Customer Reviews

LEGO Star Wars B-Wing Fighter

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I have always loved B-Wings and have told myself that one day I would get one. These new releases caught my eye and so I spent my own money to get one. I was not disappointed. The B-Wing is AWESOME!!! It copies the design and features from the fighter in the movie very carefully, so it's a good-looking model Actually, the B-Wing in the movie is pretty ugly, and this copies the ship from the movie, but I've played enough video games to respect its firepower. I guess it doesn't look too bad. It's a nice Lego, but nothing is perfect. Here are the pros and cons.

PROS:
At a good 15 inches tall, this thing is MONSTER!
It looks really neat
The service tower is a nice thing to have for realistic play
With the tower as a display stand, this thing looks cool in your bedroom
For a huge fighter, it's actually easy to play with
This thing would probably rock in the Star Wars ship battles kids like me have with its 7 guns.
Not too hard to build

CONS:
Kind of expensive
It doesn't break often, but when it does, it's tough to repair
It's not too hard to build, but it does take a while
It doesn't balance too well on the service tower/display stand because it's so heavy. Don't touch it though and you'll be fine
The Ten Numb minifigure doesn't look too good in my opinion
You have to open the S-foils manually. You think Lego would have the little gear-wheel to open it.
Missiles have zip range, but Lego never really came through in the missile department anyway
Engines look a bit tiny compared to the rest of the model
The mechanic minifigure(whichever one you choose to use, I like to use the Ten Numb minifigure)doesn't have a lot of room to stand on
The pilot minifigure is kind of hard to fit in

Overall, most of the flaws are tiny and it's a really cool ship worth the $35.

Okay, the original B-Wing was a little under-scaled and wasn't very accurate to the movie. Lego has gained alot of popularity over the years, alot more than before. Alot of people were asking for a new B-Wing because: 1.They weren't fans at that time to get it. 2.The B-Wing is just so cool. Here's my review:

The B-Wing, well, just looks so NICE! I don't know why it is called a B-Wing, since it resembles a T more than anything else. Oh well, still a cool ship. You get two minifigures, a B-Wing pilot dressed in a nice looking red. And you get a Sullustan pilot named Ten Numb.(Yes Ten Numb is a real Star Wars character, he was dressed red in Return of the Jedi.) I think Ten Numb looks great. If you see his actual picture, I think you would agree. The B-Wing pilot has a classic smily face and what looks to be a racing helmet. Shweet! Two pilots and you only need one.

The B-Wing is a masterpiece. Not only does it look more accurate than it's previous self, it is more accurate. The B-Wing itself is very sturdy. Two cons come with the B-Wing though. One of them is that the missiles shown do not fire properly. You must tilt the B-Wing to do so, which is very annoying. Another is those dreaded stickers. You never really can get them on right. Oh well, I don't even put the stickers on anyway. The B-Wing comes with a nice yellow and black service station with tools so you can display the B-Wing. I don't use it because in reality, the B-Wing lands horizontally.But it is still nice to have and can be used with other sets if you like.

All in all, this B-Wing literally destroys the old. You get two pilots when you only need one. The price isn't that bad considering the pieces. I think that every fan should own at least one of these. I'm still trying to figure out the B shape though...

This toy was worth buying! It seems fun to me since I play with legos. I`ve been waiting for a toy like this! If I were you I would buy it

This is a pretty good Lego toy. It was fairly tedious to put together - especially since there was one step skipped in the directions. After much confusion and more examination we finally figured out what was missing but it was a little annoying and took some time. My 4 yr old son loves it so far, except that the launch pad comes apart easily. It is pretty cool - Legos have come a long way.

My son loves Star Wars and Lego so these sets are perfect for him. The design is great and the sets help him to learn how to foolow directions. He's been building on his own for over a year now and loves to take apart and rebuild any Lego set on a rainy day. He used to get frustrated that they sets fell apart but has learned to handle them so that they are generally pretty sturdy.

I bought this for my seven year old grandson for his birthday. He liked it a lot as he is detail minded and likes to put things together. Toy is fairly hard to put together. I would buy it again.

The b-wing is a really cool set. My brother got one of these and I ended up building it. Its fairly sturdy set with the only unstable part being the landing stand for the ship. The b-wing is one my favorite lego ships and i wish they would come out with a new one since i cant get one with how much they cost here.

I bought this for my grandson. It came to us quickly and we are very pleased with the product we purchased.

What is there to say? This B-Wing model is fantastic. The B-Wings were not particularly highlighted in the movies much, but their unique design really left an impression in my mind and when this new version was released I scooped it up along with the 2006 Slave 1.

This B-Wing takes a great many upgrades from the original one released. It is bulkier for one, but in a good way. There are swooshing pieces on the wings so it doesn't suffer from the same "panel flat" wing look when in landing mode. The main body is also revamped and looks more movie-accurate. The cockpit still rotates also. The great thing is that it comes with two missiles in the main body!. You pull the back of the thrusters and release it and it shoots two technic pin-missiles forward (akin to a more-powerful flick fire missile but without the wimpy look).

PROS:
Ten Nubb mini figure in red x wing-isk flight suit (unique-to-this-set face)
Pilot with really cool white pilot body and helmet
Comes with landing platform that doubles as a stand for the model in either pose (wings closed or open)
More detail on model
Sturdy Build
Missile fire action!

CONS:
Missiles can be lost
Guns on the wings are prone to fall off at first

Over all this set is a great set. Durable and formidable, it is more than worth the price. A true classic, whether on display or being in the hands of kids, this set is a must-buy for any lego star wars fan, mild or hardcore.

This is a cool set because of the wings. They aren't on a gear with rubber bands like the Lego ARC-170 starfighter, but instead there are only hinges, so you have to move them yourself. The "display stand" works for a while, but eventually will stop holding it up properly. The missles don't shoot as well as I'd like them to. But oh well. It still is a really good set.