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One of everyone’s favorite vehicles from the trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the speeder that shoots across the sands of Tatooine in front of the crashed Star Destroyer. Fortunately then for all of us, 75099 Rey’s Speeder is one of the first wave of LEGO sets from The Force Awakens released today in advance of the movie’s opening in December. I picked up a copy at my local LEGO Store, and here’s a brief review — it is, after all, the smallest of the new Star Wars sets at $19.99 and 193 pieces.

The build

Nearly the entire speeder is built studs out, with brackets and headlight bricks aplenty. You start with a plate and essentially build around an empty space in the interior surrounded by studs facing out, then add on various sub-modules. There aren’t really too many surprises or innovations here in terms of building techniques, but the amount of SNOT (studs not on top) construction is a bit different for such a small model targeted at the 5-12 crowd.

The finished model

With all the curves and the studs-out construction, the LEGO version of Rey’s speeder seems to accurately capture the look of the vehicle in the movie (at least as far as we’ve seen so far). It also has a nice heft in the hand, and doesn’t feel as flimsy as many of the speeder bikes and even landspeeders released previously.

I’ve been disappointed for 30 years that LEGO sets include sticker sheets rather than printing the details on the parts, but then again lack of printing makes those parts more useful later. I’ll just note that the set includes stickers, point you to my pictures (box art never shows how the stickers actually look on the finished model), and let you judge for yourself.

Despite its small size, the speeder has a couple interesting play features as well. Naturally, the speeder sports a couple of the stud-flingers so prevalent in sets these days. More interestingly, by turning the lower engine exhaust, a Technic cam spins left and right and pushes open doors in the sides of the speeder to reveal the engine and an interior compartment.

The interior space holds a little container. Scrutinizing screen caps from the trailer, I’m not sure that the real thing actually opens up like this…

The “real” speeder in the movie doesn’t seem to have a bunch of greebles stuck to the side of the vehicle, so I can only assume that the tools attached there on the LEGO version are actually tools. While building, I thought they were pretty cool greebles, and was somewhat disappointed that the right side not shown on the box was completely bare, but in looking at screen captures online this evening it seems that the random tools on the left side are the “inaccurate” bits. Given that, I would have preferred a smooth surface rather than a recessed surface with a bunch of studs — it just looks like it’s missing something.

The minifigs & accessories

The set includes the titular Rey along with a villainous fellow in a hood. Rey has a bag and carries a staff, while the gray dude wields a golden crowbar. I reserve judgment on him until I see the movie. Rey has a double-sided head, and the set includes both a really cool hairpiece as well as a hood that is sure to make the post-apoc boys salivate. The head of Unkar’s thug also looks like it came from Fallout or something.

Both figs are printed on the back, and the torso and leg designs should work well not just with sci-fi builds like ApocaLEGO but also in a medieval or LEGO Castle context as well.

Parts & price

At two minifigs and 193 pieces for $19.99 (here in the US), the set is actually a pretty good value, I think, but every builder has his or her own preferences for licensed sets like this, so I won’t dwell on price for too long.

Most of the speeder is dark red, with lots of useful curved pieces, while the interior uses lots of brackets as noted earlier. The “chrome” bits of the model, like the grill on the front, are pearl silver.

Recommondation

The set certainly isn’t perfect, but for both the figs and all that dark red in useful shapes, I think there’s value for the money, and I certainly don’t regret my purchase today. In fact, I’d ordered one online first thing in the morning before I went to lunch near a LEGO Store and picked one up, so the one that arrives on Sunday will be guiltlessly parted out.

You can help support reviews like this here on The Brothers Brick by buying 75099 Rey’s Speeder from Amazon.com or LEGO Shop Online.

“We are the best kept secret in the galaxy. We monitor, licence and police all alien activity on the Earth. We’re your first, last, and only line of defense. We live in secret, we exist in shadow.”

Men in Black is a 1997 hit movie starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as agents ‘K’ and ‘J’, who are part of a secret US government organisation that deals with extraterrestrials living on Earth. Their standard mode of transport is a nondescript black Ford LTD, called a Ford P.O.S. by ‘J’, that turns into a gravity-defying rocket ship at the push of a red button.

