The structure on the left is supposed to be a small house of some kind, and while it does not have a full back or a closable door, the house is still very effective and looks like something seen on screen in Episode 4. Moving away from the Cantina, above we see both side structures, as well as their interiors. The build re-combines with only a single pin, meaning transporting the structure between rooms might be dangerous, however once reassembled it feels very solid and sturdy. I included the figures to flesh out the build and give an idea what it looks like occupied I really love this angle!! All booths can now be accessed, including a booth with launching mechanisms for Han and Greedo, as well as behind the bar and in Wuher’s back room. The Cantina can open up! Multiple hinges allows the Cantina to open from both sides, leaving the bar in the middle and providing lots of playable/usable space to display figures. All roof sections are either fixed via one or two studs, or simply laid on However, once the roof sections are removed. Removable roofs, ratcheted dome pieces and sliding doors provide excellent access to the interior, which is now visible with a significant bar assembly, booths, tables, and a stage for the band. Nice angles are used to show how the structure is not just a square, and contrasting light and dark grey elements against the tan and dark tan building add believable detail to what a run-down bar on a seedy planet could look like. On note of the initial structure, isolating it from the minifigures and other buildings shows an imposing but accurate depiction of the Cantina. *Tan background baseplates and plates holding figures NOT included* Once the initial structure was done, adjoining sections were attached, such as the Dewback pen and the other buildings.
The build also came together really nicely, being assembled in large, individual portions before being combined together. The build was super enjoyable, much more like building a Creator or City set than a Star Wars set, as much of it comprised of brick-on-brick building rather than the pin/beam/Technic nature of most modern Star Wars sets. Weighing in at 3,187 pieces and 21 minifigures, the 75290 Cantina comprises of everything seen above Chalmun’s Cantina, two separate Tatooine buildings, two speeders, two moisture vaporators and the Dewback. It wasn’t until 2020, with the title set 75290: MBS Mos Eisley Cantina, that Lego finally released an accurate, large, figure-filled set, and in my opinion, finally did the iconic scene justice. The Cantina build itself was considered quite poor, even for the time, though subsequent Cantina builds (75052 in 205 in 2018) drastically improved on the original structure by including more booths, as well as Cantina band members and the bartender, Wuher.
In 2004, Lego tried their hand at their first Chalmun’s Cantina with set 4501, most notably featuring the original Greedo minifigure with arm-printing, as well as the first Dewback build (reptilian beast ridden by Imperial troopers in the movie). This originally appeared in the form of the 1977 Kenner Action Figures, where Cantina patrons could be purchased under aliases like “Hammerhead” and “Walrus Man”.
Naturally, with such prominence in the original Star Wars movie, toys would soon follow the film release, and kids and adults alike could finally bring a piece of the Cantina home. The shady characters and aliens, the iconic jazzy Cantina theme and the events that take place within have all become synonymous with Star Wars, and it’s hard to imagine the universe without Chalmun’s Cantina on that dusty, backwater planet of Tatooine. Patrick: For almost half a century, the Mos Eisley Cantina has been captivating die-hard Sci-Fi fans, as well as introducing new ones to the galaxy far, far away known as Star Wars. We must be cautious.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars (1977) “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. As part of our new Monthly Newsletter initiative, longtime LUG member and Star Wars fanatic Patrick Barnes has written an extensive in-depth review of 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina for out LUG website.
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