Originally introduced in the Phantom Menace, the Multi-Troop Transport (MTT) has seen several LEGO iterations in official Star Wars sets. But none of them have shown the vehicle in the blue-and-grey CIS livery seen in the Clone Wars animated series. The Minikit Guy has also previously built an MTT in Trade Federation brown – but they have updated it to its Separatist colours! And what a model it is, made up of either 10,000 or 11,000 pieces. Hang on – 10 or 11 thousand? Why the difference?

The different part counts come from the model’s flagship play feature: the famous retractable droid racks! If you’ve only seen the saga films, you’ll be familiar with the MTT’s role as a Battle Droid carrier…

…But since that film, the Separatists had developed Super Battle Droids, and so this transport must be made capable of carrying these too! You can see a bit more of the rail mechanism in this shot.

Those aren’t the only bits of interior detailing either. The top portion features a cockpit for a couple of pilot droids, some technicians, and the yellow-topped commander.

But to finish, let’s go back to admiring the exterior because this vehicle is superbly shaped all over. Nowhere is that more evident than the front hatch, using some superb Studs-Not-On-Top building in combination with flex tubes to accomplish the paint job. If battles were fought on looks, the Republic wouldn’t stand a chance!