| BASIC INFO | |
| Official Name | Rebel Base |
| Movie | The Empire Strikes Back |
| Airfix kit was available | from 1983 to 1985 |
| Airfix kit number | 910176 |
| Scale | about 1/150 (for figures) |
| Number of parts | approx. 85 |
| "SNAPfix" snap-together kit | |
Front of the box
Kit includes: hanger base, Millennium Falcon, Rebel Transport (GR-75 Medium Transport), 3 X-Wing Fighters, 3 Y-Wing Fighters and 4 Snowspeeders. Kit also includes many figures, among them are Han, Leia, Chewie, C-3PO, R2-D2 and Darth Vader. The Rebel Transport has superior exterior detailing, and this kit is the only place where you can find model of this vehicle. Y-Wings are strangely molded, with parts of their engines missing.
Scale of figures is about 1/150, but scales of figures and vehicles do not match - X-Wing Fighters are in 1:277 scale, Falcon is in 1:184 scale, and Rebel Transport is in 1:473 scale.
Dimensions of the finished model are 45 x 30.5 x 6.35 cm (17.75 x 12 x 2.5 inches).
• This Airfix kit is reissue of MPC kit number 1-1924.
Opened box with
parts and
instruction sheet
Baseplate, vehicles and other parts
Figures still attached to sprues, and Rebel
Transport parts (GR-75 Medium Transport)
Besides Airfix, this kit was produced by MPC - MPC/ERTL (USA) and AMT/ERTL (USA).
MPC kit
from 1982
MPC/ERTL kit
from 1992
Top view
Contributed by Jean-François Pagé
Finished diorama
Contributed by Jean-François Pagé
Finished diorama
Contributed by Jean-François Pagé
Rebel Transport
(GR-75 Medium Transport)
Contributed by Jean-François Pagé
Rebel Transport on
custom stand
Contributed by Allen B. Ury
