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LEGO - Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter 75355 - Multi
Average customer rating
3.1
(204 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 204 reviews
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
31
1 Star
50
48%of customers recommend this product.
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98 out of
204)
Customer Reviews for LEGO - Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter 75355 - Multi
Customer Rating
1
Some nice angles but overall flawed
on June 4, 2023
Posted by: 11–Spitfire-11
Some points of critique:
- angled and tapered nose is aesthetically nice from SOME angles, but not from the side, the side look, which is the main view angle if placed on the stand as intended, makes the whole nose and nose cone look way too bulky. Sloppy even. The nose would have benefited from more work and techniques to make it more streamlined and true to the original including making the cockpit sit at the correct slanted angle.
- the model is too weak and flimsy. Mine literally just disintegrated sitting on a shelf. Especially the stand is too weak. For me the stand simply failed, which made the model in turn fall apart on the light impact. The plates on the sides, the nose, the wings just fell apart. As I tried to reattach the parts, even more of it came apart.
- the whole build is too simplistic for an UCS model. Which also contributes to the overall weakness of the model. Few connections here and there holding a lot of it together.
- the simplistic mechanism for the folding wings is not suitable for the weight of the wings. The wings droop in every possible direction. This I believe resulted in the designers trying to make the wings lighter by some very weak connections, but it didn’t do the trick and now the wings are just drooping in different directions as well as being weak. And the wings close so that there is a gap in between them. Which just makes the whole thing look like a bad and cheap knockoff.
- the R2D2… why? Just why? It looks like a prank. It’s probably because a larger bodied R2 would not fit, but this off scale one just looks silly.
- angled and tapered nose is aesthetically nice from SOME angles, but not from the side, the side look, which is the main view angle if placed on the stand as intended, makes the whole nose and nose cone look way too bulky. Sloppy even. The nose would have benefited from more work and techniques to make it more streamlined and true to the original including making the cockpit sit at the correct slanted angle.
- the model is too weak and flimsy. Mine literally just disintegrated sitting on a shelf. Especially the stand is too weak. For me the stand simply failed, which made the model in turn fall apart on the light impact. The plates on the sides, the nose, the wings just fell apart. As I tried to reattach the parts, even more of it came apart.
- the whole build is too simplistic for an UCS model. Which also contributes to the overall weakness of the model. Few connections here and there holding a lot of it together.
- the simplistic mechanism for the folding wings is not suitable for the weight of the wings. The wings droop in every possible direction. This I believe resulted in the designers trying to make the wings lighter by some very weak connections, but it didn’t do the trick and now the wings are just drooping in different directions as well as being weak. And the wings close so that there is a gap in between them. Which just makes the whole thing look like a bad and cheap knockoff.
- the R2D2… why? Just why? It looks like a prank. It’s probably because a larger bodied R2 would not fit, but this off scale one just looks silly.
Overall this model feels rushed to market. with corners cut. And it’s not fitting for an UCS model. Lego has some amazing models with some amazing design that just impresses as you build them, the most recent tumbler, the icon cars, the large technic sports cars etc. but this model is probably the most simplistic in technique I’ve ever built and just somehow lacked the sophistication I would have expected of a model with this price tag.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Who let this happen?
on May 15, 2023
Posted by: KindergartenStarWars
This build is elementary. If you sneeze on it it will apart. Major pieces are held together by simple 2 piece bricks and it has no structure. Tons of spots are left wide open as if they were cutting costs. This should have been borderline Technic level for the price, instead it was like they let 10 year olds design a legendary piece. Sad.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Flimsy fragile scratches
on July 8, 2023
Posted by: SuperQuickMouse
Major bummer. My title says it all, such a let down and disappointing. All the other reviews are correct, flimsy side panels, scratches on description plate and cockpit cover. Words can’t describe what a let down this was.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Jane, LEGO® Customer Service, July 9, 2023
Thank you for your review, we appreciate it! The side panel trouble some fans are experiencing has been reported and being looked at. To get replacements for the damaged parts, get in touch at LEGO.build.Service-BV and we'll get the request in for you!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
4
Enjoyable experience. Great display
on May 6, 2023
Posted by: SkitteryCoot
For me, this set could’ve easily been a five but there were 2 exceptions.
I’ll start off by saying I own the last UCS X-wing and I really enjoyed the improvements and the change in design. It looks amazing as a display piece. The build was a bit tricky on a few steps but overall it was not that challenging. I have definitely built much more difficult sets. I LOVE THE NEWLY PRINTED UCS PLAQUE! Wish they started doing this years ago. Great addition.
