Finally a got a chance to work on this kit. It's a Chinese knock-off which I got from one of my trips to GreenHills.
BOM BOM Star War
8712
8202-6A
The kit itself is pretty simple and is made up of around 62 pieces. Once completed, you should have one walker, one mini figure, and some pieces to build a stand. Unboxing to completion took around 10 minutes.
As you would expect from a Chinese knock-off kit, the plastic is nowhere near Lego quality. At 150 PHP (that's around 3 US dollars), you do get what you pay for.
Some parts either fit too tightly or not at all. Luckily enough the legs of the walker are tight enough to actually allow the thing to stand on its own.
As you can see from the pictures above, some of the pieces also have excess plastic sticking out of them. They can get in the way when you're putting pieces together but they do help out at spots where pieces are too loose; I didn't bother sanding them out.
There's also some discrepancy between the box art/manual and the actual pieces included which can be a bit confusing when you're putting it together. I was promised different shades of gray (not 50) dammit!
It may seem like I'm nitpicking on knock-off kit but to be completely honest, I actually like this kit. It's actually an okay kit. I went in expecting it to suck and was pleasantly surprised.
The parts are complete. It doesn't quite match the advertised color scheme on the box but it's not atrocious - at least it didn't come in neon orange. The fitting can use some work but you can pose it for photos (just be careful with the legs).
It was a fun build and it does look good once put together.
I'm actually looking for other 'Star War' kits as a type this so this review probably won't be my last bootleg kit build.
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