The new Star Wars plastic model kits for gluing and painting now offer model fans from 10 years of age even more handicraft fun.
Like all other TIE constructions, this model also comes from the company Sienar-Flottensysteme. The TIE interceptor was created as a reaction to the successful X-wing fighter of the Rebel Alliance and, compared to the TIE standard fighter, recognizable by the hexagonal solar wings on the sides, offers higher speed and higher firepower. The dagger-like wings give the agile interceptor a striking appearance, but allow the pilot a much better view of the sides.
The spherical cockpit is similar to that of the standard TIE model, so pilots can quickly switch from one type to another without long-term training. As usual, the central cockpit is connected by two arms to the wings attached to the side with solar cells. Since the Interceptor was developed quite late, a TIE interceptor with a squadron of 12 TIE fighters was usually used. Although initially hard to find in numbers, the Interceptor was one of the fastest space fighters in the Empire, only surpassed by Darths Vader's fighters in this regard.
