Set Review - Microfighters X-Wing Fighter 75032

When I first saw the Microfighters, the X-Wing was the least impressive.  Stubby is cute and all but this one looked TOO stubby.  Kind of like someone chibi-fied a VW Beetle.  After building it and studying the other ones I've built so far, I've come to a conclusion.  This series was intended to fit within a strict set of dimensions.  At least for width, ten studs seems to be the limit.  I'm not sure if there's a further planned development for this but it gets me thinking.

But it's not just width the suffers.  It's the length as well.  I'd venture that length was limited to a set number of studs also.  All except the Star Destroyer are ten studs or less in length.  So the X-Wing's iconic nose has been truncated to a mere three studs beyond the windscreen.  Between the two of these diminutive dimensions, the rebel fighter looks way more comical that the other two.

In my opinion, the build is not very memorable.  There's nothing stellar about any of the connections.  I've pretty much seen it all before.  One thing was new.  That is, the double stack flick-fire missile.  Here I was all thinking it was a great technique to replicate the blasters on the wings.  But no, it's a real functioning flick fire missile.  Well now isn't that just silly?  In the other two ships I reviewed, they were tack-on and unnecessary to the ship itself.  Here, they are part of the very fabric of the ship.  It's kind of a sacrilegious move.  I was especially disappointed after I realized the box art deceived me.  I thought maybe we were going to get the flick-fires in white.

On the plus side, we get some of those awesome 1x1 round plates with holes.  Donettes, if you will.  Plus some transparent dark pink 'dots' and a dark green R2 head.  Oh, and some of the 1x2 plates with a pin hole on top in white.  Those are a nice new shade for this part.  Overall, none of the parts seem too odd to use elsewhere.

At 97 pieces including a minifig, this falls right within the expected acceptable range of 10c per part.  There are only 4 extras included.  I would venture a guess that this will be the least selling set of the sub theme.  Collectors will want to have one.  Minifig collectors might get one for the new exclusive fig.  Or buy him on Brick Owl / Bricklink.  The casual LEGO buyer will probably wonder what this is though.  And kids will likely not be terribly pleased with Stubby McStubbison's Stub-Wing fighter.  Just a guess.


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