LEGO Star Wars 9516: Jabba's Palace

This set is EPIC!!!!!!! and awesome!!!!!

Got this for Xmas from my wife and I love it, the best set for 2012 for def!!!!!

The detail of the set is great and the minifigures sell the set straight away as there are excellent. The detail on the palace it's self very neat and well done by Lego. The palace splits into two pieces one piece being the palace and the other piece being the watch tower/palace entrance. You also get small accessories under Jabba's throne which is cool, in there is gold coins, a frog and blaster gun. The Jabba figure is really well and finely detailed he has a small tattoo on his right forearm which looks really good. Princess Leia in Boushh bounty hunter outfit is really well detailed just like in ROTJ film, she also comes equipped with her weapon and a thermal detonator (you get a spare in the set too). Oola the dancer fig really nice green colour and has a double sided face, the head piece is rubber. Han Solo in Carbonite is more a less the same as the one in the 2010 Bobba Fetts's Slave 1 set, however one side of his face is different. Bib Fortuna fig is excellent with alot of detail, better than the previous version of him. Chewbacca is more a less the same as other Chewbacca figs already in the Star Wars Lego sets. B'Omara Monk and Salacious Crumb are really nice as well. The best mini fig has the be the Gamorrean Guard as he looks awesome, his detail just like in the film and his mould is really well done.

Overall a pricey set however it is well worth the money due to all the excellent detail in this set, would recommend to any Lego Star Wars fan. Looking forward the the Rancor Pit to add to the set next month.

Says it is for 9-14 years but my 6 year old loves it. He needed some help building it, but it was a real winner in our house. Lots of characters too!

Other reviewers have gone into more detail than I will and don't get me wrong as this is a truly lovely set. It's fun to build (no repetitive steps) and the result is a brilliant play set. The detail is wonderful and the mouldings and printing on the mini-figures is gorgeous. Overall, however, I am a little disappointed in the size. I think Lego could have been a little more generous. For example, a 'stage' area with the Max Rebo band would have been a stunning addition while including the Rancor pit would have made this set complete. And so we come to the price: RRP is £119.99, which is, frankly, outrageous, even by Lego Star Wars standards. I paid £89 (a 25% discount) and I still feel somewhat ripped off. I would have happily paid £120 for Jabba's Palace IF it included the Rancor pit, but Lego want another £60 just for that!

In short, if you can get this set for £80 or less then it's a definite 'win'. Otherwise, and even though it really is a lovely set, you may feel ripped off (than usual).