(MOC) TIE Avenger Prototype - (Update: Stand)

[Mandalorianknight]

I've been out of the game too long. This was a nice way to get back into it. Much, much more to come, I hope to have a full wave out by Christmas.

In keeping with @CloneCommando99's dream of an official model and my own style, I tried to keep largely consistent with lego's design schema, with two asterisks: I couldn't bring myself to replace the under-cockpit cannons with spring-loaded shooters, and while my wing connections *should* be OK, lego would likely use technic. This meant I finally abandoned my tradition of stubbornly sticking to the way lego added the grey edges to the wings of the 2018 TIE fighter and went for how they normally do the TIE variants like the Interceptor and Bomber.

The Avenger itself is 807 parts. It's hard to see from this angle, but you can pull down the 4x4 dish on the bottom to reveal the green laser weapon used in the show. That was a bantha to fit into the cockpit.

The roof lifts off in two pieces. The cockpit fits one pilot with clips to store two small accessories or weapons, and there's room for 2 minifigures to sit in the back, a third if you place him on the ramp that can lower down from the back of the ship.

I'm rusty and it definitely shows, but I think it turned out well overall. Let me know what you think. (Ignore the range trooper helmet+overlap with the fur, they don't have the cloth fur or actual range trooper helmet parts in stud.io)

Edited 2 hours ago by Mandalorianknight

[CloneCommando99]

2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I've been out of the game too long. This was a nice way to get back into it. Much, much more to come, I hope to have a full wave out by Christmas.

In keeping with @CloneCommando99's dream of an official model and my own style, I tried to keep largely consistent with lego's design schema, with two asterisks: I couldn't bring myself to replace the under-cockpit cannons with spring-loaded shooters, and while my wing connections *should* be OK, lego would likely use technic. This meant I finally abandoned my tradition of stubbornly sticking to the way lego added the grey edges to the wings of the 2018 TIE fighter and went for how they normally do the TIE variants like the Interceptor and Bomber.

 

The Avenger itself is 807 parts. It's hard to see from this angle, but you can pull down the 4x4 dish on the bottom to reveal the green laser weapon used in the show. That was a bantha to fit into the cockpit.

 

The roof lifts off in two pieces. The cockpit fits one pilot with clips to store two small accessories or weapons, and there's room for 2 minifigures to sit in the back, a third if you place him on the ramp that can lower down from the back of the ship.

 

I'm rusty and it definitely shows, but I think it turned out well overall. Let me know what you think. (Ignore the range trooper helmet+overlap with the fur, they don't have the cloth fur or actual range trooper helmet parts in stud.io)

Oh it’s peak. I can’t wait to see the rest of the wave.

You absolutely nailed it.

Excellent work on all the weaponry. The rockets and hull laser are perfect.

The greebling is also amazing. Especially on the middle section. You encapsulated the exterior really well.

 

Just a superb job. And a fantastic way to celebrate day 200 of the campaign. Thank you.

Edited yesterday at 08:36 AM by CloneCommando99

[Kaijumeister]

What a brilliant MOC @Mandalorianknight, you’ve captured the shaping perfectly and this looks addictively swooshable! Omitting the grey edges is also a smart choice as the Avenger’s wings looks ‘sharper’ anyway. 

I’m largely apathetic to TIE variants (they’re cool, I just care little for them), but for some reason I absolutely love the Avenger. It’s a shame Lego will seem to be ignoring this as a potential set. 

[Mandalorianknight]

Thank you for the feature, @MKJoshA!

On 11/10/2025 at 3:36 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

Oh it’s peak. I can’t wait to see the rest of the wave.

You absolutely nailed it.

Excellent work on all the weaponry. The rockets and hull laser are perfect.

The greebling is also amazing. Especially on the middle section. You encapsulated the exterior really well.

Just a superb job. And a fantastic way to celebrate day 200 of the campaign. Thank you.

Thank you! 

The weaponry, as the main thing about this ship that jumps out to me, is something I really wanted to get right, so I'm glad to hear you like it.

The cockpit/middle section definitely took the longest, it was tough to get the greebles represented by those flower pieces in there accurately.

Thank you- this only got made because of your campaigning. Obviously still a far cry from an official set, but if you ever want instructions, just let me know.

22 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

What a brilliant MOC @Mandalorianknight, you’ve captured the shaping perfectly and this looks addictively swooshable! Omitting the grey edges is also a smart choice as the Avenger’s wings looks ‘sharper’ anyway. 

I’m largely apathetic to TIE variants (they’re cool, I just care little for them), but for some reason I absolutely love the Avenger. It’s a shame Lego will seem to be ignoring this as a potential set. 

Thank you! Yeah, as much as I prefer to keep my TIES visually cohesive with the 2018 official one, the "sharp" edges are much more accurate to the in-universe ship.

I think it's because the Avenger is explicitly made to be the "cool" tie, almost like the TIE someone like James Bond would fly. Hidden weapons- weapons everywhere, really, as a matter of fact-, a hyperdrive, being able to fit other people and yet still retaining a very sleek and swooshable look- it's one of the objective best TIEs (and a little bit of a plot hole why they never continued the project- I like to think that the Avenger, as a counterbalance to all it's offensive capability and hyperdrive, was basically a power-actuator-burning glass cannon in addition to it's prohibitive cost, and after the prototype was stolen they just decided it wasn't worth the extra funds to continue to try solving the durability and longevity issues.)

 

EDIT: UPDATE: I designed a stand to go along with it, as I'm hoping to add this one to rebrickable soon and I would not trust it to sit down on just four points.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Mandalorianknight