Jimmer
Well-Known Member
I was recently given a 1/72 TIE Interceptor that was missing:
- the top hatch of the cockpit
- the clear plastic inserts for front "windscreen" and top hatch
- the cannon tips on left wing
Oddly it had the death star base but not the bar that connects the TIE to the base.
It was also missing waterslides & decals but I can paint those details.
Basically, a friend has a young son who was given the ship for Xmas, built it hastily, and was completely uninterested afterward.
Luckily, he didn't use cement so I was able to disassemble and properly sand down nubs where he cut parts from the sprue.
His mom knew I was into models, and brought the poor guy to me so it could find a home with some love.
(I did offer to help him, she was grateful but said he really didn't have the patience for building models so I didn't push the issue).
I can attempt molding the 2 cannons, and scratch build if that fails but the top hatch is the problem.
I don't have another 1/72 TIE so I have nothing to make a cast for the hatch from.
Does anyone know of a source that sells casted or printed parts?
And if anyone has tips on making the clear parts it would be greatly appreciated.
I've built a few Bandai X-wings and I always insert the clear part into the canopy..I know it restricts view of pilot and instrument panel, but I never liked the look without it.
(Now I'm curious what the ratio is of builders who do/don't use the clear insert..lol).
- the top hatch of the cockpit
- the clear plastic inserts for front "windscreen" and top hatch
- the cannon tips on left wing
Oddly it had the death star base but not the bar that connects the TIE to the base.
It was also missing waterslides & decals but I can paint those details.
Basically, a friend has a young son who was given the ship for Xmas, built it hastily, and was completely uninterested afterward.
Luckily, he didn't use cement so I was able to disassemble and properly sand down nubs where he cut parts from the sprue.
His mom knew I was into models, and brought the poor guy to me so it could find a home with some love.
(I did offer to help him, she was grateful but said he really didn't have the patience for building models so I didn't push the issue).
I can attempt molding the 2 cannons, and scratch build if that fails but the top hatch is the problem.
I don't have another 1/72 TIE so I have nothing to make a cast for the hatch from.
Does anyone know of a source that sells casted or printed parts?
And if anyone has tips on making the clear parts it would be greatly appreciated.
I've built a few Bandai X-wings and I always insert the clear part into the canopy..I know it restricts view of pilot and instrument panel, but I never liked the look without it.
(Now I'm curious what the ratio is of builders who do/don't use the clear insert..lol).