Hello everyone! Today I have another TLJ review of 75179 Kylo Ren’s TIE Fighter! This 630-piece set retails for £74.99 (UK), $79.99 (U.S.), $129.99 (Aus), and $149.99 (NZ). I do not yet know the role of the TIE Silencer in the film, but can the set win me over? Let’s see!

Surprisingly, there are only four figures – or maybe three and a half – included.

The first minifigure is, of course, Kylo Ren. This figure is new for The Last Jedi and – surprise surprise! – his helmet is nowhere to be found! Does that mean Kylo will go helmetless for TLJ? We’ll find out, but I certainly hope not! His iconic crossguard lightsaber is present here, but strangely the hilt is now black instead of gunmetal grey. I like his scarred face and stitched robe printing. While his face and hair are inaccurate (they look a bit like a dark-side Ezra Bridger) I find they look better than Adam Driver, honestly (sorry!)

Next, we have the evil version of BB-8: BB-9E, a new First Order droid for The Last Jedi. BB-9E’s lower body is the same as BB-8 and has nice printed detail around. His head, however, is a brand new mold and is like the R5-type head, but smaller for this droid.

Here we have a First Order Stormtrooper – you can never have too many of him but he’s more on the filler side of the spectrum as he’s just a generic minifigure. His only weapon is a black medium blaster.

Lastly, we have a First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter Pilot. These figures were notably absent from 75101 First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter, so I am glad to see him here. He has the usual First Order TIE Fighter Pilot helmet, with the great rubber tube, but now it has two red stripes denoting his Special Forces rank. I believe the rest of the figure, however, is a normal First Order TIE Pilot. He has a small blaster pistol. Four (or 3.5) minifigures in a set of this size is a bit low: especially since one of them (the Stormtrooper) is not very unique and 75155 had five minifigures, two of which were exclusive main characters. The build in the set is Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer; there aren’t any side-builds or anything. It looks very sleek, and I like the mostly-black color scheme with highlights of dark grey and red. The four wings were quite repetitive but look pretty cool and menacing. When compared with the TIE Silencer from the movie, it seems rather accurate. The cockpit is built up pretty interestingly: there is a row of 1×2 trans red plates with 1×1 trans red cheese slopes on either side. There is also a printed 3×6 trans red windshield on top along with two stickers – the only stickers in this set – to achieve its final look. This design is not perfectly accurate but it works and looks cool. The printed 6×6 black hatch opens with space for Kylo Ren inside. There’s not much to see in the interior in my opinion and I think LEGO could have tried to beautify it a bit more. There are also two spring-loaded shooters. These are integrated very well into the body – only their fronts can be seen, the tails are completely hidden – and are fired off by pressing a black Technic lever on either side, in a method not too dissimilar from Vader’s TIE. This works well and I am pleased with the integration. Aside from that, however, there isn’t much more to do with this model except fly it around (which admittedly is quite fun). That’s pretty shocking for a set of this size, and I think one or two more play features would’ve made the model more interesting.

All things considered, this set is not bad, especially amongst the TLJ line. However, it does not really excel: the build looks nice and menacing, but the minifigure lineup isn’t great (being too small) and the play value is lacking. The price is quite good, and probably can match the value of the equally-priced Rogue One set 75155 Rebel U-wing Fighter.

Builds: 4.5/5

Minifigures: 3/5

Playability: 3.5/5

Price: 4.5/5

Personal Rating: 4/5

TOTAL: 3.9/5

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VaderFan2187 out! 😀