The fuselage is much thinner vertically than earlier X-wings, which I’ve described as “chunky” (positively for the classic T-65 Rebel X-wing and less so for the streamlined T-70 Resistance X-wing). One of the first places the lower part count becomes evident is in this forward fuselage and nose. However, previous X-wings have used a Technic axle with half-pins to hold the upper skin, while this version uses regular bricks. The fuselage forward of the cockpit uses the same basic technique we’ve seen in several of the previous LEGO X-wings, with the sides of the fuselage converging toward the nose, and a central core that supports that supports the upper surface of the fuselage. With only four bags for the whole starfighter, the X-wing build goes fairly quickly.

Regardless, it seems like a piece that will provide interesting structural opportunities for builders. It will be interesting to see how LEGO uses the piece elsewhere. This feels like a slightly juniorized piece that avoids the more complicated connections between pylons and solar panels on earlier LEGO Star Wars TIE fighters. Received from LEGO in Denmark, our copies of the sets have the European packaging, which typically omits the part count, so the box size was our first clue that these are substantially smaller sets than the two previous versions of the same vehicles.įinally, the TIE fighter includes large, 6×6 modified plates, which have five holes in the middle that support full Technic pins on the underside. The first thing that struck us when we picked up both boxes was how much smaller they are than the fairly large LEGO Star Wars sets we typically focus on reviewing. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews. The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with early copies of these sets for review. We’ll compare these January 2021 starfighters with the 2018 LEGO X-wing and 2018 TIE Fighter. The latest LEGO Star Wars sets move the part count in the opposite direction, with 75301 Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing Fighter including 474 pieces with four minifigs ( US $49.99 | CAN $69.99 | UK £44.99) and 75300 Imperial TIE Fighter including 432 plus three figures ( US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £34.99).

With Ultimate Collector Series and recent 4+ sets for younger builders aside, LEGO Star Wars starfighters like X-wings and TIE fighters have maintained a consistent trajectory of higher and higher part counts (with correspondingly greater levels of detail) over the past 20 years.

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