NZ-EUG Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) OMG just watched the lego design video! Who else felt super awkward watching this?!? Still not really sold on it? It's going to dwarf the red 5 ? So new minifig has arm printing and some extra printing on his helmet. Edited February 17, 2015 by NZ-EUG Quote
biking_tiger Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I'm happy there's a pilot included. I think that's one of Red 5's downfalls. And the printing is on both legs and arms. Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 OMG just watched the lego design video! Who else felt super awkward watching this?!? scroll back a few pages and read my comment regarding this, I'm with you. As for the set I I'm not quite sure what you are expecting, I mean it's a tie fighter so what exactly would have you done better? Same question goes for the tie pilot......it's a tie pilot, they added arm printing so what else could they have done? 1 Quote
Val-E Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I guess that for that price point versus part count people are being less forgiving than they could............... Quote
Locutus001 Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Same question goes for the tie pilot......it's a tie pilot, they added arm printing so what else could they have done? Add a new printing on the helmet... which they also did! ^.^ I think people will love this set! Quote
naf Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Great looking set, but IMo a bit too big. How does it compare to 10240 in size? Are they accurate in the scale ratio? I don't think people realize how big a TIE fighter actually is. I play the X-Wing miniatures game, and the ships are scaled based on the actual production models. Based on this, I think the UCS TIE will be pretty much spot on in terms of size when displayed next to Red Five. 2 Quote
zskid00 Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) This looks great and I'll definitely be buying it for my personal collection, but the price is a drawback for me. I know a lot goes into pricing, more than just the basic price-per-piece ratio we often refer to. The front canopy is a very large printed piece and the wings have some large segments, but there are probably a lot of small pieces in there also. I will compare it to the Slave 1 that just came out and you can see that for the same price the Slave 1 has 300 more pieces and 4 minifigures instead of 1. That's a big difference and makes the Slave 1 much more appealing. Like I said though, this will be in my collection. Edited February 17, 2015 by zskid00 Quote
biking_tiger Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) I'll definitely add one for my collection, too. Just not sure about the investment potential--and I won't have to worry about it for some time. This will have a longish shelf life. If it goes OOS at Christmas, maybe a flipping opportunity with the new movie? Edited February 17, 2015 by biking_tiger Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Official street date: May 2nd, 2015 http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=jfOcdvfTNg4&subid;=&offerid=115554.1&type=10&tmpid=2294&RD_PARM1=http://shop.lego.com/en-US/TIE-Fighter-75095 1 Quote
biking_tiger Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 So how many will put this on their May the 4th list? And what are the odds it's already TOOS by the 4th? Quote
jal4u2c Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 The paint on the pilot isn't just random. It's Black 3, Vader's wingman during the trench run. I am digging the TIE and will definitely be getting one on day one. 2 Quote
lego rules Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Day one purchase and assembly just like the Slave I Actually, I will probably get two. Setup and X-wing, advanced tie and two of these in one area. Edited February 25, 2015 by lego rules 1 Quote
trekgate502 Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I plan to be first or second in line as normal for these provided there is not a foot of snow in May like happened on the Helicarrier. Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Anyone who has a foot of snow where they live in May should consider relocating. 4 Quote
Follows Closely Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Anyone who has a foot of snow where they live in May should consider relocating. That would be the entire northeast! Quote
hannibal Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 will order mine as soon as it becomes available. I would even consider pairing it with the X-wing...to compliment 10221 and 10212 at work. Oh..and the sandcrawler too. Quote
TheOrcKing Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Anyone who has a foot of snow where they live in May should consider relocating.To where, Kansas? Quote
biking_tiger Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 To where, Kansas? I live in Kansas. It's 2 F today, not accounting for wind chill. While we rarely have any snow in May, we do see temperature fluctuations between 100+ F and 0 (or lower) F in the same year. Thunderstorms, tornadoes, ice, and, yes, snow, too. Have I mentioned poor Target discounts? I haven't even said anything about the political climate. i.e., you don't want to move here. Quote
citymorgue Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I'm actually super excited about this set. I just seriously don't understand people's negativity towards it. It's freaking deja vu like the Helicarrier. People did so much bitching and complaining about it, but look at it, it's selling like hot cakes. I've seen people complain about the build and that it looks boring. What would you exactly expect with 2 panels attached to a ball? It's like the TB. It's a simple build with 2 identical towers. But the finished product is absolutely amazing. It's also funny with people talking about the size. If they made it a $100 set with half the pieces, I wouldn't be surprised to see the same people complain that it was too small and for a UCS set, Lego would need to make it bigger. Luckily, it's just a very vocal minority that make it apparent online. This will be a day one purchase for me. I love everything Star Wars, and it'll be nice to have a Tie Fighter sitting next to the X-Wing on display along with all my other UCS sets. /2centcomment 4 Quote
NZ-EUG Posted March 4, 2015 Author Posted March 4, 2015 How many of ya's are going to buy two so you can re create and display the 'trench run"? Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I gonna buy way more than 2 but it's not gonna be to recreate any scenes. 1 Quote
exciter1 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I gonna buy way more than 2 but it's not gonna be to recreate any scenes. Well, I'm sure you hope to create a scene of selling one after another someday. Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Those are the scenes I'm looking for. Quote
hdekker Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Hmm still would need a re-release of DV's TIE-fighter for that :-) Quote
oneknightr Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Hmm still would need a re-release of DV's TIE-fighter for that :-) I was thinking the same thing! When the news for this was released, I checked the going prices for the UCS Vader TIE Advanced and was blown away. I remember them not appreciating much after retirement. That and the UCS AT-ST. I'm kicking myself for not picking up both when they were cheap. Quote
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