Lego Tie Fighter Fixed! Smaller is Better

This custom Tie Fighter is a heavy modification of Lego set 75300 and uses 50% of its pieces. It shares the same wing shape as the official Lego set, but the cockpit has been completely changed to better portray the classic Tie Fighter. The cockpit glass is not completely covered and actually does allow a little glimpse of the pilot inside, and the hatch accurately opens from the top of the ship.
The Instructions are available here: reb.li/m/179542
And check out @groovybones awesome MOC here: • LEGO Star Wars Imperia...
0:00 - Features of the Tie Fighter
1:00 - The Cockpit
2:17 - Custom Stand
2:45 - Smaller Scale is Better
4:01 - Structural Stability and Design
7:17 - Pieces and Price to Build
8:39 - Why You Need a Tie Fighter!

[@dwn0845]

Very nice just bought the instructions and the parts, super fun to build and very strong and holds up to play even stronger than the official lego set. Perfect scale with my official tie bomber too and looks nice next to it

[@dwn0845]

also forgot to mention how affordable the parts and instructions are. Whole build costed me around $70

[@BAUFmanBricks]

That’s awesome to hear! You ordered and built it quite fast, thank you for sharing. Glad to hear the build was fun, I know it’s a lot of twisting and turning to place the bricks around the hatch.

[@dwn0845]

@@BAUFmanBricks yeah I had the parts in hand before I bought the instructions

[@BAUFmanBricks]

oh that's awesome!

[@c.jonahabbott2831]

Dude, I didn’t think such a good-looking TIE was even possible at this scale. Definitely thinking I’ll get the instructions for this one as I know I have 90% of the parts already

[@Crest7878]

I’ve tried my hand at a TIE at this scale with this wind screen and ended up having to nix the hatch and make some serious compromises on engine. The fact that you managed to squeeze all these features into such a small space blows my mind. Can’t wait to put mine together and see how you did it. I’m 100% with you that this is the minifigure scale that feels right.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Ya I am shocked I didn’t have to compromise the hatch opening, for a while I didn’t know how to make it strong yet functional until I found the wheelbase as a solution

[@funkymonky972]

I’m excited to see your build of the TIE interceptor now, hoping that’s your next build to showcase.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Not the next build, but yes I will revisit this and make a Tie Interceptor, hopefully within the year

[@Koenshakuable]

This Tie Fighter... Impressive... most impressive... You're crushing it with your take on play scale. Building the x-wing as at this moment! thanks!

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you, hope you enjoy the x-wing build!

[@SadStartUpCEO]

Looks great! Can't wait to build it. What's next - Snowspeeder???

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Razor Crest is next. Snowspeeder is definitely on the radar and I will build one, but I think a few more will come first

[@jyeell]

Another masterclass from Baufman, you dude did it again ! Great job, especially with the interior space for the pilot !

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you!

[@mfknbumblebee]

I tried for so long to make a Tie fighter with an opening hatch and see-through canopy but could never make it work. This is incredible! Perfect size, and durable too!

[@WasitGaming]

Really hope Andor season 2 has an x-wing and tie fighter dogfight

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Ya Im here for that! It’s too bad we didn’t see the ambush on Kreagar in season 1, but not a complaint as we got soo much in that show

[@markcristino3251]

sitting here looking at my 75300 feels like i have to do this. looks so good. my favorite build of yours so far. i love how you're able to add so much detail while still scaling down

[@falx88]

I'm glad I've found your videos. Play scale is where Lego shines if you ask me and all your Mocs are spot on! As much as a love classic Star Wars I would love it if you applied your talent to a Dune Ornithopter. Dune 2 really blew me away and obviously the books were a big inspiration for Star Wars.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Oh I do love the Dune movies and I plan to get the Lego Ornithopter, not sure if I’ll make a playscale version, but it’s already crossed my mind

[@henrywarmoth1792]

Why do you not have a job with Lego yet? Good grief my man, your work is amazing!!

