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

Great looking, but very difficult to put together.

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.

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.

Here’s the stuff I used to make it, took a good days work and turned the wings the wrong way but managed to fix it. Some parts were smaller than I thought :D

Very poor. It looks great but constructing it is ridiculous. The tags where you connect parts are next to impossible to bend without pushing force on the more flimsy parts ... resulting in the model losing its shape and breaking. I've made models before but this is terrible.