Today's post is about another set I finished up in early Spring, but am just now getting around to putting up on the blog.
This is the Star Wars T.I.E. Fighter Pilot Helmet, set # 75274.
The set was fairly straight-forward with no real surprises. Like other helmets in the series, this one also features a Technic / SNOT interior, with the details built up around it.
I especially like the way LEGO designers rendered the air tubes. These are built up with 'radar dish' elements strung on a flexible cable. Very ingenious!
A note for all of you SW fans: Even though the TIE Pilots look very sinister in these helmets, they were just a bunch of regular guys that happened to work for the empire.
At one point, even Han Solo was in the Imperial Academy training as a pilot. His rescue of Chewbacca led to him being booted out of the Academy, and the rest is Star Wars history.
Here are some pics of the various stages of this fine build:
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