Star Wars

Resistance Y-Wing Starfighter

The Y-wing finally gets the white-and-red glow-up it deserved.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 75249 · 2019

Pieces578

Minifigs5

Year2019

Set number75249

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The verdict

This is the version of the Y-wing that made me actually stop and look.

LEGO ditched the drab military grey for a crisp white and red scheme, gave the engines proper heft, and tucked in a bomb-drop gear that genuinely works. It is not a hard build and the cockpit runs cramped, but as a mid-size fighter it hits well above its size. If you want a display starfighter with real character and a strong figure lineup, this one earns its shelf.

Best for: Star Wars fans who want a display-worthy fighter that is still fun to swoosh

The full review

What it is

The first time I put this Y-wing next to one of the older grey versions, the difference was almost funny. Where the classic sets always leaned into that worn, military drabness, the Resistance Y-wing from The Rise of Skywalker goes crisp white with red accents, and it completely changes the personality of the ship. It looks fast and clean instead of battered. LEGO also gave the design more innovation than I expected, with rounded, aerodynamic bodywork over the twin engines and a shape that reads instantly as a Y-wing without feeling like a rerun. At 578 pieces it lands in that lovely mid-size range where the model has presence on a shelf but you can still pick it up and fly it around the room.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the caveats, because they are real even if they are small. The cockpit is genuinely cramped, to the point where you have to orient Zorii Bliss's helmet so the little rear nub tucks under the canopy, otherwise it will not close cleanly. The engine detailing relies on a run of repeated sticks, eight of them, and while they are necessary for that signature Y-wing silhouette, working through them is the one stretch of the build that feels like a chore. And at the $69.99 launch price, the part count is on the lean side. You are paying partly for the licensed figures and the finished look rather than a mountain of bricks, so go in knowing that.

Who it's for

If you love the sequel trilogy or you just want a compact fighter that displays beautifully and still has play features, this is an easy one to recommend. It is sturdy enough to survive a child swooshing it around, and detailed enough that an adult will happily park it on a desk. The people I would steer away are hardcore engineering builders chasing a meaty, technical challenge, because this is a breezy afternoon build, and anyone who only wants the original trilogy grey aesthetic. Now that it retired at the end of 2021 and prices have crept up on the aftermarket, it has also quietly become a nicer little hold than most sets its size.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself is relaxed and rewarding rather than demanding. You spend the early bags getting the central body and cockpit sorted, then move into the twin engine nacelles, which is where most of the shaping happens. The bomb-drop mechanism was the surprise for me: it is a compact little gear setup in the rear that releases the bombs one at a time when you turn it, and it is far cleverer than a set at this price needed to be. The spring-loaded shooters are the usual affair, but the engineering under those rounded engines is what gives the whole thing its charm.

On the parts front, the headline is the brand-new D-O droid mold, the sweet little cone-headed astromech from the film, making its first appearance here. Zorii Bliss also brings a new helmet mold with a black visor, and it has been replicated so well that she is a genuine reason to want the set on her own. Add a fresh print or two and several elements that were new in these colors for October 2019, and you have a box that gave parts collectors something to talk about. For a 578-piece set, the ratio of interesting, unique pieces to plain filler bricks is better than you would guess.

Fun facts

01The set includes five figures: Poe Dameron, Zorii Bliss, a First Order Snowtrooper, the D-O droid, and a Resistance astromech, and three of them are exclusive to this set.
02This box marked the very first LEGO appearance of the D-O droid mold, the cone-headed droid Rey befriends in The Rise of Skywalker.
03Released in October 2019 at $69.99, it retired in December 2021 and its new-in-box value has climbed since, sitting around the mid-70s on the aftermarket.
04It is the first Y-wing LEGO produced in a white-and-red color scheme rather than the classic weathered grey of the original trilogy sets.