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There are few more instantly recognisable units in a Droid army than the beautiful AAT Battle Tank. This hovering tank was first seen drifting its way into the franchise as part of the iconic Seperatist invasion force in Star Wars Episode 1 and would go on to appear many times as a threatening mobile artillery piece in the Clone Wars animated series. Today I'm looking at the Star Wars Legion AAT model kit which is a good contender for best tank unit in the game! But how does it measure up as a kit in its own right?
Look and feel (5 / 5)
First of all, a better looking version of this tank you will not find, save for maybe a studio scale model many times larger.
The sculptor has captured the dimensions perfectly and the surface detail has more depth than you may realise and is exquisitely presented in this pretty much aesthetically flawless miniature.
This was the one kit I couldn't wait to get hold of when I started my Droid army and it was just so much better in hand than I had anticipated.
It transported me right back to being a kid in the 80's assembling one of the original Star Wars Ertl or Revell model kits. Just seeing those sprues in the box, slotting the parts together in my mind. I've not had that build up of anticipation to build a kit in a long time and have only ever felt that kind of indescribable magic with classic plastic kits from the Star Wars franchise.
Functionality, Cost & Quality (4 /5)
First up, the cost of this kit is high. There's no way of getting around it; pound for pound I feel it's expensive for what you get even if it is a centrepiece model. Price is the only reason I don't have multiple copies of this kit.
As far as functionality goes, it does everything it says on the box with a small, nicely tucked away flight stand and lovely poseable (and removable) turret along with a main cannon which can also still be aimed up or down after building.
Finally, the component quality is excellent. No warping or mould drift, very little in the way of flash or mould lines and nice durable hard plastic. This thing feels solid and there's no chance of unexpected component failure with the exception of the very thin comms antennae on top of the turret.
But if you're careful and keep your tank off the floor and away from two mischevious kittens who are prone to swatting at anything that moves, doesn't move, is alive, dead or your face, then you should be fine. Suffice to say that finding tiny aerials in carpet pile before your wife brings out the vacuum cleaner is... stressful.
Construction (5 / 5)
Constructing this kit was an absolute breeze. I assembled almost the entire kit without needing to refer to the assembly guide which in fairness, is much better than the majority of the troop assembly instructions from AMG.
The parts fit together perfectly with very little clean up required. Everything locks together and thankfully doesn't have any nasty gapping you sometimes get with sleek hollow miniature designs. Anyone who has assembled any Tau aircraft or tanks will know exactly what I mean...
The build itself was straightforward and only took a couple of hours. It would be a great kit for a beginner who wants to build their first tank!
Kit posing and options (4 / 5)
The fact that it looks a little odd with any sort of elevation is beside the point - the fact that you can turn it easily towards a target and the main gun doesn't flop about like a goose with a broken neck is to the designer's credit. It may look like a daft elephant saluting the moon, but if you want it to point the barrel at the sky, knock yourself out!
Ultimately the kit does what it needs to then adds some competent moving elements and an optional commander - there definitely could have been some customisation options here and I hope this is considered in the future.
Final Score & Comments (4 / 5)
I'd say that this is a centrepiece model you'll want in your army, but probably won't want to shell out for a duplicate even though a line of these little beasts would be very intimidating!
I feel like the lack of additional options was a bit of a fumble by AMG as the premium price point really could have been better justified with some ammo crates, or other cosmetic options.
I know people will try and justify the price point against other wargame kits like those produced by Citadel, but I think you also have to temper that with the fact that other scale models of the same source material are available for less and the cost of this tank would buy you a whole board game!
My final verdict is good, but could be better value!
