Incom T-16 Skyhopper from "Star Wars" (1977)

Scale: 1:72
Initial Release: 2007
Medium: Resin
Kit Rarity: 2

About the Design

Built by Incom, the same company responsible for the legendary X-Wing Starfighter, the T-16 was a two-man pleasure/utility craft manufactured for civilian use.  Because its cockpit and control layout were similar to its military counterpart, the T-16 was often used as a training vehicle for pilots assigned to the X-Wing.

In fact, the so-called "Skyhopper" was never seen in action in any of the "Star Wars" movies.  Its only appearance was as a partially built mock-up sitting in the Skywalker family garage and as a scale model "flown" by Luke Skywalker during his first conversation with droids C-3PO and R2-D2.

About the Kit

This very nicely mastered and cast resin "garage kit" was released by "Darkstar Models" in spring 2007.  The model began as a custom "scratch-build" but was kitted by popular demand when the prototype was shown on the Starship Modeler forum.

The kit was subsequently released by Fantastic Plastic Models and then by Multi-Verse Models.

This model was built from an original issue.