LEGO 75274 Star Wars Tie Fighter Pilot™ Helmet

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When not on duty, their dress uniforms were the same as various Imperial Navy officers, although in some cases, such as Captain Yorr and Captain Juno Eclipse, they wore uniforms that were more similar to the dress uniforms for Stormtrooper Corps officers. In Droids (1986) 8, which recounts the story of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope as witnessed by R2-D2 and C-3PO, TIE pilots are seen wearing white armor that resembles the armor worn by snowtroopers.

At the height of the Galactic Empire, the Imperial Navy had countless Academy graduates and clones at its disposal. During the time of the Imperial Remnant and the reign of a reborn Emperor Palpatine, the Empire was forced to be conservative with the lives of the TIE pilots due to their decreasing numbers, and unmanned TIE/D automated starfighters were used as support craft for living pilots. Eventually, Imperial commanders like Grand Admiral Thrawn were forced to recognize that their pilots and starfighters could no longer be treated as expendable assets, and began fitting TIE/IN interceptors with deflector shields. [7] Training [ ] Potential non-clone pilots were required to undergo a rigorous screening and selection process for flight training, with those who passed proceeding to spend a year in one of the Empire's flight schools. The flight schools' locations varied between asteroid bases, planets, and capital ships. Once they arrived at the flight school, the pilot would be assigned to a partner and learn to operate as a team in combat, necessitating hundreds of hours of flight drills. However, the flight schools were not safe, as attrition was high especially to trainee pilots assigned to actual combat missions. Those who survived and passed came closer to getting a recommendation into the Starfighter Corps. [5] Several of the flight challenges they had to endure were both strategic and high-speed related, and were described as filtering out the weak. [3]

The proportions aren't perfect, of course, but unless you hold up a picture of a movie still or real-life prop next to it, it looks right. TIE pilots were stationed among either the Imperial Navy or the Imperial Army, with their duties varying depending on the branch. The latter reported to an Army garrison commander, although they were primarily stationed aboard a naval vessel. This also led to an intense rivalry between the two factions of TIE pilots. [5] Uniform and equipment [ ] To a TIE pilot, the success of a mission eclipsed personal safety and even the safety of fellow wingmen. [9] [10] Imperial tactics and command-control procedures for TIE squadrons were based on the assumption that most of the pilots were new and inexperienced. They were generally not allowed to use the same vehicle more than once, though this practice declined as the number of available ships began to decrease. [19] As a result of these early measures they developed little or no attachment to a particular craft as their Rebel counterparts did. [9] [10] This mindset helped to enforce the pilots' view of themselves as a part of the Imperial war machine. and completes the Mohawk detail. This fantastic prop was presented to its owner during the filming of That's fighter pilots for you. Twice the mouth because half the brain." ―Two Imperials, regarding TIE pilots [13]The TIE Fighter Pilot Helmet measures 7” (18cm) high, 5” (13cm) wide and 6” (15cm) deep – it doesn’t need much space for display, but its striking, authentic details are sure to catch the eye of every passerby! Due to their discipline, TIE pilots when undergoing missions often fly in formations of up to five TIE fighters. However, if the unit leader ended up shot down first, the remaining TIE pilots tended to scatter. [14] [15] [16] [17] During the Clone Wars, a division of clone trooper pledges loyalty to Ahsoka Tano. They repaint their standard issue helmets to show their loyalty to the Jedi. Helmet, which is adjustable, features some weathering in addition to its bright color accents. Button activated electronic voice changer makes your voice sound like a clone trooper from Ahsoka’s division. 20. Phase II Clone Trooper Helmet

Today, we delve inside the LEGO Star Wars TIE Fighter Pilot Buildable Model Helmet (#75274). The TIE Fighter Pilot was first introduced in Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977, and the picture depicting the helmet on the front of the box looks fabulous. Dark Troopers are perhaps the most fearsome-looking of all Imperial battle droids - and it's safe to say that Lego has perfectly captured that ferocity in its design of the Lego Star Wars Dark Trooper helmet. It's a little smaller than most other helmets, thanks to the shape of the Dark Trooper's armor.Bag 6 contains the parts to finish off the tubes, the top of the head, the plaque, and the insignia. And with the Imperial emblems attached and a bit on top, we're done! Here are the leftovers, not much to speak of: In this section, you'll find a round-up of all Lego Star Wars helmets that have been discontinued. Lego sets don't last forever, and these have all been retired into the archives. Ultimate Star Wars first identified TIE fighter pilots as "human" in 2015. [4] Star Wars Helmet Collection 6, released in 2016, stated that they were "various, mostly human," implying the existence of non-human pilots. [28] However, Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, released in 2019, stated "human" again. [29] As Star Wars Helmet Collection magazines do not explicitly credit the Lucasfilm Story Group, then information from Ultimate Star Wars and Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, which both have Story Group credits, take precedence.

I opened by saying that on face value, a TIE Fighter Pilot helmet seems like an odd choice for an inaugural line of three Star Wars helmets. As far as subject matter goes, it feels like something that would turn up in a second or third lineup, not the first one.

The mouth build uses more interesting colours for no particular reason, and is attached using a dark red riot shield, which has turned into quite a versatile piece - I wonder if the part designer could've anticipated that when it was first created. A mini-helmet depicting a TIE pilot helmet was planned for the Riddell mini-helmets line of merchandise. However, it was cancelled before it could get past the prototype stages after Master Replicas took over development for the helmet line. The only thing showing its existence was an incomplete set of blueprints that probably would have come bundled with the helmet had it been released. When it was revealed that the third of the three new Star Wars helmets would be the TIE Fighter Pilot, I was puzzled. Against Boba Fett and the Stormtrooper, a TIE Fighter Pilot is hardly that iconic. Pictures looked pretty good, though, so I was left curious about this one.