Ill never forget all the missions i flew with this lego set back when i was 10.... or watching a new hope as a kid and flying along side luke on my TV to destroy the death star... wow... havent thought about this set in a long time
This reminds me of when I got an x wing in 2007 it broke sometime in between then and recently but I found my 2012 x wing unbuilt, so I built it and I was having this childlike moment of me making sounds and flying it around so fun
Oh man... I used to have so much fun playing with this set back in the day. After I finished playing Star Wars: Rogue Squadron on my N64, I would then turn to my LEGOs; sometimes I would reenact the missions from the game, sometimes I would make up my own missions. Good times...
LOL I did the exact same! The sets back then came with less figures so I used battle droids and bounty hunters for the Rebels and the clone troopers for the Empire!
+Hatted Sandwich I think they've simplified their sets too much, too many single specialized pieces that in the past would have been built up from smaller pieces.
Thank you to everyone who noticed the wrong helmet for Luke, and my apologies for not catching the mistake. This set is from that huge April Bricklink haul and the list of missing or wrong parts I've encountered from that one order is already a page long. Even this set here also had other issues originally, including a non-LEGO part and the wrong lightsaber. This, from an experienced seller who specializes in Star Wars. Positively infuriating.
***** I disagree. If I bought this cheap from a garage sale or a "selling my grandson's LEGO toys" eBay auction, I would expect missing & wrong parts. When I buy at collectors' market prices from a professional LEGO reseller who does this for a living and has certified his/her sets 100% authentic, complete, and correct, I expect to get exactly what was described. One or two missing or wrong pieces every now & then is acceptable. The systemic negligence of so many of today's highly-rated professional sellers is unforgivable.
JANGBRiCKS Agreed, if someone resells for a living, some extra attention is expected to say the least. BTW, i'm not sure if they used that on several kits, but i believe that helmet with blue crests belongs to Dak Ralter from the Snowspeeder set. Biggs' helmet printing looks amazing though :)
NagaTen The blue crested helmet was used in the snow speeder set for sure, as I have it, but yea I don't know if it was used in any others. If I remember right, the y wing had a helmet more like the other print in this set, and the A wing had a helmet that was a completely different style
When you get down to it, this is a perfect Lego X-Wing. The scale is good, the build is simple and satisfying and it really looks like it’s made out of Lego while not being crude!
I got this when it came out. I was nine by then and I guess this was one of my first encounters with classic Star Wars at the time. I loved this set in and out, saw endless battles against vaders tie and the sith infiltrator, side by side with the original Y- and A-Wing. I should have the manual and the pieces somewhere in my parents attic. Almost Twenty years, my god
I built this the other day out of the spare parts i have, I absolutely love this set. The old 1990s lego sets are the best theyre so simple its not complicated to replicate and it works well.
I'm sure it's because of Lego's inability to invest lots of money in development of new pieces back then, but I love that pretty much the entire line used standard (for the time) pieces. Darth Maul's spaceship for example was super blocky. none of the curved slopes that we have now... I think that adds to the charm of the entire line. I love it! (And I also love that i think every set in the line used that 1x8 round gun piece (30359) in different ways. very fun!)
I'm watching this video while the genuine article sits on a shelf behind me. I even still have the box and instructions. I gave my nephew all my Lego a few years ago...except for this.
They just hadn't invented those yet. The larger cannon thingies that existed then can't fit there. Then the flick missiles came but they sucked. So they weren't trying to make them child friendly as they are TOYS for kids.
True, but I still wished they would bring them back, especially if you get a hilt as a spare piece. Otherwise I played with my old chrome ones a lot and I don't have many good-looking ones left.
I got this set when I was 8, in 1999. One of my favorite :) But it's not the right Luke's helmet. The logo is normally red. The blue helmet is Dack Ralter's helmet (7130: Snowspeeder)
Hello Jang! I have this set and am the original owner! I recently rebuilt it with my grandkids after originally building it with my kids years ago. It is still a great set! Thanks for the content & Keep 'em Coming!
This was my 1st starwars set... it cost 30usd back in the day.. the new ones may be more realistic and complex but I like this one over any of the new ones... this is a real old school Lego
I just finished this x wing. I sorted my pieces from 20 years ago when I was 4 and found the front end of this mostly built. I got the instructions online and made it, great build great times.
This was my first Star Wars Legos set. I loved it! That helmet with the blue Rebel insignia actually belonged to Dak. Luke's had Red insignia, a red stripe down the middle, and a yellow and red stripe pattern on the front.
Back in 1999, this set got me interested in the Star Wars series. Being only 10, this was my first access to the universe. The X-Wing was kept together for a good chunk and I played with it with the Naboo fighter, not understanding that could never happen. It also inspired many Space fighter MOCs, which I continue today. Thank you for checking this out.
I remember when this set came out. I was calling my local Target everyday waiting for them to be delivered. When they finally came in, I drove down the street on my lunch break to buy the set. I was never a big fan of Lego before, and the Star Wars Legos is what turned me into a big fan of all things Lego.
I was a kid in the 1970s with the original Star Wars, and so when this set came out, there was a lot of excitement about the continuation of the story. I bought this set back in 1999 and it did break apart easy, and eventually pieces were lost. Thanks for sharing Jang.
This set has a special place in my heart. I remember being nine years old when it came out. I was already a huge lego kid, so when they got the licence for Star Wars I was very stoked. I remember the back pages of the instruction booklet had the additional models, and did run around the house with my lego lightsaber dueling an imaginary Darth Vader! Thanks for the memories, great video.
This set was a dream come true for me. As a kid, I was of course a huge Star Wars fan and always tried to build an X-Wing (and other Star Wars craft) from my own LEGOs...so when this was introduced in my late 20's, this set alone got me back into LEGO! And I have not turned back! Thanks for a fun review Jang!
I Loved that LEGO would add ideas for other ships that could be made from a set... Something they haven't done enough of lately. Kids learn creativity and improve their imagination power from having enough bricks to do something else, not just putting together the set by the directions. Encourage kids to modify as much as possible a set, especially if they see some weakness in it (like strength issues in some of the new sets).
I have to agree. A very historically significant model. And just the idea of how many alternate builds they suggest are so awesome to me. Me personally, because my custom-building hobby with LEGOs revolves highly around "how many different things can i build out of this one?" kind of a thing. Really cool, really nicely put together, and a very successful step for LEGO!
I remember this! I had this! Oh, man, I wish I was serious about keeping my models intact back then so I could stand it next to my newer X-Wing. Note to anyone wondering: Luke's helmet in the vid did not come with this set. He had a helmet with the red symbols like it was shown on the instruction booklet. The blue symbol helmet goes with Dack who was in the original Snowspeeder set.
Love to see some older sets showcased, as I’ve only recently began exploring the world of LEGO and specifically LEGO Star Wars. Especially sets like this one, that hold qualities that stand up still today, considering how much better the recent releases are in detail and realism etc. As I said, great to see things showcased from when I was only a kid, and unable to buy LEGO myself, and didn’t really ever see much that I thought held true to the Star Wars aesthetic anyway. This set however shows a good attempt at capturing that Star Wars quality, early on in the lines development. Thanks Jang! Keep up the excellent production. Look forward to seeing all your videos. Also I liked the comparison between Hasbro and LEGO (Poe’s x wing specifically was what I saw), and think it is a good idea to show how LEGO compares to other toys, in quality, realism / aesthetic etc, and it was interesting that you properly explored the manufacturing and design decisions that were influenced by standards and quality requirements for various reasons.
i begged my mom to my me this set back when I was 9/10 years old. it was expensive back then, around 40 bucks! I had much fun with this set and i got good memories from it.
JANGBRiCKS Everyone knows that your reviews are pretty cool, just as they ware on the RC channel(Miss it tho) so no need to watch the video before saying "great review" keep up with the amazing work and thank you for your dedication to this community
This was my first Star Wars set... I thought it rekindled the gentle construction methods of early Lego space, and I really love that first wave of Star Wars sets... I wasn't allowed to watch Star Wars as a kid...but I managed to acquire this set, and as they say...bricks started falling into place.
