75140 Resistance Troop Transporter

75140 Resistance Troop Transporter is a Star Wars set released in January 2016.
== LEGO's Description ==
== Background ==
The transport was cobbled together by Resistance technicians from parts with different purposes and origins. The ship was controlled from a repurposed B-wing Mark II cockpit module that was locked in place and restructured to allow for a docking hatch. The B-wing's life-support systems and portside deflector shield projectors were relocated to within the adjacent cowling, which reduced cockpit visibility and forced the pilot to use holographic visual displays and asensor suite. Engine pods were taken from Republic-era Montura-class shuttles, as they were sturdy and reliable. Faster-than-light travel was allowed thanks to two knockoff S/min-12a hyperdrives, a miniaturized model engineered on the base of First Order designs. Passengers traveled inside two modular compartments found aboard freighters and cut-price starliners. These compartments were connected and encased with a shell of surplus hull plating. Cockpit was linked to passenger area thanks to a tunnel.[1]
Although it was usually escorted by starfighters, the transport could defend itself. The standard armament consisted in a Gyrhil R-9X heavy laser cannon, but sometimes other weapons were added: an ion cannon, aproton torpedo launcher and two autoblasters beneath the cockpit. In the standard version a precision targeting laser helped the pilot. Cockpit and weapons pod were protected by deflector shield generators salvaged from B-wings, while their overlapping fields shielded passenger compartments.[1]
Passengers in the compartments, both troops and commanders, shared space with gear lockers and astromech droids.
== Minifigures Included ==
== Notes ==
* Despite having its own set, the Transport only appears in The Force Awakens in its entirety for several seconds, as it arrives at Takadona following the First Order's attack. It is seen in the background when Han and Leia reunite, although ultimately its role in the film is very small.
== Gallery ==
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Category:2016 sets
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Category:Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
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Category:Star Wars sets listed for ages 8-14