Marmit Star Wars 1/6 Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot

From Wookiepedia :
TIE fighter pilots were an elite class within the military of the of the Galactic Empire. They piloted the TIE/LN starfighters, one of the Empire's most recognizable symbols of power. There were two nicknames for TIE pilots: the vac-heads, who operated in space for the Empire's Imperial Navy, and the ground-hogs, who operated in planetary atmosphere for the Imperial Army. Because the vac-heads had better public recognition through propaganda posters and the HoloNet News reports, the ground-hogs were often resentful of them. The rivalry between ground-hogs and vac-heads was so intense that most Imperial flight bases had separate bars for the two groups, with the notable exception of the Bright Jewel Oversector Flight Base.

Of all the cadets who underwent the Imperial pilot training program, ninety percent never actually graduated. As a consequence, those who did tended to be both proud and arrogant. The precision and streamlined design of the TIE fighter was a source of pride for those pilots, who also prided themselves for usually not needing deflector shields, life support, ejection systems and hyperdrives, which they viewed as tools for the cowardly.

Since TIE fighters were identical and interchangeable, TIE pilots might never fly the same ship twice and, as a result, rarely developed emotional ties to their crafts. Nonetheless, they tended to be very protective of their vessel of the day, and loved to push around lower-ranked stormtroopers. Very dedicated, TIE pilots were willing to surrender their lives for the greater glory of the Empire's New Order.

TIE fighter pilots wore a black jumpsuit with pockets and zip-front, a reinforced helmet reminiscent of the stormtrooper design, and a chest armor with flexible gas transfer tubes plugged into the helmet.

Another one from Marmit that I think absolutely hit the ball in the park with this TIE Pilot offering. It is good enough to not need to consider any recent releases from Medicom and Sideshow toys, not to mention that these new ones prices are up the roof sky high.
This set is as basic as it gets and you do not get spare hands, any form of weaponry or gadgets. Just a good ol' fly boy in all it's necessities.
All the gear fit well and how it should be except for the belt that I have an unfavorable thing about. It is molded in vinyl and a little bit too thick (thus rigid) to my liking. Hence I made my own belt from black glossy pleather strip and just attached the buckle to it. The logo on the helmet is also correct this time around.
One improvement I would like to point out is the chest "control" piece is now with molded details and pre-painted unlike how Marmit did for AT-AT Pilot which uses decal sheet instead.

The dark pilot quietly and diligently doing their job for the Imperial Air Force. Now I am just waiting for a good quality Death Star Gunner and Death Star Trooper to complete my Imperial blacks.
If you see a Marmit TIE Pilot around and is having a fair price tag, I suggest you pick it up. It is old, but it withstood the sands of time and is still very much shelf worthy in my humble opinion.

The other TIE Pilots in my collection. Shortest to tallest : Medicom Kubrick Star Wars TIE Pilot, Bandai Star Wars Helmet Series 1 TIE Pilot (should be 1/6 scale), Hasbro Star Wars Rebel 3.75" TIE Pilot, Hasbro Black Series 6" TIE Pilot.