Star Wars 1/72

B-Wing Starfighter

Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Size comparison with a cigarette pack. It's quite a bit bigger than you'd expect.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's quite a bit bigger than you'd expect.

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Various angles

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Detail shots

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - The lower gun barrel even has its own internal frame detail.

The lower gun barrel even has its own internal frame detail.

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Included is a modified version of the stand that came with the 1/6 Stormtrooper.

Included is a modified version of the stand that came with the 1/6 Stormtrooper.

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Leftover parts from the stand runner

Leftover parts from the stand runner

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Just like the previous kits, two canopy options are included: a clear one and one with just th 1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Just like the previous kits, two canopy options are included: a clear one and one with just th

Just like the previous kits, two canopy options are included: a clear one and one with just the bars.

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - You can fold the wings and rotate the cockpit.

You can fold the wings and rotate the cockpit.

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Horizontal flight configuration

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Diagonal flight pose with laser effect parts added (1/2) 1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Diagonal flight pose with laser effect parts added (2/2)

Diagonal flight pose with laser effect parts added

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - You can also recreate the vernier glow effect using a separately sold LED unit. (1/2) 1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - You can also recreate the vernier glow effect using a separately sold LED unit. (2/2)

You can also recreate the vernier glow effect using a separately sold LED unit.

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Rear view with the LEDs lit up (1/2) 1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Rear view with the LEDs lit up (2/2)

Rear view with the LEDs lit up

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter - Together with the 1/72 X-Wing.

Together with the 1/72 X-Wing.

This kit is the 1/72 B-Wing Starfighter from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi — a fighter with a distinctively tall, vertical form. In the actual craft, the wings and cockpit can rotate to fly horizontally or at a diagonal, and the kit captures that unique style with impressively precise detail and a great sense of volume, almost like it jumped straight out of the film.

On top of that, the ship is large by design, so once built, the height ends up being quite a bit taller than you'd expect. Since it uses an extended version of the clear stand from the 1/6 Stormtrooper, the display height gets pretty substantial. It might be a tight fit in a display cabinet, though you can always display it horizontally or at a diagonal instead.

Aside from the rotating wings and cockpit and the included laser effect parts, there aren't many other options to speak of. The canopy does come in both versions just like the previous kits — a clear piece and one with just the bars. As a bonus, you can also add the separately sold yellow LED unit to pull off a vernier glow effect.

Either way, this kit is significant as a clean, high-quality plastic model release of the B-Wing, following the A-Wing and X-Wing before it — and it's a great build that any Star Wars fan will enjoy. :-)

1/72 B-Wing Starfighter | 2018.8 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.