About time! I don't really collect the UCS series cos it's always too big and bulky, but this is a must buy in my book! This would be the 3rd B-wing issued by LEGO; the other two were the smaller versions, less detailed but more affordable! :) This is 1,486 pieces of painstaking building i tell ya!
Really liked the B-wing since the X-wing PC simulator days; the B-wing was always less popular and recognizable that the other "Wings". Still it's unique in its own way. And once you take down a Star Destroyer with one there's no turning back! :)
C'mon LEGO, release the A-Wing next! ;)
"Expanded Universe material states that when the Galactic Empire designs the Nebulon-B frigate to protect its convoys from Rebel Alliance X-wings and Y-wings, the Rebels respond by constructing the B-wing (Shantipole Project). The Verpine, supervised by Ackbar, design and arm the fighter to engage capital ships.
The B-wing's gyrostabilized cockpit allows the pilot to maintain a consistent horizon while the craft's body rotates around it. The B-wing is the largest and most powerful fighter designed by the Rebel Alliance, and it is generally viewed as the successor to the older Y-wing fighter/bomber. B-wings have powerful shields which are considerably stronger than the shields featured on most Imperial or Rebel fighter designs, and they are armed with a greater variety of weapons. B-wings participate at the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi and in numerous other engagements throughout the Star Wars Expanded Universe."
