revell star wars tie advanced 1 72The TIE Advanced was an experimental fighter of the TIE series, which was flown especially by Darth Vader and took his requirements into account. Thus, it had a high quality hyperdrive and was thus not dependent on a proximity of a transport ship during its missions. In addition to the high quality deflector shields, the TIE Advanced offered effective propulsion and heavy laser cannons, which made it an extremely dangerous, fearsome fighter.