I remember reading about this set in the Lego club magazine. I wanted it even though I didn't get into Star Wars until 2002. The day after I first saw episode IV, I got my latest issue of the Lego club magazine and they were advertising the re-release of this set. I wanted it even more then. Funny thing about Lego X-wings is that they are all 100% accurate. The X-wing's shape lend itself well to reproduction in Lego form. The 2012 one is the best, with this one close behind. I wish Lego would do another Biggs minifigure.
I always wanted this as a kid, and nearly twenty years later I finally got it. It's so clunky by modern Lego standards, but it's nostalgic for me. I think my favourite part was looking through the instructions. I had forgotten about the cute comics they'd have at the back. Anyway, the set itself is really nice. I think it's aged pretty well. I prefer the light grey to the newer models built primarily with white pieces. I love the little utility vehicle that comes with it, and it's nice to have a mechanic. Tiny little complaint is the front lander is very fragile. I wish it was a little sturdier. Oh well. Still a fun build.
This is one of my favorite sets. I'm very proud to have nearly all of the original series Star Wars sets. I think they're way better than newer versions. Great review.
that is probibly the smallest gap betweenthe wings ever wich is super cool. And while watching this i noticed i had a bunch of those pieces and i did not know where they came from. I remembered that my cousin gave me a gigantic bin of his old lego when he went to college. I looked up the instructions and started building. i have all the x-wing exept for bigs and the transport. SUPER COOL THANKS JANG!
I remember having gotten this kit for christmas when I was about 9-10 years old and building it with my older sister's best friend who is like a brother too me and I really want to get one since I got back into lego. this set holds a large amount of nostalgia for me
This was the first lego set I remember building, I got it for my 6th (Was it really? Wow, hard to believe) birthday, and I got up at 5 am (or something obscenely early) just to build it. I remember Dad coming down the stairs right as I was putting the engines on. Set wise, there are some things I really liked about some things, especially the hatch on the nose, I wish they used that piece more often. The comics at the end were a very nice touch, though I never really did anything with the alt builds.
This was definitely one of my very first LEGO Star Wars sets that I ever got. I remember wanting to own this set, the snowspeeder, y-wing, Slave I, and tie fighter collection. I still own and display all those old sets in my bedroom to this day. Alongside their newer counterparts, of course :D Also, you don't see much of a use for that rear landing gear piece in many of the other Star Wars sets, and it fits well with this one. I think the only other set I can recall that uses that piece is the original Slave I
Thanks for reviewing this Jang - I had this set as a kid and it brings back wonderful memories. I remember building the suggested alternative builds at the back of the manual.
I like the little suggestions given and the small comic thing, it's so nice to bend the rules and make something different and unique.Within reason, but aside from that, solid review.
Loved the review! This was one of my first Lego sets as a kid. I think I was 5 years old and I had just seen my first Star Wars movie (The Empire Strikes Back) during one of those Christmas TV marathon showings of the original trilogy, so I was big time into the new line of Star Wars Legos. I also got the original Y-Wing and Darth Vader's TIE Fighter. Still have these Legos back home in my closet. When I'm done with college I'm gonna pack them up and take them to my apartment. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Part of the reason I love flying and am trying to be a pilot in the Air Force is my love for the X-Wing Starfighter.
Holy mother of all bricks! The alternative builds are awesome, almost more so than the main build (and I love X-wings, even used them as inspiration for a MOC fighter)!
Maybe it's nostalgia talking, but this particular set is probably the one that's aged the best out of all the classic Lego Star Wars sets. It's not nearly as close to a perfect representation of the ship itself as others have been, but you get the impression that it was never trying to be. It's Lego-fied in spirit, as well as construction. About the only things I don't like about it are the strange printed tiles they threw in odd locations (the ones with the Rebel Firebird on them) and the faces on the figures. Luke specifically... Why does he look so grim?
