What was wrong with 10227 B-Wing Fighter?

[Terrasher]

I just found out the B-Wing only lasted a year before retiring: https://retiringsets.com/lego-star-wars-ucs-list/

I am really surprised! It's the UCS set with the shortest lifespan! Even Assault on Hoth, which is so explicitly hated by most people, lasted longer. Does anyone know / remember why people disliked the UCS B-Wing so much?

[Jerry McGlade]

I think it was discontinued because of its awareness was little and far between. 

[Cyanide-Tipped]

I rather like it and wish I had it.

[Tron Of Black]

Yes, I was wondering that too. I always liked the somewhat weird, asymmetrical design of the B-Wing, both in the movie and in Lego form, in fact, it’s one of my favorite ships from the Original Trilogy, but it seems not too many people share my opinion  it’s not featured very prominently in the movie, so it is certainly less well-known than the other Rebel fighters, so maybe that’s why it didn’t sell that well...

 

[Lobot]

This set was totally ruined by the awful cockpit/canopy, but apart from that it wasn't a bad set - I did a review of it a few years ago (link).

The sales figures must have been fairly dismal as it was eventually sold at 50% off in the US, and 30% off in the UK - and even now you can get it at about £300 MISB so there isn't a major demand for it.  In my opinion, it's not in the same league to other similar-sized UCS sets currently available (e.g. Slave 1, Snowspeeder & TIE Fighter) so I can easily understand why it hasn't done well in the after-market.