TIE/gs Ground Support

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December 15, 2019
Image from the comic strip showing the different looking TIE
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December 15, 2019
The first step was to add the extra support struts to the wings. I used a 10mm wide tape strip to make sure the distances were always the same and then scraped away the surface detail using a chisel
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December 15, 2019
The extra struts were added using some leftover Fine Molds TIE wing frame pieces cut to size
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December 15, 2019
The Revell ball was then dressed up with detail pieces and guns, also from a FM kit
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December 15, 2019
Finally the back of the ball was sanded off and a resin big engine (provided by JBOT) was glued in place
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December 15, 2019
The big engine piece is designed for a FM kit but it looks OK on the bigger ball (and maybe even closer to the original drawing)
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December 15, 2019
The wings and fuselage are now painted and decalled
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December 15, 2019
I used some leftover FM decals
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December 15, 2019
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December 15, 2019
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December 17, 2019
Wings attached - back end
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December 17, 2019
Front side
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11 July 2024, 07:39 -

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This is a pretty simple conversion of a Revell TIE Fighter into the ground support/superiority version as seen in one of the old Star Wars newspaper comic strips. I've used the Revell kit as a base as its the same size as a Bandai kit but a bit cheaper. It can be detailled with bits from a Bandai or Fine Molds kit but does need grooves cut into the wing edges as they are molded flat.

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