The scratch-built Y-Wing Fighter, during the building process.
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Just like the movie models, this one was built from parts procured from other model kits.
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For rocket flight, fin units had to be slipped over the thrust-vectoring extensions of the engines to place the center of pressure behind the center of gravity. Because of its weight, the model flew with an Estes "D" engine.
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