Toy Review · Purchased March 4, 2022 · $150.00 CAD via Lightake.com
The Setup
The last of the three same-day mega-figure busts, MOC-87398 is a 1,581-piece body built to hold an official-scale LEGO Stormtrooper helmet on top, rounding out a matching set with the Darth Vader and Boba Fett busts from the same order.
The Review
Of the three, this is the simplest design — the Stormtrooper’s smooth white armor doesn’t give the build much surface detail to work with, so it leans more on overall silhouette and proportion than on fine plating like the Boba Fett bust managed. It still reads correctly from a normal viewing distance, and at 1,581 pieces it was the quickest of the three to put together.
Lined up together, the three busts make a genuinely fun little display — three of the most recognizable Star Wars helmets, all at the same oversized scale, for a fraction of what a licensed set of busts that size would cost from LEGO directly (if LEGO even made one, which they don’t). The compromises are the same as the other two: PDF instructions, clone bricks, and a helmet you have to source separately.
What I Liked
- Quickest and simplest build of the three mega-figure busts
- Completes a genuinely striking matched trio on the shelf
- Good value relative to what a licensed set this size would cost
What I Didn’t
- Smooth armor gives the design less to work with than the other two busts
- Same clone-brick and PDF-instruction compromises as the rest of the line
The Verdict
Rating: 3/5
The simplest and least distinctive of the three busts on its own, but a satisfying way to complete the set.
Where to Buy
- Discontinued/varies by reseller — search “MOC-87398 Storm Trooper Mega Figure”
