TIE-Spotting. *First post updated*

Junk Pilot

Out of curiosity what is the size of a SS TIE wing? I want to check it against the Hasbro large wing TIE's.

ILMwannabe

I don't have the dimensions in front of me right now, but I do have a Niesen TIE and my son has a Hasbro Toy and I can tell you the SS model is bigger by about 25%

I like the later Hasbro version with the larger wings, for what it is (a toy) and it's definitely better than when they were issued with the smaller wings (which were closer to the scale of the Darth Vader TIE Fighter Kit from MPC). But the Hasbro's proportions are still a bit off.

The "arms" are too small & short compared with the sphere, and (I hesitate to say this because Hasbro attempted to correct this) they actually made the wings a little too big this time around, and/or maybe too thin.

But at least they deleted that battery compartment that they used to have in the back (they used to have a wedge-shaped battery holder attached to the back of the sphere). Now the back looks closer to the original.

GKvfx

Yeah, I know...... I'm late to the dance again.

Holy crap - your right.

Here's a higher res, cropped version of it. I don't see any other markings, though, primarily because this was shot as a test and was relatively small in frame -


I'll say. Well, at least one of these did. These photos come from a couple of different formats - 4x5, 35mm, etc. But they all seem to be of the same TIE. I got a couple of these to Jason to use as a reference for his decal set, but (as it always happens) found I had new ones that reveal new decals. (All of these are 1977 ANH vintage. I would absolutely bet Jason Eaton's life on that. )







I think you'll find that the TIE fighter above is the same TIE as in the chronicles book (and the same one as in post #1 here) just with better detail since it's from a more original source. The "white" square on the one arm is, I think, a reflection of the decal film. And one of the TIEs, either the one from the book or mine here have been flopped. It's impossible to tell unless you can read the actual decal. And I can't, even on the hi-res versions.......

Sorry, no. (I mean, I wish that were true........ ) The box he had contained one hero wing, one damaged wing, the cockpit ball/arms, some detail parts - enough to put together one TIE. There was an extra hatch from the ANH era. That was used (repainted) to complete the Edlund TIE. The only left over part from the restoration was a (presumably) screen used top mount hatch that had (at some point) been re-plugged - I kept it as a souvenir. You can see it here:

http://www.therpf.com/f10/efx-tie-fi...ml#post1304457

Gene

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moffeaton

Awww dammit, I need to add more decals!!!

dirtydave

Great pictures,Thank you so much for posting them.

Dave

jedimaster

Thanks Gene, more great pix. Jason , we gonna see more tie Decals? Would be good as steves doin his new tie wings soon. Ooh it's a good time for this hobby... One day someones gonna find a pretzel jammed in one of these models and were gonna have to find a vintage pretzel to complete the model. Maybe Mike can cast em up.

I need more coffee.

GKvfx

No, I think you need less.......

Gene

Scott Graham

I can't believe people are still finding details on these things. Just when you thought you'd seen it all, more is found.

ILMwannabe

Thanks for the clarification Gene - wishful thinking on my part I guess! And fantastic picture posts! Especially the "rear pentagon" TIE.

So gentlemen, do you suppose the TIE with the red pentagon on the front upper left sphere is the same ship as the one with the pentagon in the back, lower left sphere?

Maybe the slight "bowing" on the upper right wing top edge (seen on the "rear pentagon" picture) will help to further ID it if more pictures surface . . . ?

P.S. - there may be some slight bowing on the upper left wing as well.

dirtydave

Hey Gene,Looks like your picture are flipped.The Kettenkrad part should be on the upper right (looking at it) of the cockpit ball,in yours it's left.

Thanks again for the great pictures.

Dave

STEVE THE SWEDE

Gene, awesome! This is exactly what this thread needed to get rolling again! Funny thing though, whats up with the clear orange gun tips in the first two pics!? Looks very wierd, almost as something else was used.

Cheers,
Steve

MonsieurTox

Thanks for the pics Gene ! They will help me for my new -larger- TIE ball !
Now, the decals have to be ID'ed, won't be easy but fun !

GKvfx

OK, this post is NOT going to help you one bit with any details on the TIE. But it is an interesting bit of trivia that I stumbled upon.

Architect Pierre Koenig (no relation, I'm presuming, to the commander of Moonbase Alpha) is well known amongst architectural geeks for his mid-century modern houses - you know, the ones with walls of glass that were built on tops of a lot of local L.A. hills. His Stahl house ( The Stahl House | Case Study House #22 ) is where the Tim Allen character in "Galaxy Quest" lives. (He also lived, literally, down the street from me when I lived in Brentwood.)

I was reading an article about one of his houses south of L.A. in a book and came across this page -



So there it is - another use for Koolshade. Not just for TIE Fighter wings. (Wonder if they have any scraps?)

Gene

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moffeaton

They wasted it on a HOUSE?!?!

ILMwannabe

That's an awful lot of Koolshade - imagine how many TIE wings you can make with that! Except, it does look white instead of black . . .

Nice architecture!

zorg

thanks for the link jesse. i was hoping for more close up shots of the droids but cool non the less, if i could give some rep points i would

-z