Hasbro U-Wing toy - Anyone scaled it yet?

Hasbro has issued a good-sized toy of the U-Wing. It has a solid 'cargo' area that has a Nerf projectile launcher mounted so it retracts into the bottom, and so only room for one 3.75" figure in the 'cockpit'. It may also have shortened "wings" - aka foils - but I wonder if it may fall into the 1/48 scale ballpark and hence be a candidate for a conversion into a scale model. Trouble is, the "size" quoted for the "real" vessel is 82 feet length (with foils deployed) whereas the toy has the foils mounted in the forward or stowed position, making it harder to measure.directly for scale. I was wondering if anyone have their hands on one and can share some measurements.

Although it is hit and miss, often these Hasbro toys provide a good basis for a scale conversion.

Thanks!

Regards, Robert

Seems like if you could find a decent movie screenshot or reference image of the wings deployed, you could then at least deduce the length of, say, the cockpit (or engines, or whatever), which you could then use to figure out the scale of the toy?

And now to add to the confusion, another website is saying the 82 foot length is with the foils stowed (forward)! Guess it will be another eyeball job! Perhaps need to purchase a Revell model to use as a reference since the Hasbro toy's foils appear too short.

R/ Robert

The Revell model should be about 1/100, the upcoming Bandai model is 1/44. Comparing the lengths of both vehicles could be useful.

EDIT: Actually, the Bandai is 1/144..!

Galactican said:

The Revell model should be about 1/100, the upcoming Bandai model is 1/44. Comparing the lengths of both vehicles could be useful.

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1/44 or 1/144? I'd be interested in 1/44, but not 1:144.

That said, I held up some of my Wizards of the Coast Star Wars figures and at roughly 33 mm scale, they look pretty good next to the Hasbro toy.

--Alex

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Guess I'll need a kit for reference in any case since the Hasbro toy has a bunch of compromised details, like the foil release trigger mounted in top of the round feature on the aft upper 'deck' area.

R/ Robert

I think the U-Wing would look better with shorter foils- for a space based culture which dos not even need wings to fly in an atmosphere the new movies sure have drastically over sized ones on their new designs...

Yeah, you gotta wonder, Rick. The Rogue One book I just picked up provides something of an explanation (a cutaway) for the foils as a form of repulsor lift tech that provides for a more agile craft, especially in the 'landing zone' environment. Obviously, the design isn't really aerodynamic (like a brick!), so the moving foils present a concept of adjustable force vectoring with a way to reduce the footprint when landed. As for the length, they certainly went with the 'what looks good' principle, though proportions remind me somewhat of Darth Maul's ship.

The TIE-SK (Striker) is another case in point though the prevalence of TIE 'wings' as 'solar collectors' is a truly bogus nomenclature. For one, how would that work for vessels intended for deep space operations? (It wouldn't) More reasonable is the wings are used for force vector manipulation and also perhaps for heat management. They would definitely not be an asset in an atmosphere for anything but a straight-line path... and wake turbulence would be a real problem!

I do like the SK as a two-man assault escort craft; sort of like the Huey gunships. Plus, it will be relatively easy to model since it is essentially a TIE 'ball' cut in half with a tube inserted between. Just for grins, I picked up the Hasbro Striker toy from their 'value' line & sold through (in the US) Big Lots! & Dollar General 'thrift' outlets. I didn't find any at DG stores in my area but hit a couple of BL sites & found a couple. I thought they might fit in with my 1/48 scale TIE selections (AMT, Estes, MPC...) but the toy is 1) simplified in detail & 2) undersized if the TIE ball diameter is assumed to be constant. The Disney sourced length spec seems too large so this may become an "eyeball" project for me...pun intended! The toy's proportions look good, so it may work as a reference. It is a pretty well made toy, but compromised further as a replica by simplified (read 'inaccurate') wing hinges and missing under-belly 'bomb dispenser' features.

Anyway...

Regards, Robert

Before the great age of information about the fictional Star Wars craft I thought the TIE engines were those hexagonal panels- some sort of field effect engine (which would be a pretty cool concept). When I found out the most prominent feature on the TIE fighter was just some solar panels and the 'real' engines were those two tiny red dots I was very disappointed.

For me a ship needs to have some reason for the design- something that they eye looks at and says "well that makes sense for it to look like that". The enormous wings on the Lambda shuttle I sort of chalked up to the intimidation factor of Imperial ships, but first Ren's command shuttle and then Krennic's ship were just bizarre overcompensations. The U-Wing's foils could work for me if they were half that size and looked like they could actually support some hardware.

Sorry to go off an a tangent like this, but this is frustrating to me . I love the movies and I an trying to get excited about the new designs, but I find it a struggle at times...

Well, Star Wars has never been of the design caliber as 2001: A Space Odessey. which leaves us wrestling with the 'theatrics' At least SW stays away from the look of other 'space operas'! ;^P

R/ Robert

Robert, I was just wondering if you ever made any progress on this U-wing toy. I got one on clearance and would like to work it eventually. I did mess around with trying to determine its scale, but I do recall determining that the s-foils should be about three inches longer than they are. Biggest question I have is how to rebuild (or augment) the wings so they won't sag. I would like to do so while still retaining the ability to deploy them, but if I had to choose one or the other, they would be in the forward-pointing position.

SSB

A touch off topic but related... Alfred Wong makes a 1/48 version that is pretty incredible... I don't even like tat ship and almost bought one after seeing how nice it is.

Jedi Dade

The Hasbro U-Wing looks nice enough when paired with the Star Wars Legion figures so 1/45 to 1/48 stuff is good

Someone here has a pick pf the Legion figures against the hull compared to a screen shot from Rogue One

U-wing & Ship scale for Legion

So basically, while the wings length may be too short, the hull is very close to, if not spot on for 1/48

The 1/24 U-wing from Korbanth is a great size, but the kit has a LOT of problems. Also designed by a Alfred Wong. I don’t know how the 1/48 kit is.

Given the range of issues with the Hasbro toy, I determined it would be less work scratchbuilding a model than accurizing the toy. Being made up of essentially flat plates, just a matter of a bunch of straight cuts (yeah right!)
Good to see the interest in models of this size, though!
R/ Robert

HI there
I have a U wing which I am modding over time, and it looks like a great match to the scale of the MR Falcon or Deag Falcon. The wings are definitely far to short, so I have made some from laser cut metal plates in order they never droop. I made them from this overhead view.

Here they are assembled in the stripped out shell of the model


Hope this helps out.

Looks good! Perhaps I should rethink the whole thing...
I look forward to your results. Regards, Robert

Flyscriber said:

HI there
I have a U wing which I am modding over time, and it looks like a great match to the scale of the MR Falcon or Deag Falcon. The wings are definitely far to short, so I have made some from laser cut metal plates in order they never droop. I made them from this overhead view.
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Here they are assembled in the stripped out shell of the model
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Hope this helps out.

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How long are those new wings? Thanks!