My SS TIE Fighter

[PAULH]

A stunning build and exploration into the finest details !

 

[swgeek]

So...it was bugging me that you couldn't see the crease on the front of the dash. So I stripped off all the parts, made the crease more pronounced and reapplied all the parts on the front. It's a subtle difference but I'm much happier with the dash and think it looks more accurate.

 

[joberg]

Has a sharper V look...looking good

 

[DiRty37]

Fantastic build

 

[swgeek]

Finally made some more progress. I finished the windscreen! What a fiddly little piece it is. I didn't realize till I started making it, that all the mullions are beveled. It took me two tries to get it right. I could probably do a version 3 if I wanted to make it more accurate but I think I'll stick with V2 for now.
I actually modeled and printed the round bezel, one of the very few printed parts on this model. The rest is all scratch built by hand.

 

[Bjorn]

Very nice swgeek!

Love the vacuum formed piece for the mullions. Ingenious!

And is that T-track on top? I hadn't really noticed this detail before.

 

[dirtydave]

Damn that's looking Nice Jonathan. So is the cockpit ball complete now?

Dave

 

[Treadwell]

OMG that's a brilliant approach to the canopy frame.

 

[TazMan2000]

Wow! I'm so impressed..

TazMan2000

 

[swgeek]

Thanks everybody!

Bjorn Treadwell I figured that's how the ILM guys built their frames back in the day. Yep, T track on the face and it's tiny.

Thanks dirtydave. Almost done on the ball. Still have to make a couple seam cover master patterns and I have a couple more parts to add to the ceiling.

Next, time to finish the wing master...or a seam cover.

 

[swgeek]

More progress.

 

[IzzyMel]

Phenomenal work.

 

[joberg]

great update man

 

[swgeek]

Thanks to some friends who helped out with the part ID's and the super rare parts...the ceiling is now done. Or mostly done. I had to scratch build some parts because I couldn't figure out what they were.

I have a couple tweaks to do before I mold it.

 

[joberg]

Sharp

 

[swgeek]

The molding and casting has begun.

 

[joberg]

Sooo sharp and precise I'll just say it right here: Mold Porn

 

[Zenwalker]

Beautiful work!

 

[star-art]

This subject is far trickier to reproduce than it might seem. You have done a PHENOMENAL job on this! And, you have a good eye! It looks like a very faithful replica.

 

[Jedifyfe]

SO clean!