Icons X-wing Fighter

To launch its Masterpiece Line (Icons authentic replicas which require extraordinary detail and labor intensive procedures), Icons product development and creative staff, along with its Fabrication and Design Group (Icons in-house film and television effects fabrication specialists) chose two highly desirable iconic film miniatures : the Star Wars X-wing fighter and the ID-4 : Independence Day Alien Attacker.

"There is perhaps no other film space vehicle in history that is more recognizable worldwide than the X-wing fighter" stated Doug Conway, President of Icons.

"Icons Masterpiece Series represent the 'Crown Jewels' of the collectible universe" explained Daren Dochterman, Icons Creative Director. "What is most impressive about these pieces is their sheer size in comparison to the standard toy or model kit. The fuselage of the X-wing measures 22 inches and the Attacker is 26 inches across" said Dochterman.

He continues "Each piece features precision detailed Dremel work and custom paint finishes. Even weathering and 'battle damage' are accurately reproduced".

Each Icons Masterpiece edition is film quality. You can take an Icons X-wing or TIE fighter for exemple and mount a motion control bar in it and shoot it on film. That's QUALITY.

Max Cervantes, who was in charge of making the prototypes & molds for the production runs at Icons, was also at one point in charge of the quality control of the X-wing line. He made a multi-point checklist to make sure they were made to the highest quality standards. Max thinks at the most, 500 X-wings were ever produced on the supposed 1977 edition size. So, the Icons model is really RARE !!!

The Icons X-wing 1st generation masters castings came from John Eaves who worked at Boss Films (formally John Dykstra's Apogee FX).  Although that style of miniatures was also studied at the LFL Archives. 

There were 5 Icons prototypes made.

This is a prototype for the X-wing cockpit that Al Z. was going to fiber optic to light up the control panels.He thought it would be easier than wiring LEDs. 

If you look carefully, you can see the holes he drilled out for the fiber.

Another one of those things that never fully happened.