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you, haha, well I do prefer not to live in Denmark for one. Plus, I doubt I would have the freedom I have now, working on any ship I want, not worrying about price and piece count for marketing purposes

[@jamesadowney]

Dude. I feel like you are "new" into getting this channel going and "new" as a name in the custom MOC Star Wars Lego world, but have cranked out the best TIE with regards to shape, proportions, and functionality. I can't tell you how exciting your work is in the custom space. This little guy is going to be in a display in my office for sure.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thanks man, That’s saying a lot!

[@cosimox]

8:10 "I don't think anybody else has been able to do this" ...Not to brag, but I did. I only posted my design to reddit once though. Not trying to do self promotion though, your hatch-mechanism looks much sleeker and your model seems more sturdy. I didn't want to compromise on the rear window, so mine is even more flimsy than your model. This is really great work!

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Ya it’s so hard to say what’s been done and if anything is new by this point. There’s a chance I may have seen yours on Reddit and been inspired to make mine. There’s so many designs I see and I forget but I am sure I subliminally keep a memory in my mind of things I want to design

[@CookieCutterAnimations]

Please showcase your razor crest next. I saw it in the background and it looks awesome

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Don’t worry I will, it’ll take some time because I will make instructions for it

[@fractalelf7760]

Unreal difference. Building this version for sure.

[@thelegendaryhusquin9906]

Your MOCs are seriously a work of art. Bravo.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you!

[@mapledmapled358]

Im so glad that i found this channel, your builds are so amazing!

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Glad to have you watching!

[@PaoloPittini]

Amazing MOC. I'm currently working on my own millennium falcon inspired by your design but after that, I am going to build your tie and x-wing as they are truly great.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you! Happy building

[@LSWcollector89]

Razor crest instructions! 👏 ***shouting from the rooftops sir*** 🫡

[@gonk1012]

this is absolutely perfect for this scale

[@matthewmccarron8915]

Oh my God dude, I love your mocs!

[@ajosfritos]

The 2021 is one of the best tie ever made in my opinion. Yours is the perfect intherpretation of that idea, with more parts that allows to be more accurate . Perfection.

[@BlueKhaotix]

Incredible moc. Best tie fighter design I have seen hands down. Bravo!

[@toeguides]

Looks fantastic. Bravo.

[@TheGalacticRepubIic]

Those curves tho… Its beautiful…

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Ya this wouldn’t have been possible 5, even 2 years ago. This utilizes some newer bricks to really make it work

[@leytonshurtleff5762]

The UCS level of detail in your play scale sets is crazy to me! Keep it up bro

[@jmoney1243]

I would love to see a arc 170 at this scale

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Ive had a few requests for it. Prequel ships are so tough because they are so sleek

[@blyndblitz]

Looks absolutely amazing

[@alexanderlux4863]

Exactly what I‘m looking for! Just got all the bricks and will do the build this weekend. I‘m excited! Your blue leader xwing has already been a lot of fun and is now one of the favourite toys of my 4-year old. Can you also do Vaders Tie advanced?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you, so cool to hear this! I definitely plan on visiting the Tie ship line again and the Interceptor and Advanced are very likely to come in the future

[@ToaChronix]

I never noticed that the sets lacked the grey pattern on the inside of the wings. Very nice MOC.

[@_hatb]

I'm collecting a ton of the 2021 TIE fighters (I have 4 so far and am getting 2 more tomorrow) and I have to say, this build is fanominal! I had no idea a TIE fighter that sturdy AND good looking was even possible. Bravo!

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you! Sounds like you are amassing quite the fleet, going into an imperial base?

[@_hatb]

@@BAUFmanBricks Absolutely! I am currently collecting parts I'll need, and by the end of the year, it should be finished :D ! It's my first large scale MOC and I am so excited for it!

[@gfrob3326]

another beautiful model!! keep up the work!!!!

[@TheOtherGuys2]

Very cool. I've been hoping someone would do this exact thing! That TIE set's cockpit was really boxy, like a cube with slightly round sides more than a ball. I'm impressed that you're able to fit in all the details you did, with the functions included too! I've also done a mod on that set, I rebuilt mine into a TIE Interceptor though. Might be a slightly bigger scale, but it's swooshable! I only really worry about scale on microscale builds.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

It’s very likely I’ll be revisiting this to make an Interceptor as well

[@TheOtherGuys2]

@@BAUFmanBricks Nice! I'll keep an eye out for it!

[@Floydy_Jr]

This looks incredible, Nice Job.

[@M0torsagmannen]

very good minifig scale model, looks great and the hatch design is genious

[@SlimboneLSWC]

FANTASTIC!!

[@zanderfus2723]

Every video is a certified banger

[@adambiaaczewski2168]

beautiful

[@stuchly1]

This is awesome.

[@zachseatdriver9671]

I really wish lego made the proper parts to do this in sand blue

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Yep, it would look great!

[@knownasxristako3321]

Love your work man!

[@groovybones]

Fantastic work.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thanks @groovybones ! And your MOC is amazing! Makes me want to do an Imperial base hangar in the future

[@BroughtCat]

Damn that's freaking nice man, looks way more proportional.

[@Delerane]

Perfect. Truly perfect.

[@Guderian2]

Love it!

[@thelonious2213]

What you did to this set is amazing, but I do have to point one thing out. If we assume that lego minifigures were to have the average human height, which is 1.75 meters, and then factor in that the official height for TIE Fighters is 8.8 meters, that would make a LEGO TIE Fighter a little over five minufigures tall. This TIE set however is only 4 minifigures tall, so it is NOT an accurate scale. The 2018 TIE Fighter however captured that scale perfectly, as it is roughly 5 minifigs tall.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

How are you coming up with 3.5 minifigures in height? A minifigure is 1.6” and this is 7.25” tall which is 4.5 minifigures (slightly shorter). And the 2018 tie is 9” which makes it slightly too tall at 5.5 minifigure height

[@thelonious2213]

​@@BAUFmanBricks once again, a TIE Fighter is stated in canon to be 8.8 meters tall. Average human height is 1.75 meters. If you take 8.8 and divide it by 1.75, you get 5.02. The 2018 TIE Fighter is little over 5 minifigures tall, while the 2021 model is almost exactly 4 minifigures tall. This would put the 2018 TIE at pretty much exact minifigure scale. Meanwhile if we were to scale up the 2021 TIE Fighter to humans, it would be only 7 meters tall, which is 20% smaller than the established height for a TIE/LN. Hope this helps!

[@lordtelion]

I think the only thing about it is the interior struts on the wings. They make the profile look two bulky for my liking

[@BAUFmanBricks]

That’s fair, and I could have potentially done another build technique but I feel like this is one of the strongest ways to build the wings and it’s the most approachable as a MOC since it’s taken from the official Lego set. @inthert has an amazing tie wing technique but I think it may be more display oriented

[@Zowmbie_]

I am once again amazed by your work, it would be cool to see other tie variants especially the tie outlander!( which is my favourite)

[@BAUFmanBricks]

I think I will definitely revisit the Tie design for another variant. The Outlander would be awesome but man I would need to come up with some crazy way to build that wing folding feature on top of a spindly connection point. I don’t think it’s currently possible without serious compromise to the design

[@Thehippiestormtrooper]

Ive been thinking about making a rebels moc and think i might build a bunch of these and strech out the wing struts to match the downscaled rebels version.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Oh nice!

[@daanvanderleest7171]

We can only hope that the Tie-Fighter that comes out later this year will look as good as this one!

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Don’t hold your breath. With swappable wings I have a feeling they are going to suffer in accuracy details at the cost of a gimmick

[@daanvanderleest7171]

@@BAUFmanBricks It's a fun idea for kids, but Lego knows that most of us who buy the sets are adults.

[@Hammahlovesyou]

AWESOME!!! ❤

[@Noticed500]

Bravo 👏

[@MalenGarek]

I am a Fan! Love how you improved in the shortcomings from Inthert’s design and TWP’s designs. Not to roast my friends but this hatch design you cooked up here is very excellent! ❤

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thank you! To their defense, my Tie uses multiple new pieces that only make it possible now. Two years ago I wouldn’t have been able to do this because one piece I know didn’t exist

[@BrickLawSTUDio]

Awesome job - the windscreen is from the bomber, isn't it?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Yes, but it’s practically the same windshield from two older sets as well

[@arghjayem]

Great work! B wing next? 😂

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Haha, Razor Crest next as I have it built. Been thinking about that B-wing more tho haha

[@MegaVideoJames]

would love to see your take on Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Unfortunately any sequel ship is low on my wanted list. Although it wasn’t a badly designed ship, maybe one day in the very very distant future when I have covered all OT ships and prequels

[@hub.c22]

this looks amazing! any plans to make an interceptor of the same scale?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Yes, it is very likely I will revisit this build with an Interceptor modification

[@koslegoman]

Nice

[@francoisregis2155]

Once again great work as usual dunno why I was unsubscribed I subscribed before when you did the falcon

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Thanks! And glad to have you back

[@francoisregis2155]

Thanks always fun to watch your videos

[@liberatumplox625]

Great job! So clean, I love it! Would it be possible to use a pair of 1x1 bricks (modified with technic axle holes) and use a pair of parallel axels rather than 1?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

So it currently uses two axels, not one. But the two axles go into the wheel frame with axle holes. You could potentially use 1x1 bricks but it would require a strong build ti keep the weight of the wings from pulling them apart

[@BrownBricks]

This look great, all your ships are in scale with each other, right? Can you make a video comparing them?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

They are “playscale” and do vary in scale, but much more consistent than what Lego has produced. Smaller ships don’t outsize larger ones. But the larger a ship gets the more if goes down in scale. For example my tie and x-wing are 1/45 but my Falcon is 1/78. And yes, I already have plans to do a video about scale, probably after my Razor Crest video

[@BrownBricks]

@@BAUFmanBricks Sounds good!

[@zachseatdriver9671]

Have you thought about making alternate interceptor wings?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Oh yeah, definitely going to do that. Hopefully in a few months

[@elliotwright5561]

Oooooooo… these are fancy.

[@Matt..S]

Love it. absolutely nailed the cockpit look. Personally, I went for a larger variant in my moc, but if I had your solutions, especially the actually downright ingenious speedchampions wheelbase as backbone, I would have went with yours 4 years ago and it would not have exploded my intended budget for my display piece haha. The one thing I don't consider perfect on yours is that the wing angle is just wrong. It has the correct "look" from what we see in the scenes, but the wings of the actual prop models have a much more shallow angle and this is best captured with 2x4 wedge plates, which would however increase the wing height by I think 2 or 4 studs and make problems with the light grey frame. Other than that 9.9/10. And let your kids play with them :P They will be careful, and if not, Lego can always be reassembled

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Oh I’ll let my kids play with them haha, but they are too young and clumsy at the moment. I keep having to pickup and reassemble the Lego ATAT. I didn’t do much research into the wings because I already liked Lego’s design and size, but also it makes this MOC very approachable and attractive to builders who already have the pieces. It was the one aspect of the set I wanted to keep. I’ll have to take a look at the prop models tho

[@Matt..S]

@@BAUFmanBricks Haha, the sooner they learn, the sooner they step in their father's footsteps ;)

[@bobbygreg6619]

Bro fixed it but didn’t use sand blue instead of LBG, smh, otherwise this is incredible, certainly a scale Lego should consider

[@BAUFmanBricks]

I’m aware sand blue is more accurate, and I checked to see if the pieces are available in sand blue - they are not

[@BrianBorges-ez3ls]

This is a very nice build, thank you! But where did the smaller front window come from, because that's the part I need (but may have?😂...too much Lego!, yay.)

[@BAUFmanBricks]

It comes from the Tie Bomber, but there are older pieces just like it that can be used too. I found that the Tie bomber piece is cheapest on bricklink since it is most recent

[@BrianBorges-ez3ls]

@@BAUFmanBricks Thank you! I have that set, so...easy-peasy!👍

[@Kriviach]

man Im loving your mocs, and Im curious, do u by any chance have any plans on making an ETA-2 Actis Class interceptor? Ill admit, its my favorite SW ship ever and Id love to see your take on its design, but either way, keep up the fantastic work!

[@Kriviach]

actually thinking more about it, if we stick to the Original trilogy, itd also be great to see ur take on the A-Wing or the B-Wing as well

[@BAUFmanBricks]

No plans yet for prequel ships yet, but maybe one day. Many prequel ships pose extra difficulty at the scale I aim for because there are a lot of very sleek and small ships. B-wing and A-wing, oh yeah definitely doing those

[@Kriviach]

@@BAUFmanBricks yeah I feel that, prequel ships are tiny and complex in design, especially both jedi fighters, still, thanks for the reply, and we will be watching your career with great interest, unironically with the few builds youve posted already youve become one of my fav SW MOC makers

[@voljohe]

Have you built the Fondor in Andor?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

I have not, but it’s a ship I would love to build one day

[@rustyrobots426]

Oh my god... Have you done the Fondor???

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Haha no, but I want to. I bought an extra Razor Crest in hopes to use its windscreen and other pieces for a Fondor

[@rustyrobots426]

@@BAUFmanBricks oh man, I'm keeping my eyes open! 👀😂

[@BAUFmanBricks]

It’ll be a while before i tackle that one

[@Grimlockistheking]

Do Death Star

[@BAUFmanBricks]

midi scale is probably the best for the death star and I haven’t dipped my toes in customizing that scale yet

[@Cabbage07]

unreal

[@chrisramirez4249]

Would it be possible to make this a first order sf tie fighter?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

I can’t say with any certainty because I don’t really have much knowledge of any sequel ships. If it’s supposed to sit two passengers like I remember from Force awakens that’s definitely not possible

[@BrickMenyce]

I dont understand something. The pilots have non see through helmets on….why does the window matter?

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Haha it doesn’t really matter. There’s just something that bothers me about the Tie Bomber because the windshield is completely blocked from being able to see inside. It’s a little detail that bugs me and a few others

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Warning! Do not use minifigures that suffer from claustrophobia.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Haha very true

[@dominicscarlato326]

Im getting the instructions bro. But building slightly larger wings to be 1/40 scale.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Would love to see pics!

[@dominicscarlato326]

@@BAUFmanBrickshow can I send them to you?! Just finished building two of them with the modified wings today.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

@@dominicscarlato326 awesome! yes, email me at [e-mail] or find me on Instagram

[@nicholasborrelli7544]

The Lego version is just fine....and the windshield is transparent...

[@thesams]

What a great MOC! Such a great balance between size and features. Since we are on the topic of the coolness of TIE Fighters, you may be interested in this fan short film I came across - it has wonderful animation and really shows the creator's amazing level of skill - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn_CdINqiNqiirc

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Wow, I’m shocked I hadn’t seen this before, it’s amazing! Amazing tribute to the Tie class ships, thank you for sharing that!

[@timewarpdrive77]

Sir, I don't know where you learned to communicate, but you have the most peculiar dialect.

[@BAUFmanBricks]

Haha I’m an international man of mystery. I’ve lived mostly in the South and been told I sound nothing like a southerner and yet been told I have faint southern accents, I have no idea how to describe me either

[@Filth_Pig]

Lego hire this man