X-Wing Dreams
X-Wing Dreams I don’t know where it started. I always wanted to be a pilot or astronaut. When Star Wars was released, it was the best of both worlds. An X-Wing was a dream. I cannot remember when I got it. I think it was a birthday present, 1982. I was 8 years old, and a Star Wars geek. My brother and I had started collecting what we could. Our first items were two Chewbacca(s), the Tatooine Landspeeder, and a troop carrier. By 1982, we had gained a full-sized X-Wing for Eric, additional figures, and I had started collecting the new line from Kenner, the Micro Collection. It was my favorite. Not only could the small Luke figure go into the cockpit, but it also had battle damage, where with a push of the button, the front of the X-Wing collapsed! I was in my own world, playing with this thing! I would run up and down the sidewalk, acting out battles. Crash landings in the sandbox were perfect for any Dagobah scene. It was always involved in some way, with my play time. I was an