Yavin 4 Rebel Base Review – An Analysis of the Plans

75365 Yavin 4 Rebel Base

Relive memorable Star Wars: A New Hope moments with this LEGO® brick-built Yavin 4 Rebel Base (75365) for ages 8+. It features a detailed command room, pilot briefing room, medal ceremony stage, 2 rotating stud shooters, a buildable tree with an elevating watchtower, a Y-wing with 2 spring-loaded shooters, plus a service cart. Bring classic scenes to life with 12 LEGO Star Wars™ characters, including a new-for-August-2023 Garven Dreis (Red Leader) LEGO minifigure and an R2-BHD LEGO droid figure, plus signature weapons and accessories such as medals to present to Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. Build together This modular set is ideal for building together with friends and family. Enhance the creative experience with the LEGO Builder app, which has zoom and rotate viewing tools and lets you track progress and save sets. Gift idea This action-packed building toy is part of an array of LEGO Star Wars sets and makes a cool gift for family or friends who are fans of the classic Star Wars saga.

• Yavin 4 Rebel Base buildable playset (75365) – Recreate iconic Star Wars: A New Hope scenes with this highly detailed LEGO® brick-built model of Yavin 4 Rebel Base and a Y-wing starfighter
• 10 LEGO® minifigures – Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, General Dodonna, Jon Vander, Garven Dreis, Rebel Fleet Trooper and Rebel Crew, and R2-D2 and R2-BHD LEGO droid figures
• Authentic features – A command room with a rotating hologram table, pilot briefing room, medal ceremony stage, 2 rotating stud shooters, a buildable tree with an elevating watchtower and more
• Y-wing – Features a minifigure cockpit, space for a droid and 2 spring-loaded shooters. The set also includes buildable landing lights, steps and a service cart with storage for a wrench element
• Gift idea for kids aged 8 and over – Give this 1,067-piece building toy as a Christmas gift, birthday present or special surprise to kids and adult fans of the classic Star Wars™ saga
• Build together – This modular Yavin 4 Rebel Base measures over 31 cm (12 in.) high, 49 cm (19 in.) wide and 20 cm (7.5 in.) deep and is designed for building together with family and friends
• Intuitive instructions – The LEGO® Builder app guides you and your child on an intuitive creative adventure with tools that let you zoom in and rotate builds in 3D, save sets and track progress
• Collectible building toys for all ages – LEGO® Star Wars™ sets let kids and adult Star Wars fans recreate iconic scenes, create their own action-adventures or simply display the buildable models
• Quality assurance – Ever since 1958, LEGO® bricks have met stringent industry standards, ensuring that they connect consistently and securely
• Safety is a priority – LEGO® components are dropped, heated, crushed, twisted and carefully analysed to make sure that they comply with rigorous global safety standards

8+	1066	1105	75365	12	$0.16
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We first heard about this set being a possible release back in 2021, now about two years later we finally have Yavin 4 in hand. The LEGO Group has made several attempts to include smaller little Yavin portions in different sets over the years. However this is the base’s first proper appearance. With 12 characters this set really pushes the boundaries of what The LEGO Group should be focusing on. The Luke appears for the first time in Light Bright Yellow compared to the original Yellow figure that was released with multiple books. The medals are their own peice and are nicely printed. To match the original scene in the movie the medals cannot be put on Chewbacca. The base features 7 stickered parts and a bunch of tiny fun details. This set finally merges the potential of what a displayable yet playable set should look like.

Despite several complaints online I think the Y-wing is an amazing addition to this set. Capturing the starship at a great scale for the base. With some rebel ground crew, stairs to board and some landing lights.

Once again we need to circle back to the fact that Chewbacca still has no medal. Is the rebel alliance full of space racists? Do they not know that he is indeed an intelligent creature and not Han Solo’s walking carpet and/or dog?

Overall the set is a solid addition to any Star Wars collection. The backlash from the community has once again started before anyone was able to actually get this set in hand. If I had to predict I would say that this set will end up being a great investment and perform similarly to 75098 Assault on Hoth. Stay tuned for our next couple reviews on the Star Wars Mech line.