Set ID: 75058 MTT
Number of Pieces: 953
Year of Release: 2014
Minifigs: 12
Purchased Price: About SGD 180
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The under-designed droid rack |
That's probably all I can complain about. The rest of this MTT have brought more pleasant surprises - in a very swiss army knife way ...
The MTT Swiss Army knife |
MTT on wheels! Fake levitation but who cares? |
Playable features are aplenty in this compact MTT. What's "aplenty"? Starting from the front ...
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Opened missile chamber |
2) The pilot droid is able to control the MTT via the elevated cockpit. It is a single seater with a sliding cockpit platform. Pilot can access the cockpit from any of the left of right hatch doors. Cockpit design is a simple affair with a joystick and stickered control panel.
3) The main playable feature of the MTT is always the droid deployment rack. This version has a rather underwhelming rack, only capable of accommodating a single storey of 6 droids. If I have to be specific, the droids are also placed in the wrong direction as compared to the movie version. Deployment of the rack is cool though. Using a elongated row of Technic gears, the rack can be pushed out from the front by a simple turn of a knob. The droids are arranged on a sliding deck that should be removed first before "peeling" the droids off it.
Knob for droid rack deployment |
4) Towards the rear of the MTT, there are two more opening hatches on the sides, one for the gun rack and the other for the PK-4 droid.
5) Amongst the half dozen or so hatches in this MTT, the most spectacular one is probably the flipping hatch at the rear. Flipping it open reveals the compartment where a Droid scout scooter is hidden! The innovative sliding design allows the scooter to be secured effortlessly. Talking about the scooter, there are quite a fair bit of bricks committed to its design, therefore creating a rather detailed and good looking vehicle.
Building Process

The bricks are distributed over six numbered packs, sharing the box with a cardboard backed pack of instruction manual and sticker sheet. All the above fill the box nicely with little void remaining. Good use of space! The same principle was applied to use almost the entire space on the back of the box to showcase all the playable features of the MTT.
The playability map on the back of the box |

The completed model is really sturdy, even when you hold it in your hand for some swooshing action (not meant to be though). This is most likely attributed to its heavy use of Technic parts that made up the main frame of the vehicle. One thing that LEGO has constantly been improving and innovating is the design of the hinges. The new generation hinges have somehow moved away from the old-school clicking mechanism but still retained the stiffness to allow doors and hatches to be opened to various degree.
Put aside 2 uninterrupted hours to indulge yourself on this set.
Minifigs
Despite the large number of minifigs included in this set, this section should not get too long as most of the head counts have been attributed to the generic Battle Droids, eight to be exact. This is not to say that they are homogeneous. Of the eight, the pilot droid comes with a blue torso and the scooter rider has a pair of similar arms (the others have different left and right arms for the purpose of holding their gun in the right way). The inclusion of the PK-4 worker droid in this set still baffles me as I am almost certain that it did not reside in the MTT in the movie (or at least I did not see its existence in the movie) The designer has done a good job with the droid from waist up but the heavy leg section makes it look more like on a roller than on its feet.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn did not excite me too much. The zero marginal utility law has applied to these two minifigs some years back when the headcount reached ten or so. For the sake of differentiating them from their predecessors, let me see what sets them apart?
The young Obi-Wan has a double face and just enough details on these faces, i.e. no over elaborated lines and wrinkles / dimples. His torso is printed with braided hair and a very detailed belt. his tunic design also extends beyond his torso onto his leg piece. Qui-Gon Jinn also comes with two faces, which honestly look like replicant of each other. If there is a chance to print two faces, why would anyone design both to look so similar to each other??? His dual tone leg piece looks unique to me as I suspect it is the first Qui-Gon minifig to have such a design.
The Naboo Security Guard is brand new, and a nice one too. If I can choose to ignore the inaccurate yellow colour used for his arms and legs, the other details are pretty spot on and movie accurate, down to the intense expression on his face and logo on his peak cap. Thanks to LEGO for keeping his face 'simple' too.
Conclusion
I am a self-confessed Episode 1 "hater", and that sentiment does overspill onto the sets that were released with the Ep 1 label. It didn't help with the primitive looking sets released in the early years of LEGO Star Wars (think Sith Infiltrator). But this MTT, is a nice game changer, a pivotal moment in my biased opinion of all the Episode 1 sets.
+ Colour accurate
+ Multiple playable features
+ Sturdy and swooshable (although not recommended)
+ Fake levitation using smooth concealed wheels
- Should have more droids (MTT is their bus to work, isn' it?)