why does the Mandalorin have the Dark Saber?

Also, RebelBuilder's TIE Interceptor looks better

I don't love the cockpit ball on that TIE Interceptor. After the almost-perfect aesthetics of 75347 I was hoping that the TIEs would switch to the 4x4 dish method to get more accurate curved shapes. This is a bit of a let down, it doesn't feel like it's even quite as good as 75240

I just saw this set at a toy store in my area today. Looks good. Won't be getting it at full RRP though.

Wonder what the value will be in 5 years.

Glad we're finally getting an interceptor, though I'm not a fan of the cockpit-wing connections. In all appearances of the Interceptor its connection is thicker next to the cockpit then becoming thinner as it gets to the wing, while here the connection next to the wing seems too big which makes it look a bit odd. Sure, they did the same with 7181 but it's not the year 2000 anymore.

Maybe I am being pedantic but it's been a long while since we got an interceptor, and this set is expensive so I'd hope for a bit better accuracy.

@Wasthereonce said:
"I don't know why the random Mando wasn't made into someone notable like Axe Woves. Would add more to this set."

'cos then someone will complain that Axe Wolves or Koska Reeves weren't shown piloting the Fang fighter? :D

they're already on wal mart shelves here in MD.

or axe woves and koska reeves!

It does show it flanking the Guantlets.

Ya'll gotta stop buying Star Wars. In no universe, is this worth $100. Barely $60.

Interceptor cool, but paying $40+ for the underwhelming Fang and figs is a bit meh.

They are kind of look good but well overpriced. Unless, there is a massive discount at toy shops. I will say no to the set.

Even if I still haven't watched any of season three, I'm still tempted to get this set. since I didn't get 75240 and love TIE interceptors. Also, not just the Darksaber, but an all-black astromech droid! I do already own https://brickset.com/minifigs/sw0213/astromech-droid-r2-q5, but they don't make those very often; astromech droids are usually white, so I still want it.

I work at a large department store. Just yesterday, me and some coworkers were in the Lego Aisle and I noticed this guy sitting on shelves. Was pretty sure it was yet to be released, but when we scanned it, there was no "street date" marking.

Lego is certainly doin sumthin

Shop near me in the UK says they have it in stock already, will maybe go have a look tomorrow.

@Loerwyn said:
" @Wasthereonce said:
"I don't know why the random Mando wasn't made into someone notable like Axe Woves. Would add more to this set."

'cos then someone will complain that Axe Wolves or Koska Reeves weren't shown piloting the Fang fighter? :D"

Neither was the Fleet Commander that's in this set.

I feel like we haven't seen this many exposed top studs on a SW ship since 2003 or so! [I am being hyperbolic.] I'm surprised to see how bumpy that looks for a 2023 model.

@ratical30 said:
"I know Star Wars is a cash cow for Lego, but all the sets are beginning to look the same because they make so many. The IP feels watered down. Would love if they reduced the amount of sets so when they released them it felt more special. "

I have the opposite complaint. Going back to when people say LEGO Star wars peaked, they released so many sets at a time. Now they reveal one or two sets and make it seem like a big deal, like 75353 and 75352. I think TLG thinks they can get everyone to buy a set by releasing it on it's own as THE new lego star wars set to buy.

The stacked layer approach is interesting for that fighter. I’m not sure if they were just determined to have it extremely low profile, or if they couldn’t get the right shape with other slanted pieces.

From the top it looks fine, from the side it may be a little rough. I’ll reserve judgment for if it looks good in person.

You probably won't get more exposed studs for your buck than with this set.

In itself I have no problem with a few exposed studs, it's Lego after all. But I can't help but feel that Fang Fighter looks rather dated. If someone would have told me it was from the early 2000's, I would have believed it. The TIE Intercepter looks a lot better.

And while the ppp seems decent, this is one of those cases where I wonder where all of those pieces went...

Someone pinch me. Did i just read "TIE Interceptor"?

Love this set! I feel it's greatly priced and the figs are good.

I know we don't see something like this in the show, but it is in the concept art (also fang fighters can be seen in the fleet so stop complaining they're not there)

@560heliport said:
" @ratical30 said:
"I know Star Wars is a cash cow for Lego, but all the sets are beginning to look the same because they make so many. The IP feels watered down. Would love if they reduced the amount of sets so when they released them it felt more special. "

This is the 25th year of Star Wars Lego. This is only the third minifig-scale TIE Interceptor. (75240 Major Vonreg's TIE Fighter is clearly an Interceptor, despite the name, and 75242 Black Ace TIE Interceptor really isn't anymore.) Also just two TIE Bombers.

I want MORE SW Lego, not less!"

"Clearly an interceptor," sorry to be *that guy* but it's a TIE Baron, which is very similar but has a slightly different wing shape

@GrizBe said:
" @tmtomh said:
"Less than 10.5 cents per part, for a licensed-IP set.

