Lego 9488 - Elite Clone Troopers and Commando Droids

This set is a nice way to increase the size of your Clone army with two really cool Clone minifigures, one new Clone and the other has different printing than in previous packs. The great thing here is that your Elite Clone Troopers have something more interesting than battle droids to fight - the Commando Droids!

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The firepower of your Clone army can be increased too with this LEGO 9488 battle pack as it includes a Republic artillery cannon which has a main cannon and flick-firing missile to bombard the enemy with; it can seat one Clone Trooper.

What's Cool

• You get two Commando Droids in the LEGO 9488 battle pack.
• The Commando Droids have brand new head molds with nice face printing on them, making them look really mean.
• The LEGO Commando Droids are brand new minifigures to the world of Star wars LEGO with the release of this set.
• The deep brown color scheme makes these Commando Droids look like the ones in the Clone Wars TV series.
• A nice blaster for each of the two droids.

What's Not Cool

• More Commando Droids would be better. This is a battle pack, what sort of battle involves only two Commando Droids?
• The body and legs are old molds coming from regular battle droids and super battle droids.

What's Cool

• The maroon and white color scheme makes this ARF Trooper different to previous ARF Trooper minifigures.
• The helmet has some of the most detailed printing of any LEGO minifigure with cool insignia.
• The shape of the helmet is very smart with dark eyes and grey breathing apparatus.
• Comes with a nice blaster.
• Printing on the chest and back add great detail to this minifigure.

What's Not Cool

• Same face as all the other clones. Well, I guess he is a clone after all!

What's Cool

• LEGO ARC Trooper is a brand new minifigure introduced in this set.
• An awesome helmet with a cool shape and detailed face printing. This guy has the coolest helmet of any soldier in the whole Clone army.
• The red range finder is new to this set.
• This minifigure comes with a nice backpack.
• Detailed body printing on the torso and legs enhance the color scheme.
• The red pauldron makes this Clone Trooper look like he belongs in the special forces.
• He comes with two small blasters.

What's Not Cool

• A cloth skirt!

A review of the LEGO Star Wars Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droids Battle Pack 9488 can be seen in this video clip below.

This Republic artillery cannon is a scaled down version of the weapon seen in the Clone Wars TV series. It is a useful piece of equipment for those LEGO fans wanting to create a large and diverse army with a large barrel accompanied by a neat flick-firing missile device.

A seat allows a Clone Trooper to operate the weapon.

Unfortunately, the color scheme and design of the cannon are not really very attractive; it is a useful addition to any Star Wars LEGO battlefield but it is really the minifigures which make this set desirable to collectors and kids who like to play with their sets.