Custom MGS: Stealth-X

Last year the local Toys R Us had 50% clearance sale for Series 1 starfighters. Needless to say, I grabbed an extra X-wing.

So I turned it into a Legends ship we never got to see: the Stealth-X from the Legacy of the Force series.

But I also gave it my own twist.

Regular T-65 X-wing vs StealthX

In my head canon, the New Republic never got the cloak generators used by the Empire. Instead, the Stealth-X relied on dynamically adjustable panels to alter its shape and minimize its radar cross-section.

Since it requires a Force user to detect the radar beam and adjust the body panels accordingly, only Jedi were skilled enough to use the Stealth-X.

Apart from its dynamic cross-section panels, other stealth features were incorporated to lower its signature. These include:

• Shielded engine intakes
• 2 secondary laser cannons mounted on the wings. These were low power but useful for covert firing
• Covered proton torpedo launcher
• A dorsal modular mission pod. These streamlined pods were useful for long-term Jedi missions. They extended the fighter’s operational range and pilot supplies

The Stealth-X also utilized:

• Auxiliary maneuvering jets. Mounted on the upper wings, they enabled the fighter to maneuver while remaining in stealth mode, without using the main engines
• Low-emission thrusters. These lowered the fighter’s ion trail
• Covered heat sinks and radiators under the S-foils to reduce heat signature

I made the Stealth-X by adding various greebles to the MGS X-wing and spraying the whole thing black. I actually finished it in spring last year, before Poe’s black T72 X-wing was released.

Thanks for reading, and enjoy these beauty shots!

A Stealth-X pilot stands ready at the new Jedi Academy

Departing for another mission for the New Republic

The Stealth-X is part of my new “Black Series”: MGS vehicles turned stealth fighters.

Han Solo’s TR-71 and Luke’s Stealth-X fighter

Original version:

Showing the various greeblies I glued more clearly.

I was going to black out the cockpit too but it looks better clear, to show the window panels.

One for high-speed recon, one for covert Jedi strikes.