Haha, wow... This takes me back. I had this set plus the Y-Wing with TIE Advanced. I haven't seen this set since early 2000's. Man! Looks so dated! But this is where it all began for Lego and Star Wars! Good nostalgic video!
the bigger sets from 1999 had comics and alternative builds in back of the instructions..Would be pretty nice for Lego builders if they would do that again, just like little extra bonus to the sets to
Kenneth Mak I was in a lego club and at end we got to take home ship I got sith infiltrator, the older kids who built it got it wrong and I had to rebuild did it till I could fix it without instructions, I’ve done the same with 2012 x wing
This set was one of my first lego sets, I was around 4 or 5 when i first got it and now, 22 years old, i've been going through my old legos that have now been passed down to my brothers and recreated most of the old sets, like the 2000 A-Wing and the B-wing with Command post. It was a surprising when i compared my B-Wing with the newer version and see how tiny mine was in comparison
dammmm I remember when my pops bought me this at Disneyland, it fell off my shelf and couldnt rebuild it since i threw away the instructions :( i cried!!! but now I am think of buying all the rebel fighters to collect them.
This was my second lego star wars set that i got back in my high school days. I remember wanting to get the ucs version of this in 2000 but the price was too high. Here i am 18 years later having bought the 2013 ucs x-wing about 3 years ago, and I came to appreciate how much of a kick starter this x-wing had on the lego star wars line.
Had this as a 5 year old kid and has long been dismantled. Would love to try to rebuild it some day because it still holds up, even next to the 2018 Xwing
Ill never forget all the missions i flew with this lego set back when i was 10.... or watching a new hope as a kid and flying along side luke on my TV to destroy the death star... wow... havent thought about this set in a long time
Spintechfilms Ha! That's awesome. Love it.
+Spintechfilms Many missions indeed. Had this at 12 myself. :D Fantastic toy
This reminds me of when I got an x wing in 2007 it broke sometime in between then and recently but I found my 2012 x wing unbuilt, so I built it and I was having this childlike moment of me making sounds and flying it around so fun
this set came out when i had 5 years
Im 10 and i have a mellienium falcon and i sure won't forget the missions when i grow up
Oh man... I used to have so much fun playing with this set back in the day. After I finished playing Star Wars: Rogue Squadron on my N64, I would then turn to my LEGOs; sometimes I would reenact the missions from the game, sometimes I would make up my own missions. Good times...
LOL I did the exact same! The sets back then came with less figures so I used battle droids and bounty hunters for the Rebels and the clone troopers for the Empire!
It's a bit more... lego-ey. You know what I mean, classic lego.
+Hatted Sandwich I think they've simplified their sets too much, too many single specialized pieces that in the past would have been built up from smaller pieces.
I had this... best Lego X-Wing ever produced. Simple, lots of play features. Awesome.
Thank you to everyone who noticed the wrong helmet for Luke, and my apologies for not catching the mistake. This set is from that huge April Bricklink haul and the list of missing or wrong parts I've encountered from that one order is already a page long. Even this set here also had other issues originally, including a non-LEGO part and the wrong lightsaber. This, from an experienced seller who specializes in Star Wars. Positively infuriating.
***** I disagree. If I bought this cheap from a garage sale or a "selling my grandson's LEGO toys" eBay auction, I would expect missing & wrong parts. When I buy at collectors' market prices from a professional LEGO reseller who does this for a living and has certified his/her sets 100% authentic, complete, and correct, I expect to get exactly what was described. One or two missing or wrong pieces every now & then is acceptable. The systemic negligence of so many of today's highly-rated professional sellers is unforgivable.
JANGBRiCKS hey jang i have some old lego base plates some lunar ones and normal city i have pictures if you would like to see them
JANGBRiCKS I totally agree with you JANG! People who are professionals should know better than to just throw in random things!
JANGBRiCKS Agreed, if someone resells for a living, some extra attention is expected to say the least.
BTW, i'm not sure if they used that on several kits, but i believe that helmet with blue crests belongs to Dak Ralter from the Snowspeeder set. Biggs' helmet printing looks amazing though :)
NagaTen The blue crested helmet was used in the snow speeder set for sure, as I have it, but yea I don't know if it was used in any others. If I remember right, the y wing had a helmet more like the other print in this set, and the A wing had a helmet that was a completely different style
When you get down to it, this is a perfect Lego X-Wing. The scale is good, the build is simple and satisfying and it really looks like it’s made out of Lego while not being crude!