Okay, now folks can carry on with complaining about it being overpriced despite all evidence. :-)"

Thing is, how many of those parts are small parts? Ie, single studs, cheese slopes, clip brackets etc. Along with small tiles and stuffs thats basically greebling?

Honestly, we need a new metric for judging value of sets. I'd suggest a price per weight value. "

(Coughs)

The tie bomber came in at a premium price point and 3.5 figures (considering the gonk), this set has two good looking builds, possibly excellent builds including an interceptor which people have wanted for years, 4 figures.
I agree Lego is pushing the envelope of what's acceptable re price points (see snub fighter) but this seems ok. Remember the tac ship from andor and how much! I'm looking forward to getting this day 1 then waiting on discounts for other sets or skipping entirely in anticipation of late summer sets.

TIE Interceptor I've anticipated for a good while, and the Fang Fighter is a decent enough companion. Will definitely pick this up once it goes to $80 so as to fill out my TIE collection.

Now I just need the TIE Phantom and I will be fully sated.

Such a cool set from The Book of Bo Katan Kryze! They should make one of the iris transition ending where Baby Yoda drops a frog in the river next!

@DoctorDumbledore said:
"why does the Mandalorin have the Dark Saber? "

He shouldn't have it by the time this scene came into the season, but Lego didn't have that info when they designed the set. And since previously everyone complained about the black bar versus a saber viola!

$100 for gray blocks, arranged in an unattractive form. One named figure (which most people have 2 or 3 of).

Extremely hard pass.

@TheBrickBulbasaur said:
" @560heliport said:
" @ratical30 said:
"I know Star Wars is a cash cow for Lego, but all the sets are beginning to look the same because they make so many. The IP feels watered down. Would love if they reduced the amount of sets so when they released them it felt more special. "

This is the 25th year of Star Wars Lego. This is only the third minifig-scale TIE Interceptor. (75240 Major Vonreg's TIE Fighter is clearly an Interceptor, despite the name, and 75242 Black Ace TIE Interceptor really isn't anymore.) Also just two TIE Bombers.

I want MORE SW Lego, not less!"

"Clearly an interceptor," sorry to be *that guy* but it's a TIE Baron, which is very similar but has a slightly different wing shape"

Well, Wookieepedia says the TIE Baron is a class of interceptor, so I stand by my statement. Either way, we haven't had many TIE Interceptors!

Yes, yes & YES! 20% off and I'll buy!

The interceptor looks superb, the other craft is kind of whatever

@Speed_champions_fan said:
"I have to admit, I'm disappointed the fang's wings don't appear to rotate, that was its coolest feature in Rebels"

Great design, nice figs, pretty good price. Awaiting GWP. Agree that I wish the Fang had rotating cockpit/wings.

@sjr60 said:
"Ah, Star Wars. The only theme where you always have to double check whether you're looking at 'New Sets' or 'Random Set of the Day'!"

Your comment made me snort coffee.

C'mon you have to admit this set is better than 3635? And, it costs $192!

Looking forward to getting this set when it hits retailers atva discount. I think I will get 2 or maybe 3
To match my tie bombers. I can't resist buying the tie interceptor set and tie bomber set. Both are great looking builds. It's also good to get the new dark Saber part.

@WemWem said:
"Feels a little like a way to force people to buy two sets. A TIE Interceptor reboot has been requested for a long time, and would be a popular multiple purchase for army builders.

Not that the Fang isn’t a good set, but it’s definitely one that would be less purchased than the TIE. Maybe I’m wrong, but it just feels a little crummy that it’s in an expensive 2 pack."

Nope, this was exactly my thought, too. Reminds me of the old days with set 7150. You want a Y-Wing or Vader's TIE? You get to buy both. I don't want to be too negative here, though--these are nice looking models at a decent price.

Looks to me like Lego should start looking at making a few more varieties of angled tiles.

I’ve been waiting so long for a TIE Interceptor that I’ll probably pick this up

I feel comfortable paying for this. I'll probably pick this up with the tie bomber, and get the "freebies"

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @tmtomh said:
"Less than 10.5 cents per part, for a licensed-IP set.

Okay, now folks can carry on with complaining about it being overpriced despite all evidence. :-)"

I'm calling eyeballs test on this one. The Interceptor is forgiveable and might by itself be passable as a $50 set. The other fighter looks really squat, has far too many exposed studs, and almost looks to me like a ship out of the 2000 Lego era."

It's 2010's at least, 2000 was much different. Honestly I could see the Fang Fighter being a Galaxy Squad set given the right color scheme and mods.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @PicnicBasketSam said:
"New versions of the TIE Bomber and TIE Interceptor released in the same year, never thought we'd see the day..."

