NOTE: I purchased Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle set myself, and this review is not sponsored in any way. I strive to always provide my honest opinion on LEGO® products. If you are curious about how I generate scores in this review, I invite you to read about the True North Bricks rating system.

INTRODUCTION

I know what you’re thinking – “Geez Frank, more Ahsoka content? Yawn”. And to that I say: “How dare you!” It’s no secret that she is my favourite Star Wars character. As such, I do gravitate towards sets and collectibles that showcase her. With LEGO®️, it’s a given that we will get sets given her popularity. The current wave of sets for the Ahsoka TV show are all quite strong. This set was first revealed at 2023’s San Diego Comic Con in July. It and two other tie-in sets released on September 1st of that same year. Getting this set was a certainty for me, I needed that new minifigure! So let’s take a look at this latest Star Wars set and see how it stacks up.

SET SPECIFICS

QUICK REVIEW

AHSOKA’S T-6 JEDI SHUTTLE REVIEW

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Value Score Breakdown:

Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle retails for $99.99 CAD. Taken at full value, you will get a cost/brick of $0.162. This translates to a score of 74%. It’s rare to see a Star Wars set below $0.15 per piece these days. It’s just one of the more expensive IPs. But the Marvel theme is catching up for sheer sticker shock – I’m looking at YOU X-Men X-Jet (76281)!! As it stands, this isn’t terrible. Also not terrible is my purchasing this set on sale for 20% on Amazon. Using that price, my cost/brick reduces to a decent $0.133 and a score of 86%.

My build time for this set is a little under 2 hours, or 108 minutes. It’s not a lengthy build, but at just shy of 600 pieces, it’s still a decent amount of time. This gives me a cost/minute of $0.93 for a score of 82%; just slightly higher than the average of all Star Wars sets with reviews on the site. If we use the sale price, it of course improves the value to $0.740 for a score of 92%. But we always take the full cost for our scores, so the slightly worse number it is! Taking both full price values together we get a final score of 78%.

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Build Score Breakdown:

Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle comes in a standard box with the requisite hero shot on the front. Inside the box you will find six numbered bags, one small sticker sheet and a 107 page instruction book. Right away I have to say that this set uses only SIX small stickers for detailing. The rest is done with parts. That is a welcome surprise, especially for this IP. Shout out to the sticker haters getting a break.

For the parts and pieces nerds out there, this set is mostly existing stock. Aside from the newly printed cockpit screen, all the parts are reuses. You do get a good selection of pieces in dark red, particularly the 4×6 bow plate which is the first molding in this colour. Standard parts in this red colour are not ubiquitous, so if you’re after a few plates and bricks, this is probably a good pick up. And just for the record, the new 2×4 plate with double jumper is something everyone should stockpile. Such a useful piece.

Your Typical Build

Ahsoka’s Jedi shuttle assembles in three stages. The body, despite being fairly small, is quite sturdy once complete. You’ll find the assembly quick but varied. Each surface (top and bottom) beside the ‘spine’ of the ship opens to reveal storage. Although it’s not big enough for even a minifigure, it does serve as weapon/accessory storage. One side looks like a bed however, but no one’s gonna be comfortable in that. The underside cleverly adds two small swing out sections that act as support or landing gear. It works, but only just. Once the wings go on, she has a tendency to tip forward.

Swing the body around and you’ll find some simple but effective engine builds. It’s cones and trans blue discs; typical stuff at this scale and you can’t do much better. What I really like is the small 2×2 trans clear dome. This is the aft gunner pod complete with some side parts (rod/round end) for the blasters. While there isn’t a big use of technic in this set, it is critical for the main play function; namely the large turntable gear to turn the wings (more on that soon).

Mostly Accurate, mostly.

