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Star Wars Action Fleet Tie Fighter |  | Brand: Star Wars
Category: Toy
Buy New: $24.95
as of 3/10/2010 11:38 EST details
New (3) from $24.95
Seller: WIDE WORLD MAPS and MORE!
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 46458
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 6.2 x 6.2
UPC: 047246669950
EAN: 0047246669950
ASIN: B001BXVOKA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Opening Hatch | | • | Fold Down Rear Exhaust | | • | Pull Out Ion Engine | | • | Includes Display Stand | | • | Includes Grand Moff Tarkin and Tie Pilot Figures |
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Product Description
This is a Tie Fighter vehicle from the Star Wars Original Trilogy. The vehicle is part of the Action Fleet series, which are vehicles about 5-6 inches in length and the included figures are about an inch tall.
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| Customer Reviews:
Overall a great buy. November 27, 2009
G. Robbins
The Imperial TIE Fighter is a unique design which should be a part of any Star Wars fan's collection. After all, you need *something* to chase off those X-wings.
The Action Fleet TIE Fighter is generally a good toy, with excellent play-factor. Not only can you open up the cockpit and insert the pilot, but you can pull off the reactor on the back and take out the fuel tanks under the cockpit. This is pretty cool for a kid pretending to 'repair' the ship before take-off or 'blowing the ship up' during a dogfight (and let's be honest, what are the chances of a TIE Fighter coming back alive from a fight?).
Some downsides of the toy are the fragility of the wings. A wing on the one I had as a kid snapped off when I lost my grip on it and it landed on the concrete in my dad's driveway. However, the high-impact plastic should withstand a drop on carpeted floor easily, this was after several *repeated* spinning throws from being 'shot' by my X-wings, and I was able to repair it with epoxy. That being the case, caution your child if you're getting it for Christmas to be careful.
I rated the educational value low because, let's face it, this is a toy of a fictional spacecraft. However, science teachers may find it a helpful visual aid for the future of space travel, since the TIE stands for Twin *Ion* Engine. Ion engines are a real propulsion system, though they are too weak to propel a spacecraft as shown in Star Wars.
Overall, I like the Action Fleet TIE Fighter. For the problems with fragility it has, it is a great toy for a child who has an X-wing or other Rebel vehicle. I'd recommend this to any mini-Star Wars fan.
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