Now we just need a new TIE Defender... the only one was 8087 from 2010!"

And a Droid TIE, although that might just be wishful thinking on my part...

Something about the fang fighter just irks me, it feels really flat and disproportionate as a result

The weapons on the fang fighter are in the wrong place and the wings are supposed to rotate about the main fuselage.

Also, they chose the most boring color scheme.

We finally get an updated Tie Interceptor! Watched a review of the set on YouTube and the Tie Interceptor looks Excellent to me, really excited to get this set and glad that they did it justice. We even get the darksaber with the Mando Minifig so don't need to buy the Spider Tank set to get that.
Will be attempting to purchase this along with the midiscale Executor for May the 4th!

Wow, it looks like both sides of my Star Wars fleets will be growing! Two great ships in one set is pretty exciting, so much better than throwing in a speeder to up the price by $15. Plus this seems to be very reasonably priced.

I've been waiting for a long time to get a chance of adding the Interceptor to the Tie line on my display, so this set is a must have to me. But I would have preferred it as a stand alone, because the other fighter is a bit on the lazy side IMO, not exciting at all. All flat and... "Studfull". Minifigs are OK. Price is too, for once. On my wish list, day 1 purchase - for the Tie and minifigs (and black blade of course) .
Edit : wait a minute... R2-E6 is new to the Lego SW droids range? If so, one more excellent reason to get the set.

Idk if its the angle but those seem fairly small for models that 450ish pieces went into each.
Personally would prefer having the Interceptor as its own set, dont really care for mandlorian.

Also isnt this the first playset tie interceptor since 2006?

Price is a bit steep for me but this looks like a good set. I'll check my wing piece situation, I have a Tie Interceptor already but I can try to replicate the Fang Fighter.

Ok for the Tie Interceptor but I couldn't care less about the Fang.
I'm gonna wait for a discount to buy the whole thing.
Currently, the only Tie Interceptor I have is the one of Major Vonreg (which is very good by the way).

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @tmtomh said:
"Less than 10.5 cents per part, for a licensed-IP set.

Okay, now folks can carry on with complaining about it being overpriced despite all evidence. :-)"

I'm calling eyeballs test on this one. The Interceptor is forgiveable and might by itself be passable as a $50 set. The other fighter looks really squat, has far too many exposed studs, and almost looks to me like a ship out of the 2000 Lego era."

This is my take as well. I'd say $50 for the Interceptor, which equates to $60 in 2023 SW Lego pricing. Now try to justify $40-50 of value in the Fang Fighter, which looks just barely above a Snowspeeder to me in terms of piece count and size. This needed another and/or more desirable minifig to justify its price.

this looks bad... what is going on with star wars ships lately

Not sure why people are moaning about the Fang, people were all over retro space sets based on 497.

I saw a review for this set on youtube already. Now they are releasing the pictures?

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @tmtomh said:
"Less than 10.5 cents per part, for a licensed-IP set.

Okay, now folks can carry on with complaining about it being overpriced despite all evidence. :-)"

I'm calling eyeballs test on this one. The Interceptor is forgiveable and might by itself be passable as a $50 set. The other fighter looks really squat, has far too many exposed studs, and almost looks to me like a ship out of the 2000 Lego era."

meh - don't agree at all.

I think these look great, and will be picking up two.

@Snifflegully said:
"Glad we're finally getting an interceptor, though I'm not a fan of the cockpit-wing connections. In all appearances of the Interceptor its connection is thicker next to the cockpit then becoming thinner as it gets to the wing, while here the connection next to the wing seems too big which makes it look a bit odd. Sure, they did the same with 7181 but it's not the year 2000 anymore.

Maybe I am being pedantic but it's been a long while since we got an interceptor, and this set is expensive so I'd hope for a bit better accuracy."

I agree, the TIE interceptor looks inaccurate & the wing connections look way too thin it looks a lot more substantial on Screen

Looks like this rates about a 9+ on the Chunky Parts Index, for those who haven’t quite mastered building tiny details.

@WemWem:
From an interview I once read, they are given a list of price points to build to, so if all they come up with are $40-50 models, and the list asks for something in the $100 range, the only two options are to scrap something and come up with a new model to fill that gap, or pair some of them up to make bigger sets. I’d assume this is what happened with 7150, since otherwise they would have had three starfighters of similar size with 7140. The irony here is that it’s once again pairing something people would want a fleet of with a minifig most only need one of.

@d_m_t_arnold:
They might be working through old stock, with the intention of a running change once they’re out.

@Troncity1:
The less people buy it now, the higher the secondary price will probably end up.

@GrizBe:
Are you volunteering to travel as necessary to weigh the parts each time someone here gets a set to review? Maybe buy the team a set of high-precision scales?