![]() To prevent the entire works from unintentionally activating in Landing Mode, a small swiveling catch lever is located at the base of the tail in back- when turned 90° to either side, the tail will not move. To operate the mechanism, the heavier tail is used as the lever upon which everything works the wings and landing gear are tied into it rather than the other way around. If you wish to store the V-19 set, but don’t have the vertical room to spare, the wings and tail can be separated from their rotation joints ( though this is not in the instructions, obviously) The control panel is the same one used for previous Rebel Alliance spacecraft- notably the X-Wing Fighter (Set #6212). Inside the cockpit is just enough room for the Clone Trooper pilot provided. This is perhaps the most obvious deviation from the film version of the V-19- the nose is pronged whereas here, it is flat. The cockpit canopy can slide open by pulling gently on two small tabs projecting from the nose. ( In the miniseries, the V-19 had three small landing pads.) Because of the mechanisms that move everything around, the mid-wing spacing between the fuselage and the main engines are completely exposed. ![]() Because of how top-heavy the toy is, the landing gear intentionally & noticeably tilt it forward a degree-or-two, which allows it to rest comfortably without tipping over in any direction. When in landing mode, the V-19 rests on two landing gear assemblies. Four projectiles can be made, though the set can carry only two at a time one under each wing in the launcher(s). ( In the “Clone Wars ” miniseries, the missile launchers were located in the space between the fuselage and main engines, but obviously that wouldn’t have been workable here.) When you press on the black tab in back, the short rod pushes forward, and the projectile shoots out depending on how hard you press. Beneath each wing hangs a single flick-powered missile launcher. ( I don’t know if the #16 rod has appeared before this, but it’s crazy-long! And when assembling it, you have to be sure you don’t put too much pressure on it, lest is snap in half- and I’m pretty sure something shorter would not work in its place!) The exhaust nozzles are both capped off with a single small transparent-blue dish. And inside each engine is the longest Technic rod I have ever seen- a white #16! This runs the majority of the length, starting at the intakes on the front. I recognize at least one of the largest solid black parts used in there as the engine nacelles seen in recent Lego City-themed jet aircraft. Each main engine is nothing but circular segments joined together from within, and then mounted to the inner wing surface. This is, of course, very reminiscent of the later Theta-class shuttle, and Lambda-class shuttle. The three large wing surfaces- one actually being a vertical stabilizer- rest suspended above the main chassis. The F4U- a carrier-based heavy Navy fighter- had wings which could be retracted backwards when it was not flying, allowing many more to be packed into the limited space of a carrier than other earlier aircraft, and a trend which would continue into many modern-day designs. One of the largest inspirations for the V-19 comes from the real United States-built F4U Corsair which fought in the skies during World War II. While the V-19 made its on-screen debut in the made-for-TV cartoon miniseries “ Clone Wars” (2003-05) just before “ Revenge of the Sith” premiered in theaters in 2005, it makes its feature film debut in the all-CGI “ Star Wars: The Clone Wars”. ![]() Very simple to play with, yet providing a good time in building and admiring, and it also remains faithful to the source material. The V-19 is, what I consider, a pinnacle design in the Lego “ Star Wars” line. The V-19 is armed with two wing-mounted laser blasters, and a pair of missile launchers. While the two main engines placed directly between the main hull and the wings provide more than enough power, a smaller secondary engine was built into the vertical stabilizer to give it an edge in dogfights in an atmosphere. Its wings & tail were also designed to fold up vertically above the main body together in order to save space on the hangar deck of Venator-class Star Destroyers, which could carry at least 192 of these. Its two large main wings and vertical stabilizer are filled with strong repulsorlifts, which makes ideal as a V-TOL craft to place in remote bases. Meant to fill in gaps in anti-fighter & anti-vehicle roles, it needed to be both fast and maneuverable. VOLTRON VEHICLE FORCE TORRENT TORRENTThe V-19 Torrent is a single-seat starfighter designed and built by the Republic in the early months of the Clone Wars. ![]()
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