When the Rebels need a tough starfighter, call in the Y-wing! Drive the weapons loader into position and lift the ammo into place. Then seat the Y-Wing Pilot, lift the landing gear and take to the skies. When you reach your target, fire the shooters and turn the gearwheel to open the hatch and drop the bombs! LEGO City 7938 Passenger Train LEGO City Police 4437 Police Pursuit LEGO City Police 4438 Robber's Hideout LEGO Creator 10189 Taj Mahal - Used LEGO Creator 4954 Model Town House LEGO Creator 5766 Log Cabin LEGO Creator 6754 Family Home LEGO Creator Expert 10185 Green Grocer LEGO Creator Expert 10233 Horizon Express LEGO Harry Potter 10217 Diagon Alley LEGO Harry Potter 4866 Knight Bus LEGO Harry Potter 4867 Hogwarts LEGO Hobbit 79000 Riddles for the Ring LEGO Hobbit 79002 Attack of the Wargs LEGO Hobbit 79011 Dol Guldur Ambush LEGO Ideas 21103 The Delorean Time Machine LEGO Knights Kingdom 8823 Mistlands Tower
LEGO Knights Kingdom 8876 Scorpion Prison Cave LEGO Lord of the Rings 9472 Attack on Weathertop LEGO Modular 10182 Cafe Corner - Used LEGO Modular 10190 Market Street - Used LEGO Modular 10211 Grand Emporium LEGO Star Wars 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer LEGO Star Wars 10179 Millennium Falcon - Used Set LEGO Star Wars 10188 Death Star LEGO Star Wars 10198 Tantive IV Rebel Runner LEGO Star Wars 10212 Imperial Shuttle - Used Set LEGO Star Wars 10221 Super Star Destroyer LEGO Star Wars 10225 R2D2 LEGO Star Wars 75021 Republic Gunship75159 Death Star has been the subject of enormous speculation for months, with some believing that we might see a display model akin to 10143 Death Star II and others considering the possibility of a set based on Starkiller Base. Now that the set has been revealed, under bizarre circumstances, this has been proven incorrect and 75159 is instead almost identical to 10188 Death Star which was retired earlier this year.
This has elicited a great deal of disappointment which is understandable as there is plenty of room for improvement and this has not been exploited to the fullest extent possible. The reveal of 75159 Death Star has altered our schedule a little so What's Missing? Return of the Jedi will be published next Sunday instead but for now we are taking a closer look at the new set and how it differs from the original. The most apparent alteration has been made to the minifigures. 10188 Death Star was released in 2008 and was finally withdrawn from sale in December of 2015, seven years and five months after it first arrived. The design of minifigures was greatly advanced during that time but the selection included in 10188 remained the same, but for the addition of white pupils to the eyes in latter production runs. This therefore left the 24 minifigures looking rather outdated after the set had been available for a few years and I am glad to see that they have been suitably updated for 75159.
There are now 25 minifigures included but only a few are brand new. Han Solo features a new hair piece and the RA-7 Protocol Droid head first seen in 75051 Jedi Scout Fighter is finally re-used on an updated Death Star Droid. The Imperial Astromech Droid has also been improved and now has blue markings to match those of R3-M3 from the film. Grand Moff Tarkin has also been updated with a new hair piece and is flanked by a pair of Imperial Officers which did not appear in 10188 Death Star. Death Star Gunners have been introduced since 2008 as well so were not included with the original set. The white Assassin Droid is the only figure to have been removed. The new set is obviously very similar to the original but the piece count has increased from 3803 to 4016 which suggests that some changes have been made. The ones I have spotted are as follows: The back of the box shows the other side of the model and reveals a few more updates: I like 10188 Death Star very much but it is not perfect, particularly by the standards of today.
The original design was very successful and it would be unwise to overhaul the entire model but there are therefore several improvements which could have been made and these are described below: The long lifespan of 10188 Death Star suggests that the set was exceedingly successful and I am sure 75159 will prove similarly popular with children and new adult fans. However, the majority of existing LEGO Star Wars fans are understandably disappointed as it would have been nice to see something new or at least see some further improvements over 10188 as there are plenty of alterations which might have been made given the huge range of new elements which have been released since 2008. Inflation would warrant an increase over the original price of £274.99 or $399.99 but the increases far exceed that of inflation as the new set is priced at £399.99 in the UK and $499.99 in the US. Ultimately, I do not object to the fact that 10188 Death Star has been remade but an opportunity has been missed by not making further updates.
