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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
Luke Skywalker and his merry gang join us today in reviewing the X-Wing Fighter. Will Luke manage to blow up the Death Star?
6212 X-Wing Fighter
Set Info:
Set Name: 6212 X-Wing Fighter
Theme: Star Wars
Released: 2006
Pieces: 437
Price: USD 49.99-EUR I'm not entirely sure, but one place said 69.99-GBP 39.99
Minifigs: 6
Review time!
We'll start with the box.
First, the front, which shows the X-Wing flying through space being chased by TIE Fighters. It also shows an image of the minifigs included with the set.
Now, the back which has some of the features of the set, along with a picture of the sets that were released alongside this one back in 2006.
The instruction manual
The picture on the front is the same image as on the front of the box.
On the back is an advertisement for the LEGO Star Wars video game.
The Minifigs
With this set you get a whopping 6 minifigs, 3 of which are exclusive to the set. It's really nice to get so many figs with a set that's not ridiculously overpriced.
The exclusive figs are: Wedge Antilles, Han Solo in a Hoth outfit (he has a nice parka and printed legs.) and Princess Leia in a Hoth outfit. The other figs are Luke Skywalker in a pilot's uniform, R2-D2 and Chewbacca . The minifigs that come with the set are great.
Some interesting parts
These parts are nice. A chrome lightsaber which I really miss, a nice printed slope with a picture of the Death Star's trench and some great printed tiles.
One wonderful part about this set is that there are absolutely no stickers in this set, which is always nice.
The Extras
I think I must have missed where to put the red plate.
All built!
Here is the finished set! The design is very good. I think the LEGO designers did a great job getting the look of the ship right.
The front part of the ship has an interesting angle made by some hinge bricks.
Cockpit
The cockpit can hinge up as usual.
Here is the inside with the nice printed slope.
Side Guns
These are simple, but look really good.
Engine
Like the guns, the engines are simple, but have a nice appearance.
The Back
This is a good picture to see the x shape of the wings. You can also see the nice wing lifting mechanism, which works really well.
To make it work, you turn the technic gear, which turns a piece, and then lifts up the wings. The tension is held by the rubber bands. It works really well and adds a lot of playability.
The Nose
Lightsaber Compartment
This is a really nice feature, as often the lightsabers or weapons that you get with a set just lie around, easy to get lost. It's nice to have it right at hand.
Customization Options
Now we get to the "customization" you can do with the set. The set comes with a printed tile with 5 red stripes, which is "Red 5" Luke's ship, and also comes with red and white tiles so you can make "Red 3" Wedge's ship.
Now it's time to bid our friends goodbye...
Brickshelf Folder
Now, for the ratings!
Price: 10/10 (6 minifigs, a good number of parts and a Star Wars set for $50.)
Parts: 9/10 (Not a gigantic amount of pieces, but many of them are quite large.)
Design: 10/10 (It looks great and has lots of nice features.)
Playability: 10/10 (Quite swooshable and the wing-lifting feature is great.)
Build: 9/10 (Not too hard but still took a decent amount of time. Pieces are not in numbered bags though.)
Minifigs 10/10 (6 of them, and 3 are exclusive. Hoth Leia and Han are really detailed.)
Overall: 58/60
Brickset
Peeron
Bricklink
LEGO S@H
What will happen when R2 retires?
Conclusion
I have to say, this is an amazing set that any LEGO fan would enjoy. Lots of figs, good design and nice playability make this a set that I can highly recommend.
Thanks, and happy building!
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! Nice, bright & sharp pictures with SP-2P as a kicker 
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. I own this set and I also want to add that I found it in a lucky day (Just think in this, I found it the december 26 of 2006 in a Toys R Us and is the only lego star wars in the shelf 
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