*The protocol droid is NI-L8 (letter 'i' not number one). The phonetic pun is spoken in the video. Printed dish on top is placed *as shown in the instructions* & on the box (see the box in the video). Instructions & box art are wrong.
The instructions and box art are both wrong? Where can the correct placement be found? More philosophically; is it really wrong if the instructions and box art box have a mistake, or does that mean that that's what the set really is??
The proportions are indeed off, but considering the proportions of a LEGO minifigure, I feels like it totally fits in the LEGO universe. I would buy this in a heart beat if I didn't have the 2018 version.
yeah I'm trying to decide if I should bother if I already have the 2018. It would be nice to have a little fleet going, but the fact that they're so differently sized would irl me when displaying them together.
^This. people have forgotten that Lego is inherently stylized. Being OCD about proportions and miniscule detailing when your "Humans" are trapezoidal block people always seemed silly to me. Please for the love of god, just have fun with lego again.
@@duplexidemic That's an incredibly slippery slope that can lead to any and all LEGO criticism being summarily dismissed "because toy." They could sell a box of 25 rejected mixed-color 2x4 bricks as a Great Pyramid set for $50 and we would silence its critics for not having enough imagination? Nah. Different people like or dislike the same things different amounts for different reasons, and I think we can be okay with that, so long as it's not pushed to a disrespectful or harmful extreme.
I like the scale of this set. The recent TIE fighters have looked ridiculously huge next to minifigures. The back of the TIE Pilot's helmet till bugs me out- it's supposed to be a space suit, yet it ends halfway down the head, showing way too much skin tone on the back of the head.
@@huemanatee1452 I liked the period where it was a black head with a face printed on so it looked like they were wearing stuff underneath the helmet. Granted it's probably more expensive and I definitely wouldn't mind plain black head
I absolutely love how the set looks. I actually thought that the older Tie Fighters looked way too big compared to a minifig or even an X-Wing. I think the proportions on this set are great and even better for Moc building because of the price.
Not sure why everyone is saying its small. A Tiefighter is meant to be 7 to 8m, which means this one is much much closer to scale than the absurdly big size that they have been going with, which is more like 20m when compared to the size of a minifigure.
I often can only afford larger sets when they go on sale, but lately they sell out before clearance time, so the cheaper price is a good thing I believe.
I was just watching through all your old HF reviews. The music you used in those old videos triggers some INTENSE nostalgia in my brain. I just want a playlist of all your review music.
The more I look at it, the weirder the design of the TIE Fighter gets. I don't mean the Lego sets, but the actual ship in-universe looks very strange and impractical.
Agreed, such a terrible FOV from the cockpit! Fun fact: the reason they're called TIE Fighters is because George Lucas kept calling them that because he thought they looked like bow ties.
I don't know why, but the idea of the Tie being really maneuverable in universe always kinda confused me. Like, wouldn't the wing size be a hindrance when traversing asteroids and stuff?
I know right it why is there two but flat hexagons and a circle in the middle I get it’s space it doesn’t need to make aerodynamic but I mean come on that’s not even gonna fit in most places
One of my favorite things about this TIE is they finally managed to capture that sleek, iconic ball shape. Lego's just never been good at that, and every TIE before this has been jagged and rough, just layers of corners and ledges that break the illusion. This is the first TIE they've made that was relatively smooth. At least in that regard, it's spot-on, so I can forgive the proportions being slightly off.
I'll definitely be picking this one up. I feel like the size gives off more of a 'play over display' vibe, which would be a big seller for kids. But yet it also looks good enough to be a great display piece, just a little smaller. Great review Jang!
I hope not. If from now on they make ships only in this scale, then every single model released before will become obsolete (meaning these won't fit into a collection). I have a large collection of these normal sets, but I still need a TIE Bomber and an Interceptor.
I really like it! It’s my first actual TIE fighter set, and I love swooshing it around! It also has some weight to it, which is nice, and for the price of the last X-wing, you can get an X-wing and a TIE? I see this as an absolute win!
If they finally do a TIE/In Interceptor then make a meme of Palpatine saying "Long have I waited." Mainly because they never touched the TIE/In a long time.
Actually, I'm not only satisfied with the proportions but so far this is my favourite TIE fighter. This is the one I really want and not only it would be good to have, and that is not because of the price but the design.
I think the shaping of this model is even better than the new X-wing, and I actually liked that design quite a bit. Hats off to Lego for making affordable (yet fully respectable) versions of desirable vehicles!