Ahsoka’s shuttle looks pretty screen accurate. The only clear ‘inaccuracy’ in this set is the colour scheme. Dark red is, from what I can tell, spot on. But the base layer of light gray is not. Now Star Wars sets use a fair amount of light gray, but for something this size, why isn’t it white? I can only assume the existing parts inventory allows for gray, but not white. Or maybe play sets shy away from white for the sake of dirt or discoloration. In either case, I would much prefer white. And that’s not just for accuracy but aesthetics too.

“Let’s Try Spinning, That’s A Good Trick“

Let’s talk the wings. Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle has the very distinct feature of rotating wings. The wings rotate around a central point at the neck and can spin a full 360°. You build the wings in two separate parts and attach them to the aforementioned turntable gear. Just two technic pins attach each half with a small assembly of bricks on top and bottom. And it works just fine from what I can tell. I appreciate the wings using a stacking of plates (four in total) to not only build but add the dark red design. An extra red sticker adds one last angle to finish the design detailing. Said sticker should go on AFTER the pieces are done. The instructions say to do this first, but trust me, do it last and you’ll line things up much better.

It’s not a perfect design though. The wings are only finished on top, with no SNOT or studs up texture to face downwards. So if you look at the ship from underneath, the underside of all those plates are visible. I can’t say that’s a deal breaker though. Many a LEGO®️ set is the same. A bigger, more expensive set could make a mirrored build to finish everything. My other issue is stability. Those wings have pretty good balance once complete, but the ship still has a tendency to tip forward. Even with that landing gear ‘deployed’, it’s easy to knock off kilter.

Tight Squeeze

The final piece of Ahsoka Tano’s shuttle is the cockpit. You don’t get much to work with here. It’s a small space with just enough room for one seated minifigure – but not Ahsoka. You will need to remove her headpiece in order for her to take a seat. Sabine is your logical choice, but not if she wears her helmet. Consequently, it’s a bit of let down given it is Ahsoka’s ship. A new printed windscreen is the highlight here. Build wise, you secure this small construction to the body using one 5L axle. I wish there was space for all three characters inside. A little storage for characters would help a lot.

So what’s the final verdict? Still very positive overall. It’s a well done vehicle at this price point and piece count. I do wish it was white and red overall, but it still looks like the actual model in either case. There’s some good assembly techniques (SNOT, studs out, NPU) in the body. You can call the wings the most ‘basic’ assembly as it’s just plate stacking. But the angles and shape work out very nicely. Overall I’m giving the build a final score of 80%.

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Minifigure Score Breakdown:

Alright, let’s talk about the real draw of this set – the amazing minifigures. If you’re a minifig collector, you will want to pick this one up. Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle comes with four all-new and so far exclusive minifigures. You will get Ahsoka Tano, Sabine Wren, Professor Huyang and Inquisitor Marrok. Each character is accurately represented here, earning top marks in all categories – an easy perfect score. I’ve spoken a lot about Ahsoka’s minifigures (see my articles HERE and HERE). This latest one is top-notch and supported by equally great new figs.

Master & Mandalorian

Our two lead protagonists take centre stage in this set and they do not disappoint. Both Ahsoka and Sabine feature beautiful printing with all new designs. It’s exceptional stuff. Each character has front and back torso printing, leg and toe printing, dual-sided faces and accessories. This is Ahsoka’s fifth minifigure to date and Sabine’s third.

Live action Ahsoka sports noticeably shorter head things than her animated counterpart. Said head things are known as montrals (horn/protrusions on the top) and lekku (head tails). With that in mind, this latest fig gets a newly molded head piece that’s screen accurate. Her face print looks super similar to the prior minfigs, but it is all new. The arm and torso printing are beautiful with dark grays/blues and some subtle metallic accents. Even her samurai-inspired footwear are here. A perfect minifigure in my books. And those new clear 4L rods for the lightsabers really work nicely.

