely enjoyable to build. It holds together, it displays beautifully, and reviewers across the board rate it one of the better giant ships LEGO has done. The Brickset community lands it at a healthy 4.5 out of 5. So who should grab it? The Clone Wars devotee who has the money, the space and the itch to build something enormous. Who should skip it? Anyone on a budget, anyone short on display room, or a casual Star Wars fan who'd get 90 percent of the joy from a smaller ship at a fifth of the price. Worth flagging too: it's set to retire around the end of 2026, so if your mate wants it, this is not the year to dither.

The parts story

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

The build kicks off with a proper Technic core frame that gives the whole ship its spine, and that early skeleton is exactly why the finished model feels so sturdy rather than sagging. From there you build out eight separate quadrants that clip onto the frame, each one a big collection of plates layered up to form the ship's sloping arrowhead body. The Brothers Brick nicknamed it a gigantic plate sandwich, and that's fair, but it never gets truly tedious. Most of it flows along nicely, with a few slower moments when you hit dense greebling or a fiddly subassembly attachment. It's a big time investment, but a pleasant one, and the pace stays friendly for a set this size.

The real showpieces piece-wise are the figures and the little extras rather than a pile of exotic new molds. Captain Rex is the star, with detailed leg and arm printing, a fabric shoulder pauldron, and that weathered blue armour covered in chips and tally marks, while Admiral Yularen brings dual-moulded legs and a two-sided head. Tucked in the hangar is a charming brick-built Republic gunship at scale, a lovely detail that rewards a closer look. On the value front, 5,381 pieces for the price works out reasonable by UCS standards, and the mountain of grey plates and slopes makes this a serious parts haul for anyone who buys big sets partly to feed the collection.

Fun facts

01The set launched in October 2023 as LEGO's official celebration of the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, complete with a dedicated anniversary brick on the stand.
02At over 43 inches (109 cm) long it is one of the longest LEGO Star Wars models ever made, longer than the enormous 75252 UCS Imperial Star Destroyer.
03Reviewers reckoned its accuracy and detail actually surpass the older UCS Imperial Star Destroyer, which is high praise for a ship of this scale.
04It tucks a tiny brick-built Republic gunship inside the hangar bay, a nod to the dropships the Venator carried in the show.