"1995 TIE Fighter: The 'Upgrade' Nobody Asked For but we got anyway.

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• DU

  @DukePiestalker · 3 weeks ago · pinned

  Hi all,  welcome  back if you are returning or are new here, Thanks for watching and will be bringing you more soon.

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  @937tactical · 3 weeks ago

  “Nice grouping” made me chuckle 😂

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• AN

  @AndorrasB0X · 3 weeks ago

  I wished they molded it in grey like on the Box.. or at least a more greyish Blue.. anyhow i was thankful for them using the old molds

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• DU

  @DukePiestalker · 2 weeks ago

  I think the contact is fused there is no movement at all will try some vinegar on the contacts to clean them, thanks for the sub it’s really appreciated, I am just finishing up the X wing video for tomorrows release, hopefully.

• BL

  @Blackedoutewoks · 2 weeks ago

  Cool video and that 95 TIE Fighter was sold at Woolworths with the free figure offer! Keep up the fantastic work 👍

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  @computerboy2k · 3 weeks ago

  I have this version as well, great find!!!

• PA

  @paulclow3398 · 3 weeks ago

  Never had the old palitoy version of this, so bought the 95 rerelease,i also bought the X wing, still got them boxed up in my loft 😀

• TA

  @Takeshi357 · 3 weeks ago (edited)

  Wow I&apos;ve never seen one of these with a free promo figure before!<br><br>It is a shame they simply stripped the electronics out of this one, I think they stripped them out of all the vehicles except for the Falcon, the AT-AT and the X-Wing which actually got updated ones, but the TIE Fighter would&apos;ve been so ace if it had the actual TIE fighter sounds, especially considering how iconic they are!

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  @markrussell3414 · 3 weeks ago

  Another outstanding &nbsp;tie &nbsp;fighter &nbsp;keep collecting &nbsp;star wars fan. Hope you got some amazing &nbsp;vintage &nbsp;tie &nbsp;intercepter and tie fighter &nbsp;and &nbsp;tie bombers &nbsp;👍👍🍺

• PA

  @pauld3694 · 3 weeks ago

  Hi @Dukepiestalker, nice video.<br>I&apos;m actually a US collector who restores toys.<br>I picked up a couple of the Hasbro Ties some years ago, and I do like them as well; I&apos;m a bit of an army builder actually.<br>As for getting your vintage Tie working, I&apos;ve worked on those too...<br>From your picture of the inside, nothing looks wrong. But the first step would be seeing if current is getting to the light and motor. A little corrosion can effect that circuit... a little mild sanding of the battery contacts might help.<br>I can&apos;t tell, but maybe your red wire is loose too?<br>Then maybe between rhe switch and the battery contact something could be interrupting the power.<br>Next is if you both the light (LED) is burned out and if the motor is siezed.<br>Motors are easy; I&apos;ve probably gotten more than a dozen of them to work again. Physically spin the gear on it while applying power with the batteries installed; it&apos;ll start spinning again on it&apos;s own.<br>After that add some oil (in the US here I use general 3-in-One brand oil, but I&apos;m not sure if you have that brand over there). But general oil from a department store or hardware/home improvement store should be fine.<br>As for the light, if it&apos;s burned out, that might be tricky. That would require prying open that piece of plastic the light is fit into (glued in place), and sourcing and soldering a new LED. <br>Doable for me (I have the equipment and an electronics background), but I&apos;m not sure of your skill level.<br>For more help, I&apos;d be happy answer questions, or there&apos;s excellent toy restorers here on YouTube like ToyPollio who are very knowledgeable about fixing toys like this (I&apos;d be surprised if ToyPollio doesn&apos;t have a repair video of Kenner Tie fighters).<br>Anyway, thanks for the video and good luck.

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  @lothean2099 · 3 weeks ago

  I hated that blue color. I use to spray paint my &nbsp;tie fighters. Turned out pretty good for back in the day.

• RE

  @Retrotoyguysi · 2 weeks ago

  Cool video, liked and subbed. &nbsp;<br><br>I&apos;ve been tempted a few times to get some of these POTF2 vehicles, mainly because they are much cheaper than the original ones 😅<br><br>I restored my Vader Tie a few years ago, they really are quite basic, in mine the battery contacts were badly corroded, but sanding them down until they were shiny did the trick. &nbsp;Also the contact in the button can corrode, it&apos;s just two thin bits of copper that get pushed together, a bit of light sanding there can also help. <br><br>Keep up the great work 👍 😊