October 10, 201014 yr Author If they do make a new Tie, I'd really like them to use those tube pieces attached to 1X1 stud clips to make the designs on thw ings, instead of those god awful blue grill plates. That would be hte difference between me buying one, and three. Hm, that is a good idea, I never thought about using those. But no matter what, even if it is just a grey version of the older version, i would buy about 5 of em
October 10, 201014 yr I wish they'd redo the regular TIE fighter as well as the Interceptor and Bomber. All in the black and grey color scheme to match the new Darth Vader's TIE.
October 11, 201014 yr Lego- Give us a sexy goddam UCS Tie-Fighter with B+W dressing harking back to the 1970s die-cast toy model!!! It would look spectacular next to the UCS dark grey Intercepter and light bley Vader ship. Besides when all is said and done and the license with Lucasarts is kaput surely you would look back in shame and remorse for omitting such an iconic design from the UCS range!! Seriously, what's a UCS X-Wing without its traditional on-screen rival after-all!?! Every Spitfire needs a BF-109... You're preaching to the choir here. I've been saying that for years. Somehow I get the feeling that LEGO has already designed it, and is keeping it for when the liscense finally runs out. Or they just don't know how badly I want one!
October 11, 201014 yr You're preaching to the choir here. I've been saying that for years. Somehow I get the feeling that LEGO has already designed it, and is keeping it for when the liscense finally runs out. Or they just don't know how badly I want one! Because how does the TIE/in not get the UCS treatment? We've got the X-wing, the Falcon, the Y-wing, the Snowspeeder, the Interceptor, the TIE x1, the ISD, and even the Death Star. It doesn't take a genius to figure out which iconic classic vehicle is missing.
October 11, 201014 yr Definitely. I think a lot of people do. When Vader's TIE came out in '09, I was hopeful that '10 would bring us another TIE in the black/gray scheme. When I saw it was the Defender, I was highly disappointed (not into EU). Just give me the regular TIE in the new color scheme.
October 12, 201014 yr You're preaching to the choir here. I've been saying that for years. Somehow I get the feeling that LEGO has already designed it, and is keeping it for when the liscense finally runs out. Or they just don't know how badly I want one! Because how does the TIE/in not get the UCS treatment? We've got the X-wing, the Falcon, the Y-wing, the Snowspeeder, the Interceptor, the TIE x1, the ISD, and even the Death Star. It doesn't take a genius to figure out which iconic classic vehicle is missing. Something like Reto Geigers masterpiece would do quite nicely thank you! Imagine your UCS Tie x1 flanked by two of those beauties... Although I'm sure Mr. Kovacs could give them all a run for their money with his MOCS! As I mentioned earlier- black and white trim would look best. That leaves black and dark bley for the UCS Tie-Bomber which obviously they'll release AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME!!!
October 12, 201014 yr As I mentioned earlier- black and white trim would look best. That leaves black and dark bley for the UCS Tie-Bomber which obviously they'll release AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME!!! I'd rather see the black with light bley, so it'd fit in with the UCS TIE Advanced.
October 12, 201014 yr I'd rather see the black with light bley, so it'd fit in with the UCS TIE Advanced. I can understand your preference but mine remains a vote for a wee bit more variety with UCS Ties... Black & Old Dark Grey (Tie-Interceptor- I must admit I got rid of the blue bits on mine) Black & New Light Grey (Vader) Black & New Dark Grey (wishful thinking Tie Bomber) Black & White (our hoped for Tie Fighter) Each Tie would look distinct when on display and it helps us avoid making every Stars Wars Lego model simply light bley! It also gives us a greater variety of unique cockpit prints (Old Dark Grey, New Light Grey, New Dark Grey and White) as well as closely matching the late 70s and early 80s little plastic and die-cast metal Tie ships (not to mention the bigger Kenner and Toltoys ones) which were available when I was a wee lad. (You have to admit - nostalgia is a difficult emotion to argue with logically)!! Now I'm all outta excuses for my non-canon colour spread....
October 12, 201014 yr There was also a MINI that came packaged with an X-wing in MINI Series One. ....and don't forget the one that came in set 10188 Death Star !
