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| BASIC INFO | |
| Official Name | Darth Vader TIE Fighter |
| Released by | MPC (1978), Meccano, Denys Fisher, Clipper, Kenner, Lili Ledy, Revell/Takara (1978), Toltoys (1979), MPC/ERTL (1989), AMT/ERTL (1996) |
| Scale | About 1/36 |
| Number of parts | 55 |
MPC box front
Kit comes with the Darth Vader figure in seated position.
Side of the box
Side of the box
Close-up view
Close-up view
Parts
Transparent parts and MPC instruction sheet
MPC kit comes in two box variants;
• wide 25.4x35.5 cm (10x14 inches) box from 1978
• narrow 20x35.5 cm (8x14 inches) box from 1979.
Besides MPC, this kit was released also by Meccano (France), Denys Fisher (UK), Clipper (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), Kenner (Germany), Revell/Takara (1978, Japan), Toltoys (1979, Australia, New Zealand), MPC/ERTL (1989, USA) and AMT/ERTL (1996, 1997 and 2005, USA).
MPC kit - wide
box from 1978
MPC kit with The Empire Strikes Back sticker
Denys Fisher kit
Clipper kit
Photo from
www.clipper-toys.net
Kenner "T.I.E. Jager" kit
with instruction sheet
and model
Revell/Takara kit
from 1978
Toltoys kit
from 1979
Contributed by Matt Glasgow
Toltoys kit
side view
Contributed by Matt Glasgow
Toltoys instruction sheet
(last page)
Contributed by
Matt Glasgow
MPC/ERTL kit
from 1989
AMT/ERTL kit with Flight Display
from 1996
AMT/ERTL kit - Plus Pack with
paint, brush and glue, from 1997
AMT/ERTL kit
from 2005
Unpainted model on "legs"
and Darth Vader figure
Contributed
by Wolfgang Danner
Painted Darth
Vader figure
Contributed
by Tony Bell
Finished model
Contributed
by Tony Bell
Finished model
top view
Contributed
by Ian Lawrence
Back view
Contributed
by Ian Lawrence
Opened top hatch
Contributed by Allen B. Ury
