star wars drone | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:31:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png star wars drone | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Star Wars Tie Advanced X1 Battle Drone (Flight Test) https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/dale-shaughnessy/star-wars-tie-advanced-x1-battle-drone-flight-test/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/dale-shaughnessy/star-wars-tie-advanced-x1-battle-drone-flight-test/#comments Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:06:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=327122 This is the second part of our Star Wars Tie Advanced X1 article – last week we published an unboxing of a cool looking new Drone by company Propel. Propel have been one of the few companies lucky enough to snag a Star Wars license. Their goal was to create a series of battle capable …

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This is the second part of our Star Wars Tie Advanced X1 article – last week we published an unboxing of a cool looking new Drone by company Propel. Propel have been one of the few companies lucky enough to snag a Star Wars license. Their goal was to create a series of battle capable drones based around the Star Wars theme.

We took the Tie Advanced X1 into a local park, but as you will find out, it took considerable mastery of the force to battle even the moderate winds. The Emperor wasn't too happy with the condition of the Drone when we got back to base either.

Propel sell three of these right now and they ship in glorious hand crafted collector boxes which I covered in my previous video. They also sell the 74-Z Speeder Bike and the T-65 X-Wing StarFighter versions. You can see the home page for all three Battle Drones over HERE.

So how does it handle under real world outdoors conditions? The Star Wars Tie Advanced X1 Battle Drone is a fantastic collectors product and the box itself is a work of art, but as an outdoors Drone, the short battery life of around 12 minutes and the inability to cope with even light winds make it a very specialised product for a niche audience. If you have access to an indoors arena or a huge open room inside a building, then it might be a different story – especially if you have friends with a similar Star Wars drone.

If you missed my unboxing video – please check back HERE to watch it.

KitGuru says: Darth Vader is unsure. A lot of work went into the box and it is clearly a wonderful collectors item. Outdoors however it failed to shine due to fairly weak battery life and its inability to stay moderately stable under any kind of wind.

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Star Wars Tie Advanced X1 Battle Drone (unboxing) https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/dale-shaughnessy/star-wars-tie-advanced-x1-battle-drone-unboxing/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/dale-shaughnessy/star-wars-tie-advanced-x1-battle-drone-unboxing/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2017 17:40:29 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=326060 Today we take a look at something rather unusual for KitGuru – a close up unboxing of a new Drone by company Propel. Propel have been one of the few companies lucky enough to snag a Star Wars license. Their goal was to create a series of battle drones based around the Star Wars theme. …

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Today we take a look at something rather unusual for KitGuru – a close up unboxing of a new Drone by company Propel. Propel have been one of the few companies lucky enough to snag a Star Wars license. Their goal was to create a series of battle drones based around the Star Wars theme. We are fortunate enough to get our hands on the Tie Advanced X1 Battle Drone battle drone today and we wanted to share the unboxing experience.

Propel sell three of these right now and they ship in glorious hand crafted collector boxes which I go into some detail to show in my video above. They also sell the 74-Z Speeder Bike and the T-65 X-Wing StarFighter versions. You can see the home page for all three Battle Drones over HERE.

I don't want to ruin the surprise too much for you and go into details on the unboxing experience, so please watch the video above! If you are interested you can buy the Tie Advanced X1 Battle Drone for £199.99 over HERE. Demand has been high so you might need to be patient to source stock in the United Kingdom. We have been told they are also available at Maplins, Currys, Argos, Disney Store and Hamleys this year.

These are no ordinary Drones however, they accelerate to speeds of 35 mph in less than three seconds and a ‘unique fight control algorithm' enables special manoeuvres that mimic Star Wars flight patterns, such as forward moving corkscrew rolls and innovative reverse propulsion technology means that the ships can fly in the most lifelike way. I will be publishing my ‘action' video very soon – for now you have to make do with the unboxing experience.

KitGuru says: If you liked the unboxing, wait until you see our Battle Drone in action. Luke Skywalker look out!

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