LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader's TIE Fighter (8017)

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Whilst playing Episode IV, progress the story and you’ll arrive at The Great Temple, which neighbors the Yavin 4 hub arena. You can either choose to explore the arena now and solve the puzzle. Alternatively, if you’re in Free Play mode, you can return to The Great Temple and proceed as explained in the following paragraphs. Yavin 4 Hub Arena Location of the hologram puzzle inside The Great Temple. The 10131 TIE Fighter Collection consists of 682 pieces and four mini figures: Darth Vader, 2x Tie Pilots and the Droid Brain, suitable for kids 8 years and above. The 7664 TIE Crawler was released in 2007 and is one of the first LEGO Star Wars sets to be based on a vehicle that was never featured in the actual films. The Tie Crawler is a frustrating build and isn’t the sturdiest of models. However, it has become quite collectable and is one of the rarer sets. This may be down to the mini figures though as this set includes 2 of the highly sought-after Shadow Stormtroopers. In the movie canon, Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader only flies the TIE Advanced X1 once, in the 3 rd act of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Darth Vader tails the resistance X-Wings through the heat exhaust ‘trench’ of the first Death Star.

UCS Vader’s TIE Advanced was released in 2006 and contains 1212 pieces. a truly magnificent set that would grace any collection.This set has 251 pieces 1 minifigure is best suited for kids within the age range of 8 – 12 years old. For the ultimate Tie fighter fan this set was the best thing since sliced bread. 4 Tie Fighter in one set. The only negative is that they could have included a Tie Interceptor or Tie Bomber in place of one of the standard Tie Fighters. The builds themselves are reminiscent of previous sets if not exactly the same with the Tie/d being a completely new build. The build of the fighter ship is quite straightforward and keeps its part together with nice curves. Very similar to previous models including the blue wings!. The set comes with 159 pieces. The LEGO TIE Fighters collection features the empire’s most feared ships and includes the TIE Advanced, 2 TIE Fighters and the TIE/d fighter.

Unlike the Capital Ships, Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter (named in-game as Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced X1) doesn’t provide any additional gameplay mechanics. It is a variant of the regular TIE Fighters, with a speed boost due to the inclined wings. Now push the yellow hologram board behind the green hologram board. Once they all snap together, the combined image of the three boards is the alignment of the puzzle. Notice that there are two buttons on either side of the boards. This TIE Interceptor does not come with any landing gear but that’s probably because it won’t be needing one. The TIE Interceptor balances perfectly on its wings.Visit the Grand Temple on Yavin 4. Once you’re inside, a puzzle will pop up. Description of the puzzle “Planetary Alignment” Update, As you can see I have managed to build my design, during the process I identified a weakness in the wings, causing me to change the design slightly. The funny thing is the redesign actually looks better to me then my original idea. Although this set has appears to be a re-release of 7150 and 7152 there are some subtle differences. It uses the new shades of grey for both ships, and despite the image showing otherwise the TIE advanced is the improved version that first appeared in set 10131.

It features 1685 pieces and is intended for kids ages 14 years old and above. However, UCS sets are most certainly aimed at the adult LEGO collector. This puzzle is named “Planetary Alignment”. Behind the central hologram of a Solar System, identify the three holographic boards. 3 hologram boards are needed to find the solution to the puzzle.

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Another set based on a ship that did not feature in the feature films this Tie Fighter actually featured in a PC game called Tie Fighter! The LEGO Star Wars TIE Fighter 7146 was released by in 2002 and aside the incorrect colour (it’s Blue!) the set is often rated as one of the best representation of a LEGO Tie Fighter. It looks great on the buildable stand, but be careful, it’s not the most sturdy design. Overall it’s a nice build and looks the part. The set has 171 pieces and 2 minifigs, the Tie Fighter Pilot and a regular Imperial Stormtrooper. Obviously due to its age the minifigures don’t have the best prints but have still ages well. This particular Tie Fighter is based on the the ships featured in the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story but are very similar to the Tie Fighters used in the Original Trilogy.

The UCS (Ultimate Collectors Series) TIE Interceptor was designed with adults in mind. The clue is in the name, this set is for the collector, it’s not really a toy, more a display piece and talking point.Darth Vader’s ship measures over 4” in height, 5” in length and 6” width while the A-wing Starfighter measures 2” in height, 7” length and 5” in width. The whole setup consists of 702 pieces, 4 mini figures: Darth Vader, Grand Moff Tarkin, an A-Wing Pilot, and Sabine Wren. The 8017 TIE Fighter is Darth Vader’s personified TIE Fighter and is made even faster and nimble than other ordinary TIE Fighters. It comes with a customised curved wings, a hyper drive and a deflector shield to protect it from enemy missiles. Three years after the movie accurate 9492 Tie Fighter, LEGO release the Ultimate Collectors Series edition. And what an exceptional model it is. Aimed at the adult collector this is a truly amazing display piece. As screen accurate as you are going to get.