LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Resistance X-Wing Fighter - WIP 1

First of its kind (on the blog)

 

I have encountered some problems with the decals while working on the Eggplane YF-19. To stop the frustration and to cool down, I decided start on another small and a much simpler kit. Let us welcome: LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Resistance X-Wing Fighter. That is a mouthful so I will just refer to this set as the X-Wing.

 

Front view of the box

 

Back view of the box

 

Side view and a 1:1 scale microfigure

 

Looking at the design of the X-Wing, one can be sure that this is from Star Wars: TFA. I like that LEGO are now making most of their weapons be able to fire with just a flick of the finger.

 

Contents in the box: 1 manual, 2 bags of Lego pieces.

Cover of the manual

A quick flip to the back of the manual shows that this set has a total of 34 steps.

As with all Lego sets, the first thing to assemble is the minifigure.

Pieces for minifigure

Front and back view of the helmet.

Lego has incorporated the visor into the helmet.

Left and right view of the helmet.

There are lots of details all around the helmet

Completed minifigure of the X-Wing pilot

With the minifigure done and out of the way, we can now concentrate on building the main attraction: The X-Wing.

There is a picture of the completed model before starting the first step.

 

Step 17 is the last step for the body of the X-Wing

This is how the X-Wing looks like at step 17.

The assembly of the cockpit starts at step 18.

Pieces required for the X-Wing cockpit

After a few quick and simple steps, the completed cockpit.

Cockpit side-by-side with the body of the X-Wing

Cockpit attached to the body.

 

With that, the X-Wing is about 90% completed. The only thing missing are the iconic wings which will be covered in the next post along with the gimmicks of this set.