First Order Snowspeeder

Description

The other side of the snow

Most fans picture snowspeeders as the Rebel craft defending Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. The First Order has its own version, seen patrolling the frozen Starkiller Base in The Force Awakens. That makes this little model a neat counterpart for anyone who already owns a Rebel snowspeeder, since it shows how the sequel trilogy borrowed and reworked an idea from the original films. At 44 pieces it is a quick build, but it still gives the villains a presence away from their usual starships and fighters.

What the numbers reveal

The catalogue lists 27 different elements among the 44 pieces. In other words, the model relies on variety rather than repetition, and few steps in the instructions look alike. That is unusual for such a small set, where a handful of plates are often used again and again. For a younger builder this means more parts to identify and sort before starting; for an adult it means a compact model with a surprising number of distinct shapes. Either way, the build is short enough to finish in one sitting.

A restrained palette

Light bluish grey leads the colour list, followed by dark bluish grey and black. That combination fits the cold, functional style the First Order shares with the Empire before it. Blue is the fourth main colour and stands out against the greys. If you keep your bricks sorted by colour, most of this set will end up in the grey and black drawers, with only a small number of blue parts on top. Those neutral tones are among the most useful for any kind of spaceship or vehicle design.

Using this page

Every one of the 27 elements appears in the parts list below with its colour and quantity. That makes it easy to check a second-hand copy for missing pieces or to track down a replacement part. Small sets like this tend to end up mixed into larger collections, and the list helps you pull them back together. The What can I build? tool on this page compares your bricks with other sets, so you can see which models you could already build and which parts are still missing.

FAQ

Is this the Rebel snowspeeder from Hoth?

No. This set shows the First Order version of a snowspeeder, a vehicle from the sequel era seen at Starkiller Base in The Force Awakens.

How many pieces does set 911728 have?

It has 44 pieces made up of 27 different elements.

Which colours dominate the model?

According to the catalogue data, the main colours are light bluish grey, dark bluish grey, black and blue.