Sign in to follow this  
Star_Wars_Rules

Review on set 8037 Anakin's y-wing.

Rate the set  

9 members have voted

  1. 1. Vote your opinion

    • Poor
      0
    • Below Average
      1
    • Average
      3
    • Above Average
      1
    • Outstanding
      4


Recommended Posts

indexed.gif

I got this set yesterday and its not a bad set. However it does have its short comings. This variant is the BTL-B y-wing which is the true y-wing as such. This was before all the extra panels were removed.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BTL-B_Y-wing_starfighter

The other two variants are:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BTL-S3_Y-wing_starfighter

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BTL-A4_Y-wing_starfighter

Anyway onto the review. It took me about 2 hours to build with the first hour was spent sorting through the colour pieces. The design is almost identical to the last y-wing set. The ship also comes together quite well with great use of SNOT techniques.

Front of the box.

100_1173.jpg

Close up of figs on box.

100_1174.jpg

Back of the box.

100_1175.jpg

Close up of storage area for the light saber's.

100_1176.jpg

A shot of R2 shooting a missle.

100_1177.jpg

Close up of the cockpit.

100_1178.jpg

Box opened up. As you can see you get about half a box of pieces.

100_1179.jpg

The manual.

100_1180.jpg

Sticker's.

100_1182.jpg

Minifig's.

100_1183.jpg

The frame in various points of build.

100_1184.jpg

SNOT pieces added.

100_1185.jpg

Minor details added and color (white) plates added.

100_1186.jpg

Page taken from manual with the missile firing device being attached.

100_1201.jpg

Underside shot with missile device attached and engines. The missile device also doubles as landing gear of sorts.

100_1187.jpg

Slowly it starts to take shape....

100_1188.jpg

Engine blocks added.

100_1189.jpg

From the rear showing off minor detail at the back.

100_1190.jpg

Front profile shot.

100_1191.jpg

The "white" bracket for the engines. There are 8 of these. So for simplicity reasons I have shown just the one as there are no variations in them.....

100_1209.jpg

......and expanded.

100_1210.jpg

Cockpit and rear "bubble" gun added. Engine brackets also added.

100_1192.jpg

Rear shot

100_1193.jpg

Front shot

100_1194.jpg

Everyone strapped in, rear storage hatch added.

100_1196.jpg

Another rear shot with the yellow inner panels added. They were in the above shot but this shows them better.

100_1198.jpg

Top view showing the distinct shape.

100_1199.jpg

Rear storage hatch open showing the light saber's.

100_1200.jpg

Parts left over.

100_1195.jpg

Now the next series of shots show off some of the "bad" points about the set.

This one is how badly the engines are supported with only 3 pins. The length and weight of the engines causes a notable sag which I will show later.

100_1206.jpg

This next shot is just to show the size of the engines in regards to the mounts.

100_1208.jpg

Underside shot showing some spaces and notable lack of landing gear. The ship sits on the missile mount per se.

100_1202.jpg

Gap near the nose section. On the top this is hidden by the white SNOT set.

100_1203.jpg

Again gaps here in the inner canards of the beam support where the engines are mounted. Could have done with some yellow plates to cover this up.

100_1204.jpg

Gap in the window where Ahsoka sits. You should be able to tell by the colour difference where her arm is.

100_1205.jpg

Here is the engine sag as mentioned earlier. This first shot is without me holding the end of the engine so it sits flush. Reference point for this is the grey piece where the yellow panel sits.

100_1213.jpg

This next shot is me holding the engine at the end so it sits correctly. Again reference is the same as above. The grey piece where the yellow panel sits.

100_1214.jpg

Overall I do like the set despite its short falls. It shows the y-wing pre ep4 with all the panels in place. The other difference being that WW2 style bubble gunner seat which is a nice touch. The lack of landing gear etc really hurts this. It reminds me too much of the naboo n1 set where the whole ship sat on a landing platform with the pin of the missle shooter thing would go into it and as a result you would end up shooting the missle out about 4 times just to get the fighter to "sit".

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thanks for the review :thumbup: Now I want this more :tongue:

The only problem is that it's $60 I wish it was $45-$50

Edited by doctordark

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Nice review, and the set looks good & accurate, but I don't like the price (about $90 AUD).

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Great review. I don't really like this set though. I'd rather get the Republic Attack Shuttle for the same price.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thanks for the great review. Its a nice set but overpriced.

Your photo of the built just before putting on the engine blocks gave me some ideas about MOCing this into a diff ship. I need to work on the idea..

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Thanks for the great review. Its a nice set but overpriced.

Your photo of the built just before putting on the engine blocks gave me some ideas about MOCing this into a diff ship. I need to work on the idea..

Yeah it does have some great MOCing potential for those who want to make it into something else.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

This is a fantastic review. Thanks for the pics!

I've never been a fan of the CW cartoon. Couple that with the horrible figs and the fact I think this is an ugly ship and I think I'll stay away.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I only bought this one to have an older companion to the y-wing from the OT. But after building it I must admit that I really like the colors. A great set but its to expensive.

Thanks for the review!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I'm really liking the color sceme and shape of this. The figs and price are causing me not to get it.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thanks for the review.

I'll make sure to add this to the index.

I've recently bought this set myself and I was really impressed by it, mostly because I expected nothing from it :laugh:

A fine build with some good to learn techniques.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

My friends and I hate this set, don't ask me why, we just do. Maybe because there are too many faults.

This set gets a 3/10 in my opinion. Its waaaayyyyyy overpriced.

Nice review

Edited by Ratshot

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Some of your pics are really blurry, I'd consider retaking them, otherwise it's a good review. Unfortunetaly for me you don't get enough with this set for the money. My money would be better spent on the Endo base set

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.