Review: 9675 Sebulba's Podracer & Tatooine Planet Set

The Star Wars Planet sets were good enough for three waves but not popular enough for a fourth.  Let's take a look at one of them from the first wave.

Here's the container they're sold in.  Each one has different cover art but each has a hole to allow the planet pieces to fit.  Each set was $9.99.

Here's the instruction booklet.

I see Clip Tiles, Clip Plates, Cheese Slopes, and two Lightsaber bars.

I see three motor bricks, an octagonal bar plate, and a Trans-Clear Bar 1x8 w/Brick 1x2 Curved Top End.

Here's the planet pieces, and the minifig.  Ugly sucker, ain't he?








I managed to make a frame and something that can pass as a station.

The Questions:

Can you build a frame, or frames, right away?  Yes.  (+5)

Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Above.  (-10)

If you can't build a frame right away, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)

Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes. (+5)

Score: +5 (B).  There are some good pieces in this set.  The horrendous pricing -- $0.13 per piece for this set -- really drags the rating down though.  As they've been discontinued, you should be able to find them at decent prices if there are any left in stores.