10240 Red Five X-Wing Starfighter: The Other X-Wing UCS

What some feared and others expected has happened: LEGO "re-releases" an X-Wing in a collector's version.

Here is the set 10240 Red Five X-Wing Starfighter (1558 pieces, 26x52x46 cm), a distant cousin of the 7191 X-Wing Starfighter set (1300 pieces) released in 2000 that he will take care of forgetting.

I like this new model. It is a modern evolution, updated, less cubic, logical ... The classic glass roof will not be to everyone's taste but it remains faithful to the model of the film, difficult to do otherwise ... Big development welcome on the tiles engines and on the nose of the ship.

It is also and above all a great opportunity for all those who have not had the chance to get the 7191 set at a fair price to add an X-Wing in UCS format to their collection. No reference to the range Ultimate Collector Series in the official press release by the way, as if LEGO wanted to avoid confusion and collectors' reproaches following this barely disguised remake.

Retail prices advertised by LEGO: US $ 199.99, CA $ 249.99, DE 199.99 €, UK 169.99 £. Marketing in May 2013.

Below is the official press release: