Star Wars MMS257 Metal Model

Extremely finicky but well worth your time. the detail is of a high standard. although I will say that in some places it is very fragile, particularly with the pilot... when I was putting it together I accidentally snapped off the head, also it is smaller than I thought it would be and the tabs are also extremely small, and often hard to fold down without buckling the whole thing. but with its flaws its a very interesting and fun thing to build and put on a shelf or a desk or any other way of displaying it you like.

Fantastic product if you're a Star Wars fan. Though be warned: it's not easy to bend and shape the sheath metal into the exact shape you want. Making cylindrical shapes is particularly difficult. Having said that, it's easy to waste a couple of hours just focusing on constructing this lovingly detailed X-Wing. Despite the little imperfections in the end (I messed up a couple of bends), I still love it. Here's some tips: 1) Have some tools to help make this. Using just your fingers is a road to frustration. 2) Make sure you scrutinize the instructions when constructing, particularly for the wings because it's harder than you think to figure out which side is up. 3) Enjoy! Might I suggest playing some Star Wars music in the background while doing this

Enjoyed building this, with right tools and patience it’s not too hard but still challenging to make it fun. Might not be ideal for children as it’s delicate.

More difficult than the others and a few pieces broke on assembly. This was my husband 3rd metal earth model so he already had a fair bit of practice. Luckily, despite the broken pieces. he was still able to complete enough of it so that it still looked good.

As noted by others... this is very fiddly. I've made my fair share of airfix and gundam models over the years (cool, I know) but this really takes the cake. I was doing really well until I got to the R2 unit that sits in the top, which is just ridiculous. They really could have found a better way to do this section - it's bizarrely held in place on the grid at two points despite being one of the smallest pieces, which makes it a nightmare to get out without breaking. After faffing around trying to bend it into shape, it eventually did break - so now my X-Wing doesn't have an R2 in the back. It's not a big deal its just a shame, I've never broken something on a model before so as someone with experience I was a bit disappointed that this happened. I think if this is your first time making something like this, just be very slow and very very careful. The finished product is small but looks really great. I'll give it 4 stars because the challenge is part of the fun too.

Possibly the most difficult of the Metal Works models (I began with the Star Destroyer, then the Millenium Falcon) but if you try simpler models first you'll learn all the tricks and skills to tackle this. Looks great, though you have to be careful not to bend the blasters as they're simple a 2d strip of metal.

Fantastic product, you do have to be careful as it is fragile to put together so you can't be heavy handed. This will be my 4th Metal earth figure that i have put together and I will be buying more.

So much fun for me. This is only my 2nd go at something like this, R2D2 was my 1st, who I loved to build. Still have 2 more to do and will be buying more once they're done. If you feel like you need to buy tools, I'd say no need, just raid the tool box. All kinds of things you can use in there. Though I'd say buy some nail clippers ( I have a pic of the ones i use on my R2D2 review) I'll put a pic up of how this guy turned out.