This actually still holds up today. The colors are actually accurate to the red five x wing, and the overall design is good
Ikr! I don't get it why they started using white color
What about the Big Red x wing
wait so in 1999 they could fit r2 d2 in the correct orientation and 13 years later in 2012 they couldn’t?
I think the original sets have an undeniable lego charm about them ! It's definitely something that sticks with you for life : )
I got this when it came out. I was nine by then and I guess this was one of my first encounters with classic Star Wars at the time. I loved this set in and out, saw endless battles against vaders tie and the sith infiltrator, side by side with the original Y- and A-Wing. I should have the manual and the pieces somewhere in my parents attic. Almost Twenty years, my god
same here :)
That there has the best looking landing gear
Yellow heads+Mustaches= AWESOME OLD SCHOOL!
I built this the other day out of the spare parts i have, I absolutely love this set. The old 1990s lego sets are the best theyre so simple its not complicated to replicate and it works well.
I'm sure it's because of Lego's inability to invest lots of money in development of new pieces back then, but I love that pretty much the entire line used standard (for the time) pieces. Darth Maul's spaceship for example was super blocky. none of the curved slopes that we have now... I think that adds to the charm of the entire line. I love it! (And I also love that i think every set in the line used that 1x8 round gun piece (30359) in different ways. very fun!)
This was one of, if not my very first Lego Set and I remember how excited I was!
Man, nostalgia hit me in the face and is making passes at me.....
I'm watching this video while the genuine article sits on a shelf behind me. I even still have the box and instructions. I gave my nephew all my Lego a few years ago...except for this.
I miss the old x wings. They were small and simple. THATS GOOD! It was so cool.
think you could do a video showing the evolution of the Lego X-wing?
great idea !
Jesse Billingsley I’d like to see that
Ah the memories when Lego didn't use shooting pieces to make it "child-friendly"
What's the point of them other to hurt your siblings?
To be honest I have no idea
Maybe to make it "fun" for kids
They just hadn't invented those yet. The larger cannon thingies that existed then can't fit there. Then the flick missiles came but they sucked. So they weren't trying to make them child friendly as they are TOYS for kids.
Who thinks lego should bring back those chrome hilts for the lightsabers
There are reasons they don't have them anymore. The paint would easily chip off.
True, but I still wished they would bring them back, especially if you get a hilt as a spare piece. Otherwise I played with my old chrome ones a lot and I don't have many good-looking ones left.
I got this set when I was 8, in 1999. One of my favorite :)
But it's not the right Luke's helmet. The logo is normally red. The blue helmet is Dack Ralter's helmet (7130: Snowspeeder)
Old times... when lego was, well lego.
andrás lippai LEGO still is LEGO...?
Lol helló
Hello Jang! I have this set and am the original owner! I recently rebuilt it with my grandkids after originally building it with my kids years ago. It is still a great set!
Thanks for the content & Keep 'em Coming!
This was my 1st starwars set... it cost 30usd back in the day.. the new ones may be more realistic and complex but I like this one over any of the new ones... this is a real old school Lego
I just finished this x wing. I sorted my pieces from 20 years ago when I was 4 and found the front end of this mostly built. I got the instructions online and made it, great build great times.
I just did the same thing, think it still holds up fairly well considering its age.
I legit did the same this week
This was my first Star Wars Legos set. I loved it! That helmet with the blue Rebel insignia actually belonged to Dak. Luke's had Red insignia, a red stripe down the middle, and a yellow and red stripe pattern on the front.
As a toy this X-Wing was just perfect. I loved to fly around and play with it.. great model!
Classic old set really looks cool
That walker at 7:12! I like that so much. It's almost a classic space lunar walker.
Even for 1999 it looks really good!!
Back in 1999, this set got me interested in the Star Wars series. Being only 10, this was my first access to the universe. The X-Wing was kept together for a good chunk and I played with it with the Naboo fighter, not understanding that could never happen.
