10227 UCS B-Wing Starfighter: It's not a trap ...

It has just been officially announced by LEGO during the BrickFiesta event, as we had rightly assumed. a few days ago, and the set Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) 10227 B-Wing Starfighter is therefore making its entry with great fanfare into the LEGO Star Wars range.

I find it rather successful, and it corresponds to what I expected: It is massive, detailed, it gives off a certain impression of solidity and it is also rather faithful to the model of the film. Me, that's fine with me ... Apart from the cockpit which might have deserved a brick design rather than the simple canopy proposed here.

The official public price: 199.99 €, for a total of 1486 pieces, and with a date of availability on the LEGO Shop scheduled for October 2012. It's expensive, as usual with the Star Wars license, but you have to s' to do it is like that and it does not get better with the years ...

No minifigs this time around, just this ship whose wings can be adjusted in different configurations and whose gyroscopic cockpit (which seems to work moderately for that matter) is positioned according to the orientation of the ship. The dimensions of the machine are 66 cm x 38 cm in flight configuration and 66 cm x 43 cm in position on its base.

The cultural minute: This vessel seen in theEpisode VI Return of the Jedi  during the Battle of Endor was designed by Admiral Ackbar with the objective of eventually replacing the Y-Wing.  
I always wondered what could have gone through Ackbar's head to imagine such a thing, but it must be recognized that the B-Wing has proven itself thanks in particular to its excellent level of armament and this despite its maneuverability. rather limited and a reduced speed of movement. 
It is not me who says it, but all the encyclopedias which dissect the Star Wars universe. 

It should be noted that the B-Wing has already been produced by LEGO in a version System twice with sets 7180 B-Wing at Rebel Control Center released in 2000 and  6208 B-Wing Fighter released in 2006.