Mon
Jul 20 2009 9:00am
Tor.com Anniversary Giveaway #10: LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader TIE Fighter

The Prize: You know what you need? A LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader TIE Fighter. Yeah, I thought so. 251 pieces of awesome (and comes with mini Darth figure).

The Rules: To get this giveaway, all you need to do is comment (once—duplicates won’t count) on this post. The winner will be selected at random. You have until 12pm EST on Tuesday, July 21st, to comment here. No geographic restrictions apply. You may enter yourself to win as many of these giveaways as you’d like, but if you are randomly selected as the winner you are ineligible to receive any others, so make sure to pick the ones you want!

413 comments
samuel Undine
1. samuel Undine
Hello!
samuel Undine
4. TheMarchChase
Cool!
samuel Undine
6. isnochys
Please, pick me!
\o/
David Singleton
9. drsingleton
Alright, this may the coolest promo yet in the list!
samuel Undine
11. DeeZee
Darth Vader better not have a scrunched up old man inside that awesome dark shell.
samuel Undine
12. insertgenericid
Howdy.
samuel Undine
16. EdGizmo
This is so cool! I've been a Darth Vader fan since 1977!
samuel Undine
18. Daniele A. Gewurz
Here I am. Call me Darth Lego!
Dave Ciskowski
19. dcisko
Looks much better than the ones I built as a kid - but then again, those were a lot of fun too!
samuel Undine
20. pam1374
Forget my kids, I'd love this one!
samuel Undine
21. Bill Gathen
My son is 5 and second-gen Star Wars fan. He'd love it. Oh, yeah... I would too :-)
samuel Undine
23. jab1972
My nephew would LOVE that
samuel Undine
25. Mieneke
That is fab :)
samuel Undine
30. Pookie
In honour of the prize itself, I quote Darth Vader...

"I have you NOW"
samuel Undine
31. Sheridan7284
Tiny, but with the power of the Galaxy at his plastic hook like hands...
samuel Undine
32. Heath425
Great idea for a giveaway.
Simon Bisson
33. sbisson
"I find your lack of faith disturbing"
David Miller
34. Dimitrii
Vader is second to Mr. Dented Helm in my sons opinion. But second is pretty good.
samuel Undine
36. februarymakeup
Oh boy! I like-a the legos!
Jeff Soules
38. DeepThought
Okay, yeah, this is totally going to be the most hotly contested gift, I'm sure. But I'll take a shot nonetheless. :)
samuel Undine
39. Netrunnr
my son is an absolute Lego fanatic, especially the Star Wars versions
samuel Undine
40. melbatoast
"251 pieces of awesome", with two pieces inevitably disappearing for a few weeks until you're walking barefoot through the room you built the TIE Fighter in.
samuel Undine
41. clevernickname
I'm sure the odds of winning will end up being pretty low, but i'll give it a shot :)
samuel Undine
42. mtnlurker
Love this for my little nephews.
samuel Undine
43. Shadar Auditor
This IS the droid you are looking for....I promise....this IS the droid!!!
samuel Undine
45. Katalia138
Me please
samuel Undine
47. Garyfury
How large would the Death Star be in LEGO minifig scale?
samuel Undine
48. nevarus
I love tor.
samuel Undine
49. smilerz
I want me some Star Wars.
samuel Undine
51. GinaS
My son would love this!
samuel Undine
52. jaydub
I love LEGOs.
samuel Undine
53. joelfinkle
Darth me, please!
Adam Lipkin
54. yendi
Definitely want. No such thing as too much Lego.
samuel Undine
55. boyhowdy
Never too old for Lego!
samuel Undine
56. Dianoga
I like Legos!
JS Bangs
57. jaspax
You're right. I *do* need a Darth Vader Lego TIE Fighter.
samuel Undine
59. johntheirishmongol
Pick me! Pick me!
samuel Undine
60. CRAusmus
Such a great idea for a prize.
samuel Undine
61. MichaelP
Niiiiiccceee!
uzer name
63. uzername
Star Wars + Legos = My inner 6-year old just exploded.
samuel Undine
64. John Carlucci
Pick me instead.

