Lego's Star Wars set, Count Dooku's Solar Sailer, is another exclusive set that is only available at selected stores and Lego Shop At Home online. With 385 pieces and priced at it is one of hte more expensive sets released when looking at price per piece ratio but looking past that quibble the set itself is quite a good design and comes with two separate vehicles and four rare minifigures.
Count Dooku's Solar Sailer was a gift from Geonosis' leader Poggle the Lesser and enabled Dooku to escape from Geonosis after defeating Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in lightsaber battle, as featured in Star wars Episode Two Attack Of The Clones. It is an inventive design that uses sails to harness a sun's solar rays and create energy to power the vehicle. Lego's representation of the Solar Sailer is a rather strange recreation of a rather unusual vehicle- there are no actual sails on the Lego version, a strange omission given the ship's name.
The speeder included in the set is Lego's second version of Dooku's speeder, originally packaged in set 7103, Jedi Duel. The speeder can fit into the back of the Solar Sailer, even with a figure on board and the colors used are more screen-accurate. The bubble cockpit can open and the driver figure sits inside, the ship also has flick fire missiles and 4 moveable wings. The "sail" in question would normally sit out the front of the ship and while it would have been difficult to replicate could have been included given the sets high price.
The ship measures 11 inches (27cm) long and up to 16 inches (40cm) wide with wings extended, while the minifigures include Count Dooku, FA-4 pilot droid, 2 MagnaGuard droids. Overall a rather unusual set that may only appeal to completists of the line.
