Sweet! A Jedi Starfighter repaint was what I was hoping for. Perfect. :)

it is strange that we havent gotten a normal tie fighter yet.

it is strange that we havent gotten a normal tie fighter yet.

Maybe it's not a good candidate for design.

 

Not that that's stopped bad ideas before

it is strange that we havent gotten a normal tie fighter yet.

I don't think there is enough mass to a TIE fighter to make it work. There's, what, a ball, two solar panels, and two pylons connecting them? Where would all the robot (mech, whatever) bits come from? Even with the Darth Vader Tie fighter, there's more structure to the fighter than just the ball and solar panels. And the figure is contained within the central mass, the panels just form his cape and an unnecessary shield.

it is strange that we havent gotten a normal tie fighter yet.

I don't think there is enough mass to a TIE fighter to make it work. There's, what, a ball, two solar panels, and two pylons connecting them? Where would all the robot (mech, whatever) bits come from? Even with the Darth Vader Tie fighter, there's more structure to the fighter than just the ball and solar panels. And the figure is contained within the central mass, the panels just form his cape and an unnecessary shield.

 

I agree. But $h!tty designs haven't stopped them from trying before.

anyway I think it would be really interesting to see it attempted...

 

If the Tie Panels fold-up (like Deathstarvader) it could create some nice armor plating for legs or arms ( made from the spindles)

 

Everything else can just fold out of the rolly ball, like M-Bonecrusher. They can also cheat like the toys always do by putting a flat handle on the back side.

 

Just random speculating here...

I'd think that the Y-Wing or A-Wing would be more obvious candidates.

 

I think another problem with a TIE Fighter SWTF is that the panels would have to be collapsible to be used in the transformation, which would probably make it impossible to stand up in vehicle mode.

kenobi is full of WIN he is as good as bought

I'd think that the Y-Wing or A-Wing would be more obvious candidates.

 

I think another problem with a TIE Fighter SWTF is that the panels would have to be collapsible to be used in the transformation, which would probably make it impossible to stand up in vehicle mode.

A Y-wing SWTF would be as good as bought. That's my favorite Star Wars ship of all time. They're the A-10s of the Star Wars universe.

The biggest thing that still keeps me from buying these is the price. They really should be $10. I saw Commander Cody yesterday and thought about getting it, but "meh" set in on the price.

Commander Cody is worth $8 tops.