JDC
samuel Undine
65. scott gallatin
perfect tool for getting my kids hooked on legos and on star wars
Evan Langlinais
68. Skwid
My inner 7-year-old would never forgive me if I didn't make the puny effort of commenting...
samuel Undine
69. Geekaba
Tor books & Lego - powerful combo!
samuel Undine
71. MikeDeepo
I find your lack of LEGOs disturbing
samuel Undine
75. Terminus
(darth vader breathing noises)
Scott Sherris
76. ssherris
My wife will be so mad if I won this - but I'll tell her it's for our son :)
samuel Undine
78. DIYGene
A comment!
samuel Undine
79. ttrentham
Sign me up!
samuel Undine
80. Chrisamite
Want! =D
samuel Undine
81. Dhympna
Legos? Star Wars? Lovely!
samuel Undine
82. OwenNorth
Who doesn't love Star Wars? Seriously...
Tim Bodin
84. tcbodin
I haven't built a LEGO set in years. You should pick me so I can have a good place to start. ;D
samuel Undine
85. Shaun McGregor
I love lego, I really love Lego.
Anthony Aziz
87. aaziz
I'd have something for my B-Wing to shoot at.
samuel Undine
88. Maltheos
I like it, and my son will like it more.
gabor cs.
90. whoisnot
"Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy..." :D
samuel Undine
91. Star Wars Mom
Not sure who would love this most - my son or my husband!
samuel Undine
92. PresN
Commenting for a birthday present!
samuel Undine
96. Kevin J.
crossing my fingers!
samuel Undine
99. AdamOndi
Yes, please.
samuel Undine
100. Dizgirl
Worth a shot...
samuel Undine
102. lorrieanne m
this would be wonderful. thanks!
Jason Olexa
105. Tacopunch
Cheers to the winner and all the laser wounds he/she/it shall make.
samuel Undine
106. pfresh85
Ooh, legos...
javier vasquez
108. javasa
This would be nice for my birthday (on the 22nd)
William Fee
109. WTBFee
I could foresee my son and I fighting over this
samuel Undine
110. Zaren
This would make a fine belated birthday present - born July 16, 1969, the day of the Apollo 11 launch :)
samuel Undine
112. schiavowned
Pick me!
samuel Undine
113. dunecity
star wars is great
samuel Undine
115. JTT
I would love this!!
samuel Undine
116. Joe - freebis
Mmmmmmm... Lego Star Wars Darth Vader TIE Fighter. I like it a la.
samuel Undine
117. francismacomber
I've never been randomly chosen to win legos before.
samuel Undine
118. Phaeron
Must hang next to my lego ultimate batmobile.
samuel Undine
119. sexleyxia
i like legos
Adam Mills
120. bearddevil
I would love me a Darth Vader TIE Fighter in Lego.
René Walling
121. cybernetic_nomad
Apologies to everyone for lowering their chance to win, but I want my shot at this stuff too!
samuel Undine
122. Dissolve
Legos are the best
samuel Undine
123. todd.
Boom shaka-laka.
Greg Williams
124. Keleko
My son would really love it if I got one of these.
Katrina Templeton
125. katster
Legos! And a really cute mini Darth Vader! Count me in on this one too.

