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The distinctive horizontal red stripes across the wings distinguish this 181st Squadron Elite Tie Interceptor from other models of the Tie Interceptor ship which have the plain wing design of the The Return of the Jedi models. Compared with vintage The Return of the Jedi era ships it still looks exceptionally good and is a great addition to any Imperial fleet.

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One novel aspect of the 30th Anniversary Collection Elite Tie Interceptor is that painted on either side of the front of the cockpit is a body count of the number of X-Wing and Y-Wing Fighters that this ship's pilot has defeated in battle. This sort of non-standard customisation seems a very un-Imperial thing to do, albeit it reflects an Elite forces mentality. I'm reserving my judgement upon this particular feature, although it does detract a little from the overall sleekness that we associate with the Tie Interceptor as an Imperial stunt fighter.

It seems like there is some history of clone pilots exhibiting bravado in this way. The Clone Wars Series Republic Gunship is another fighter vehicle which has a body count painted on its side. This ship has three rows of bombs to represent each kill with a cartoon drawing of a Salicious Crumb-like creature (Kowakian monkey-lizard) dropping a bomb above them.

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