I think all the former Tie Fighters (except the Rebels one with foldable wings) were too big and way too over-priced. This new model is the first normal Tie Fighter I have ever wanted. I like the proportions much more and the price makes it perfect to buy for making a squadron for a diarama.
The proportions to a mini figure is perfect, compared to other vehicles like the 2015 imperial shuttle. The fact that these are 40 means I can get a few. If they go on sale, well even better!
I've been waiting for this since I brought it on the 2nd Jan. I look forward to this a lot, and I absolutely love it, the build. The shape and everything
If we're going by 1 minifig = 1 average sized human, this scale seems more accurate than the old bigger TIEs, which always seemed way too big when placed next to minifigures and other ships.
I knew that this set was good ever since the leaked pictures were revealed. I love how compatible it is with bigger ships that LEGO has made like the Razor Crest or the Millennium Falcon. The set is not extremely big and expensive like the 2015 and 2018 ones. Also, LEGO got the laser color right! Only thing I would have LEGO do differently is to make the spring-loaded shooters dual-molded, so the front can be red and the rest can be green. That is how it looks in the movies. It is a great army builder set. No named figures like the Imperial Shuttle. (75302) I like how they added a unique figure (NI-L8) to this set. I hope that they do more of that in the summer wave of sets. This set is so good that I am considering getting it twice to make a TIE Interceptor
I own my first tie fighter because of this wave. It’s a very exciting experience, and honestly, I think this slightly squeezed down scale fits things like the Razor Crest and Millennium Falcon in the scale those sit at nowadays. This wave by Lego has been fantastic, and I’m hoping to acquire either the Throne Room duel or the Imperial Shuttle to further my collection (I know the throne room was last year, but I want that arm printed Vader). I hope Lego keeps this trend up for at least this year’s waves. They’ll have my money if they do.
Im actually surprised that Lego finally got the interior of the cockpit right with a implied build of the triangular displays on the left and right in front of the seat, which i dont recall having seen in any former Tie Fighter set.
I just bought it and it is great, to be a small Tie Fighter it is great to play or to display because if you place it next to the Razor Crest or X-Wing it will look more than great instead if you place it with a Tie of 2019 the Razor Crest will look small next to the Tie, I think is a very nice set
I just got this set today after being in the hospital for almost a week now, I have to thank my wonderful sister for Picking it up for me. Im definitely a fan of this set. Always wanted a tie fighter set but could never afford them, very glad Lego made a cheaper version, very greatful to have something to keep my positivity while I'm hospitalized. Great review, can't wait to see more:3
I love the size and proportions of the 2021 version. Even if it's not accurate, I still feel it captures the vehicle in a smaller form that fits the scaling well enough
Great tile to stud ratio, awesome detail, no stickers, great figures for building your Empire army, pretty fun build, and great price per piece ratio with some unique pieces included. Looks great on a desk or shelf for any collector without taking up a ton of space
@@HNfilms that’s right I forgot because we have a Kmart and it was $79 there, I got 2. This time the new one is $65 at Kmart...hardy compares to how much cheaper the last one is.
if they're gonna continue this series of cheap star wars ships, feel like a Y Wing and TIE bomber would be cool to see (Y wing just so both sides are bombers, and TIE bomber isn't adapted much at all)
I really like this and its X-Wing companion set. Both are easier to play with and look so perfectly iconic while costing less. The figures are good except for that sad FAIL of letting the flesh-colored head show around the back of the TIE pilot helmet. Why can't Lego get that right? Great review Jang:)
One thing that's striking me when see the new fighter sets: These smaller fighters look perfect for MOC Building: Cheaper ( more easily mass-able), Smaller ( easier to integrate in the background or into scene), decently detailed ( maybe even easily improvable for more adept MOC builders).
Man I remember when the first Tie was $20 and had two figures plus a stand. This Tie in its size can serve as something that the Empire employed on urban enviroments.
Just got it on an Amazon sale for 26€, and man, what a deal. As a kid, I would I been really happy with a set like that. Build was nice, and really like its size. It’s big enough but not to big either, fit nicely on my desk without overtaking it.
I would consider myself a stickler for accuracy and scale and such. However, I definitely think the price of this set makes it acceptable. People will complain about it regardless, but I really think it’s a good set.
This set is what literally got me back into lego as an adult. Saw it while shopping with the ole lady and said I always wanted a tie lego as a kid but we’re always so expensive. So she told me to get it cause it was cheap now I have a display case of starwars sets lol
Being a long time LEGO fan, I used to be a Star Wars fan as well. I don't consider myself that anymore, thank the sequels. I've bought my previous Star Wars set around 2012. But I seriously consider to buy both this set and the X-Wing one. I never had those models, and now they're both affordable and good builds, I may return to collecting SW stuff. Thanks for your reviews, ever-helpful Jang!
If you want to be really technical, there’s a shot in ROTJ where there are some smaller TIEs (it’s believed the animators used a toy instead of official model), and the box for this set shows the second Death Star. So it works
This has been the direction I have wanted LEGO to take with the mainline fighters since I saw how cool the small ship builds for Slave One and Bespin Cloud Car were in the Cloud City set. I really would love to see this same approach to the A-Wing, B-Wing, Y-Wing, U-Wing, Tie Intercepter, Advanced Tie, and Tie Bomber. Even the Falcon a bit smaller than the current system build trend they have used for years now would be welcome especially if they could get it closer to $90 and not lose out too much on a small playable interior and a cockpit. Thanks as always for the detailed review and for an honest opinion. I really love this set and the X-Wing. I am really pleased with LEGO for making these. I hope they're well received and we see a lot more of this.
As someone who grew-up with the original Kenner toy Tie Fighter (which also had shorter wings), these proportions actually feel absolutely fine for a toy, and bring back a lot of childhood memories of that. This is obviously not intended to be a proper scale model after all, and so this is Big winner in my book, and something I've actually been hoping Lego would do. Having something like this works great on several levels, not the least of which is, it makes it SO much easier to get and include several of these in a simple Lego Star Wars battle display, where you want to include multiple Tie Fighters, and they don't take up-anywhere near as much space as the prior versions.
The original TIE Fighter prop does has red painted onto the gun barrels, but I watched some clips and there doesn't seem to be any visible red glow on them in the movies themselves.
The lego tie fighter of my youth is set 7263 the old classic blue floppy fighter, so to see the scale to be so close is pure nostalgia for me. Even the build process looks like the old one but with more modern design.
I was looking forward to this review. Really like the overall size compared to the previous TIEs. In fact, the side panels are supposed to be around 7.5m in height, so this version scales much more accurately with the minifigs. I think it's the center fuselage which is still too big, which makes the proportions look off.
Honestly I love these sets. Your telling me that for retail prices you can get a X wing AND tie fighter? Not to mention they will probably go on sale for 20% off.
I'm not a big Star Wars guy and I have not owned any previous sets of this vehicle so I'm looking at this with fresh eyes. I actually prefer it's proportions to the other thing you brought in from a pure visual appeal standpoint.
I'm glad you did the comparison with the OG TIE as that's the only other "regular" TIE I have (since the others have seem overpriced to me), I do agree the 'wings' should be a little bit thinner but I really like this new one, especially at the relative price point
They did use differently proportioned TIE's in Return of the jedi. ILM used diecast kenner toys for deep background shots. So this design is actually more canon than you think.
That was a fun build, grabbed 2 my self thinking of modding one into a interceptor. As for the proportions compared to my first order one im really ok with it. The og tie fighters only had one pilot, the first order tie had a pilot and gunner. So of course it would be a larger tie. So long story short im really happy with this new tie. Keep up the good work Jang!
Got it for myself. Great value for money, and the set is really decent. I wish LEGO could make more almost 500pcs sets in this price range. Grevious Starfighter from 2020 looks even more expensive now in comparison to this set
I've barely bought any Lego sets for a couple of years now but this set? This set is the one I can feel good about buying two and scales perfectly with my Rebels TIE Advanced and 2012 X-Wing.
I appreciate that LEGO seems to care about making iconic vehicles more accessible to to average consumer again it reminds me of the first few years of the line where the bulk of the sets were in the middle range of size and price. Adjusting for inflation the original TIE and X-Wing kits are priced very close to these new versions.
The TIE fighter design in Rebels makes more sense when you take a look at the original Kenner TIE Fighter toy. Rebels had tons of easter eggs that referenced the old Kenner toys and the TIE design was a prominent one.
tbh this feels WAY better than the solo one because of its size. I feel like most fighter sets are oversized especially the tie fighter from solo, it just felt really bulky and not good to hold and so I'm grateful for this.
I got one yesterday and I think the proportions are really great. I do prefer the previous TIE Fighter from 2018 but this looks just fine to me. Having said that I will be converting this new one into a TIE Interceptor with a few parts because we haven’t had one of those in years.
They should make the bolt for the spring shooter with a hollow stud at the tip. That way, you could put any piece you want on the end (for this set you could put a trans- red Baraki eye piece on the tip). The possibilities would be endless, you could put harpoons, chains, nets, etc. on the end of the bolts.
Hey Jang, awesome review as always! Just a quick one on the build: the top canopy 4x4 dish piece is on backwards and is worth a mention. The instructions and box art are incorrect and the piece should be turned 180 degrees. Now for my opinion on the set: Honestly, considering it's LEGO, the proportions genuinely aren't that bad. I see it this way: LEGO minifigs are cartoonish in nature. Everything about them revolves around exaggerated and de-exaggerated proportions. For me, this TIE honestly works with the minifig style... Plus it is minifig scale! Yes, the previous ones had pretty darn perfect proportions but they were massive compared to minifigs and were technically out of scale (minifigs should've been like twice the height to compare to the previous models). So yeah, for me this works :)
What I did to fix the proportions of this TIE was to rip off the wings from the fuselage and apply them to a Lowell Sphere fuselage I made out of one of the Microfighter TIEs we got! Looks substantially better and can still fit a figure with my design, albeit, I still need to sort out the issue with durability.
Just picked up this set and the razorcrest, I think scale wise it looks quite good, especially when comparing to the crest I think they will scale well together rather than the tie look way bigger compared to a gunship, plus the price is great glad to have finally picked one up
The side-by-side comparison makes me realize how much I miss the canopy piece they used for the top of the cockpit. Looks a lot more smooth and rounded off than the built-up version.
This is a massive win for parents and kids. I can get an x-wing and a tie fighter for my kids for around 70€ in total (there will be deals online) instead of getting them either one or the other at a higher price for the individual set. Plus decent looking sets and a good mini fig line-up. Superb.
*The protocol droid is NI-L8 (letter 'i' not number one). The phonetic pun is spoken in the video.
Printed dish on top is placed *as shown in the instructions* & on the box (see the box in the video). Instructions & box art are wrong.
As in annihilate!
"Annihilate" instead of "Exterminate".
That creates a pun: NI-L8, when read out loud, it sounds like “annihilate”
The instructions and box art are both wrong? Where can the correct placement be found? More philosophically; is it really wrong if the instructions and box art box have a mistake, or does that mean that that's what the set really is??
@@timquestionmark well played sir, well played.
The proportions are indeed off, but considering the proportions of a LEGO minifigure, I feels like it totally fits in the LEGO universe. I would buy this in a heart beat if I didn't have the 2018 version.
yeah I'm trying to decide if I should bother if I already have the 2018. It would be nice to have a little fleet going, but the fact that they're so differently sized would irl me when displaying them together.
^This. people have forgotten that Lego is inherently stylized. Being OCD about proportions and miniscule detailing when your "Humans" are trapezoidal block people always seemed silly to me. Please for the love of god, just have fun with lego again.
@@duplexidemic That's an incredibly slippery slope that can lead to any and all LEGO criticism being summarily dismissed "because toy." They could sell a box of 25 rejected mixed-color 2x4 bricks as a Great Pyramid set for $50 and we would silence its critics for not having enough imagination? Nah. Different people like or dislike the same things different amounts for different reasons, and I think we can be okay with that, so long as it's not pushed to a disrespectful or harmful extreme.
My thoughts were, a chibi ship works fine with a chibi figure.
The proportions aren’t off...I took the time to do some research and this set is way more minifig proportion accurate than the 2018 one.
Great small set, makes it so I can actually buy a tie fighter and not feel bad about the price
I now my guy
Unless you’re in Australia where it’s only $10 cheaper than the last big tie fighter, I couldn’t justify spending $69 on this I wanted to....
It costs 70 dollars where I live.
same
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I like the scale of this set. The recent TIE fighters have looked ridiculously huge next to minifigures. The back of the TIE Pilot's helmet till bugs me out- it's supposed to be a space suit, yet it ends halfway down the head, showing way too much skin tone on the back of the head.
I mean, you could just swap out the human head for a plain black (or just black with no alt face) head
Yeah this one looks to be accurate minifig scale
They should probably just go back to putting a plain black head in the sets with them, its not like its common to see under their helmet anyways.
@@huemanatee1452 I liked the period where it was a black head with a face printed on so it looked like they were wearing stuff underneath the helmet. Granted it's probably more expensive and I definitely wouldn't mind plain black head
I think the proportions look fine without something to compare it to.
Sure, if you don't really want it to look like the real thing, it looks more like the 4+ version. May as well get that.
I absolutely love how the set looks. I actually thought that the older Tie Fighters looked way too big compared to a minifig or even an X-Wing. I think the proportions on this set are great and even better for Moc building because of the price.
Not sure why everyone is saying its small. A Tiefighter is meant to be 7 to 8m, which means this one is much much closer to scale than the absurdly big size that they have been going with, which is more like 20m when compared to the size of a minifigure.
exactly my thoughts! this thing looks so much more reasonably scaled in regards to minifig compatibility.
The wings are a little small but I’m loving it especially with it up with the likes of the razorcrest or the slave 1
It’s great how in the UK where I live you can get two of these for the same price as the last one
I often can only afford larger sets when they go on sale, but lately they sell out before clearance time, so the cheaper price is a good thing I believe.
It would've been perfect to include Tarkin in this set because the minifigure selection is quite weak compared to the x-wing.
Yeah, but now this one’s massively, as opposed to red 5, where there is only one
Tarkin army
Good army builder set. All generic figs!
@@RogueBagel good point
@@GruntCo marselo
I was just watching through all your old HF reviews. The music you used in those old videos triggers some INTENSE nostalgia in my brain. I just want a playlist of all your review music.
Same
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING
I love the detail Lego has been putting into their sets lately. Those small pieces added to make a big difference!
According to online sources this one has aboout the right size compared to a minifig...I somehow like it more than the xwing...as always great review
Yeah the height sure, compared to the height of a superdeformed minifigure, but the proportions are very wrong.
@@JANGBRiCKS yeah you got a point...looks cute somewhat
The more I look at it, the weirder the design of the TIE Fighter gets. I don't mean the Lego sets, but the actual ship in-universe looks very strange and impractical.
Agreed, such a terrible FOV from the cockpit! Fun fact: the reason they're called TIE Fighters is because George Lucas kept calling them that because he thought they looked like bow ties.
I don't know why, but the idea of the Tie being really maneuverable in universe always kinda confused me. Like, wouldn't the wing size be a hindrance when traversing asteroids and stuff?
I know right it why is there two but flat hexagons and a circle in the middle I get it’s space it doesn’t need to make aerodynamic but I mean come on that’s not even gonna fit in most places
That's the fun of it! TIEs are little weirdos that look like they fall apart at the slightest touch.
You’re right
One of my favorite things about this TIE is they finally managed to capture that sleek, iconic ball shape. Lego's just never been good at that, and every TIE before this has been jagged and rough, just layers of corners and ledges that break the illusion. This is the first TIE they've made that was relatively smooth. At least in that regard, it's spot-on, so I can forgive the proportions being slightly off.
I'll definitely be picking this one up. I feel like the size gives off more of a 'play over display' vibe, which would be a big seller for kids. But yet it also looks good enough to be a great display piece, just a little smaller. Great review Jang!
Really happy Lego did this, loads of people like X-wings and TIEs they’re just a bit too pricey. This is great, fingers crossed for a Y-wing!
I hope not. If from now on they make ships only in this scale, then every single model released before will become obsolete (meaning these won't fit into a collection).
I have a large collection of these normal sets, but I still need a TIE Bomber and an Interceptor.
The new resistance y wing is very cheap right now I got one for 30 bucks on Mercari if your looking for cheap y wings
I really like it! It’s my first actual TIE fighter set, and I love swooshing it around! It also has some weight to it, which is nice, and for the price of the last X-wing, you can get an X-wing and a TIE? I see this as an absolute win!
For some reason, I can see people buying multiple of this at once. It just feels very mass able, the perfect vibe for a TIE fighter.
If they finally do a TIE/In Interceptor then make a meme of Palpatine saying "Long have I waited." Mainly because they never touched the TIE/In a long time.
I think its perfectly fine and even better then most if the new tie fighters
Actually, I'm not only satisfied with the proportions but so far this is my favourite TIE fighter. This is the one I really want and not only it would be good to have, and that is not because of the price but the design.
*the first second i saw the thumbnail*
Me: “I NEEEEEED IT!!!”
They should have advertised this as a Rebels set, the proportions would be about accurate
One day I’ll see the return of Rebels in LEGO form. One day.
Could've included some Rebels minifigures, too. Maybe the Seventh Sister, since it is a Galactic Empire set.
Idk, the rebels tie fighter has wings that are way further apart than this one, but yeah tru
The wing span would need to be wider
Came here to see it. Once I saw the comparisons, it definitely felt like Rebels scale and that's definitely okay with me!
I think the shaping of this model is even better than the new X-wing, and I actually liked that design quite a bit. Hats off to Lego for making affordable (yet fully respectable) versions of desirable vehicles!
ASCII tie-fighter, Family Guy stormtrooper lol! Those were spot-on names!
For some reason I always felt like the modern TIE fighters were way too big, so this looks awesome.
