>>8676199>>8676248The new TIE Fighter is definitely a great set, especially for $40. It is obviously downscaled from the previous versions of the TIE, none of which I own due to me not wanting to shell out $80 for a fuckin TIE Fighter. The figures in this set are great, you get a TIE Pilot (according to my buddy they've got UCS printing or some shit?), a Death Star droid, and a Stormtrooper. This is my first of the new modern Stormtrooper helmet and it's pretty damn good, I prefer the old one but this new one almost reminds me of a black series figure. TIE Pilot is great and the Death Star droid has a really nice silver printing on the body that shines really nicely.
The build process is good, if repetitive. I'm not a fan of repetitive builds so I can't say I enjoyed building the wings but the cockpit was fun to build and is really nice. I love that it finally comes with lime missiles, I know these are worth their weight in fuckin gold. That always bothered me about the older sets. For $40 you can't really go wrong for 3 great minifigs and a good ship. Hot take, I prefer this new scale as well. it's almost like the soul has come back, just a little bit.
For the X-Wing, I love it. The mechanism was super interesting to see my buddy put together and the way it works seems like something somebody would've figured out years ago. You have to manually "reset" it but for that satisfying click into fighting position, it's worth it. Honestly, the X-Wing looks BETTER than other years. I felt that the older years, especially 2019, were way too big and out of scale with the minifigures themselves. This new one felt like it was much more in scale and the build was really pleasing to look at. I can't say much for the process, I'm just the sticker guy on that one, but I'm excited to build my own. The minifigures are all great, the Luke actually has new printing on the torso, and it seems Leia's buns are a new sculpt? Anyway, I'm out of characters, if u guys hv any qstns ask
