The result is a different design that in some ways is better, and in some ways is worse, even accounting for the uniqueness of Din’s salvaged model.Īs I mentioned before, I love the new inwardly curved slopes on the sides they help flatten out the shape in way that was missing on previous versions. About the only holdovers are the main canopy and middles of the engines. The Naboo N-1 Starfighter has been made in minifigure scale several times before, and this version is radically different in terms of the actual parts used. The engines are each mounted to the ship with a pair of Technic pins, connected to the new 2×2 Technic brick with plate, which lets them sit at the perfect height in relation to the wings. Neither engine is as complex as the only slightly larger engines on the UCS Landspeeder we just reviewed, but they still manage to pack in some good details, while being quite sturdy thanks to a Technic axle running the length. I’m not sure if stickers would have been a better approach here, but the coloring on the set as-is reminds me more of the painted stripes on a P-51 Mustang than it does of the weathered, skinless ship on screen.Īll that’s left now is to add the engines, which are built separately as each side is unique. The gaps between the exposed ribs on the side of the ship are recreated with a few black slopes, and the effect is not as good as I’d have liked. The sleek wings and some more of the fuselage go on next, and they employ a lot more curving elements than previous LEGO versions of the N-1, including a row of inwardly curving slopes, which capture the starfighter’s smooth shape well. The result here is not as elegant or smooth as the on-screen version, and falls short of some fan designs we’ve seen. This is a tricky piece for LEGO’s designers to capture, because by nature it’s extremely spindly and fragile, which are qualities that don’t tend to translate well into a play-worthy set. Up next is the distinctive tail, which on Din’s recycled ship is missing the outer skin, leaving just the framework exposed. The brown 2×4 jumper tile is used to center the single dart launcher in the N-1’s nose. It all starts a boat hull type construction on the bottom. There are more pieces, and many of them are smaller, but the construction follows the same basic pattern as the original Naboo Starfighter from 1999. The other elements here are new recolors so far exclusive to this set.Īs a single starfighter, the N-1’s build is not particularly complex. Similarly, the 2×4 angled roof slope is not new to this set, but it is a piece that will be new to most people getting this set, as it’s only appeared once before in the recently released 10300 Back to the Future Time Machine. The black 12L plate with bar is not new, but has been in black in just two sets before, both in 2004. It’s used to form the N-1’s sloping nose.Ī handful of other interesting recolors are available. The 6-wide by 7-long slope seems to be a canopy element, though obviously it’s not yet available in any transparent colors. Like I said, I had to take some creative license.There’s only one wholly new element included in the set (apart from the BD Droid that we’ll look at later), which is a light grey slope element (part 80222). I put one of those already on the top of the panel which isnt shown. Montagar, that is a restraining bolt! They didnt use it in the original, but they did use a holo eye in the cockpit. I will get more movies of everything once it is installed, so you get the total experience of closing the cockpit, firing up the panel and doing the trench run w/ sound.
X wing cockpit labeled movie#
Here is a demo movie of what it will do (w/o sound right now): The user can activate the targeting computer screen, which will play back the trench run down to endgame along with synchronized sound!! There are several screens the user can activate. The trench run graphic is actually an animation. My lofty goal years back is that I wanted to make the cockpit kind of do something. Its pretty cool! The old cockpit was kind of bland (to say the least) and not very interesting. The x-wing might be in an upcoming event here, but every month they have an open-cockpit day where anyone can come to the museum and sit in her.
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