-kat
David Reagan
128. jerrac
Heh, I've been wanting to buy some new Legos... Free is better though. :D
samuel Undine
129. CtrlAltTabby
Ooooh, a tie fighter!
samuel Undine
130. holschuh
I'm not his father
samuel Undine
131. AielAdam
Been waaaay too long since I've a had a new Lego set!
samuel Undine
135. lethalfalcon
LEGO = Pure Awesome
samuel Undine
136. MarkvanH86
May the Force be with me...
samuel Undine
138. BrianMM
Tie Advanced!
I want one :(
Seth Heasley
140. sheasley
The Force is strong with this one...
samuel Undine
142. pausertofkarres
No Video This Time...
samuel Undine
143. JeffTS
Awesome! May the Force be with me!
samuel Undine
144. John Lawson
Please!
samuel Undine
146. papertyger
Another entry in the "things I have no space for but desperately want" category.
samuel Undine
148. Huw Bowen
Yes please!
samuel Undine
149. creativenrg
I AM the winner.
Search your posts, you know it to be true.
tatiana deCarillion
150. decarillion
Star Wars 4 ever!
Happy Anniversary, Tor!
samuel Undine
151. jaydeflix
Sure, I could use a lego tie fighter...
samuel Undine
152. t2350
dives into the prize pool and swims about
samuel Undine
153. Solidus
Mmmm, Tie fighter...
samuel Undine
154. Dissolve
second try to comment
samuel Undine
156. MP-AFP
Lego! Star Wars! Lego Star Wars!
samuel Undine
157. Aeryn Sun
My kid would like this!
Jörg Mosthaf
158. Joerg_Mosthaf
Ah Lord Vaders prototype. Nice for my collection :)
samuel Undine
159. ARturkel
Everyone loves Darth.
Melody Siracusa
160. orionova
My son would be chuffed if I won this for him.
Chris Sullins
165. chrissullins
Yes! To add to my collection. Of raw parts!
samuel Undine
166. jafoca
Pick me! Cool!
samuel Undine
167. dawggie
Love me some Darth!
Sheila Ruth
171. SheilaRuth
Cool! I'd love to win, but there's a lot of entries so far! Happy birthday, Tor!
samuel Undine
172. SeanP
This would make me the best uncle ever I gave this to my nephew. Of course he'd have to peel it out of my cold dead hands first.
samuel Undine
173. el guapo
I will use the power of the Force to win this one.
samuel Undine
175. John Callaham
Lego Vader can't be beat
samuel Undine
179. Alain Ducharme
Something I can share with the kids.
Bill Williams
180. billsquared
I won't pretend this is for anybody but me. (Plus, my boy won't be old enough to appreciate it for a while, yet.)
samuel Undine
190. michaelk42
I could use more Legos.
samuel Undine
191. Andrew Wheeler
This is a comment, in hopes that it will win me a tiny TIE fighter made of LEGO. If grammar counts, I'm a shoo-in.
Darin Ursuliak
192. DaringU
I love Lego! I love it so much I coach a middleschool Lego robotics team.
samuel Undine
193. Chris Garrison
Lego + Star Wars = WIN! :)
samuel Undine
194. jwj
LEGO = Awesome
samuel Undine
196. Meggan
This thing is awesome.
samuel Undine
198. PaulM
wow, great prize
Declan Ryan
199. decco999
A Darth Vader small enough for the dog to eat. Super.
Jaime Nichols
201. SenorJaime
It's as if a million Playmobil figures cried out and were suddenly silenced.
Linda Coyle
203. windy220
Well, I need this shirt because I can never remember the symbol for lizard!
don brubaker
205. donbrubaker
Wow! A better combination than oreos and milk... legos and star war!
samuel Undine
206. RaPToRFunK
Best. Contest. Ever.
samuel Undine
208. DeadPat
I love Lego!!!
samuel Undine
209. leisurelyviking
mmm... lego...
samuel Undine
211. tammus
Agreed with raptorfunk
samuel Undine
213. JimPAX
My son made me sign up for this one. Sure.
Justin Cogan
214. TheBar1
Hmm. Might need to build this with glue so it never breaks. Darn kids LOL!
Tess Laird
215. thewindrose
Legos and Star Wars = super way to to make my son happy:)
Todd Johansen
217. Gher06
Heck yeah. I'm always up for Legos.
samuel Undine
219. Praetor
I've always joked for Christmas or birthdays, a gift of Legos for my son is a gift for both of us.

I love putting the models together and he loves making new creations when the pieces fall apart.
samuel Undine
220. TheSchu
These LEGO figures are awesome!
samuel Undine
221. Eric9854
I'm not sure who would play with this more - me or the kids...
samuel Undine
222. Malveaux
awesome!!
samuel Undine
224. Cory Flake
Count me in
Daniel Martinez
225. adifferentdaniel
Definitely for me. The kids can get something else.
*crosses fingers*
Marc Houle
226. MightyMarc
This is probably the most I've ever come to this site.
samuel Undine
229. empresspixie
Me please, yes, please.
R H
231. HammerVsAx
Real one would be better, but won't fit in the garage.
samuel Undine
232. Chixie
stay on target
Mari Ness
233. MariCats
I cannot resist the power of the Dark Side.
samuel Undine
234. Cassandra Cookson
My son would love this--he is Star War lego crazy!

