10227 B-Wing: Too expensive but successful ...

Now that the enthusiasm on one side and the annoyance on the other have subsided, we can calmly ask ourselves a few questions about this novelty which extends the list of references in the Ultimate Collector Series range.

First of all, you have to admit that the ship is quite successful. Of course, we can always discuss this or that detail, but overall this B-Wing looks like the machine we all know and the idea I had made of it. The rare MOCs of this ship had not really convinced me so far and LEGO, without revolutionizing the thing, offers an excellent compromise which satisfies me.

Not too many studs, well dressed fenders and on both sides, simple but harmonious engines, some basic features and other moving parts ... that's enough for me knowing that this model is primarily intended for exhibition and has not vocation to serve as a toy. After some thought, I even find the cockpit not that bad ...

And that is the whole debate: Has the Ultimate Collector Series ever been and is it still a range of toys? A priori, no. The price testifies to this. At this price, no one will buy this set for their kid at Christmas.

200 € is very (too) expensive. At this price, LEGO could have thrown in the box even an exclusive minifig, a B-Wing pilot, an Admiral Ackbar with a new screen printing, etc ... Because the debate on whether to putting minifigs in UCS sets is irrelevant. I read here and there discussions around the scale of the craft that would make the presence of minifigs stupid. But you find that the minifigs in the set 10221 UCS Super Star Destroyer were Executor-wide? False debate therefore, which does not change the problem. This set is expensive, and anything that can make the pill easier to pass, like a few minifigs, is welcome.

The comparison with set 10225 UCS R2-D2 on the part / price ratio is also irrelevant. It is not the B-Wing which is too expensive, it is R2-D2 which was offered at a more aggressive price than usual at LEGO, undoubtedly to target a potential clientele larger than that of the AFOLs.

But are we still dealing with pure and hard LEGO? Some argued that with € 200 you can afford a B-Wing model that is much more like. It's not wrong, but when you love LEGOs you have learned to do with shortcuts and approximations. The best of UCS or MOCs will never be on par with a mockup produced by a serious manufacturer.

It is true that the B-Wing is not the most charismatic of the devices in the Star Wars saga. But as I sometimes write on this blog, I prefer a new creation to yet another remake of something we already know in the LEGO range.

Collectors will not miss this set despite its very high price, it is a UCS, no doubt about it, it completes the range, and it has its place among the other creations offered by LEGO to adult Star Wars fans and LEGO. The others will offer themselves something else with their 200 €, a playset, a The Clone Wars set, etc ...

Below, the visual of the box provided by GRogall.