Darth Vader TIE Fighter 1

OOB MPC Tie Advanced X-1 Hangar Queen.

This is depicted as it would have been delivered direct from Sienar Fleet Systems' R&D facilities. Vader's peronal fighter would naturally be maintained to the highest spotless standards.

The Kit I had as a Kid in the 70's is long gone, but I still have the Vader Figure. This kit bought on ebay was a late 80's run of the original moulds. Not much flash, which was nice, but a fair bit of size difference between various halves.

The wings were quite twisted, either from new, or from sitting on someone's shelf for 30 years is unknown. quite a lot or warming and manual manipulation, allowing the plastic time to rest for a day or two between sessions, got the wings dead straight and matching in angle.

Sadly, the stand is quite on the wimpy side and will sag until some of the kit's weight rests on something. for a while a cigarette lighter supported the back corner to keep the ship level on the stand, then I was able to prop it up by backing up to the mirrored back panel of the display, o it looks great without a support now.

I have 2 more, 1 needing restoration and a late 90's flight display version. Both will be built with better stands.

The included landing gear is not up to much, and has no basis in canon as the fighters on ships and on the Deathstar are parked in hanging racks. All landed Ties in Canon have touched down on the edges of their wings.