LEGO’s Star Wars line is the brick giant’s most popualr franchise but the company rarely discounts these sets on its own website. Amazon just changed the game by dropping Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Jedi Starfighter to an all-time low of $25, down from its regular $29 price tag. This 282-piece set from Attack of the Clones gives you the iconic blue starfighter, three minifigures including a debut character and enough playability to keep young Jedi entertained for hours.
The build itself captures the sleek design of Obi-Wan’s Delta-7 Aethersprite-class interceptor impressively well considering the compact size. You get retractable landing gear that actually works, and gives kids the satisfaction of transforming the ship from flight mode to landed position via a simple mechanism. The cockpit opens smoothly to fit the Obi-Wan minifigure, complete with his blue lightsaber that stores in dedicated clips on the exterior when he’s flying. Two stud shooters mounted on the wings let you recreate those intense space battles from the Geonosis sequence, and fires with enough force to knock over other LEGO creations without being dangerous.
R4-P17, Obi-Wan’s faithful astromech droid, gets a special attachment point on the wing where you can place the head of the droid. This detail mirrors how the droid integrates directly into the starfighter in the movies and provides navigation and repair capabilities during missions. The Taun We minifigure marks her first appearance in any LEGO set, which matters to collectors who track these releases. She’s the Kaminoan who greets Obi-Wan at the cloning facility and her inclusion adds a narrative element beyond just the starfighter itself.
The finished model measures 10 inches long, 5 inches wide, and just over 2.5 inches tall, which makes it substantial enough to display on a shelf without taking up half your bookcase. The proportions work well for swooshing around during play sessions, and construction feels solid enough to survive typical handling from seven-year-olds. LEGO designed this set with a balance between structural integrity and the ability to actually play with it rather than creating a fragile display piece that falls apart if you look at it wrong.
At 282 pieces, you’re looking at roughly an hour or two of building time depending on experience level. The instruction booklet breaks everything down into clear steps with color-coded sections so younger builders won’t get frustrated trying to figure out which tiny piece goes where. This piece count hits the sweet spot where it’s engaging enough to feel like an accomplishment but not so overwhelming that kids lose interest halfway through.
The $25 price works out to less than nine cents per piece so this is a pretty comfortable margin below the average LEGO price. Star Wars sets are typically a bit more expensive than average because of the licensing fees, so it’s not common to find one below the usual retail price.