Cassandra
samuel Undine
235. Shyft
Now we're talking
samuel Undine
236. Leonrose
Legos :)
samuel Undine
242. nmetzger
The force is strong with this one ;)
samuel Undine
243. LadyCrow
For my nephew.
samuel Undine
244. Garth Colasurdo
Yes please.
samuel Undine
245. Jkarie
Legos and star wars - just like chocolate and peanut butter :)
samuel Undine
246. yantra215
Happy Anniversary!
Shelby Michlin
247. BaronGreystone
I totally need this, to play with while playing my Lego SW video game! May have to get my seven year old to put it together, though.
samuel Undine
249. Shiloh S.
um... YES!
samuel Undine
251. Fernando S. Trevisan
Oh, man. :D
samuel Undine
252. Robert Corr
Pick me, please.
samuel Undine
253. Media Mess
Congratulations on the 1st Anniversary of Tor.com! So glad to have a great home for science fiction on the place that most of science fiction missed completely.
samuel Undine
255. SirTomster
All your Legos belong to us.
samuel Undine
256. waterfallbooks
I'd give it to my little brother, but I'd be tempted to keep it for myself!
Steven Janowsky
257. sjanowsky
My son is a lego star wars fanatic...
samuel Undine
259. Spontaneous Pixel
Leggo my (Star Wars) Lego!
samuel Undine
260. Big Mike Lewis
It would be cool to win something like this!
samuel Undine
261. QuantumLeaper
Red 5 standing by...
Ben Forsberg
263. papabearbjf
I love the way Vader's Tie Fighter spins out of control when Han comes in to cover Luke's tail. Awesome scene.
samuel Undine
264. hye
I'm glad to see it's a classic SW set and not one of those newfangled clone wars sets, but I guess I'm an old-school kind of guy. :) fingers crossed!
Carrie Wright
265. cwright
Claiming this would be for me is a lie. I'd want it, of course, but my roommate would steal it...
samuel Undine
266. time_to_read
Love them Legos!
samuel Undine
267. sysrick
tie one on.
samuel Undine
268. cymor
Happy Birthday!
samuel Undine
269. JZ
Thanks! My kids will love it.
Jan Milkin
270. memethief
You're right, I DO need a TIE fighter. Sign me up!
Joe Matise
271. snoopy369
Convenient - my favorite prize, right before my favorite 'on July 20, 1969' post (Sawyer) :)
samuel Undine
273. Jacob P. Silvia
You'll never know the power of the side of the brick with the little dimples!
samuel Undine
274. *** Dave
Happy Anniversary/Birthday/Eventthang.
samuel Undine
275. Frog
You don't want this tie fighter. This is not the tie fighter your looking for..... Only those of us who lean to the dark side can assemble this anyway.
samuel Undine
276. alwayslurking
I spent a while coveting one of these in a toy shop. Little tiny Darth Vader is mighty cool.
samuel Undine
277. Tedzzzz
Ohh, pick me!
Keath White
278. Jenus
That's no moon landing, it's a space station... landing... ? Ok, that doesn't work as well as I'd like.
samuel Undine
281. eghodges
My grandson collects these.
samuel Undine
284. Shmoo
legos? Sign me up...
samuel Undine
285. Hiiiinks
That looks cool
samuel Undine
286. RobW
Great books, great site, here's to many more years of both!
samuel Undine
288. squid_ca
Piew! Piew! Ka-boom!
Barney Wrightson
289. barney
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samuel Undine
290. SRJohnson
come and join the darkside
samuel Undine
291. Christopher Kane
Happy Anniversary Tor.com
Rich Bennett
292. Neuralnet
hey you got your legos in my star wars!
samuel Undine
293. Christopher Kane
Happy Anniversary Tor.com
samuel Undine
294. Nataila
Happy Anniversary!
samuel Undine
296. iTower
i love legos!!!
samuel Undine
298. mikedmatthews
woohoo
samuel Undine
299. RajestWarlock
w00t for star wars
samuel Undine
302. NancyM
Yes, please
samuel Undine
303. Bill Hunsicker
This would be fun to have or to give as a gift.
samuel Undine
304. margaret Rutledge
My kids want this.
samuel Undine
306. Chris Eagle
Can't pass up this one.
Steve Taylor
307. teapot7
There's something perfect about the combination of Star Wars and Lego.
samuel Undine
311. MissyKNY
Very awesome
samuel Undine
312. Cliffracer
Anything having to do with space today I will gladly try for.
Barbara Elness
313. barbed1951
Oh my gosh, are there directions on putting it together? I think I'd have to get my son's help.
samuel Undine
314. fastwb
Do or do not. There is no try!
samuel Undine
315. requiemau
My son would love this his two favorite things
Gilmoure Gylbard
316. Gilmoure
