LEGO® Star Wars #3 - Troopers/Chewie Minifig Pack

Description

Building up the Empire

Any Star Wars scene set on the Death Star or aboard a Star Destroyer needs more than one or two soldiers, and big sets rarely include many. Figure packs like this one were a straightforward way to add troops to an existing collection. The name promises troopers plus Chewie, so two sides of the story arrive in the same box. The exact trooper variants are not spelled out in the set name, so the minifigure details on this page are the best place to check.

Chewbacca on the wrong side of the line

Chewbacca, Han Solo's Wookiee co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon, spends a fair part of A New Hope surrounded by Imperial troops. He is even marched through the Death Star as a fake prisoner during the rescue of Princess Leia. With one Wookiee and troopers in a single pack, that kind of scene is easy to recreate at a small scale. It also makes the pack a natural companion to the Luke, Han and Boba pack released in the same series.

A darker palette

The parts list shows dark grey, black and trans-neon orange as the main colours, plus one entry without a fixed colour. It is a moody mix compared with most sets in the theme. The dark grey is the older shade used before dark bluish grey took over a few years later, which helps date loose parts. Trans-neon orange is the only transparent colour and the brightest thing in the list. The 25 pieces come from eight distinct elements, so repeated parts dominate.

Sorting old figure packs

Every element is listed here with colour and quantity, so you can check whether a second-hand pack is complete. Keep the old dark grey parts separate from newer grey pieces, as the two shades are easy to confuse in a mixed tub. With your collection in Bricoria, What can I build? shows which sets your parts already complete. That helps when you are rebuilding a run of early Star Wars sets and want to know what is still missing.

FAQ

What number does this pack have in the series?

It is number three in the 2000 run of Star Wars minifig packs.

How many minifigures does set 3342 include?

Three minifigures: Chewbacca and Imperial troopers, according to the set name.

Why keep the grey parts separate?

The pack uses the older dark grey, which looks very similar to the newer dark bluish grey. Sorting them apart avoids mix-ups later.