The Recent X-Wing Models from Lego

Chatting with Dennis, the web radio show's host, about Lego X-Wings recently. He asked me if I could show him what I had. Then, I found my UCS version in garage. At the same time, he made me considering to build the blue X-Wing.

The recent models of X-Wing are really way better than before. From shape to structure, the improvement is obvious. You may find a lot of places to modify the 9493 original trilogy X-Wing but the two X-Wings from The Force Awakens are almost perfect. Maybe, you can update the engine a little bit and cover the grey parts with black tiles.

LEGO Star Wars X-Wing (9493) - Should I open it?

I bought Star Wars X-Wing (9493) set for years already. I found it in my garage when I was packing finished sets in boxes. Should I open it? Actually, I've never opened a single original trilogy X-Wing set that I have (including the Red Five UCS).