It also inspired many Space fighter MOCs, which I continue today. Thank you for checking this out.
I remember when this set came out. I was calling my local Target everyday waiting for them to be delivered. When they finally came in, I drove down the street on my lunch break to buy the set. I was never a big fan of Lego before, and the Star Wars Legos is what turned me into a big fan of all things Lego.
I was a kid in the 1970s with the original Star Wars, and so when this set came out, there was a lot of excitement about the continuation of the story. I bought this set back in 1999 and it did break apart easy, and eventually pieces were lost. Thanks for sharing Jang.
This set has a special place in my heart. I remember being nine years old when it came out. I was already a huge lego kid, so when they got the licence for Star Wars I was very stoked. I remember the back pages of the instruction booklet had the additional models, and did run around the house with my lego lightsaber dueling an imaginary Darth Vader! Thanks for the memories, great video.
This set was a dream come true for me. As a kid, I was of course a huge Star Wars fan and always tried to build an X-Wing (and other Star Wars craft) from my own LEGOs...so when this was introduced in my late 20's, this set alone got me back into LEGO! And I have not turned back! Thanks for a fun review Jang!
Wow, I had this one. Played with it every day.
My 7140 set has a different helmet for Luke, with the red Rebel Alliance logo
I Loved that LEGO would add ideas for other ships that could be made from a set... Something they haven't done enough of lately. Kids learn creativity and improve their imagination power from having enough bricks to do something else, not just putting together the set by the directions. Encourage kids to modify as much as possible a set, especially if they see some weakness in it (like strength issues in some of the new sets).
I have to agree. A very historically significant model. And just the idea of how many alternate builds they suggest are so awesome to me. Me personally, because my custom-building hobby with LEGOs revolves highly around "how many different things can i build out of this one?" kind of a thing. Really cool, really nicely put together, and a very successful step for LEGO!
I remember this! I had this! Oh, man, I wish I was serious about keeping my models intact back then so I could stand it next to my newer X-Wing.
Note to anyone wondering: Luke's helmet in the vid did not come with this set. He had a helmet with the red symbols like it was shown on the instruction booklet. The blue symbol helmet goes with Dack who was in the original Snowspeeder set.
Love to see some older sets showcased, as I’ve only recently began exploring the world of LEGO and specifically LEGO Star Wars.
Especially sets like this one, that hold qualities that stand up still today, considering how much better the recent releases are in detail and realism etc.
As I said, great to see things showcased from when I was only a kid, and unable to buy LEGO myself, and didn’t really ever see much that I thought held true to the Star Wars aesthetic anyway. This set however shows a good attempt at capturing that Star Wars quality, early on in the lines development.
Thanks Jang! Keep up the excellent production. Look forward to seeing all your videos.
Also I liked the comparison between Hasbro and LEGO (Poe’s x wing specifically was what I saw), and think it is a good idea to show how LEGO compares to other toys, in quality, realism / aesthetic etc, and it was interesting that you properly explored the manufacturing and design decisions that were influenced by standards and quality requirements for various reasons.
i begged my mom to my me this set back when I was 9/10 years old. it was expensive back then, around 40 bucks! I had much fun with this set and i got good memories from it.
Nice set, great review.
Robert Vardapetyan Hey you hadn't even watched the video yet! It could have been a terrible review! :D
JANGBRiCKS haha lol
Lol!
JANGBRiCKS Everyone knows that your reviews are pretty cool, just as they ware on the RC channel(Miss it tho) so no need to watch the video before saying "great review" keep up with the amazing work and thank you for your dedication to this community
AussieLegobuilder :D
In comparison to the first LEGO Falcon... It's a masterpiece!
Sven Olbers that’s not a very high bar tbh
I wish they still did these in light gray
Mine came with the red rebel logo on the helmet!!?? In this video it has blue..
It's actually supposed to have red emblems on Luke's helmet. Jang got his off of bricklink most likely used and it included Dak's helmet instead
This was my first Star Wars set... I thought it rekindled the gentle construction methods of early Lego space, and I really love that first wave of Star Wars sets... I wasn't allowed to watch Star Wars as a kid...but I managed to acquire this set, and as they say...bricks started falling into place.
