My SS TIE Fighter

[joewhite]

I still love that mold, Jon! Awesome work, you are killing it!

 

[jcoffman99]

That is crazy impressive work.

 

[swgeek]

Thanks a lot everybody! I really appreciate it.

joberg, the screws are there to plug the bleeder holes in the mold jacket. I drill small holes in the high spots of the jacket to eliminate trapped air pockets in the silicone.

 

[StevenBills]

Awesome! That color reminds me of that old ILM photo of the half pink, half blue TIE they used for testing. Looking great!

SB

 

[Flyscriber]

I finally molded the body to my TIE Fighter. I don't really enjoy making matrix molds. My molds never come out as clean as I would like, especially when I compare them to the professional mold makers I work with. well at least they worked.
on with the pics...

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And finally....I've actually started to build my TIE Fighter. Most of the parts in these pictures are just on temporarily.

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That is looking freaking amaaaaazing man. Nicely done.

 

[dirtydave]

DAMN !!! Jonathan. Mold and cast came out great.

Dave

 

[joberg]

Thanks a lot everybody! I really appreciate it.

joberg, the screws are there to plug the bleeder holes in the mold jacket. I drill small holes in the high spots of the jacket to eliminate trapped air pockets in the silicone.

Got it...so you drill the holes when the mold + jacket is removed from the model I gather? Any screw will do; I see that you used plaster wall screws

 

[swgeek]

Yeah, remove the jacket, remove the clay, clean up the jacket, drill holes, and then put the jacket back in place.
At work (where I was making the molds) we use drywall screws for everything.

 

[Flintlock]

I finally molded the body to my TIE Fighter. I don't really enjoy making matrix molds. My molds never come out as clean as I would like, especially when I compare them to the professional mold makers I work with. well at least they worked.
on with the pics...

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And finally....I've actually started to build my TIE Fighter. Most of the parts in these pictures are just on temporarily.

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WOW!!! Amazing.

 

[swgeek]

Finished another part. Only five to go.

 

[joewhite]

Making it look easy, Jon! Amazing work!

 

[bwayne64]

Is there a part map for the cockpit interior. I'm mostly curious about the grating used for the floor. Was that a kit part or a found item. There might not have even been a floor in the SS Tie. I just see them in some models.

 

[swgeek]

There's no grating in the actual TIE model. It's just flat, There's no floor really. There is a grating looking thing on the ceiling.

 

[bwayne64]

There's no grating in the actual TIE model. It's just flat, There's no floor really. There is a grating looking thing on the ceiling.

Ok cool I thought so, but wanted to ck. You see the floor in some 3d models and the Mpc kits. Probably an extrapolation from the full size sets. Thanks !

 

[vectorzero]

That is looking gorgeous. Love the mould making shots.

 

[swgeek]

4 out of 5 parts done. Only the wing star left to finish. Should be able to make the last of the molds this week.

 

[Jkirkon]

Those castings are superb

 

[joberg]

^^
What he said

 

[swgeek]

Well technically they aren't entirely castings. they are the pylon supports off of my first TIE Fighter castings. I cut them off the hull and then shaved off all the details that aren't on the end supports. I then added all the new parts that are on the end pieces. I still have to mold these new parts. Luckily what's left of the old hull can be used for my TIE X-1.

 

[swgeek]

So after a short ten years I have finally put the last part on my TIE Fighter patterns. I just finished the wing star pattern today. Now I just have to mold and cast the last six parts, then assemble and paint.