Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Various angles (1/8)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Various angles (2/8)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Various angles (3/8)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Various angles (4/8)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Various angles (5/8)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Various angles (6/8)

Various angles

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Detail shots (1/4)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Underside view

Underside detail shots

With landing gear attached to the bottom

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Landed on landing gear (1/5)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Landed on landing gear (2/5)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Landed on landing gear (3/5)

Landed on landing gear

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - The wings often don't line up properly when folded.. It feels surprisingly sloppy for B

The wings often don't line up properly when folded..
It feels surprisingly sloppy for Bandai.

This kit also comes with both a plastic barred canopy and a clear parts canopy.

The clear parts canopy can also be opened.

Same-scale pilot and BB-8 figures.

A desert-type display stand is included.

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Action pose using the laser effect parts (1/4)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Action pose using the laser effect parts (2/4)

Action pose using the laser effect parts

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter - Together with the Episode 4–6 X-Wing. The overall design is different, but the shape of

Together with the Episode 4–6 X-Wing.
The overall design is different, but the shape of the engine units on the wings is especially quite different.

Together with the 1/144 Millennium Falcon.

Straight build

This is the 1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter kit from Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens. It may look similar to the original X-Wing from Episodes 4–6, but it's actually a completely different design. One of its most distinctive features is that instead of four individual engines like the original, it has two large engines each split in half and mounted across the four wings.

The basic kit composition is similar to the original X-Wing, but the wing structure is a bit simpler and the overall parts count feels slightly reduced. That said, it still requires a good amount of panel lining and seal work, and it similarly includes both plastic and clear canopy options, swappable landing gear, and laser effect parts. Same-scale Resistance pilot and BB-8 figures are also included, though BB-8 is so tiny that the detail feels a bit mushed together.

One area that's a bit disappointing is the wing articulation. Unlike the original X-Wing, when you fold the wings closed, the front and rear wings cross over each other and they frequently end up misaligned. On top of that, when the wings are spread open, the joint strength at the pivot point is weak and they tend to droop. There's just no shaking the feeling that the precision of the wing mechanism's design is a step below what you'd expect.

Everything else is solid enough, so if you've been interested in the new X-Wing, this is a fun kit to build. There are quite a few subtle differences from the original X-Wing, and either way, for any Star Wars fan this is too much of a main-character ship to pass up. :-)

1/72 Resistance X-Wing Fighter | 2015.10 | ¥2,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.