Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question

darthweezy · 07-17-2011, 08:07 PM

Hello All-

I sent this question to Steve Niesen (hopefully he gets back with me) but I thought I'd ask the other experts as well.

What are the gun barrels of the studio scale TIE fighter made from? My 2 TIE kits I got from Steve 2 years ago are missing these pieces (yes I know, I build slow!).

Is it a found item? It looks like some sort of collet for a drill or something similar.

If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it!

-... . .- --.. · 07-17-2011, 08:16 PM

Gun shrouds are CLP-125 5mm LED holders:

Click the pic.

GKvfx · 07-17-2011, 08:19 PM

LED panel holders -

Not exactly like the one below, but you get the idea........

Gene

vaderdarth · 07-18-2011, 08:22 PM

brass tubing for the stem, but I can't remember the diameter. 3mm if I recall

Then an a 5mm amber LED goes in for the emitter.

darthweezy · 07-18-2011, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the replies guys!

How about the length of the brass tubing, is there a standard for that?

I am getting excited!

By the way, what does everyone prefer for the interior? Do you like the purist ,sparse interior with the American fighter pilot (included in the kit) or the tricked-out one with a TIE fighter pilot and LEDs?

I'm torn between the two....

vaderdarth · 07-18-2011, 10:22 PM

it's roughly 1/4" Cut it longer so there is some extra to glue in the fighter. But leave roughly that much showing. Some folks like less.

NAZGÛL · 07-19-2011, 12:59 PM

Ive heard they didnt actually use LEDs for the guns. Some orange plastic rod.

GKvfx · 07-20-2011, 12:06 PM

I posted these in another thread a couple of years ago. These are of the Vader wingman TIE that got sold off via Profiles a while back -

What I'm seeing here is not the frosted orange color of an LED of 1976, but a clear piece of rod. I know they make water clear LED's, but that is a relatively new item. Whether or not the orange rod here wwas lit, I don't know. When I examined the TIE, I couldn't find anything that indicated it was lit. LED's were used on some TIEs, but those were for the engines, and they were red.

Gene

darthweezy · 07-20-2011, 04:12 PM

It almost looks like the end of the rod was shaved off to make it more angular; did they use the same process for the Interceptors or did they use LEDs?

Thanks for the pics!

Zombie Killer · 07-20-2011, 04:50 PM

I wonder if they used Lightbrite pegs. I also wonder if those in the pics Gene posted are original or something added later in life.

Mike J. · 07-20-2011, 10:24 PM

Well, there was something there.

-MJ

GKvfx · 07-20-2011, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombie Killer

I wonder if they used Lightbrite pegs.

<smacks forehead> Brilliant thought. Don't know if it is true, but I like the line of thinking!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombie Killer

I also wonder if those in the pics Gene posted are original or something added later in life.

I can assure you, nothing happened to that model from the time they finished with it in '76-'77 till it was pulled out and re-assembled in 2009. It was not re-used for ESB or ROTJ.

Gene

Zombie Killer · 07-21-2011, 05:48 AM

Thanks Gene, I'm going with lightbrite peg if that is original. It was huge back then and the small end is around that size.

asemblyrequired · 07-21-2011, 06:04 AM

an image of a lot of lightbrite pegs . Looks like the ends where just sheared off possibly . Sorry for the large image but not sure how to resize images here as of yet

-James

Treadwell · 07-21-2011, 11:38 AM

I think those are modern ones. The ones I remember looked like this:

darthweezy · 07-21-2011, 11:41 AM

I think I have some of those from an old set I had from when I was a kid; I'll have to buzz over to Mom's attic! I think you guys are onto something!
Now if I could only get the creepy song from the Lite-Brite commercial out of my head....

-... . .- --.. · 07-21-2011, 12:09 PM

Lite Brite, making things with light
What a sight, making things with Lite Brite

ringa · 07-21-2011, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -... . .- --..

Lite Brite, making things with light
What a sight, making things with Lite Brite

How I miss the 1970's!

Scott Graham · 07-21-2011, 02:08 PM

Wow, you might be onto something with the lite brite!

wizardofthenorth · 10-25-2011, 02:54 PM

On the TIE page in 'Sculpting a Galaxy', it says they were lit in sequence as they fire, to provide a point of reference for the optical department.

swpropmaker · 10-25-2011, 05:22 PM

D-Weezy

Send me you address I have about 100 LED holders here will send some to you post haste. Have two vinatge Light bright stems here... inserted them into the LED holders..... damn too thick! Plus the are tear drop sharped lots of milling to get to work. Orange arcylic 5mm rod would do the trick.. I also remember them saying they flashed the lights on the TIE to give roto scopers a reference point for the TIE laser bolts.