Where this set falls short of the 5 rating is the R2-D2 size and the cockpit windshield being loose/unprotected in the box.
The R2 minifig doesn’t look terrible in his droid compartment but it would’ve looked significantly better if there was a larger fig or a printed dome used as his head to represent a more accurate sized droid.
The cockpit windshield…. This has been an issue for me with several sets over the years. It’s loose in box and leaves a lot of room for damage scuffing. Unfortunately I ordered my set online so it had to travel a long ways. I believe this caused some of the damage. There are several scuffs/scratches all over the clear parts of the piece as well as one rather unsightly scratch to the printing.
I’ll start off by saying I own the last UCS X-wing and I really enjoyed the improvements and the change in design. It looks amazing as a display piece. The build was a bit tricky on a few steps but overall it was not that challenging. I have definitely built much more difficult sets. I LOVE THE NEWLY PRINTED UCS PLAQUE! Wish they started doing this years ago. Great addition.
Where this set falls short of the 5 rating is the R2-D2 size and the cockpit windshield being loose/unprotected in the box.
The R2 minifig doesn’t look terrible in his droid compartment but it would’ve looked significantly better if there was a larger fig or a printed dome used as his head to represent a more accurate sized droid.
The cockpit windshield…. This has been an issue for me with several sets over the years. It’s loose in box and leaves a lot of room for damage scuffing. Unfortunately I ordered my set online so it had to travel a long ways. I believe this caused some of the damage. There are several scuffs/scratches all over the clear parts of the piece as well as one rather unsightly scratch to the printing.
Overall, I loved this set and do not regret my purchase at all. I mainly just wish my windshield wasn’t damaged.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from LEGOBy Jane, LEGO® Customer Service, May 8, 2023
It's great to hear your feedback about what was great as well as what could be improved. We're always looking to get better at what we do, so thank you! Please give us a call or chat at LEGO.build/Service-BV so we can take care of the damaged windscreen piece for you!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Disappointing
on May 18, 2023
Posted by: Chris
This was probably the worst Star Wars Lego set that I have ever built. The instructions were poor. The construction is flimsy; the sides fall off, and the stand doesn't hold up. Not worth the money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Poor design
on June 1, 2023
Posted by: SecretiveInsect044
I was very excited about getting a larger X-Wing. But, so disappointed on how it is designed. It would have been so easy to use a couple technics style pieces to hold the side plates and wings on. It would have been usable. Grandkids could have played with it. Instead they chose little snap on pieces that don’t hold. And, no, I didn’t error in assembly. Those little bumps just don’t hold. They are not high enough and where you place is not deep enough. Not good.
I wish I could get my money back. And that has never happened before.
To all reading, either save your money and don’t buy it, or do your own placements of bricks from other sets you have and do it your own way.
Sorry Lego people.
I wish I could get my money back. And that has never happened before.
To all reading, either save your money and don’t buy it, or do your own placements of bricks from other sets you have and do it your own way.
Sorry Lego people.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
3
Good for size and experience
on May 6, 2023
Posted by: Beyond The Brick
Very good but many components like the stand are out dated and flimsy. The panels are very high in detail but fall off easily. Biggest problem is how the tip of the xwing is white instead of gray(Its litteraly gray in the preview photos in the booklet), and also how they edited the mold mark off the plaque.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Very Disapointed
on May 28, 2023
Posted by: Landwalker1
Lets start with the negatives. This X-wing can only be displayed with the wings open. When closed, they don't even come close to touching and droop down so low, it looks absolutely terrible. The scratched up canopy piece that was loose in the box, (they get points for not putting it in a bag with other pieces and lose points for not putting it in it's own bag to protect it) doesn't fully close and the control panel is pressed right up on it.
The mini-fig R2-D2 looks stupid since it is clearly out of scale with the rest of the model.
The side panels pop off when you try to attach other side panels until you manage to not touch the opposite side at all when pushing them into place. This probably took me 5 tires before I finally got them all on without knocking other ones off.
Lazily designed and doesn't present itself as a premium product.
Pros: The display plaque is printed.
More cons: There are still stickers in a UCS set intended for display, but at least there were only a few and they were decently easy not to completely mess up.
I've been wanting an x-wing for a while now since I never had the previous UCS model, but now I'm just disappointed.
I generally don't leave reviews, but I'm so annoyed after putting this thing together, here we are.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO