LEGO Star Wars 75393 TIE FIGHTER & X-WING MASH-UP Review! (2024)

[@puzzlefischer1205]

never in my life have I expected to see an X Fighter and TIE-Wing...

[@clubjed6276]

I think I'm gonna get this. Not for the gimmick, but I like the xwing. Tie fighter isn't as good as the last one tho. But I got 3 of them so don't really matter

[@JamesKuttenkuler]

@@clubjed6276I also don’t mind the look of the new x wing

[@Alec_Likes_Monkeys]

They’re in the EU, theyre called “uglies”. Theres a ton of different mashups

[@SkywalkerFoe]

Gotta love the uglies. ​@@Alec_Likes_Monkeys

[@JimMilnerTHX138]

I’ve been waiting since the freemaker adventures. I have a hate-love relationship with that show

[@stormthrush37]

The mashups are straight out of EU/Legends and the X-Wing series of books. They were called "Uglies" and pirates used them. Can't believe Lego got this one right, good on them! The TIE ball with the X-Wing wings is particularly memorable. They were called Chir'daki which translates as "Death Seed," which were made and used by Twi'leks in number as their mainline homegrown fighter forces.

[@leochildguything867]

I also thought it good for lego to recognize the legends books

[@putitawo74]

Came here to say this; I'm glad someone else remembers these books!

[@erverd8401]

I should read legends one day

[@mattcook3048]

Yes! This is why I will buy this set so glad we have this😁

[@stormthrush37]

@@erverd8401 Some of the books are really good, some not so much. Overall the X-Wing series of books were great, with the exception of the very last one in the series. Both of the Han Solo trilogies were also great.

[@MoraleIsHigh]

My guess is the reason the spring loaded shooters were located where they were on the Tie was so that when the fighters were mashed together each mashed fighter would get a pair of shooters. If the shooters were in the Tie cockpit pod, the Tie with S-foils would get four shooters while the X-wing with Tie panels would get zero.

[@adamosborne3765]

Smart

[@Darth_B]

Yeah but that happened with the engines. The tie with s foils has 5 engines from both of them but the other has no engines so it cant fly it glides

[@JasonSmith-ee7zq]

​@Darth_B actually 6 engines. TIE = Twin Ion Engines. The big open area at the back is exhaust I think

[@Darth_B]

@@JasonSmith-ee7zq so that one has 10 engines instead of 5

[@JasonSmith-ee7zq]

@@Darth_B What?

[@eightatheart_music]

Greebling is not just a Lego term. It is what ILM did with the old models of the ships. George came up with the term

[@Cloningmaster55]

And Greebling is a term from model building in general anyone could put greebling on a miniature even before ILM

[@elalb3274]

Was looking for this comment! It's just a general term for small detailing added with the express purpose of making something look detailed, without actually having a realistic reason to be there. Seems to always show up in scifi spaceships for some reason, people love that chaos of pipes and bumps and stuff i guess.

[@MandRproductions]

I see. It is ALSO a LEGO term for the MOC community these days though and that's where I know it from. But I do appreciate the origins.

[@deathgun5925]

@@Cloningmaster55 Well yes, But the word in context is from George, look it up. It was not used before him. He coined the word in the 70's.

[@cypowley207]

I think the x wing actually looks pretty good to me, I like it better than the older one

[@josefstalin9678]

IMO the nose on the last one was hideous. Looked like something you'd see on botched

[@BrickCoward77]

At first I was doubtful about the landing gear. But go back and look at Ep IV screenshots from Yavin. These are actually more movie-accurate.

[@Bucketroo]

I like the sloped sides of the front of the X-Wing fuselage, giving it a hexagonal cross-section. I can't believe it took LEGO that long to do it that way on play-scale versions.

[@shawnc0858]

The original Lego X-Wing kind of had it, but it's been a long time since then

[@Bucketroo]

@@shawnc0858 Ah yeah, it did, using slopes and inverse slopes. This new method looks better IMHO.

[@shawnc0858]

@@Bucketroo Yeah, the new one also tapers a bit towards the nose

[@LegoAT-y3p]

The curves in the X-wing looks SO GOOD compared to the previous ones…The new X-wing worth definitely the shot..

[@Star_Wars_Guy1231]

Haha an IKEA astromech droid last year and now a McDonald’s one this year 😂

[@ExtraSync]

What set

[@Star_Wars_Guy1231]

@@ExtraSync The droid that came in the Republic E-Wing vs Shin Hati’s Starfighter from the Ahsoka show is blue and yellow like IKEA

[@hbtdawgz1688]

With a modification of the landing gear, the X-Wing would look fine on a shelf. And I think this TIE looks like it would go better with the TIE Bomber than the previous version.

[@matthewstueber2783]

The X-Wing’s landing gear is actually more accurate if you rewatch episode iv

[@PK-Radio]

I’m glad that we went back to using normal joint pieces to open and close the X wing It gets annoying having so many x wings having their foils held together by a literal pair of rubber bands

[@Regeor]

Well the previous had no rubber bands.

[@smolbean3273]

I agree 100% 1 of the things I don’t like about the 2021 X-Wing is that it’s just a little too easy for the Wings to droop down out of position and I much prefer the system this X-Wing has, granted I’ve never owned any X-Wing prior to the 2021 version so this could vary differently from person to person so yeah:_ I really like how this version is more “Army Builder Friendly” since it isn’t based on Luke’s X-Wing and therefore I feel more comfortable getting multiples of this X-Wing cause I can just use these as regular infantry Star-Fighters:3 if I did get more of the 2021 version: I’d have to remove all the red marking stickers and replace them with a titled pattern that I could reuse and repeat for every copy I got, the 2 things I don’t like are the rear landing gear and how the pilot is positioned when in the cockpit:| that’s really all that bugs me, and the only thing about the Tie Fighter that bugs me is the top cockpit sticker pieces other than those 3 issues with the builds it’s a perfect set for me, complainer’s being complainers be damned! I’m army building this set wether you think the same if not!:3 if you disagree then bite me!!!>3👊🖐️

[@AzulFlo]

holy complaint

[@TheFirstCurse1]

​@@AzulFloIt's an extremely valid complaint that many people have. Rubber bands wear out over time, and once you need a new one you have to find the exact size to replace it, and take apart the entire thing down to it's basic parts to do so. It also just never feels right to use rubber bands in a LEGO set to a lot of people, but that's subjective, unlike the issue with longevity and replacement.

[@FondlesHandles]

I think they should do the same thing they did for the tie striker

[@joshuadavis8664]

So the tie gets more engines snd the xwing becomes a glider 😂

[@sashali6666]

Somehow a worse glider than a blackbird or a space shuttle, that’s impressive

[@totalNERD-eo7wx]

Another thing of note is that in canon, the X-Wing uses fueled engines and the TIE Fighter uses Solar Panels (Which are its 'wings') to power its ion engines and weaponry. So the one lacks most of the fuel in the fuselage and the power generation of the solar cells, meaning both are useless!

[@WindosNZ]

Those red bits you can uncover on the back of the X-Wing look to be the Twin Ion Engines for when you slap the TIE wings on it... as the X-Wing engines go with the wings and it'd otherwise be a lame duck.

[@StarWarsFan332]

I love your small details with sig Greebling & scala!

[@DcBjørnson]

The X-wing body with tie fighter panels looks similar to a V-wing

[@GoogleMapsTablet]

thats what i thought too!

[@ethanrowell917]

I honestly really like how the X-Wing has the wings open manually. Could easily put it up on the ceiling and not have to modify the set for it to stay in attack position

[@escada5218]

11:51 If you look at a tie fighter picture the guns are definitely grey, no red at all, and they shoot green lasers so I don't really know what is going on with the red thingies.

[@legomattie3295]

Definately wint be this. Maybe L3-GO if the price is right. The Xwing however looks amazing besides the landing gear and the missing wing mechanism. It has the most accurate fuselage though. I hope they will create an accurate canopy one day though: smallest end at top, wider at the top.

[@kleinemonnik]

The X-wing body with TIE-fighter wings remind me a bit of a V-Wing. It would actually be cool if they'd have more sets like this, so that you could swap out wings with for example six different fighters.

[@lbricks7631]

I like it when Lego Star Wars does things outside of the box.

[@anonymousforagoodreason2479]

Kinda reminds of the tie crawler from the early 2000s. Back when they did more funky stuff like this. Definitely getting this one for my nephew

[@niklasrudde7124]

10:45 You missed a perfect word play by having Sig Greebling sitting on the X-Wing 😂 But otherwise a great review.

[@samlowther9487]

You can actually create the x wing body and tie fighter wings with the previously released models and it still stands up on it’s own 😅

[@pengudoes]

The mcdonalds droid 😭

[@definitelynot_tfol36]

They were so close with the landing gear on the X-Wing, it just needs yhe chance to be it's own set and not be limited by the concept of switching wings. I do hope the next standalone X-Wing set has similar landing gear, just done better.

[@ArTR_007]

I mean, the X wing landing gear is quite accurate to the one in the movies since it has 3 "legs". The only problem is that it is way too tall and the one on the front should be on an angle, I suppose modifying it shouldn't be too difficult. I actually like the tie fighter design, but the top is just a no. If I ever get this set, I think I would modify it to have the older top piece, even if it loses the function to open the cockpit, and I'll also remove the spring loaded shooters on both builds

[@BrickCoward77]

The landing gear *was* tall in Ep IV.

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Can Lego release a minifigure scale X-wing that looks good from all angles AND is sturdy???

[@Regeor]

I don’t have an X-wing or TIE so I might actually buy this. Not at full price though.

[@chanceshears4459]

I prayed I would never have to hear about Sig Figs ever again after high school. Thanks a lot

[@CriticsCupofficial]

I think the spring loaded shooter on the tie fighter is so you have a shooting function when you do the mashup X fighter

[@ArthurMurdoch]

Greebles, also greeblies (singular: greebly),[1] or "nurnies", are parts harvested from plastic modelling kits to be applied to an original model as a detail element. The practice of using parts in this manner is called "kitbashing".[2] (copy pasted from wikipedia)

[@nathanielziessler6430]

8 out of 10, Ryan is feeling generous today :)

[@prophetlord6562]

I quite like this set. This will definitely be a gift for my nephew at Christmas.

[@tstdystopmotions]

2:49 He’s holding the cornerstone, the whole reason why rebuild the galaxy was rebuilt

[@Adeadmeme13]

I know that it’s sacrilegious…but somehow, the X-Wing body with TIE wings reminds me of a V-Wing. “An unholy abomination of a crossbreed”

[@miqvPL]

While my display space is limited I heavily consider getting those- Uglies are awesome for display, definitely an eye-catcher. The tie one just needs some tall piece to keep it from sagging

[@theodoralenius5344]

Am I the only one that thinks this is aesthetically the best looking TIE fighter out there? Just bcuz of those smooth curved pieces, it looks so good!

[@Daily_Edits301]

I like the manual wing design from the new x-wing more then the automatic wing design from the old because the wings always closed up when I tried to display it so they just dont stay up long

[@ninthislandrc]

To me, a DEFINITE "avoid". I give it 2 out of 10, and ONLY because of the Ronald McDonald R2. If it weren't for that one minifig, I'd be hard-pressed to even give it 1 out of 10.

[@peterpolus5272]

I like the unnamed rebel trooper and the simple X-wing wing mechanism.

[@josiaharaki7310]

Since they're modular, I wonder if there will be a Y Wing B-wing, Tie Advance, or somehow a TIE interceptor in the future. I bet it'd be a good base for making the TIE Predator from Star Wars Legacy, if nothing else...

[@venator.bricks]

well this is… something lol

[@Stryder15]

Fr

[@clubjed6276]

I think I'm gonna get it. But definitely not for the gimmick, I just like that x wing

[@squidplayz1782]

Same and because I think the tie fighter looks fine at least u know it’s a tie fighter

[@vicenteortega934]

I'm gonna lie, this looks fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@sTeVe-vl3nh]

The lifting part on the x wing exposes the trusters for tie mode

[@TheFirstCurse1]

The TIE Wing (X-wing fuselage and TIE Fighter wings) reminds me of some ships from No Man's Sky. Overall it's a great set. Fantastic idea having an X-Wing and TIE Fighter both in 1 set, and to have them combine. But it needed at least 1 more minifigure, and the Rebel Pilot and TIE Pilot should have been cool and/or funny new concepts like Darth Jar-Jar. As for the builds, they're not the best versions but every downside is a trade-off for a good upside.

[@BrickStopmotions]

With the area on the X-Wing under the mech torso: I think Lego may have fixed a big problem that the ugly has. With the X body and Tie wings, it has no engines, so I think the red is an engine for when it's mashed up like that.

[@islandmaster5064]

X-fighter reminds me of the clone wars V-Wing while the Tie-wing is definitely inspired by the legends tie wingss

[@ScottSteubing]

This makes me glad I passed on pre-ordering it. I did take advantage of the Amazon Prime Day deal on the 2021 X-Wing, so I just have to keep an eye out for a good price on a past TIE Fighter.

[@nathanarman8796]

Im actually pleasantly surpised with this set, i didnt think id like it as much as i do

[@Deuce_and_a_half]

The X fighter probably looks cooler because it looks more like the V Wing.

[@Rockj50000]

I think the blue piece that the Sig Greebling has is supposed to be “The CornerStone” that we see in the “Rebuild The Galaxy” trailer.

[@videohousejsq]

When the wings are swapped, the tie cockpit and x wing wings have all the thrusters. Meaning the tie fighter wings and x wing cockpit are just gliding in terms of flight. If you think about it 💀

[@insertnamehere9975]

It’s funny that the x wing has the engines on the wings and the tie fighter has them on the cockpit (same for the weapons) resulting in a ship with twice as many engines and weapons and a ship with none when they are switched.

[@Mindteaser4022]

I think a tie fighter but with rebel colors and vice versa would have been fun

[@izenheimreborn6390]

I'd like to see some MOC builders merging the new and old TIE fighter to get the ultimate TIE

[@isaacbishop8076]

Since the wing swap removes the X-wing's engines, perhaps the hidden red bricks are the exhaust for the mash up version?

[@notgray88]

Finally I've been waiting for this for YEARS

[@Former_Gamer]

I actually kinda like the X-wing wings on the TIE fighter cockpit. I know you didnt like that combo, but it might have looked cooler once you put it in flight mode.

[@andybricks576]

Hey Ryan. The Holocron it is not, it is the corner stone of the Galaxy and it is falling to bits because Sig has it in his hand. I love the McDonald's Burgers Asto Mech and Scala was just going out when i come out of my dark ages in 2010 so who are your watchers to not know about Scala?

[@Average345]

2:52 that’s the keystone, main plot point of the show

[@Walkingdeadfan65]

I believe it’s the cornerstone

[@Average345]

@@Walkingdeadfan65 yea sorry

[@Walkingdeadfan65]

@@Average345 all good

[@Commander_Raveth]

The engines on the TIE fighter are in its rear... the engines of the X-wing are on its wings... The X-wing fuselage, with the TIE fighter panels on it... won't fly... it's a repulsor lifted heep of scrap.

[@FunAtHomeCollectibles]

What a fantastic duo to team up. They look great completed as well. Very nice !!! Have an awesome day!💥From Fun At Home (supporting content creators)☮

[@ydu1234]

2018 X Wing and Tie Fighter are prime Lego design, no question 😎

[@Itsnoahscott]

I’m 26 & got back into legos after not building them for like 15 years. Honestly legos are lowkey fun.

[@LuckyRooster]

lol me too, i sold all my figures tho super sad

[@Itsnoahscott]

@@LuckyRooster oh no

[@octobotimus]

While I’m not sure it looks better, I appreciate them at least trying something new with the tie fighter.

[@nihili4196]

Imagine if pilots swapped colours. Like, orange Tie Pilot and black rebel fighter. That would be neat. But i can imagine why they're regular. First that way both ships can just be used as normal ships, and second... To save cost, since both figures are pretty commonly used. And yes, i would argue that both needed AT LEAST three more figures. What kind? I don't know. Mechanics? Pit stop droids? Anything?

[@coltonhubbard96]

The X-Wing would look nice with the Yavin IV Temple.

[@endermancrusher9176]

They should make a show where it revisits all the golden age sets (Clone wars) and they remake all of the Best sets!

[@Jessy_brick]

They put the spring loaded shooter on the wings of the tie fighter because when you switch with the x wing wings the tie wing has some spring loaded shooter if they are placed there it’s for play ability

[@Brickenjoyer-24]

I think this set will be a definite buy! At first i thought its gonna be a huge pass as i expected them to only have the 2021 versions of the two combined with some added wingfeatures, but these look significantly better, the old versions were horrible.

[@malachitewallace5312]

I definitely enjoy the nose of the X-wing much more than the older versions, though it's sad they used the smaller TIE window-

[@m_afol]

Ask @mandR are there any SW sets less than 5 in your scoring system?

[@acrazysheepdog1555]

I actually really like this new TIE design they did. It does have one not so great feature, but everything else looks quite accurate and I’m genuinely not too upset with the change. My only issue is the price for this set, so I might just skip it or wait for a sale.

[@zachallan7545]

I believe for the “3 parts doing the part of 1” I think it’s about durability That part has 2 stud connections as opposed to 18 in the 3 2x3 slopes.

[@ExtraSync]

It’s because the x wing looks like a v wing so that’s why it looks cool

[@shampooer]

i don’t think i’d ever display these as a separate x-wing and tie fighter, they are some of the worst models of those ships but with the swapped ugly version i do love it

[@alexm2979]

It amuses me that the X Fighter has no engines whilst the Tie Wing gets like 6 engines 😂😂😂. Great review as always

[@maringarvanovic8011]

Ryan. Love what you do and always agree with your views. I personally cannot see who would buy this. I do not collect everything but I would not go near this. Why?.

[@LordGuntharUthMatar]

did you consider clicking the landing gear half back and the feet half forward for the Tie-wing? That might center and level out the build

[@codyswerbensky119]

That X-Wing with Tie wings is giving V-Wing vibes

[@HOwNOTthink]

I've been watching you're videos since the 2021 x wing review.

[@turbkeysamdwich1880]

I’m not sure which one is the X-Fighter and which one is the TIE-Wing, but I’m going to assume the TIE Wing is the one with TIE Wings. That being said, I think the reason the TIE Wing looks cooler is because it resembles a V-Wing.

[@gdsupreme5040]

Not a fan of the set but dang that box art background looks sweet.

[@ciaranReal]

The x-wing tie-fighter reminds me of the republic v-wing

[@scottdavis_34]

This is just too weird. I’ll be curious to see how soon we see this one on clearance.

[@felixfelikx]

forreal

[@briandain8432]

If these had been in separate sets I'd be more likely to get just the X-wing over the dumbed-down TIE.

[@anthonylieske3841]

Funny to see this review today. Amazon has the older Luke x wing on sale for $35.

[@Tube_0413]

The Xwing body with Tie wings gives a V wing vibe

[@thebrickfamofficial]

Too many Ties and X-Wings already in our collection to “need” this one. Maybe a discount grab when the time comes. Obviously intended for kids but I see people grabbing a $40-50 Tie OR X-Wing than the $110 combo in the realm of gifts.

[@hotrodder12]

So the panel on the back of the x-wing is probably the other portion of the tie fighter, the twin ion engines. Not sure I like the big air break, but as soon as you showed it, I thought engines

[@kannannicholas6304]

I only want that astromech from this haha and I'm dying for it😂

[@fuuzzzy]

This is definitely one of the sets of all time

[@setiawanprojek1539]

Sangat keren legonya. Semoga suatu saat bisa beli

[@retrobrickreviews687]

The nice thing about getting a new X-Wing every three years is that we can all skip this set because in 2027 LEGO will release a single-pack X-Wing that has all the upgrades of this model as well as an actual wing mechanism.

[@TheLegoKiwi]

Loved the stream yesterday

[@garbagearchive]

I love the parted Afro hair piece. Might as well stick it on White Vader, it’s Anything Goes with LEGO Star Wars these days.

[@Eskae_]

When swapping the wings, the tie body with the xwing wings has a total of 6 engines, while the xwing body with tie wings is left with none. How does that work Lego? 🧐

[@cloudytug]

The 2021 xwing was down to 35 for prime day (was normally 50) so finally picked that up. Also figured well, i have the xwing, I need the matching tie, so ordered the 2021 tie fighter off bricklink. Now that I have a standard version of each, prob gonna display this new set in the rebuild form.

[@thatsruffdog]

2018 was PEAK X-wing/TIE Fighter design. You can’t change my mind.

[@agentofthelostworld]

This might be a hot take, but as an owner of the 2021 x-wing, i think the front and back end of this x-wing look amazing. It's killing me that it's in this expensive combo set. I like the wings and their open/close mechanism from the 2021 set, but the body looks bad to me. I want to combine the two x-wings somehow so bad