Has anyone opened their Poe X-Wing yet? I’m curious to hear what everyone thinks about it...
I opened mine last night and it is an impressive and highly detailed piece. Certainly one of the best X-Wings done for the Star Wars line to date. Really, it’s more of a model than a toy and totally designed for the discerning adult collector rather than a child. It is not simply a repaint of the smallish TFA X-Wing toy. The ship is about the same size as the large OT X-Wing, so as can be seen in the box photos, it’s under-scaled, but still pretty large overall. The construction is pretty solid and the wing extension mechanism seems fairly robust. The wings don’t seem to be too prone to warping, but there is a slight sag to them. Perhaps flying or tightening a couple screws might fix that... The guns may require some bending to get into the proper parallel position when the wings are closed. The paint work over the entire model is excellent and the weathering (basically a panel lines highlighting and wash) is just right.
The awesome part with this model is the attention to detail and variety of working features. The cockpit has all the controls detailed, including a full control stick and pilot’s seat. The instrument hood swings up so a figure can be inserted easily. The TVC Poe Dameron figure fits in easily - as this is a large figure, I would suspect most other pilots will fit. Behind the cockpit, A cover pulls off over the droid socket to allow one to insert a droid figure. Either a BB-8 figure or full R2 unit figure can fit. The upper port engine has an opening access panel. Under the fuselage, the cargo compartment opens and the boarding ladder is stored there. The ladder can be removed and mounted in a couple small holes under the fuselage so a pilot can “climb” into the ship. The landing gear (nose & main gears) are fully retractable, fold up into their respective bays, and are fully covered by the bay doors. The main gears are designed to rotate to fit into their bay properly. It’s a neat feature, but the plastic used seems a tad soft and I wonder how long they will hold up in the long run...
Overall, I am very impressed with this model. It’s great to have a large and highly-detailed X-Wing model as well as a properly-done starfighter from the Sequel Trilogy. Even if you’re not wild about the new films, this X-Wing is worth picking up
