LEGO Star Wars Tie Fighter 9492
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Lego Launches a New Tie Fighter
This is Lego's newest version of the Tie Fighter. There have been a dizzying number of Tie sets: there were a few standard Tie Fighters (#7146 and #7263), Darth Vader's variant (#7150 and #8017), Tie Bomber (#4479), Tie Intercepter (#6209), and the hyper-drive equipped Tie Defender (#8087). There have been two Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) Tie Fighters: Vader's (#10175) and an Intercepter (#7181). Set 9492, introduced in January of 2012, is arguably the best of the standard, playable Tie Fighters to date. The UCS sets are in their own league as they place a premium on authenticity over playability, and carry high price tags as well. And there have been mini-scale Tie Fighters as well.
The major change with this version is the construction of the radiators, the large black hexagonal panels on each side of the craft. In addition to the usual plates, Lego has run a band of tile around the edge (a technique more commonly referred to as studs-not-on-top, or SNOT). Along with...
LEGO Star Wars Tie Fighter 9492
- Includes 4 minifigures: Tie fighter pilot, Imperial officer, new Death Star trooper and R5-J2 droid
- Features Tie fighter and 1 weapon
- Tie fighter features opening cockpit and dual flick missiles
- Tie fighter measures over 9? (23cm) tall and 6? (17cm) wide
- Battle the 9493 X-wing Starfighter
Nothing Flies like a Sienar
Real men fly the TIE fighter. This is simply a known fact, and from the glory days of X-wing vs. TIE fighter deathmatches, repeatedly shooting down your Rebel friends in one of the classic eyeballs was the ultimate show of skill. Shields? Bah. Hull? Bah! A Sith craves not these things. I saw the original Lego TIE when it first came out, but wasn't too captivated by it despite my admiration for all things Imperial. Honestly, what was with the blue bricks? Anyone who's seen the propaganda posters knows the Imperial Navy's ships are unpainted. With this new set, Lego has gone back to the drawing board and produced the iconic hex-winged fighter in all its quadanium-armored, black solar-paneled glory. It is a worthy vessel for any aspiring young Imperial, or even a nostalgic old warhorse like myself.
The Lego Sienar Fleet Systems TIE/ln fighter (henceforth simply called TIE) was a pretty straightforward build. You get one bag of parts for each of the wings and another for the...
Piece of art
This set is a piece of art. I was stunned that the wing borders fit on so perfectly, and there is a little piece on the front and back corners of the wing to keep the grey border from sliding off. The struts on the side look amazing and are likewise expertly crafted. The cockpit is not perfectly round but the designers did an admirable job with their choice of LEGO bricks.
I may be the minority, but I also love that it comes with flick-fire missiles. They never get old.
The minifigures are great. The TIE fighter pilot has a face under the helmet, but it's kind of pale since it is printed on a black head. Still fun, though. This is also my first Imperial Officer, which is exciting.
The wings connect to the body a lot better than previous iterations. They don't wobble as much when you're swooshing it around your house, and they don't fall off as easily. The wings are made up of lots of plates, so you have to keep an eye out for pieces coming loose during...
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