I got this set used for 1000 kr (about 100 dollars) and i must admit that the money was well spent. The building was fun and not very hard.

Pros and cons:

Pros:

Very good value for money

Tie droid from legends only in this set

Great if you want to play together with a friend.

No stickers, only printed pieces

Cons:

Droid brain minifigure does not have exclusive pieces

Very repetitive

No control panels or anything on darth vaders tie

Overall a great set if you are a fan of star wars and great play value.

When I was younger, I sunk probably hundreds of hours into the game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron for the N64. In it, you play as the regular Rebel ships, X-wing, A-wing, etc, against the regular Imperial ships. TIEs, Interceptors, Bombers, etc. Up until the last level, when they say "Okay, now fly this thing called a V-wing, and fight against these highly aggressive TIE Droid Fighters. Also, World Devastators are here."

That level alone, I probably played more than a hundred times. Needless to say, all those ships became well known to me. And then, this set shows up, with not only a TIE X-1 that's way better than the one from set 7150, and TWO standard TIEs (which are unbeatable in a swooshing fight with your friends), but this TIE/d Fighter that is, for me at least, a dream come true.

I will say that for the TIE X-1, the newer set 8017 looks far better than the one seen here, if only for the reason of being the right colour. And the TIE Fighter in set 9492 is amazingly better than the relatively flimsy ones in this set. But, in the spirit of TIE Fighters themselves, sometimes quantity beats quality. Having a large number of fighters, especially as a kid who gets into epic battles with friends, is just the best.

Unfortunately, it was my friend who got this set. For a while anyway. He grew out of Lego and I didn't, so now I have it.

Box/Instructions

I never had the box, but I assume it worked like a normal box. The instructions were good, in the old fashioned way of putting on more than one brick per page.

Parts

Black, blue, grey. Lots of it. All I ever really thought about the parts was after I took it all apart to rebuild (to make sure it was right) was "Yes, these will once again become TIE Fighters." However, the blank version of the TIE window is pretty cool.

Minifigures

Yay, another Darth Vader. I have more Vaders than I have Stormtroopers, and it annoys me. TIE Pilots are good, they do their job. Droid brain is.. a little meh, but what did you expect? Maybe a printed piece would have been nice.

The build

Some people don't like repetitive builds. I personally love being able to build two of the same thing, at the same time.

The completed model

While the newer TIEs look better in my opinion, I like that these ones match with the others of the time, like the Interceptor, Bomber and Crawler.

Overall opinion

I give it 5 stars, because this is just a darn cool set. More TIEs than you can hold at once, means you've got reinforcements, and each one can be better than the last.

I never got this set, but I have two TIE Fighters and Vader's fighter. Plus, I could easily build a TIE/d. I also love making my own TIEs, so I guess this is great if you are a MOCer or a big fan of the Empire. Though this is rather expensive, this is great for building up a fleet of TIE fighters.

Pros:
Two pilots and their fighters
Darth Vader
Vader's Fighter
TIE/d
Exclusive Droid Brain

Cons:
No Bomber
No Interceptor (Understandable because it wasn't made then.)
Droid Brain kind of cruddy.

Other notes:
Buy while you can!

This set rocks so much! You get a load of TIE starfighters, which include the ordinary trademark, the TIE Fighter(This has the tall wings, there are 2 of these fighters in the set), the TIE Advanced, (The large one with the curvy wings and thick midsection (Darth Vader's one), and a TIE/d fighter. The /d is new but like, never in the movie. It has wings kind of like an Interceptor and is unmanned, its a UAV!. You can have some serious battles with this set, and although having the TIE family issue of weak attachment sections, this set provides super playability and can generate an awesome display or fleet! It has about 658 pieces and is $70 USD. It is highly worth it, the TIE fighter family is always a best, and cant go wrong! This is a wopping 10!

I love this set, it comes with 2 tie fighters, a tie advanced, and a TIE DROID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Personally I think that they should have included a tie interceptor instead of an extra tie fighter. Then all you have to do is buy the tie bomber and have the complete army besides the expanded universe tie crafts. Anyways as my usual score, I give it a 10/10 for being totally fun.