I like the smaller proportions - in SW media generally we see them swarming in from so far away that the miniaturization is really evocative
I think all the former Tie Fighters (except the Rebels one with foldable wings) were too big and way too over-priced. This new model is the first normal Tie Fighter I have ever wanted. I like the proportions much more and the price makes it perfect to buy for making a squadron for a diarama.
Very true. I just wish they used the smaller windshield to make the front more accurate
Honestly this is my favourite tie fighter that they've come out with!
I think this set is great! I got the X-wing and Y-wing from like 2012, and have wanted to get some Tie Fighters to chase them.
The proportions to a mini figure is perfect, compared to other vehicles like the 2015 imperial shuttle. The fact that these are 40 means I can get a few. If they go on sale, well even better!
I've been waiting for this since I brought it on the 2nd Jan. I look forward to this a lot, and I absolutely love it, the build. The shape and everything
If we're going by 1 minifig = 1 average sized human, this scale seems more accurate than the old bigger TIEs, which always seemed way too big when placed next to minifigures and other ships.
Always wanted a Tie Fighter, they were always too expensive though. This set is perfect, a cheap Tie Fighter that we needed
I knew that this set was good ever since the leaked pictures were revealed. I love how compatible it is with bigger ships that LEGO has made like the Razor Crest or the Millennium Falcon. The set is not extremely big and expensive like the 2015 and 2018 ones. Also, LEGO got the laser color right! Only thing I would have LEGO do differently is to make the spring-loaded shooters dual-molded, so the front can be red and the rest can be green. That is how it looks in the movies. It is a great army builder set. No named figures like the Imperial Shuttle. (75302) I like how they added a unique figure (NI-L8) to this set. I hope that they do more of that in the summer wave of sets. This set is so good that I am considering getting it twice to make a TIE Interceptor
I own my first tie fighter because of this wave. It’s a very exciting experience, and honestly, I think this slightly squeezed down scale fits things like the Razor Crest and Millennium Falcon in the scale those sit at nowadays. This wave by Lego has been fantastic, and I’m hoping to acquire either the Throne Room duel or the Imperial Shuttle to further my collection (I know the throne room was last year, but I want that arm printed Vader). I hope Lego keeps this trend up for at least this year’s waves. They’ll have my money if they do.
Im actually surprised that Lego finally got the interior of the cockpit right with a implied build of the triangular displays on the left and right in front of the seat, which i dont recall having seen in any former Tie Fighter set.
I just bought it and it is great, to be a small Tie Fighter it is great to play or to display because if you place it next to the Razor Crest or X-Wing it will look more than great instead if you place it with a Tie of 2019 the Razor Crest will look small next to the Tie, I think is a very nice set
I just got this set today after being in the hospital for almost a week now, I have to thank my wonderful sister for Picking it up for me. Im definitely a fan of this set. Always wanted a tie fighter set but could never afford them, very glad Lego made a cheaper version, very greatful to have something to keep my positivity while I'm hospitalized. Great review, can't wait to see more:3
I think it’s a decent set for the price!! Good we get 3 mini figures as that can help my collection!!🙂
Your work rate and level of constant improvement in quality of production is commendable !
I think it looks nice and it's great that people can get it for less money.
I love the size and proportions of the 2021 version. Even if it's not accurate, I still feel it captures the vehicle in a smaller form that fits the scaling well enough
Great tile to stud ratio, awesome detail, no stickers, great figures for building your Empire army, pretty fun build, and great price per piece ratio with some unique pieces included.
Looks great on a desk or shelf for any collector without taking up a ton of space
So this is $69 in Australia. The last tie was $79. What a crock of --- we get stiffed over here
Wow, that is one terrible deal!!!
The Solo TIE Fighter was 100 Australian
@@HNfilms that’s right I forgot because we have a Kmart and it was $79 there, I got 2. This time the new one is $65 at Kmart...hardy compares to how much cheaper the last one is.
if they're gonna continue this series of cheap star wars ships, feel like a Y Wing and TIE bomber would be cool to see (Y wing just so both sides are bombers, and TIE bomber isn't adapted much at all)
Jang has been pumping out the videos like a madman lately. Keep it up brotha.
I really like this and its X-Wing companion set. Both are easier to play with and look so perfectly iconic while costing less. The figures are good except for that sad FAIL of letting the flesh-colored head show around the back of the TIE pilot helmet. Why can't Lego get that right? Great review Jang:)
One thing that's striking me when see the new fighter sets: These smaller fighters look perfect for MOC Building: Cheaper ( more easily mass-able), Smaller ( easier to integrate in the background or into scene), decently detailed ( maybe even easily improvable for more adept MOC builders).