10188 is not a perfect set and 75159 makes no attempt whatsoever to improve upon the original which is not good enough in my opinion. I think the LEGO Star Wars range has been poor in 2016 and this set does little to change my view. 75098 Assault on Hoth was very disappointing and I do not think the standard of retail sets has matched that of earlier years. However, the Rogue One selection looks great and I look forward to reviewing them towards the end of September. We have plenty more Star Wars coverage to publish before then including two more 'What's Missing?' articles, a review of 75159 Death Star and much more! Are you satisfied with 75159 Death Star and what changes would you have liked to see? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Disney Retires Nearly 100 Mobile Games Disney has announced that it is retiring nearly a hundred of its games and apps across mobile and PC. Affected games include Star Wars: Tiny Death Star and Star Wars: Assault Team, whose retirement was discovered this week, as well as other notable titles such as Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: Le Chuck's Revenge for iOS and a number of Marvel titles.
"Although the decision was difficult to make, this will allow us to focus on building new and more engaging games," Disney says on a help page on its website. Many of the retired games are based on older Disney films, so it's likely that Disney may want to shift its focus to more recent properties. Disney notes that while some may still be available for download and playable, they will no longer receive support or updates. Disney will not be issuing refunds for any money spent on in-app purchases within these games - a standard policy for retired free-to-play games. Below is the full list. Will you miss playing any of these games? Avengers Initiative Avengers Initiative Lite Captain America Live Wallpaper Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty Disney Checkout Challenge (iOS, Amazon, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8) Disney Bola Soccer (iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8) Disney Hidden Worlds (iOS, Android) Disney Infinity: Action! (iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8) Disney Photo Finish Disney Pix (iOS) Disney Super Speedway (iOS) Disney XD Grand Prix Fix-it Felix Jr. Gravity Falls Mystery Shack Attack free and paid (iOS, Android, Amazon) Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon JellyCar 2 JellyCar 3 JellyCar 3 Lite Lone Ranger Lost Light (iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8) Marvel: Avengers Alliance (Windows 8, Windows Phone 8) Marvel Run Jump Smash!
Mittens Mittens HD Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: Le Chuck's Revenge (iOS) Monsters, Inc. Run Monsters U: Catch Archie Phineas and Ferb Arcade Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas PIXEL'D PIXEL'D Plus Stack Rabbit STAR WARS™: Assault Team (iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8) STAR WARS™: Tiny Death Star (iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8) The Great Piggy Bank Adventure (iOS, Android, Amazon) The Secret of Monkey Island (iOS) Thor: Son of Asgard Toy Story Live Wallpaper Toy Story: Smash It! (iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Barnes & Noble) Where's My Summer? Featuring XYY (iOS, Android, Amazon) Winnie the Pooh Wallpaper Wreck-it Ralph Legacy titles Alice In Wonderland – An Adventure Beyond The Mirror (iOS) Alice In Wonderland Lite (iOS) Ariel: Numbers & Counting - Disney Connected Learning (iOS) Blackout (iOS) Brave Utility (iOS) Breakspin (iOS) Cars: Numbers & Counting - Disney Connected Learning (iOS) Cars 2 (iOS) Cars 2 Lite (iOS) Cinderella: Shapes & Patterns - Disney Connected Learning (iOS) DGamer (NOTE
: DGamer will continue to offer consumers the ability to chat locally via Wireless Play mode.) Disney App (hub - iOS) Disney Christmas eCards (iOS) Disney eCards (iOS) Disney Fairies: Art - Disney Connected Learning (iOS) Disney Fairies Fashion Boutique (iOS) Disney Fairies Fly (iOS) Disney Fairies Fly Lite (iOS) Disney Fairies Fly on iPad (iOS) Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Pixie Hollow Online integration, such as Fairy and items upload and download, Polls, and News) Disney FilmPulse (iOS) Disney Fireworks (iOS) Disney Memories (iOS) - see Disney Memories HD Disney Mobile Magic (iOS) Disney Mobile Magic (Android app) Disney Muppet Mail (iOS) Disney Muppet Mail Lite (iOS) Disney Puzzle Family (iOS) Disney Spooks eCards (iOS) Disney Valentines eCards (iOS) Digicomics Frankenweenie (iOS) G-Force: Mooch Fly (iOS) G-Force: The Game (iOS) Handy Manny Flicker's Flashcard Fiesta (iOS) Handy Manny Workshop (iOS) Hong Kong Disneyland Magic to Go (iOS) Kick Buttowski Loco Launcho (iOS) Mickey