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| BASIC INFO | |
| Official Name | Luke Skywalker X-Wing Fighter |
| Movie | Star Wars - A New Hope |
| Airfix kit was available | from 1983 to 1985 |
| Airfix kit number | 910177 |
| Scale | about 1/43 |
| Number of parts | 83 |
Box still sealed in its original shrink wrap
Photo by Billyboystoys
The kit has opening S-foil wings that can split into attack position, deploying in an "X" configuration. Water slide decals are supplied on separate sheet.
• This model of X-Wing Fighter was depicted on the cover of the Airfix 1983 Modellers Manual.
• This kit is reissue of MPC kit number 1-1914.
• Next year, 1984, Airfix has released another X-Wing kit. It was "SNAPfix" snap-together kit in 1/61 scale.
Drawings of the model on the box
Parts and decals
Besides Airfix, this kit was produced by MPC (1978 and 1983, USA), Denys Fisher (UK), Clipper (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), Meccano (France), Kenner (Germany), Revell/Takara (Japan), Lili Ledy (Mexico), Toltoys (1979, Australia, New Zealand), MPC/ERTL (1989, USA) and finaly by AMT/ERTL (1995, 1997 and 2005, USA).
MPC kit - large box
from 1978
MPC kit - small box
from 1978
Denys Fisher kit
Denys Fisher
instruction sheet
Clipper kit
Meccano "Chasseur-X
de Luc Skywalker" kit
Kenner "X-Flügeljäger" kit
with "English instructions
enclosed" sticker
Revell/Takara kit
Toltoys kit
from 1979
Contributed by Matt Glasgow
Toltoys kit
side view
Contributed by Matt Glasgow
Toltoys
instruction sheet
Contributed by
Matt Glasgow
MPC Return of the Jedi kit
from 1983
MPC/ERTL Return of the Jedi kit
from 1989
AMT/ERTL kit with Flight Display
from 1995
AMT/ERTL kit - Plus Pack with
paint, brush and glue, from 1997
AMT/ERTL kit
from 2005
Painted model with decals
Contributed by Allen B. Ury
Painted and weathered model
Contributed by Ian McGeorge
