While at Legoland Florida, I picked up a Lego mini building set for $4.99US ($7.09NZ) that I'm yet to see available anywhere else: the 30496 U-Wing Fighter.
The U-Wing is the latest in a line of bagged miniature vehicles that I've become incredibly fond of. Small, affordable, and simple to assemble, these sets still pack an enormous amount of detail into very few parts. The U-Wing Fighter is no different. It's a great representation of the ship made famous by Rogue One - accurately capturing a number of distinctive features, right down to the open troop bay on the underside. My only real disappointment is that the wings are fixed in the forward position. Previous Lego mini sets have managed to capture some great moving features (like the opening S-foils on Poe's X-Wing, and the lowering boarding ramp on Kylo Ren's Comand Shuttle), and there are certainly Lego pieces available that could have made rotating wings a reality without greatly increasing the part count. In fact, that modification is most likely one I'll make in the near future - so stay tuned for updates!
