Classic Trilogy Ti-Fighter toy conversion

[GeneralFROSTY]

Please excuse me if this has been covered before, I tried looking at some posts and could not find what I was looking for.
I was at my local Toys R Us and saw for the first time up close the 'Classic Trilogy' Ti-fighter toy and was impressed by it, but also hoping to find out if this toy could in some ways be converted into more of a studio model replica? I didn't buy it yet, I figured I would check with you guys first for your pro opinion. LMK, thanks everyone!
-JC

 

[DARKSIDE72]

ahh... the two have little in common.

 

[stonky]

It's WAY off but if I were to make one change, it would be to make the solar panels larger to more closely match the scale of the cockpit. If you did that you'd also have to lengthen the supports that attach them to the body, as the solar panels on the real thing are as almost as far apart from each other as they are tall.

stonky

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

It would still make a cool looking display when done.

Lynn

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Will anyone attempt this, or is it a lost cause? Does anyone offer parts to put together a custom kit?

 

[phase pistol]

and then you have this problem

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

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and then you have this problem

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The new OTC TIE fighter toy nolonger has the rear battery box and is more like the real deal.

Lynn

 

[WinstonWolf359]

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and then you have this problem

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The new OTC TIE fighter toy nolonger has the rear battery box and is more like the real deal.

Lynn
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Well crap! What are you supposed to grab onto when you're flying the TIE around the house now, if there's no box to hold it by?

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

What about the ti kit made in Japan? How accurate is that?

 

[phase pistol]

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Well crap! What are you supposed to grab onto when you're flying the TIE around the house now, if there's no box to hold it by?

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Why, you grab it firmly by the BALL of course!

And the "Japanese kit" is the Finemolds model, very fine indeed.

 

[phase pistol]

Hey it is a better, more accurate TIE!

I gotta get me one of these.

I wonder if big sheet-styrene wings are feasible... they'd be GIGANTIC, but hey...

- Karl

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

How big is the model when completed? Also (off topic) what's the size of the MPC AT AT model kit? How accurate is that?

 

[phase pistol]

The FM TIE is pretty small, but super detailed. 1/72 scale, I think that's about the size of the old Action Fleet TIE (which isn't bad either).

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?FNMSW-02

The MPC AT-AT is pretty tiny too. This page calls it 1/100.

http://users.otenet.gr/~makzax/models/at-at_en.html

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

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I gotta get me one of these.

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- Karl
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Karl, I thought you stopped collecting the toys

but damn, I thought the same when I saw the variation

Michael

 

[Lynn TXP 0369]

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How big is the model when completed? Also (off topic) what's the size of the MPC AT AT model kit? How accurate is that?

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The TIE is around the size of the AMT TIE and that is about 6" tall.

The AT-AT is around 7"-8" tall.

Lynn