REVIEW: 75008 Tie Bomber and Asteroid Field

[Ritz Brick]

Now time for the review of the Tie Bomber and Asteroid Field. Let me start off by saying this set/idea/minifigure is awful. Just so you won't be surprised later on.

Set Information

Name: Tie Bomber and Asteroid Field

Number: 75008

Theme: Star Wars

Year: 2013

Minifigures: 1

Pieces: 60

Price: $12.99 CDN $9.99 USD 9.99 GB

Front of the box shows our typical stuff, information and a picture of what an asteroid field is supposed to look like.

The back shows how to suspend the model and the other planets in the line.

Our contents include the planet, instructions and a ball of pieces. If you are not aware, the pieces almost seemed vacuum sealed to fit into the planet.

The fact both halves are the same is just ridiculous, have you ever heard of two asteroids being the same?

All our pieces layed out, nothing interesting other than the printed windscreen piece and the grey astromech dome.

As opposed to every other name plate pieces, the printing on this one is atrocious, there is a faint grey line around all the lettering, and everything seems grainy.

Nothing new about the minifig so far.

The helmet is a bit different, the mouth grille looks different and a little more extra details, as well as the eyes being farther apart.

and the helmet is the same except that it has a CRAAAZY silver stripe on the top, look how impulsive they were. This hardly warrants putting another Tie pilot in the planet line. I mean, they've only made 9 so far, they couldn't have thought of something else?

Yoda makes a random cameo in the book. (Very hard to take a picture of these super glossy instructions.

Main body built, easily noted that it isn't symmetrical.

The wings, this design has been used in other mine/midi scale Tie bombers I've seen.

Completed, doesn't look to bad other than the connection of the wings to the body is very loose and wobbly.

From behind, some round trans blue 1x1 make it look much better.

A scary sight if you're a rebel.... or an asteroid.

The front

The wings can be folded to create the Imperial Snow Plow

The whole shebang, very black.

Now here's the big problem, the planet doesn't line up in any way and the asteroids look like cookie crumbs.

Rating:

Design: 6/10 The typical way of creating a mini scale Tie bomber, nothing special.

Parts: 7/10 The round grey pieces are nice, nothing else really stands out.[/b]

Minifigure: 1/10 Rehashing a minifigure that was used in the first series, a little extra printing hardly makes it different or unique.

Build: 4/10 Took about 5 minutes to build, nothing else to say.

Playability: 6/10 Could be combined with the Interceptor and the X-Wing .

Price: 6/10 Overpriced but complaining doesn't do anything.

Overall: 3/10 The only reason I picked this up is because a series isn't a series with one missing, meaning I only bought it because I felt I had to. The printing on the planet is sloppy, as well as the printing on the name plate. The whole concept of the asteroid field is terrible, plus the fact it just looks more like a dark planet. The Tie Bomber pilot is just the same recycled minifigure. If you aren't like me and just want certain planets or figs. No need to get this one.

[hench]

Great review, but I don´t like set very much. As you say, minifig isn´t very good, I would prefer something else. But, thanks for review, now I know, that I won´t buy it.

[GregoryBrick]

It seems like a fun little set; thanks for the review.

I don't see any problem with the asteroid field using two of the same part.

[Darth Malgus]

i didn't mind this set shame about the asteroid. It really is a shame that we haven't had more Imperial fighter pilots than what has been released.

[Ritz Brick]

It seems like a fun little set; thanks for the review.

I don't see any problem with the asteroid field using two of the same part.

It's one of those things that at first glance the fact they are the same doesn't have a big difference, but once you see it, you cannot unsee it. If that makes any sense.

[Borex]

I lost my interest in the planet-series too. They should have made better choices with the mini-figures i guess.

[King Aragorn]

Great mini TIE bomber!

The planet is a little bit poor

[B34TBOXX5]

Hahaha "Imperial Snowplow" was a nice touch.