Star Wars 30th Anniversary Y-WING FIGHTER Toys R Us Exclusive with Exclusive Y-Wing Pilot & R5-F7 Droid Figures by Hasbro

This y-wing is the 30th anniversary edition. Great looking example. Never had the previous versions, so I can't say it's a better version. It is a good size for either displaying or for your kids to play with or yourself for that matter. This version is from the Gold squadron, Gold four to be exact and comes with Lt. Lepira and his R5 droid. There are no sounds on this version, come on Hasbro. The newer version from what I've heard is from the same mold as this one. On this version the R5 unit is not removable, it's just the top part of the head but it comes with a full figure R5 unit as well. The newer y-wing has a removable droid slot compared to this one. All in all a good version of the y-wing. The ones that are still out there are going up in price, so if you can get a 30th anniversary edition get it before they are all gone.

I would say that this may be the best Y-Wing released so far. The mold is great and is largely based on the original Return Of The Jedi mold. The paint job is cool with its semi weathered look. Another great addition is the pilot and astromech, I think this is the only Y-Wing release where both are included. If there would have been some electronic sounds added, this Y-Wing would be over the top. Great pick up if you can find it under $50, any more than that, then I guess its all about how badly you want this in your collection.

My big star wars fan ( age 26) was very impressed with this, especially the Pilot & Droid. Nice addition to his collection.

A nice update to the original ROTJ vintage vehicle. The longer canons are an improvement. But the rear landing gear still suffers from long term sag when left down, use a support under the rear of the vehicle when displaying gear down. The mold for this vehicle is the same size as the original vehicle, not quite large enough to match the scale of the 3.75" figures. The Y-Wing still has a permanent droid dome attached (the newer TVC Y-Wing adds a droid slot along with an updated cockpit) just like the POTF2 Y-Wing, but this time has an R5 droid. The figure is Lt Lepira, who is one of the pilots seen seated in the row in front of Luke and (fake) Wedge during the briefing. The pilot is the only part of the set that is screen accurate to ANH. The helmet, droid and Y-Wing do not match any of the props from the movie. Hasbro pretty much made them all up. The paint scheme on the Y-Wing is similar to the Gold 3 studio scale model (which is often seen on the Magic of Myth tour), while the paint job on the droid is similar to R5 units from the prequel trilogy. The helmet may be based on the POTF2 Y-Wing figure's helmet, as the helmet prop that the actor would have had would be the standard plain blue insignia helmet seen on multiple pilots. The R5 antennas are the easiest items to loose, especially while unpacking the set (I lost one almost immediately and had to crawl around the floor to find it) so take them off and set them aside before starting on the twist cords on the ship.