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Re: TIE Interceptor, brief but slobbery review
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Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:47:34 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, David Simmons writes:
> Hey all,
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> I was finally able to acquire this set in a trade and I think it is the best
> SW set so far. Unlike the X-Wing, the color scheme is uncluttered with
> little specks of green and red. Just the sinister beauty of dark gray and
> black with blue accents. Most importantly, it's very stable and well
> structured model. I lost a lot of enthusiasm for keeping my X-Wing together
> since I couldn't manage to reengineer the gearbox so that the wings would be
> straight when closed. I was also really put off by the duck-like flapping
> the wings would do whenever I attempted to "swoosh" the ship around.
However, it can still be done! (Just don't try swooshing very hard with
only one hand!)
> However, the TIE model is perfect in just about every way. The only
> criticisms I can think of are that it's almost too darn big to swoosh! And
> to this day, I will never understand how they can keep getting the laser
> color wrong. They just seem incapable of getting this right.
Those little red lights on the bottom of the cockpit aren't lasers, they're
sensors. The lasers on the Tie Interceptor are on the four wing tips. This
was one of the improvements over the Tie/ln. They (TLC) labeled the sensor
tips wrong in the Instruction booklet, that's probably why you thought they
were lasers.
Also, it's
> very easy to switch how the cockpit opens so it doesn't come down on the
> lasers and snap them off. You can just swap the blue 1x4 brick with the
> sidestuds for the dark gray 1x4 brick on top.
Smart, I'll have to go switch that on mine.
They could have provided some
> more interesing computer panels for the interior. I'm sure I can make some
> better substitutions from my collection.
I thought the control panels were done pretty well. I only wish that they
had put some inverse sloped computer panels in on the top of the ship.
> But aside from that, WOW! What a great model and parts bonanza! When this
> baby goes on sale or clearance, I'll definitely be picking up a few more.
Ditto!!!
> Dave
Kyle Henneberque
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