![]() In terms of features the X-Wing has several moving parts, the most obvious of course being that the wings open into their iconic attack position. It gives a good indication of exactly what Jazwares are able to pull off at this price point, and while it might not have ALL of the detailing down (there's a fair bit of colouring missing from the front of the cylinders) it's certainly an impressive attempt. Compare that to the TIE Fighters, which (accurate as they may be) are extremely light on the paint apps and detailing. Additional paint apps also come in the form of the grey panel of mechanical detailing at the top, as well as the lining around the cockpit window. The thrusters at the back are painted black, but done so in a way that they look scorched - with the black slowly fading the further up the cylinders you go. The whole ship has been given a brown wash that gives it that perfect dingy look of the Rebel Alliance fighters, as well as getting into all the panelling the mould has to show off just how well-detailed it is. Luke Skywalker's X-Wing is moulded in off-white plastic with accurate red markings along the body and wings, but what really catches the eye is the amazing job Jazwares have done with the weathering on this. Inside the X-Wing is neatly stored in its own moulded plastic tray, with Luke and R2-D2 housed within a separate tray fitted within that. This is broken down in both the regular releases and the extremely limited edition "chase" variants, which currently include Moff Gideon's TIE Fighter and Luke's X-Wing as it appeared in The Mandalorian. On the back of the card there's some nice blueprint-style artwork of the X-Wing, with the toy's vehicle displayed in the top corner and the other vehicles currently available at the bottom. The top corner of the backing card also sports a gold "launch edition" sticker - noting these as the line's initial releases. That certainly isn't to say that the packaging itself isn't interesting though, featuring some fantastic artwork of X-Wings and TIE Fighters battling it out in space as well as an insert card at the front of the bubble telling you exactly what you're getting. Pushing forward with chunky plastic bubble/cardback packaging that has trays within trays, Jazwares have made sure that it's the toy itself that's the spectacle here rather than the artwork - with both the X-Wing and the minifigures fully on show so buyers can see exactly what they're getting.
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