Finally a Tie-Fighter and X-Wing I can afford :) the other's where just to expensive.
Man I remember when the first Tie was $20 and had two figures plus a stand. This Tie in its size can serve as something that the Empire employed on urban enviroments.
Just got it on an Amazon sale for 26€, and man, what a deal. As a kid, I would I been really happy with a set like that.
Build was nice, and really like its size. It’s big enough but not to big either, fit nicely on my desk without overtaking it.
I would consider myself a stickler for accuracy and scale and such. However, I definitely think the price of this set makes it acceptable. People will complain about it regardless, but I really think it’s a good set.
This set is what literally got me back into lego as an adult. Saw it while shopping with the ole lady and said I always wanted a tie lego as a kid but we’re always so expensive. So she told me to get it cause it was cheap now I have a display case of starwars sets lol
Being a long time LEGO fan, I used to be a Star Wars fan as well. I don't consider myself that anymore, thank the sequels. I've bought my previous Star Wars set around 2012. But I seriously consider to buy both this set and the X-Wing one. I never had those models, and now they're both affordable and good builds, I may return to collecting SW stuff. Thanks for your reviews, ever-helpful Jang!
I love how stumpy and adorable it is. It fits with Legos style
I like it! Better than the new X-wing. While the wings may be a bit small, on the old tie they looked too big. And the cockpit shaping is also better.
If you want to be really technical, there’s a shot in ROTJ where there are some smaller TIEs (it’s believed the animators used a toy instead of official model), and the box for this set shows the second Death Star. So it works
This has been the direction I have wanted LEGO to take with the mainline fighters since I saw how cool the small ship builds for Slave One and Bespin Cloud Car were in the Cloud City set. I really would love to see this same approach to the A-Wing, B-Wing, Y-Wing, U-Wing, Tie Intercepter, Advanced Tie, and Tie Bomber. Even the Falcon a bit smaller than the current system build trend they have used for years now would be welcome especially if they could get it closer to $90 and not lose out too much on a small playable interior and a cockpit.
Thanks as always for the detailed review and for an honest opinion. I really love this set and the X-Wing. I am really pleased with LEGO for making these. I hope they're well received and we see a lot more of this.
This is my favorite LEGO TIE Fighter ever. It looks like the design from Rebels which I absolutely Love
As someone who grew-up with the original Kenner toy Tie Fighter (which also had shorter wings), these proportions actually feel absolutely fine for a toy, and bring back a lot of childhood memories of that. This is obviously not intended to be a proper scale model after all, and so this is Big winner in my book, and something I've actually been hoping Lego would do.
Having something like this works great on several levels, not the least of which is, it makes it SO much easier to get and include several of these in a simple Lego Star Wars battle display, where you want to include multiple Tie Fighters, and they don't take up-anywhere near as much space as the prior versions.
Gonna grab this from Walmart and use it as a display of Moff Gideon's TIE Fighter. Works well enough for me!
I have yet to get a Tie fighter so maybe I’ll get this one
Yep, that’s what I’m thinking too
You could get two this time around
I got it and in my opinion its worth the price
I quite like that this one is not only smaller, but cheaper, it can probably fit on my shelves, with the stand I made for Tie Fighters.
The original TIE Fighter prop does has red painted onto the gun barrels, but I watched some clips and there doesn't seem to be any visible red glow on them in the movies themselves.
The lego tie fighter of my youth is set 7263 the old classic blue floppy fighter, so to see the scale to be so close is pure nostalgia for me. Even the build process looks like the old one but with more modern design.
I was looking forward to this review. Really like the overall size compared to the previous TIEs. In fact, the side panels are supposed to be around 7.5m in height, so this version scales much more accurately with the minifigs. I think it's the center fuselage which is still too big, which makes the proportions look off.
I like the proportions so much more. Mini-figures are already a little off and compared to minifigures I think they look incredible.
Honestly I love these sets. Your telling me that for retail prices you can get a X wing AND tie fighter? Not to mention they will probably go on sale for 20% off.
I'm not a big Star Wars guy and I have not owned any previous sets of this vehicle so I'm looking at this with fresh eyes. I actually prefer it's proportions to the other thing you brought in from a pure visual appeal standpoint.
I love the size, it's great for play and fitting a few in a shelf
My wife bought this for me when she saw it on sale for $30 at the local warehouse store. I love her!
I'm glad you did the comparison with the OG TIE as that's the only other "regular" TIE I have (since the others have seem overpriced to me), I do agree the 'wings' should be a little bit thinner but I really like this new one, especially at the relative price point
They did use differently proportioned TIE's in Return of the jedi. ILM used diecast kenner toys for deep background shots. So this design is actually more canon than you think.