I’ve been meaning to add this vehicle to my collection of cars from movies and TV series for a long time, but I didn’t want to build a boring black sedan unless I could make it transform. In the movie this was done using CGI and, to my knowledge, there are no transforming toy versions of the car. This made recreating it in the real world a bit tricky. However, after Optimus Prime I felt fairly confident I could get it to work, albeit with a bit more fiddling than merely pushing a little button. I also decided to post the model only after I made the video showing the transformation sequence.

Apologies in advance! I get countless messages in many online locations daily about bone processing, bone ID, etc. Please try to find your answers in these links before messaging me. If you still have questions you are welcome to ask but I may not reply for a while.

Sorry guys, I'm a full time self employed bone artist and simply do not have the time to always get back to your questions in a timely fashion. Especially when it is a time where I have to really focus on something like holiday sales. Which start for me in October. Or an art show or convention that could be any time of the year.

Please take note of the SEARCH THIS BLOG field to the right here where you can quickly search for answers in my many posts rather than having to look for it one at a time. 





Here is a list of my most frequented blog posts and topics related to the questions I get for quicker reference to find your answers.

TIPS FOR BEGINNER BONE COLLECTORS:

BONELUST BONE PROCESSING Q&A: I want to start collecting bones/animal remains but I'm concerned about disease.

Most Important Thing For a Bone Collector? Patience. 

Starting Over, Learning Anew

Bone Collectors Are Not Sociopaths

BONELUST Q&A: "Can't you get leprosy from armadillos?

DEFLESHING WITH NATURAL DECOMP IN A BONE CAGE:

BONELUST Q&A: "Can I just leave animals to decompose in a bone cage & do nothing else?" 

BONE CLEANING WITH MACERATION:

BONELUST BONE PROCESSING Q&A: What should the remains look like to begin maceration?

The Mathematics Of Maceration - A HowTo Guide For The Patient 

BONELUST Q&A: "I've been macerating bones & they are now a strange color! Are they ruined?"

BONELUST Q&A: "What's this white stuff on my bones? How do I get rid of it?" 

WHITENING AND SANITIZING BONE:

Whitening Bone Using Hydrogen Peroxide NOT Chlorine Bleach

Bad Words: BOIL & BLEACH

WHAT'S WRONG WITH USING CHLORINE BLEACH ON BONE?

Bad Words: BOIL & BLEACH

WHAT'S WRONG WITH BOILING BONE?

BONELUST Q&A: "Why is it bad to boil bones? It is the way I was taught to clean them a long time ago."


Bad Words: BOIL & BLEACH

TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCESSING ISSUES - RED OR BLACK BONE, GRAVE WAX, MOLD, ALGAE, & MOSS GROWTH ON BONE:

BONELUST Q&A: "What's this white stuff on my bones? How do I get rid of it?" 

BONELUST Q&A: "I've been macerating bones & they are now a strange color! Are they ruined?"

Whitening Bone Using Hydrogen Peroxide NOT Chlorine Bleach

DEGREASING BONE:

BONELUST Q&A: "How will I know if a skull needs degreasing, I'm not sure what it even looks like?"

HOW DO I PUT MANDIBLES TOGETHER & TEETH BACK IN:

BONELUST Q&A: "The teeth fell out of my skull! Did I do something wrong? How do I fix it?"

BONELUST Q&A: "How do I put mandibles back together & teeth in?"

USING INSECTS FOR BONE PROCESSING:

"Stick it on an ant pile!"

BONELUST Q&A: "Do you use dermestid beetles?"

WHO AM I? WHAT'S ETHICAL BONE ARTIST MEAN TO ME?:

Meet Jana Miller: Founder & Artist of Bone Lust

BONELUST Q&A: What do you mean when you say you’re an ethical bone artist?

BONELUST BONE ART SHOP Q&A: Who is your animal bone supplier?

Jana Miller Bone Lust Interview on Postal Treats

Bone Collecting from the Beginning

IMPORTANT EDIT: Too many people are misunderstanding this post and I actually considered deleting it because of the messages I've been getting. This is an absolute LAST RESORT process for LARGE BONES with tough stuck on skin/ligaments only after maceration has already been done. This is NOT for a fast and easy way to clean your remains. You will destroy your bones quickly that way! Especially if they are small/thin. They will crumble in your hands and you will be very sad. I don't want anyone getting mad at me for misunderstanding this post. SO YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! Stick to maceration and be patient. For strong solid bones it take a lot of time, period. I have been processing bones for over 30 years, I know this stuff very well. If you are new at this do not do it.

