I got this set yesterday from Ebay for fair price, it is not easy to find one in good condition, but not overpriced. But this set was definitely worth the time I spend on seeking it, it is amazing! Believe me, I have a few UCS sets (Falcon, Stardestroyer...) and altough this is not so big, it definitely looks as good as the others. In fact, I think that this is one of the best-looking Star Wars sets ever. But enough of this, I know, that a lot of people read only pros and cons, so here they are:

Pros:

• Huge! You may be surprised, how big this model looks, after all, 1400 parts is quite a number.
• Great parts! Especially those brown-orange coloured.
• Looks great! Just like in the movie, except for one thing - I will mention it in cons.
• Highly detailed! No more words, just look how it is covered with tiny pieces, creaiting a lot of details.
• Great stand! It is quite unusual to mention stand as a pro, but this one is really good! It leans a bit, so the Y-Wing cand be leaned side- or backwards when diplayed and attract your attention.

Cons:

• Looks great, but... some complain, that the engines are too long. It is true that they are a bit longer than in the movie (not the whole engine, those white sticks' lenght is ok, but the main engine block is about 6 studs longer than it should be), but c'mon, people, you cannot know how many types of Y-Wings were in the Rebel army. For me it is important that the model looks great as a whole, so this is not much as a con for me.
• Not much a minifigure size. This Y-Wing is more minifig size than its smaller LEGO brothers in my opinion, but still, it is too big. Of course I modified it imediately and seated a pilot in the cockpit and his gunner in the back, but suprisingly I had a lot of trouble doing that, there is not much space. Therefore I think that especially the cockpit allows you to present this fighter as a new add-on to your Rebel fleet, where the proud minifig pilot will not feel shameful.

Overall:

If you like LEGO SW UCS sets and are able to appreciate the beauty of this not-so-famous model (compared to X-Wing for example), you definitely HAVE to buy it. And for all the younger builders, who prefer to fly their LEGO fighters and crash them into their sibling's head, this Y-Wing can handle it, unlike some other UCS sets. This one will not break in half in your hands easily.

Ok seriously, this set was a big suprise for me, not many people have it, but it is because they don't know, how awesome this Y-Wing is. I higly recommend it.

The Y-Wing is one of the less popular UCS-Sets. I believe this is due to the Y-Wing itself, which isn't as famous as X-Wing, Star Destroyer or Millenium Falcon. For sure the set itself is fantastic.

Pros

• Very, very detailled. The chassis is covered with tiny little bars, Grills and stuff.
  
• Pretty Large
• A lot of fun to build! Even the building of the second engine was fun, and I hate building the same Things over and over again.
• Cute little R-4 Droid included :)
• A sturdy set. If you want to take it out of its stand, run around ludicrously, swinging the ship while saying "woooosh", you can do so ;) Size and balance point are great for this.
  
• The angle of the stand can be changed slightly for different positions.
• Still cheap to get! ~100-120 € on eBay for a 1473-Piece-UCS-Set? That's a bargain!

Cons

• It could have been a bit more accurate. The Cockpitpane is too big, the Engines a bit too long.
  
• The humongous amount of detail makes it very hard to clean. Just so much stuff on it....
  
• The ion-cannons on top of the cockpit turn much to easily. While the set is resting on its stand, the cannons tend to turn left because of the gravity.
• no minifig-scale.
• After a long time on the shelf, the poles on the back of the engine lean down. But no problemo, just pull the back part of the engine of, turn it 180 degrees and put it on again. Problem solved.
• Stickers. Is printing pieces so expensive?
  

Summary

I have only just managed to pick this set up a week ago. A lot of the UCS stuff is not easy to come by if you live outside of the capitol cities in Australia. Still, it is now long out of production, so you will be looking to ebay and other trading sites to find one.

Was it worth the effort? Hell YES! I ended up paying a little of the Au RRP price, but I still managed to get a set that was brand new and still sealed in the box. There are probably very few like this in captivity.

So after that moment of ecstasy when you first open up a new toy (something about the smell of new Lego always ignites the child in me), I set about the task of sorting the parts. Over 1400 bricks in total (more than the X Wing) with an surprising number being very small (lots of 2x1 and 2x2 sized parts).

The instructions are well laid out. You start by building the hull, followed by the mounts for the engine nacelles, the engine nacelles and finally the cockpit. There are a few areas where you may as well grab double the parts asked for as you will need to go back and build the same again (this is pretty much limited to the engine nacelles). What surprised me the most was the large number of details on the model that are asymmetrical...I was at first put off by this. But, once you get past the initial shock, it actually makes building the model a lot easier. Each of the main sections join together using Technic plugs. It as a VERY solid model once together...a lot more so than the XWing.

There are a few small decals. This would be the only part that I am not happy about. Personally, I abhor the idea of putting stickers onto my Lego bricks. I understand it is done to keep the costs down, but really, we are talking about UCS kits here...only people that REALLY want one will buy it and if it cost an extra $10-20 more for a few printed parts, then the hardcore fans would not hesitate. As a side note, there are in fact two printed bricks in this set!
Needless to say, the sticker sheet now lives in the box, I won't be popping them on.

The level of detail is insane. The model is simply covered with little accents and bits all over the place. The hull is literally covered in details, you will find very few flat surfaces on the model. The exception is the nose section. Great use of colour (i really love the 'rust' coloured bricks all over) really adds the over all impact this model has. Some excellent design make this a fantastic display piece.

Just a note on the stand. it is pretty much a single position stand. This has the YWing tilted slightly off to one side. Personally, I love it! It displays the model best to show off the insane level of detail that this model has. To mount it like either the XWing of the Tie Interceptor would be a waste. The YWing is also a LOT longer than either, so it makes a lot me sense (to me at least) to mount it with it's profile offered.

All in all, a fantastic model. Very hard to come by (at least brand new and sealed) these days, so if the opportunity presents itself...jump!

This is a very big set. About the same size as Boeing 787 Dreamliner (10177). It comes with an R2 unit that's red. It has 30 steps with 4173 pieces. Like the Vader's TIE Advanced, it has a display base and card. The Y-Wing's base's cannot be posed.
Pros:
Massive
comes with R2 unit
fun to build

Cons:
Leans

This is a incredibly detailed set. One of my Favourites.

PROS:

Incredibly detailed.
You can take it off its stand and fly it around.
Contains 1473 pieces.
Strong stand

CONS

None.

This is a must have for any Star Wars collecter.

P.S
This is my first review.