Has the proportions of the 3 3/4 scale ties for action figures. I like it!
The small size makes for a good “forced perspective” display with a falcon or other UCS ship. Proportions are close enough at the price.
That was a fun build, grabbed 2 my self thinking of modding one into a interceptor. As for the proportions compared to my first order one im really ok with it. The og tie fighters only had one pilot, the first order tie had a pilot and gunner. So of course it would be a larger tie. So long story short im really happy with this new tie. Keep up the good work Jang!
Imagine if Disney decides to make a Tie variant of this, a Tie Fighter with smaller solar arrays, could even be used in the Mandalorian
They had similarly proportioned TIE Fighters in Rebels. There's something chibi about those shorter panels, I'll admit :D
Got it for myself. Great value for money, and the set is really decent. I wish LEGO could make more almost 500pcs sets in this price range. Grevious Starfighter from 2020 looks even more expensive now in comparison to this set
I've barely bought any Lego sets for a couple of years now but this set? This set is the one I can feel good about buying two and scales perfectly with my Rebels TIE Advanced and 2012 X-Wing.
this is great. having this iconic ship in a size affordable for people who don’t have a lot to spent on lego is great.
I appreciate that LEGO seems to care about making iconic vehicles more accessible to to average consumer again it reminds me of the first few years of the line where the bulk of the sets were in the middle range of size and price. Adjusting for inflation the original TIE and X-Wing kits are priced very close to these new versions.
I love this set!
The TIE fighter design in Rebels makes more sense when you take a look at the original Kenner TIE Fighter toy. Rebels had tons of easter eggs that referenced the old Kenner toys and the TIE design was a prominent one.
tbh this feels WAY better than the solo one because of its size. I feel like most fighter sets are oversized especially the tie fighter from solo, it just felt really bulky and not good to hold and so I'm grateful for this.
Great review as always Jang. Gonna grab at least one if I can. Some people hate on this set but I love it.
This is the one I was waiting for thanks Jang!
I got one yesterday and I think the proportions are really great. I do prefer the previous TIE Fighter from 2018 but this looks just fine to me.
Having said that I will be converting this new one into a TIE Interceptor with a few parts because we haven’t had one of those in years.
They should make the bolt for the spring shooter with a hollow stud at the tip. That way, you could put any piece you want on the end (for this set you could put a trans- red Baraki eye piece on the tip). The possibilities would be endless, you could put harpoons, chains, nets, etc. on the end of the bolts.
Hey Jang, awesome review as always! Just a quick one on the build: the top canopy 4x4 dish piece is on backwards and is worth a mention. The instructions and box art are incorrect and the piece should be turned 180 degrees.
Now for my opinion on the set:
Honestly, considering it's LEGO, the proportions genuinely aren't that bad. I see it this way: LEGO minifigs are cartoonish in nature. Everything about them revolves around exaggerated and de-exaggerated proportions. For me, this TIE honestly works with the minifig style... Plus it is minifig scale! Yes, the previous ones had pretty darn perfect proportions but they were massive compared to minifigs and were technically out of scale (minifigs should've been like twice the height to compare to the previous models).
So yeah, for me this works :)
What I did to fix the proportions of this TIE was to rip off the wings from the fuselage and apply them to a Lowell Sphere fuselage I made out of one of the Microfighter TIEs we got!
Looks substantially better and can still fit a figure with my design, albeit, I still need to sort out the issue with durability.
Thanks Jang. I like it. Just hope a similar interceptor is in the works.🤠
Just picked up this set and the razorcrest, I think scale wise it looks quite good, especially when comparing to the crest I think they will scale well together rather than the tie look way bigger compared to a gunship, plus the price is great glad to have finally picked one up
I just built this and I must say it feels like the proportions fit the lego universe I dig it…
Gimme better & bigger wings instead of the 2 extra minifigs. Knowing how high LEGO prices minifigs that would have been a fair trade-off
Agree
I say take away a minifig and make it $30 and that much more mass-able.
The side-by-side comparison makes me realize how much I miss the canopy piece they used for the top of the cockpit. Looks a lot more smooth and rounded off than the built-up version.
This is a massive win for parents and kids. I can get an x-wing and a tie fighter for my kids for around 70€ in total (there will be deals online) instead of getting them either one or the other at a higher price for the individual set. Plus decent looking sets and a good mini fig line-up. Superb.
Just finished building it! Love how smaller and easier to build it was!