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7709 Sentai Fortress is an Exo-Force set released in the year 2006. It consists of a large fortress, and two robot and two human battle vehicles. It includes the minifigures Sensei Keiken, Takeshi, Hikaru, Ha-Ya-To, Ryo, Meca One, and two Iron Drones. At 1408 pieces, it is the largest Exo-Force set.
Description
The set is built out of twelve main parts. Eight of these; the gate, the towers, the four walls, and the hanger, make up the fortress. The last four parts are the four vehicles; the Silent Strike, the Bridge Walker, the Stealth Strike, and the Venom Walker.
The four walls are all similar; they just have different things moving on top of them. In the setup shown on the box, the front right wall (from behind) has a disk launcher. The front left wall has a bazooka gun and a missile. Behind this, in the rear left, there is a transport cart with a seat and a box behind it. The fourth wall has a two-seater passenger cart. A reason for this may be that the tower it connects to contains the medical bay. The walls themselves are 13 studs high. Each of them has one small rock piece in the center.
The frame of the gate is built out of six large orange bricks. The gates hinge, and can open either out or in. Along the front, from left to right (looking at the fortress), there are four symbols; Hikaru's, Takeshi's, Ha-Ya-To's, and Ryo's, respectively. There is a lock for the gate, although it can be bursted in with a large vehicle such as the Mobile Defense Tank or the Robot Rammer X1 from the Gate Assault.
The towers are also similar. The medical tower has a bed in the center level. A magnifying glass and a power cord shine a focused red light on the minifigure in there. On the top of it, there is a landing platform for the Stealth Strike, Ha-Ya-To's glider. The other tower has a weapons arsenal, with missiles and guns. The roof of the tower has a control center with two large bazookas facing forwards on either side. The transparent roof can hinge up and down. It contains two seats. At the front of both of the towers, there is a light grey ladder, although it does not appear to lead anywhere.
At the back of the building is the hangar bay. This has two large orange pieces stood upright to form the walls. There is a turbofan such as used in the Fire Vulture and Sonic Phantom on the back on a bar. Along the top of the hangar, there is a yellow crane. There are flip-down floors at half of the height of the hangar, both with a rack of tools. At the bottom, there is a structure which appears to be a refueling tank. Opposite it is a large brick with a large flat area, showing a plan for the Silent Strike, included in this set. There are two revolving pillars at the front, showing four different symbols.
The mechs are a similar size to the first four released (Silent Strike, Grand Titan, Thunder Fury, and Fire Vulture) and Supernova.
The Silent Strike is very similar to the Stealth Hunter. It has blue wings similar to the Stealth Hunter's. Underneath them, a row of missiles run along both sides. The cockpit piece is the same as that used for Supernova. For weaponry, it has a large gun and a double-bladed sword, similar to the Stealth Hunter.
The Venom I is built in a very different way, and in a way that means the arms only have up-down rotation. It appears to have a large focus on guns and missiles, and not so much on the physical battle weapons, such as swords, hands, or saws.
It has two small vehicles; one for Ha-Ya-To, a small glider with missiles on the wings, and the other a small walker, with the body and arms of a silver Devastator.The Vemon Walker is a small walking robot-side creature, its under debate whether it's a Battle Machine or a Robot. it has the attributes of a Robot, but is almost as large as a small Battle Machine.
The minifigures included are Sensei Keiken, Takeshi, Hikaru, Ryo, Ha-Ya-To, Meca One, and two Iron Drones. All normal minifigures (meaning humans) have reversible heads to display two expressions.
Background
Sentai Fortress, located at the end of Tenchii Bridge, was the primary base of the humans of Sentai mountain, lead by Sensei Keiken, in their battle against the robot army, lead by Meca One. The set features the robot army attacking the fortress, and it's defense by the members of Exo-Force.
Notes
- Several alternative models can be made with the set. Sentai Tower and Blightrunner can be made from pieces included, and the set can be cobined with 7706 Mobile Defense Tank to create the Magnalink. A third alternative model exists, but the building instructions were never released.
- According to Brickset, the set is called "Sentai Headquarters".
LEGO.com Description
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The battle for Sentai Fortress has begun! The robot army has stormed Tenchii Bridge and is attacking Sentai Fortress! Can the humans fight them off and win the battle? You decide! This giant-sized EXO-FORCE battle set features a massive gate, two towers, human and robot battle machines, a repair bay, laser cannons, light-up elements, and much more! Get set for adventure as Hikaru, Takeshi, Ha-Ya-To, and Ryo fight the Iron Drones led by Meca One.
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