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LEGO - Star Wars SMART Play: Darth Vaders TIE Fighter 75421
Average customer rating
2.9
(36 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 36 reviews
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Star
15
50%of customers recommend this product.
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18 out of
36)
Customer Reviews for LEGO - Star Wars SMART Play: Darth Vaders TIE Fighter 75421
Customer Rating
1
Not the Vader's Tie anyone wanted.
on March 11, 2026
Posted by: SuperMedievalZebra
Verified Purchase:No
This set is a disappointment in just about every way. Let's start with the short cape on Darth Vader. Why not a normal cape? It makes no sense. The front of the Tie looks decent, but the open back looks terrible. Only two minifigures is a disappointment as well. Why can't we have four minifigures? We just got Rebel Troopers a few years ago, not an exciting minifigure. The smart brick is underwhelming to say the least. The sounds keep playing even after you remove the blue fuel pump or green hammer and will continue until the brick dies or you engage it when another color. This set should have been $50 or had two more minifigures. The smart brick is a flop and hopefully will be discontinued by Lego.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Disappointing
on March 5, 2026
Posted by: Legodude101
Verified Purchase:No
So for transperency sake, I am an adult, and I purchased this set for myself mostly out of curiosity for the smart brick system. This was by far and away the most disappointing lego set ive ever purchased, never have I returned a lego product, this was taken apart and packed back in the box instantly after putting it all together. The sound effects were deplorable, im honestly shocked this passed lego q & a. I was expecting authentic tie fighter sounds and Vader's actual voice, it was gibberish, truly awful. Considering the lego Soundwave set has licensed sounds and music, clearly lego is capable. On top of the garbage smart system, this is a very very basic set, which I get, its for kids, but still, not worth the price for what you get. The only redeemable qualities were the mini figs, thats it. I can't even say that this would be a good purchase for a child, considering the price and they'd probably be familiar with the original films and would expect licensed sounds and vocals. Huuuge blunder by lego.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
2
New Tech needs work
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: ViscountCharmingEwar105
Verified Purchase:No
The great thing about microcontrollers, is that the firmware can be updated for new features and update existing features. I can't wait for the Tie Fighter update, it really needs one. Why? The Tie Fighter sounds nothing like a Tie Fighter. With other kits, you get recognizable light saber sounds. warp drive sounds and even the cantina song, but with the Tie Fighter, you get a generic "whoosh" sound, not the iconic roar/scream from the movie franchise.
For the price, I expected a few more smart play features. This is a really expensive "starter smart brick kit" that truely needs the X-Wing kit to unlock all of the features. In my opinion, the Throne room set has limited "replay" potential and should have been cheaper, "compatible" kit without smart bricks. The X-Wing and Tie Fighter should have been bundled together to have the dual smart brick combo starter/intro kit that the Throne room tries to be. The extra cost would have been worth it.
For now, it's a bit disappointing. Maybe future kits will add a new tag for the rebel or fuel station and improve the lack luster sound effects with a firmware update. I have hope that the smart brick system will evolve and mature with time.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Alina, LEGO® Customer Service, March 23, 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your honest feedback. We really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions about the TIE Fighter™ and the SMART brick system. Insights like yours help us continue improving future sets.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
The Force is NOT with this one...
on March 12, 2026
Posted by: ScoutLikeableSpoon
Verified Purchase:No
I collect all things LEGO Darth Vader. I have every set ever made with a Vader in it, so naturally I had to purchase this one also. While some elements of the build were interesting, mostly some unique design techniques or the quality of the new windshield piece, I could not be more disappointed with this product. I write this fully acknowledging that the product was designed for kids. I'm not sure there's been a worse value for the money set marketed by LEGO. The build is smaller than one would expect and, for the brick functionality, doesn't even feel completed. The "best" feature is the ability to create shooting sounds while playing. Despite playing with it for several minutes, I could not get it to play the "Imperial March" sound except for once and even then, it only plays the first stanza, so that is incomplete also. Vader is VERY hard to put in and take out of his seat. The side builds are pretty MEH. Obviously, I get these sets were designed for (and it seems by) kids, but my kids mostly just laugh at the fake sounds.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
2
Shocked LEGO put this out.
on March 8, 2026
Posted by: LegoFanGuy73
Verified Purchase:No
Not happy at all with this purchase. Such a small build for a lot of money. These voices from all the sets I purchased are in another language. This is not the way.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Horrible Value, do not buy
on March 11, 2026
Posted by: Awesomeness
Verified Purchase:No
This set is terriblely priced. So disappointed with smart brick. Although this is made for kids and I am not a kid, I think regardless the price is still awful. I would not buy this for a kid nor recommend that a kid buy one themselves(if they could even afford it) Very disspointed in lego!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Kids aren’t dumb
on March 17, 2026
Posted by: Arcturous
Verified Purchase:No
To the criticism of these blatantly bad sets, I keep hearing; “bUt ItS fOr KiDs”. Kids who actually like Star Wars wouldn’t want this stuff. (If they could even afford it) For this set in particular, the entire back of the ship is missing. I don’t know how many actual kids they tested this with, but when swooshing around a star fighter, the back and side is what you see most. Instead of cool looking engines, you see a red blob. This is of course to accommodate the ‘smart’ brick, which can’t even make accurate sounds. Any kid with a standard imagination can make more accurate sounds with their own mouth. (While only paying a fraction of the price for a decent looking play-set back in the day).
As a once kid fan of Lego myself, I would rather have an accurate and cool looking model to play with and re-build in my own way than this static ugly piece of bantha poodoo
As a once kid fan of Lego myself, I would rather have an accurate and cool looking model to play with and re-build in my own way than this static ugly piece of bantha poodoo
Unimaginative, overpriced, and the worst mistake in Lego Star Wars since, well, just last year. You gotta do better Lego.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Do not buy this
on March 12, 2026
Posted by: Charlie
Verified Purchase:No
Do not trust the obvious fake over the top 5 star reviews. They are not genuine and anyone with a brain would be able to tell. The design looks bad ESPECIALLY when you look from the back. The smart brick sounds bad and its not worth it. This product line will flop. Lego is overselling these and they are failing. Avoid. They are botting 5 star reviews.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO