Rebelscum.com: Star Wars LEGO Set 7146

7146 TIE Fighter

Source: Classic

Release Year: 2001

Retail Price: $19.99

Availability: on general release worldwide

Pieces: 169

Instructions: not available

Mini-figs:

Storm Trooper
TIE Fighter Pilot

Comments: Scream through space in this TIE Fighter! One of the most feared sights in the Empire is a TIE fighter coming up behind you! Especially this one—with the first ever LEGO stormtrooper! Build and control your own TIE fighter, complete with a working hatch and solar wings. Comes with a pilot, a stormtrooper, and a display stand.

Qty	Color	Description
4	Tan	Brick 1 x 2
2	Blue	Brick 1 x 3
2	Blue	Brick 2 x 2
6	DkGray	Brick 2 x 2 Corner
2	Gray	Brick 2 x 2 Round
4	DkGray	Brick 2 x 2 with Pins and Axlehole
2	Gray	Brick 2 x 3
1	DkGray	Cone 2 x 2 x 2
1	DkGray	Hinge 1 x 2 Base
1	Black	Hinge 1 x 2 Top
1	Black	Hinge Car Roof 4 x 4
1	Gray	Hinge Plate 1 x 4 with Car Roof Holder
1	Gray	Hose Flexible Wide 12L with Tabs
1	Brown	Minifig Head - Stud Hollow
1	Yellow	Minifig Head - Stud Hollow
1	White	Minifig Helmet Imperial with Stormtrooper Pattern
1	Black	Minifig Helmet Imperial with TIE Pilot Pattern
1	Black	Minifig Hips and Legs (Complete)
1	White	Minifig Hips and Legs (Complete)
1	Black	Minifig Loudhailer
1	White	Minifig Torso with SW Stormtrooper Pattern
1	Black	Minifig Torso with TIE Pilot Pattern
5	TrRed	Plate 1 x 1 Round
2	TrOrange	Plate 1 x 1 Round
3	Gray	Plate 1 x 2
1	DkGray	Plate 1 x 2
1	Green	Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud
2	Black	Plate 1 x 3
4	DkGray	Plate 1 x 4
4	Blue	Plate 1 x 10
2	Yellow	Plate 2 x 2
2	Blue	Plate 2 x 2 Corner
2	Gray	Plate 2 x 3
10	Blue	Plate 2 x 4
1	Blue	Plate 3 x 2 with Hole
4	Blue	Plate 3 x 6 without Corners
4	Black	Plate 4 x 12
1	Gray	Plate 6 x 6
8	Gray	Slope Brick 33 3 x 2 Inverted
2	Blue	Slope Brick 45 2 x 1
2	Gray	Slope Brick 45 2 x 2
2	Blue	Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Double
2	DkGray	Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Double Concave
2	Black	Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 Inverted
1	Gray	Slope Brick 45 6 x 4 Double Inverted Concave
2	DkGray	Slope Brick 65 6 x 6 x 2 Inverted Quadruple
1	TrBlue	Space Radar Dish 2 x 2
1	Gray	Space Radar Dish 4 x 4
1	DkGray	Space Radar Dish 4 x 4 with TIE Hatch Pattern
1	DkGray	Support 2 x 2 x 10 Girder Triangular
1	Black	Technic Axle 6
3	Black	Technic Brick 1 x 4 with Holes
2	Gray	Technic Pin 1/2
43	Blue	Tile 1 x 2 Grille with Groove
1	Gray	Tile 1 x 2 with SW Computer Pattern
1	Black	Tile 2 x 2 Round
2	Gray	Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW Imperial Pattern
1	Black	Tile 2 x 2 with Groove
1	Black	Tile 4 x 4 with Studs on Edge
1	Smoke	Windscreen 3 x 6 x 5 Canopy with Octagonal Design Pattern
4	Black	Wing 6 x 12 Left
4	Black	Wing 6 x 12 Right

Parts list supplied by Peeron.

by Purple Dave

This set fill the two biggest holes in the existing SW line. Three words. Generic. Imperial. Goons. You get the basic TIE Fighter, which is the first non-unique Imperial snubfighter in the basic line. More important, though, is the belated introduction of the Stormtrooper! We finally have a minifig to match everyone in the Classic series logo. I have a feeling that this will be the best selling set in the entire series because of three things. One, it's pure army builder. Two, it's more popular army builder than the other seven sets that don't have any unique characters. Three, people have been drooling over the thought of building armies of LEGO Stormtroopers since word of a SW LEGO line first hit the Internet.

The minifigs are beautifully done, with the same sculpt serving double-duty as the two different helmets (I smell an AT-AT pilot in the near future...) and the Stormtrooper is the second minifig in this series to get a painted back. I just wish they'd started earlier so all the Rebel pilots looked better... Anyways, the pod section of the TIE Fighter is loosely based on the one from Vader's, but it boasts several improvements, including having the forward viewport attached to the dorsal hatch piece, which allows for easier access to the pilot's seat. Also, they used the dorsal viewport piece from the UCS TIE/In, which looks much better than the Imperial logo on the top of Vader's TIE. I'm actually tempted to buy another just to switch the pod in for Vader's, but I very rarely buy duplicate LEGO sets. The wing struts are smaller, so the wings are closer to the pod. I've heard complaints about how flimsy the wings feel, but I couldn't figure out a good way to stabilize them without getting too bulky.

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