October 12, 201014 yr Something like Reto Geigers masterpiece would do quite nicely thank you! Imagine your UCS Tie x1 flanked by two of those beauties... Now that's a nice UCS Tie Fighter MOC! And it goes some way to giving the impression of a spherical cockpit, something that imo has never been successful in the smaller official sets. I would welcome a new minifig scale Tie Fighter, but TLG need to figure out how to solve the shape and windscreen issues before I would buy one. - Oh, and no blue please.
October 12, 201014 yr ....and don't forget the one that came in set 10188 Death Star ! Oh yeah, forgot about that one.
October 12, 201014 yr Yea, we're pretty overdue for one. Here's a mock-up. Credit to ADHO for the model, I just recolored the blue parts gray. It's the most recent TIE (2004 ) recolored.
October 12, 201014 yr That's probably pretty close to what we'd get, but I don't really like the cockpit design.
October 12, 201014 yr Author I agree, that does look nice, but the cockpit design could use some work. It hasnt changed in nearly 10 years after all. It needs some rounder edges, but I must say it looks nice in dark grey.
October 12, 201014 yr I agree, that does look nice, but the cockpit design could use some work. It hasnt changed in nearly 10 years after all. It needs some rounder edges, but I must say it looks nice in dark grey. Yeah. I'd like to see something like this. I realise it's too weak for an official set, especially when you look at theinternal view, but still.
October 14, 201014 yr Now that's a nice UCS Tie Fighter MOC! And it goes some way to giving the impression of a spherical cockpit, something that imo has never been successful in the smaller official sets. Yeah. I'd like to see something like this. I realise it's too weak for an official set, especially when you look at theinternal view, but still. How about this for successful cockpit execution!! Good 'ol Guybrush really sets a stunning example of what's possible with UCS scale. His gallery also shows an example of this technique with Vaders Tie. His dimensions are seemingly perfect and absolutely lay waste to the official sets. Simply wonderful!
October 14, 201014 yr How about this for successful cockpit execution!! Good 'ol Guybrush really sets a stunning example of what's possible with UCS scale. His gallery also shows an example of this technique with Vaders Tie. His dimensions are seemingly perfect and absolutely lay waste to the official sets. Simply wonderful! I was actually talking about a System TIE, but that is a pretty nice cockpit.
October 14, 201014 yr A new TIE in bley/black would be nice. Used ones in Sweden sell for 30-40 Euro so there´s definately a demand for them. Here´s a conversion of mine.
October 14, 201014 yr A new TIE in bley/black would be nice. Used ones in Sweden sell for 30-40 Euro so there´s definately a demand for them. Here´s a conversion of mine. *snip* Hey that's cool!
October 14, 201014 yr I was actually talking about a System TIE, but that is a pretty nice cockpit. Sorry, I'm UCS obssesed and forgot to take my medication! How about this one then! More to you liking? For a system scale MOC it even manages to temp me!
October 14, 201014 yr Author Sorry, I'm UCS obssesed and forgot to take my medication! How about this one then! More to you liking? For a system scale MOC it even manages to temp me! I like that one! But now the cockpit almost seems TOO round, geez I am such a picky TIE pilot. But the whole thing does look really nice.
October 14, 201014 yr How about this for successful cockpit execution!! Good 'ol Guybrush really sets a stunning example of what's possible with UCS scale. His gallery also shows an example of this technique with Vaders Tie. His dimensions are seemingly perfect and absolutely lay waste to the official sets. How about this one then! More to you liking? For a system scale MOC it even manages to temp me! They both look good - I'm still not keen on the hexagonal windscreen used for the UCS version but both prove that a good Tie cockpit is feasible. Come on TLG, bring it on...
October 15, 201014 yr That is a nice one. BTW, what's the active ingredient of your medication? A 'spurcus mens' apparently... At least that's what it says in Latin on the back of the pack.
October 15, 201014 yr I got my TIE last summer, with pilot and LUL Vader, for 20€. I modded it into grays and now I'm on a TIE Interceptor, also in grays. I'm prolly modding my TIE Fighter again so it looses the bulkiness of the wing connection. But if TLG releases another one, I'm sure going for it.
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