The set is designed by Hans Schlömer, who was also responsible for the LEGO 75192 Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon and the LEGO 75275 Star Wars UCS A-wing. The Republic Gunship stands 33 cm (13 in.) in height, has a length of 68 cm (27 in.) and a width of 74 cm (29 in.) The artwork on the back of the box displays scenes from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones in the scene where the Gunship swoops in to provide reinforcements and rescue to the Jedi and Republic soldiers on Geonosis.Ī display stand is included in the finished build to provide support to the huge model when not in play. The set also incorporates a few playable functions such as the spherical gun turrets that swing out. The set comes with two minifigures, Mace Windu and Clone Trooper Commander. The LEGO 75309 Republic Gunship comes with 3,292 pieces and will retail for US $349.99 | CAN $479.99 | UK £329.99 on August 1st 2021. A month later the winning entry accounted for 58% of the votes, and now 17 months after that, the fan choice of the Republic Gunship from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones now joins the exclusive club of LEGO Star Wars flagship sets. Late January 2020 in an unprecedented approach, LEGO opened the decision for the next Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) to be voted by fans.