Sabine fares just as well if not better thanks to the same level of details (minus the arm printing) and lots of accessories. Her Mandalorian armor with dark brown base, colour accents and metallics is damn fabulous. That helmet is stunning, marred only slightly by the clunky range piece, but you can just omit it (I think I might). The alternate hair piece looks great in a new purple recolouring. She carries Ezra’s old lightsaber and two blaster pistols.

Sabersmith And Jedi Hunter

Completing the minifig roster is wise old robot and a Jedi hunter. Huyang get his very first ever minifigure and it is superb. Technically there should be points off for lack of arm printing and no extra facial expressions, but nerts to that. This is an awesome figure and it needs perfect marks. There’s amazing printing all over, even on a 1×1 tile that applies to his back. That head mold is excellent too, and offsets any lack of dual expressions. His only accessory is a standard wrench piece, but hey it still counts. I love this character and it’s a great inclusion in this set.

Marrok is the villain of the set. Hiding under that new helmet mold is a blank, black head. It should cause some points loss, but I won’t since it’s technically accurate – we never see his face. Marrok’s armor is exceptional, particularly the spots of rust to show age and damage. His shoulder piece is the same one used on the Grand Inquisitor minifig from the Inquisitor Transport Scythe (75336) but happily with new printing. His lightsaber hilt attaches to his shoulder armor with a clip and is the same part for all the Inquisitor characters thus far. Articulation is limited though as the double blades and shoulder pauldron don’t allow much arm movement. As cool as his weapon looks, you can only pose him a few ways.

An excellent line up

With approximately 600 pieces and 4 minifigures, we get a brick-per-fig value of 149 and an easy score of 100%. This isn’t fully representative of the theme as our 15 reviewed Star Wars sets to date don’t all include minifigures. So while the statistics aren’t concrete, this is still an excellent value. Even using our overall summary chart, this set still scores a healthy 90%. With perfect scores in both criteria, I’m happy to give the minifigures a 100%.

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Entertainment Score Breakdown:

Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle is very good mix of playability and displayability. For the Star Wars fan and collector, you get a hero ship at a pretty decent scale that will fit right in on your shelf. You’ll also find it small enough to not take up too much real estate in doing so. It does not have a display base though. The clever amongst us can make one easily enough. I already mentioned the landing gear, so you will have a good way of keeping things upright at least. My gut tells me that most AFOLs will pick this up for the amazing minifigures. At $100 CAD it is a pricier purchase if for solely that reason. But you get a good vehicle out of it for sure.

There’s plenty of play features here to keep younger builders busy. You’ve got plenty of swooshability here. It’s not a heavy build, so play should be simple for those smaller hands. And it is fun to spin the wings around. Holding the back of the body lets the wings swing in a full circle. It looks hilarious though and it’s semi uncontrollable. My one ask would be a way to lock the wings in the vertical flight position. And of course there’s stud shooters. Want to lose pieces quickly and easily? Stud shooters. But kids love ’em and here we are.

MOC Potential

MOC designers are already hard at work on this set. I’ve seen at least 3 or 4 very impressive redesigns since the release. Many swap the gray bricks for more accurate white and it just works so much better. If you’re a Star Wars fan or not, this is still a great vehicle with great parts inventory. Scale up some of the build techniques and you’ll have a slick sci-fi ship. I’m taking points off for the slight balance issue, the unlockable wings, the colour choice and the lack of minifigure seating/storage. But it’s minor and understandable given the smaller scale and price point. My final entertainment score is 80%.

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And that’s Ahsoka’s shuttle my friends. As far as sets go, it’s a good pick up for the price and parts count. If you enjoyed the Ahsoka TV series, you’ll need this one in the collection. The entire wave is quite strong, especially the minifigures. I’m glad I picked this up on sale as it improved the overall value. But what do you think? Have you picked up this set? What did you think of the Ahsoka series? Have you picked up any other Star Wars sets of late? Comment below and in all the usual places. Thanks as always for reading and until next time, keep on brickin’. 🧱

– Frank

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