I've mentioned here previously in my 'Bad Words: BOIL & BLEACH' post that my last resort for removing tough stuck on ligaments, skin and etc from bones is a crock pot. But I didn't really go into much detail. So this is my instructional guide for that.

This crock pot method is one of my own invention. I've never met anyone else that does it. It has worked well for me since the early 90s when I first started using it. I've further mastered it since and figured out other ways to use it for bone processing tasks... and I've used the same trusty crock pot all these years.

DEFLESHING:

When I have a really stuck on flesh mass, ligaments or something similar that maceration has not removed I use the crock pot as a last resort to remove it from the bone. Most of the time it works within hours but in tough cases I've had to leave it overnight or a full 24 hours.

I like to add a metal veggie steamer/strainer to the bottom of the crock pot to minimize the bones/teeth actually touching the hot ceramic pot since it is this extreme heat that can damage them. But if you can find a metal strainer that fits in your crock pot that won't rust, that will work well too.

This method is also a good way to carefully clean smaller more fragile bones that may start to break down during maceration. Put them in a metal screen style tea strainer if they are that small to keep from losing them, or another smaller metal strainer that will fit into the crock pot.

The reason I do this in a crock pot and not stove top is because I like to carefully regulate the temperature. Stove top simmering always seems to eventually boil. The lowest setting on my crock pot never boils. I've discussed why boiling bones is bad in my 'Bad Words: BOIL & BLEACH' post.

I fill the crock pot with water well above the bone and put it on low and replace the lid. Being sure to top off the water as it evaporates. Best part is that there is nothing to do. You just put your bones into the crock pot and go do something else. Just like when you use it to cook dinner.



Vultures had literally just pulled the outer skin off this opossum so I decided to do a slow simmer in the crock pot instead of maceration. This worked very quickly with the flesh still so fresh/soft.

There's really not much of a need to add anything to the water. The slow constant heat alone will get the toughest dried on mummified skin off of anything. Often overnight. Sometimes I pour out what has cooked off overnight, add new water and start again... if it is something really fleshy like a mummified head.



These turtle skulls started off whole mummified heads before I added them to the crock pot. The process is so gentle that even the keratin sheaths (or rhamphotheca) that covers the upper and lower turtles jaws were unharmed.

DEGREASING:

If the bones seem very greasy I just add a little dish soap to the water and it helps the natural fats out of the bone and rise to the top. That's the only additive I've ever put in the water with the bones. But grease will still come out of the bone without you even adding soap to the water! This is why I say to add water well above the top of  the bones you've added to the crock pot. The grease will float to the top where you can easily spoon it out of the water.



These partial coyote skulls were quite visibly greasy so I put them in the crock pot overnight with some dish soap.



The next morning a good amount of grease was at the top of the water.



To easily remove the grease from the crock pot so it doesn't get back onto the skulls when removing them I just scooped it out with a spoon. Doesn't get any easier than that. Remember as I discussed previously in my post 'Bad Words: BOIL & BLEACH' that boiling bone will draw the grease further inside the bone. So don't do that to remove the natural fats in animal remains.

SOFTENING BONE TO REMOVE TEETH:

Another thing I use the crock pot for it to soften bone so that it is easier for me to remove teeth. This worked well for these wild boar mandible fragments.


The bone became soft enough after a couple days for me to use pliers and wrenches to carefully smash and break the mandible apart and extract the teeth.



Much more about this at my 'Extracting Teeth From Bone' blog post.

My crock pot method works beautifully. Very low maintenance. Rarely any need to scrub anything from the bones afterwords. I've never even had any need to find another method. I do wish though that crock pots came MUCH LARGER...haha

I hope you enjoy my HowTo blog posts. For most of the time I've been collecting and processing bones the internet was not yet around and this info was not commonly found in books either. So I've had over 30 years of trial and error figuring out these things on my own. I decided to save everyone some time that comes across my blog and let them in on a few of my trade secrets. And hopefully keep some bones from being destroyed in the process.

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