Hmmm... I love the smell of TIE fighter in the morning. It smells like... VICTORY!
samuel Undine
318. tim1724
can never have too much LEGO
samuel Undine
319. Beaker
it's for my kids, really ;)
samuel Undine
320. Jim37
I'd say it's for my kids, but I'd be lying.
samuel Undine
322. Leper
Yay Lego! If I had kids, I'd be lying that its for them :)
samuel Undine
323. Charles G. Childers
Thanks!
Sam Brady
324. lewaah
This would go great with my Star Wars series Potato Heads. Happy Anniversary!
Chris Pitchford
325. databoy
My son would love this -- but he asked for the Indiana Jones sets for his birthday instead...
Ido Gendel
327. igendel
The force is strong with this prize. Well done, Tor!
samuel Undine
330. Vorbis
man, I love lego so much. very nice
samuel Undine
333. srhall79
Would go well with the rest of my collection.
samuel Undine
335. Wyndhammer
Darth Vader is the man!
samuel Undine
336. SebastianElgar
LEGO my LEGOs
samuel Undine
338. zSpider1984
(-o-)
samuel Undine
339. cozmic
Happy b-day tor.com
samuel Undine
342. Jon42
I have you now
samuel Undine
344. pat3001
DO. WANT.
Mun Kew
347. munkew
Just curious, which of the giveaways have the highest responses? I'll vote for the Lego :-)
samuel Undine
348. Susgod
Happy Birthday Tor.com
samuel Undine
351. jenn chlebus
Who doesn't need more LEGO?
samuel Undine
352. angie camp
winner winner chicken dinner
samuel Undine
355. digitalbeachbum
Thai Fighter!
samuel Undine
356. Torfundango
Lego play!
Belldandy Morisatto
358. Xio
How did you know I needed that? Eerie...
samuel Undine
359. healermoon
Star Wars is Awesome!
nadav shner
360. nadav1
For a little while, we all want to be kids again. i still keep my 30 years old lego cubes around the house for the children.
I'd love to build something like that with them. Passing on the mythology of their father
samuel Undine
361. Derek J. Goodman
I haven't had Legos in years.
Tracy Golladay
362. ojisama
okay, i want to say I would give this to my Kid but that is crap
samuel Undine
363. Lorindol
Luke ... I am your father
samuel Undine
364. johntheirishmongol
I have got to get me one of these
samuel Undine
367. bagzlightyear
congratulations TOR! i expect more good books from you in the coming years
samuel Undine
368. LawyerKevin
Oooo, Fun!
samuel Undine
369. BradW3
The force is strong with this one!!!
Dimitris Lykourias
370. lykouri
I always loved Lego, but the Star Wars sets are absolutely the BEST !!!
samuel Undine
374. bethanyfig
Have to love them.
Jon Dowland
376. jmtd
Wow everytime I comment on one of these competitions I say to myself "that's it" and then, further down the RSS reader, another one I can't resist!
Brett Michie
379. bchurch
My kids would lynch me if I didn't at least try for this one!
samuel Undine
380. twellys
"Use the force, Luke!"
Melissa Walters
381. ladytwinoaks
Happy Anniversary! Thanks for all the fish...
socrate badeau
382. socrate
Really great. I love Darth Vader in lego
samuel Undine
383. Abhishek
Contest entry! :)
samuel Undine
386. bte101
I hope it comes with the optional leather seat and free XM subscription.
Douglas Warren
391. BukaHobbit
You weren't on any mercy mission this time...now just give me the legos and I won't destroy your planet.
samuel Undine
393. MDominic
The force is strong with this prize.
samuel Undine
396. mdbank
Yes please!
Rich Gold
397. richg25
Thanks for the chance to participate!
John Lampe
398. johnslampe
I love the sound Legos(TM) make when you pile them together.
samuel Undine
399. Djspawny
I want to be ur father :
samuel Undine
400. Christi Koenig
Legos are fun. Star Wars Legos are double fun. Might even let the kid have a turn.
Kimberly Woods
402. Calli
I can't think of a single member of my family who wouldn't want this. And Legos are awesome, no matter how old you are!
Christopher Pressley
404. fishbulb42
I could really go for some LEGO right about now.
Jon Throop
406. Throopish
Awesome. Would you believe I never had legos as a kid :( I had to go over to a friends house to play.
John Fitzingo
407. Xandar01
I have so many SW lego, but I don't have this one! :)
samuel Undine
409. apt2501
Yes, please.
samuel Undine
411. stuntcat
....you want to give it to me....
samuel Undine
412. Alex C Telander
Here's hoping, happy Moon day everyone!

Alex C. Telander
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