LEGO 75155 Star Wars Rebel U-Wing Fighter Building Set

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Many vehicles in the Star Wars universe suffer from poor visibility but this is not among them. When flying a troop transport it is vital to be able to see the ground beneath you and an enormous observation window is therefore included for the pilot. This feature has not been shown in any promotional material but is referred to in the set description and it is unlike any other LEGO Star Wars set which is very pleasing.

The first bag includes Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor, and the parts build the central core of the vehicle. Like most sets larger than about 12 studs long, the central core is full of Technic beams sandwiched between plates for sturdiness. The set doesn’t feature any side builds, it is just the U-wing, and it’s a great recreation of the onscreen ship. The U-wing captures the essence of the vehicles seen in the original trilogy, whilst still bringing something new and original to the table. The LEGO model perfectly replicates this feel. The set is in play scale so it’s a little undersized compared to the scale it should be for minifigure scale, but it is still fairly large and has all the key details which it should have.Bistan the door gunner and the Rebel ground trooper indicate the U-wing’s role during the Battle of Scarif at the end of the movie. Bistan has a unique head and wears an olive green flight suit, while the Rebel trooper has a unique helmet, olive green torso and dark tan legs. Jyn Erso and her strike team are assisted by a group of Rebel Troopers in their mission, one of whom is included here. His helmet is brand new but its shape is familiar, recalling those worn by Rebel Fleet Troopers in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It matches his detailed torso and leg printing perfectly, with areas of dark bluish grey, dark tan and dark green combining to form a marvellous camouflage design. The trailers released so far appear to suggest that the U-wing, more formally known as the UT-60D, will form an integral part of the film, ferrying the heroes between planets on their mission to acquire the Death Star plans. It may therefore prove to be the most popular of all the Rogue One sets, although that places additional pressure on 75155 Rebel U-wing Fighter to be particularly impressive. Read on to find out whether or not it lives up these high expectations... Minifigures

It was also quite an interesting build, with some interesting techniques to make the fairly large vehicle quite sturdy. The minifig selection is also spot on, reflecting two key locations in the movie (Eadu and Scarif). Jyn is equipped with a satchel as well as a pearl silver pistol and another accessory which is reminiscent of the Z6 riot control baton in 75139 Battle on Takodana. I am not aware that she wields any such weapon in the film but will certainly be looking out for what this could be when the movie is released in December. The fifth and final bag includes the parts for four essentially identical engines. There are some surprisingly complex building techniques inside the white cowlings just to create the T-shaped engine intake cooling vanes.

I wonder whether the entire troop bay could have been removable from the underside to allow easier access. Technic beams keep it bolted firmly to the fuselage in its current state but I think a deployment function would have been useful. Overall The U-wing pilot wears a dark blue flight suit with a standard Rebel flight helmet in a new printed design. However, it’s interesting to note that the U-wing microfighter in the 2017 Rogue One LEGO sets has a unique helmet that looks more like the pilots’ helmets in the movie. Cassian Andor looks great in his dark blue parka.

The head is printed with a wry smile on one side and a concerned expression on the other as well as some facial hair which definitely resembles that of Diego Luna's character. Unfortunately, the facial hair is visible beneath the hair when viewed from behind, although it blends in reasonably well so does not bother me too much. The face is a generic one we have seen multiple times before, but it works for the character. The mould for the helmet he wears was reused on the Cloud Car pilots in the 75222 Betrayal on Cloud City set but in white. In this set its in dark tan and has some dark green printing on the top. There is also some grey printing on the ear covering areas of the helmet and a small yellow logo on the side. The whole figure looks really sleek as the colours all tie into each other and the colour scheme is consistent throughout. This figure looks great alongside the other rebels from the Rogue One wave. Much like Bistan, this trooper is a great addition to the ranks of rebel troopers and adds a bit of variety to the mainstream rebel troopers we usually get. 8/10The next play feature is the pair of spring-loaded shooters on the front of the craft. These are integrated really well as they are activated by pressing down on a pair of buttons on the nose area. If you don’t like them then you can remove them easily or just leave the bolts out. Another feature I touched upon earlier was the door gunner areas in the troop bay. There are 2 stud shooters which can be positioned to shoot out the door if positioned to do so. This is an ok play feature and does match up to what we see in the film, but I don’t like stud shooters in general, so I replaced them with better looking blaster cannons. Based on the minifig selection, this LEGO set depicts both Cassian Andor’s U-wing from the first half of the movie, which gets destroyed in a crash on Eadu, as well as the U-wings that bring in Rebel reinforcements on Scarif. The torso and legs were reused in other sets in the wave, but they are a welcome change to the regular pilots we’re used to in their orange jumpsuits. The print has the control box on the chest as usual, but the dark blue jumpsuit makes the figure look sleeker than usual, perhaps it’s the darker colour that makes it look more realistic. This is a great figure to have just wish it had a different helmet print to make it exclusive. 7/10 LEGO 75155 Build A U-wing Pilot is included to fly the UT-60D and he is equally detailed. The dark blue flight suit is similar to that of a standard Rebel Pilot but the white flak vest is shorter and the hoses are arranged differently. I love the design of the uniform but am a little disappointed that a new head has not been used as it would have been nice to see some variety. Like most geeks, as soon as I saw the awesome spectacle of Rogue One, I just had to get some movie merch to go with it. I settled on the U-Wing fighter/transport because A) Lego is always interesting and B) It came with Cassian and Jyn. It turned out to be a great choice. I managed to snag this sweet box at a substantial discount (~20% off) and as soon as it arrived, I went to work.