I remember reading about this set in the Lego club magazine. I wanted it even though I didn't get into Star Wars until 2002. The day after I first saw episode IV, I got my latest issue of the Lego club magazine and they were advertising the re-release of this set. I wanted it even more then. Funny thing about Lego X-wings is that they are all 100% accurate. The X-wing's shape lend itself well to reproduction in Lego form. The 2012 one is the best, with this one close behind. I wish Lego would do another Biggs minifigure.
I got this when it was originally released. It is still one of my favorite sets to this day. I slso built all the alternate builds. Classic.
I was so proud of this set as a kid. It was an awesome set in its day
Oh the nostalgia... I remember having this way back in the day. It was great, and Id love to get another as a collector's piece.
Imma buy a classic set for my upcoming bday
I wish they made Star wars sets smaller like this one. I just like this scale better.
And the alternate models are amazing!
I always wanted this as a kid, and nearly twenty years later I finally got it. It's so clunky by modern Lego standards, but it's nostalgic for me. I think my favourite part was looking through the instructions. I had forgotten about the cute comics they'd have at the back. Anyway, the set itself is really nice. I think it's aged pretty well. I prefer the light grey to the newer models built primarily with white pieces. I love the little utility vehicle that comes with it, and it's nice to have a mechanic. Tiny little complaint is the front lander is very fragile. I wish it was a little sturdier. Oh well. Still a fun build.
I like basic brick built sets, they generally just seem to want to be less like a model and more like a Lego set!
Got 75218 for Christmas! Love it so much like how they brought back Biggs with a Droid for him and not just r2d2
This is one of my favorite sets. I'm very proud to have nearly all of the original series Star Wars sets. I think they're way better than newer versions. Great review.
This was one of the first sets I bought as an afol when I was 18 back in 1999. Great set! Love that it's grey.
I bloody love the design of the old Lego Star Wars ships. The. Old x wing, snow speeder, tie fighter etc
I remember getting this set for christmas as a kid, I rebuild the thing a whole bunch of times.
Got this for Christmas back in '99 need to hunt through the old Lego sack and make it up agian should still have most of the bits haha
that is probibly the smallest gap betweenthe wings ever wich is super cool. And while watching this i noticed i had a bunch of those pieces and i did not know where they came from. I remembered that my cousin gave me a gigantic bin of his old lego when he went to college. I looked up the instructions and started building. i have all the x-wing exept for bigs and the transport. SUPER COOL THANKS JANG!
Did it bug anyone else that Luke Skywalker’s helmet wasn’t the right one?
its dak's helmet
I noticed it too
Yes! The actual set was correct though.
I remember having gotten this kit for christmas when I was about 9-10 years old and building it with my older sister's best friend who is like a brother too me and I really want to get one since I got back into lego. this set holds a large amount of nostalgia for me
This was the first lego set I remember building, I got it for my 6th (Was it really? Wow, hard to believe) birthday, and I got up at 5 am (or something obscenely early) just to build it. I remember Dad coming down the stairs right as I was putting the engines on.
Set wise, there are some things I really liked about some things, especially the hatch on the nose, I wish they used that piece more often. The comics at the end were a very nice touch, though I never really did anything with the alt builds.
Old but gold :)
This was definitely one of my very first LEGO Star Wars sets that I ever got. I remember wanting to own this set, the snowspeeder, y-wing, Slave I, and tie fighter collection. I still own and display all those old sets in my bedroom to this day. Alongside their newer counterparts, of course :D
Also, you don't see much of a use for that rear landing gear piece in many of the other Star Wars sets, and it fits well with this one. I think the only other set I can recall that uses that piece is the original Slave I
My god, that cockpit mold is still being used!
The PNolandS your mold
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Yup it's on the ucs 2018 y wing
I remember this set having some of the best alternate builds I've ever seen.
Thanks for reviewing this Jang - I had this set as a kid and it brings back wonderful memories. I remember building the suggested alternative builds at the back of the manual.