Steve

GKvfx · 10-28-2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taitbb

On the TIE page in 'Sculpting a Galaxy', it says they were lit in sequence as they fire, to provide a point of reference for the optical department.

Yeah, they did that, but then stopped as it was easier for the animators to "pick" when the TIE (or X) would fire rather than having it dictated by the stage guys.

Gene

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07-17-2011, 08:07 PM	#1
darthweezy Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 21	Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question Hello All- I sent this question to Steve Niesen (hopefully he gets back with me) but I thought I'd ask the other experts as well. What are the gun barrels of the studio scale TIE fighter made from? My 2 TIE kits I got from Steve 2 years ago are missing these pieces (yes I know, I build slow!). Is it a found item? It looks like some sort of collet for a drill or something similar. If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it!

07-17-2011, 08:16 PM	#2
-... . .- --.. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 3,519	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question Gun shrouds are CLP-125 5mm LED holders: Click the pic.

07-17-2011, 08:19 PM	#3
GKvfx Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 815	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question LED panel holders - Not exactly like the one below, but you get the idea........ Gene Attached Thumbnails

07-18-2011, 08:22 PM	#4
vaderdarth Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 9,749	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question brass tubing for the stem, but I can't remember the diameter. 3mm if I recall Then an a 5mm amber LED goes in for the emitter.

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07-18-2011, 08:41 PM	#5
darthweezy Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 21	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question Thanks for the replies guys! How about the length of the brass tubing, is there a standard for that? I am getting excited! By the way, what does everyone prefer for the interior? Do you like the purist ,sparse interior with the American fighter pilot (included in the kit) or the tricked-out one with a TIE fighter pilot and LEDs? I'm torn between the two....

07-18-2011, 10:22 PM	#6
vaderdarth Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 9,749	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question it's roughly 1/4" Cut it longer so there is some extra to glue in the fighter. But leave roughly that much showing. Some folks like less.

07-19-2011, 12:59 PM	#7
NAZGÛL Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 852	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question Ive heard they didnt actually use LEDs for the guns. Some orange plastic rod.

07-20-2011, 12:06 PM	#8
GKvfx Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 815	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question I posted these in another thread a couple of years ago. These are of the Vader wingman TIE that got sold off via Profiles a while back - What I'm seeing here is not the frosted orange color of an LED of 1976, but a clear piece of rod. I know they make water clear LED's, but that is a relatively new item. Whether or not the orange rod here wwas lit, I don't know. When I examined the TIE, I couldn't find anything that indicated it was lit. LED's were used on some TIEs, but those were for the engines, and they were red. Gene

07-20-2011, 04:12 PM	#9
darthweezy Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 21	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question It almost looks like the end of the rod was shaved off to make it more angular; did they use the same process for the Interceptors or did they use LEDs? Thanks for the pics!

07-20-2011, 04:50 PM	#10
Zombie Killer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 1,466	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question I wonder if they used Lightbrite pegs. I also wonder if those in the pics Gene posted are original or something added later in life.

07-20-2011, 10:24 PM	#11
Mike J. I'm a pixel pusher Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 5,839	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question Well, there was something there. -MJ Attached Thumbnails

07-21-2011, 05:48 AM	#13
Zombie Killer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 1,466	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question Thanks Gene, I'm going with lightbrite peg if that is original. It was huge back then and the small end is around that size.

07-21-2011, 06:04 AM	#14
asemblyrequired Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Inside the Crawler Posts: 380	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question an image of a lot of lightbrite pegs . Looks like the ends where just sheared off possibly . Sorry for the large image but not sure how to resize images here as of yet -James

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Treadwell Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 15,366	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question I think those are modern ones. The ones I remember looked like this: Attached Thumbnails

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swpropmaker Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,313	Re: Studio Scale TIE Gun Barrel Question D-Weezy Send me you address I have about 100 LED holders here will send some to you post haste. Have two vinatge Light bright stems here... inserted them into the LED holders..... damn too thick! Plus the are tear drop sharped lots of milling to get to work. Orange arcylic 5mm rod would do the trick.. I also remember them saying they flashed the lights on the TIE to give roto scopers a reference point for the TIE laser bolts. Steve