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Rebuilding the UCS X-Wing in grey
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Sun, 14 Jan 2001 22:20:57 GMT
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Ever since I first saw the UCS X-Wing, it has been a mystery to me why LEGO
made it primarily out of white pieces. To my eye, X-Wings are grey, and
someone in LEGO also thought so when they built the prototype (shown in the
March 1999 UK LEGO club magazine)
So, when finally I succumbed and purcahsed one, at half price, I decided to
discard all white and tan pieces and replace them with grey, and make a few
minor design changes.
I have taken a few pictures, and also scanned the picture of the prototype.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2798
It is interesting to see how similar the prototype is, except in colour, to
the set as released. Too bad they didn't make those 33/45 corner pieces used
on the front, though.
Judge for yourself if it looks better in grey...
Has anyone else done this?
Huw
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| I think the X-Wing is supposed to be white, the toy I had as a kid was white. In the movie they are gray and white, and I think the gray is mainly dirt. -- Cory, "Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I just thought I'd let you know that the X-wing *is* actually white. It's just that their Fly-in Spacecraft Washer has been broken, and they are too busy running from the Empire to wash them. :) (Yes, I'm trying to be funny.) (...) And I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Rebuilding the UCS X-Wing in grey
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| Yeah, yeah, yeah the X-Wing is supposed to be white...who gives a f#$%! You know why it looks so good in grey? Because, as someone else mentioned, the X-Wings were dirty and battle worn. So what do you get when you build a white (official) X-Wing? A (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) THAT'S IT! That is what the X-wing should look like. I know the "offical" X-wing is white but the canon X-wing (the one we see in the movies and overrides any mere offical X-wing) is Grey. Cool. -Mike Petrucelli aka Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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