I like the little suggestions given and the small comic thing, it's so nice to bend the rules and make something different and unique.Within reason, but aside from that, solid review.
Loved the review! This was one of my first Lego sets as a kid. I think I was 5 years old and I had just seen my first Star Wars movie (The Empire Strikes Back) during one of those Christmas TV marathon showings of the original trilogy, so I was big time into the new line of Star Wars Legos. I also got the original Y-Wing and Darth Vader's TIE Fighter. Still have these Legos back home in my closet. When I'm done with college I'm gonna pack them up and take them to my apartment. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Part of the reason I love flying and am trying to be a pilot in the Air Force is my love for the X-Wing Starfighter.
Is he not gonna talk about how it’s grey though. It’s so weird it’s like a tie.
Holy mother of all bricks! The alternative builds are awesome, almost more so than the main build (and I love X-wings, even used them as inspiration for a MOC fighter)!
Maybe it's nostalgia talking, but this particular set is probably the one that's aged the best out of all the classic Lego Star Wars sets. It's not nearly as close to a perfect representation of the ship itself as others have been, but you get the impression that it was never trying to be. It's Lego-fied in spirit, as well as construction. About the only things I don't like about it are the strange printed tiles they threw in odd locations (the ones with the Rebel Firebird on them) and the faces on the figures. Luke specifically... Why does he look so grim?
Better than today's x wings.
I agree just for the light gray color.
Recents X-Wings are way more stronger and realistic, except for their white color.
Haha, wow... This takes me back. I had this set plus the Y-Wing with TIE Advanced. I haven't seen this set since early 2000's. Man! Looks so dated! But this is where it all began for Lego and Star Wars! Good nostalgic video!
Why do they not do the comic and alternate build stuff any more cause it's cool.
My very first set I got . I'll never forget the build 😍
That X-Wing was my first Lego Star Wars set and I still have it
On the box for the 2006 B-Wing there is a suggested build for the Outrider which was Dash Rendar's ship from Shadows of the Empire.
Link to an image of it? It seems interesting.
the bigger sets from 1999 had comics and alternative builds in back of the instructions..Would be pretty nice for Lego builders if they would do that again, just like little extra bonus to the sets to
Its amazing how Lego has change since the beginning
Back in the days when I have this set, I could build the entire x-wing closed book!
Kenneth Mak I was in a lego club and at end we got to take home ship I got sith infiltrator, the older kids who built it got it wrong and I had to rebuild did it till I could fix it without instructions, I’ve done the same with 2012 x wing
The compartment on the front nose is for the front landing gear. It was a great first Xwing.
I still have this...love it.
i am a proud x-wing collector and it started with this one.
the alternate builds are just fantastic, so sad they are no longer around
U GUYS FELT THE NOSTALGIA?!
You probably weren't even alive back then
Aron May How do you know you are just assuming
This set was one of my first lego sets, I was around 4 or 5 when i first got it and now, 22 years old, i've been going through my old legos that have now been passed down to my brothers and recreated most of the old sets, like the 2000 A-Wing and the B-wing with Command post. It was a surprising when i compared my B-Wing with the newer version and see how tiny mine was in comparison
This set is brilliant!
I really love the cargo area on the nose of the x-wing XD
The Sith Infiltrator also had alternate builds tied into a comic in the back of the instructions.
My first ever lego set, so much nostalgia just looking at the builders guide, man I miss the set, thanks Jang for the awesome review!
dammmm I remember when my pops bought me this at Disneyland, it fell off my shelf and couldnt rebuild it since i threw away the instructions :( i cried!!! but now I am think of buying all the rebel fighters to collect them.
This was my second lego star wars set that i got back in my high school days. I remember wanting to get the ucs version of this in 2000 but the price was too high. Here i am 18 years later having bought the 2013 ucs x-wing about 3 years ago, and I came to appreciate how much of a kick starter this x-wing had on the lego star wars line.
Think I'll try and build those suggestion models before I build the X-wing.
ahhhh smooth music jang
Had this as a 5 year old kid and has long been dismantled. Would love to try to rebuild it some day because it still holds up, even next to the 2018 Xwing
This looks so cute.