The carded release brought nothing new to the table. This TIE Fighter Pilot figure had previously been released in this deco with the Legacy Collection TRU Exclusive TIE Interceptor in 2009. The Vintage Collection VC65 TIE Fighter Pilot made its debut at SDCC in 2011, as part of the SDCC Exclusive “Revenge of the Jedi” Death Star box set. He has previously been featured on Bantha Skull as the curator of an entire 72-figure wing of TIE Pilots Updated Review (Guest): MaarekStele - 07:05 AMĮditor’s note: Guest reviewer MaarekStele provides his take on this figure. Finally, since this is a specific TIE Fighter Pilot who met his demise during A New Hope, you might want to consider picking up one.Įditor’s Note: This review has been updated with our second look at TVC… It’s nicer looking version of a figure that needs a resculpt. Overall, this is a crisper and better looking TIE Fighter Pilot than the first release, but it’s still based on the sub standard 2008/9 mold. Finally, the figure has Photo Real applied to the human head, but the results are honestly negligible. There is also some silver on the speaker at the bottom of the helmet. The silver in the “frown” of the helmet is also more subdued, and honestly, a little less precise.

The imperial symbols on the figure’s shoulders are bigger and more precise. There is also a silver control panel painted on the figure’s left forearm. There are two barely noticeable red dots on the outside gray switches. The paint applications to the chest box are much more precise and include extra paint applications on the switches. The flight suit is blacker on this release instead of the dark gray of the predecessor. Overall, the helmet appears glossier, but the dullness of the original release may just be a product of aging. The callsign is also larger and moved back a little. Instead of a bright silver, it’s more of a gunmetal. This time the central strip on the helmet is more subdued. That specific TIE Fighter Pilot was previously released in the Battle of Endor (1 of 2) multi-pack. Oxixo from A New Hope instead of the generic TIE Fighter Pilot that was first release. So the deco upgrades to this figure go beyond just some new paint applications to the face.

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