Lego’s X-Wing Starfighter gets a refresh in time for Star Wars Day
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6AGRY)
Image: Lego This is the third time we've seen the T-65 X-Wing Starfighter in brick form, and it's Lego's most detailed yet. The 1,949-piece X-Wing costs $239.99 and joins the other sets in the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series, which include the behemoths that are the 7,541-piece UCS Millennium Falcon and the 6,785-piece UCS AT-AT.
Equipped with 4L4 fusil thrust engines and the KX9 laser cannons, the design of Lego's latest UCS X-Wing kit doesn't deviate much from its previous iterations. However, it does feature several hundred more pieces when compared to the 1,304-piece X-Wing set released in 2000 and the 1,559-piece one from 2013. The new X-Wing measures 10.5 inches in height and 21.5 inches in length once complete.
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