I'm no fan of the prequels, that's no secret, but there are a few things I like from those three flicks which I usually try to pretend didn't happen. Despite being dumb as a crate of blasters and comically easily dispatched, I kinda like the battle droids, especially brick-built battle droids and this version by umamen is one of the best I've seen.
![LEGO: Battle Droid [2/12]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1643/24669664611_81f1610abf_z.jpg)
![LEGO: Battle Droid [10/12]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1669/24405440159_1ff1eb9a4f_z.jpg)
This blog has certainly been a bit Star Wars-riffic recently, but can you blame us? The Force Awakens has everybody jonzin' for some good old galaxy far, far away stuff. Everyone knows I'm not a prequel fan, but there are some redeemable qualities. While the battle droids looked cool, they were too easily dispensed to be a reasonable threat (I mean, shutting off the wi-fi makes their heads pop off?) But the S.TA.P. was something to get excited about. It's like a flying Segway, with guns! Nice work nobu_tary.
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