Round2 Acquires Star Wars License
- Thread starter edge10
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Got mine today as well! For those wondering what's in the box, I made a short in-box review with detailed look at the sprues:
Is this the best TIE Fighter on the market right now?
I think so...
SB
Is this the best TIE Fighter on the market right now?
I think so...
SB
I think the thing that surprised me the most was how heavy the box is. There is a LOT of plastic in there!
SB
Robert McLain
Sr Member
Just doing a test fit of the sphere. It’s hard to judge from this pic cause I’m 6 feet 6 inches tall and have huge hands but it’s a nice size…..maybe a little over 4 inches?
A few pages back, someone posted an early review and compared it to most of the other Ties out there- including the Round2 Vader. It's a fair bit bigger than the Vader Tie
Robert McLain
Sr Member
I have an original 78 MPC Vader tie( same as round 2) but won’t be home till later today. I’ll post side by side pics if someone doesn’t beat me to it.
Pretty close... I would say about 4 1/4 inches.
star-art
Sr Member
All calculations of scale were based on the size of the filming models. ILM has decided those are "officially" 1/24. The new TIE kit was made to be 3/4 the size of the filming model. This worked out to 1/32 scale.
According to my calculations the old MPC Vader's TIE works out to 1/48 scale. It's pretty much 1/2-Studio-Scale (or 1/2-SS).
According to my calculations the old MPC Vader's TIE works out to 1/48 scale. It's pretty much 1/2-Studio-Scale (or 1/2-SS).
Robert McLain
Sr Member
Man, I watched that video and already forgot about it lol
Robert McLain
Sr Member
Well, finally got home so here’s the pic I promised.
Robert McLain
Sr Member
Also picked up some of this at Hobbytown. Not sure if I’m gonna use it, just wanted options
Millenniumf
Sr Member
Haze Gray is just about perfect for "TIE Fighter Gray". I painted a TIE Interceptor in that color and it is amazing how spot on it is.
One thing I'm disappointed in is that they went with the Rogue One TIE Fighter's windscreen proportions instead of the original filming miniature. It makes the fighter look "wrong" to me, so I may mod mine with a bigger windscreen if the cockpit's dashboard will allow for that.
One thing I'm disappointed in is that they went with the Rogue One TIE Fighter's windscreen proportions instead of the original filming miniature. It makes the fighter look "wrong" to me, so I may mod mine with a bigger windscreen if the cockpit's dashboard will allow for that.
star-art
Sr Member
Thank you!!!
I'm not sure what gives you that idea. Before anyone starts to nit-pick stuff like that, you should know I started with a 3D SCAN of a DIRECT PULL from the ORIGINAL 1976 ILM MOLD from which *ALL* TIE fighter filming models were made.
All remaining details were precisely recreated using measurements of the actual vintage filming miniatures and by sourcing all of the same vintage "greeblies" used in their construction.
My recreation of the filming model even included much of the "character" present in the original such as shapes that weren't perfectly round and panel lines that weren't perfectly symmetrical. That's because I wanted an exact copy of the original models as filmed -- "warts and all."
Of course Round2 decided -- probably wisely -- to "idealize" my work somewhat so that things could be made a bit more neat and symmetrical. In the end, however, whatever got changed was relatively minor. As a result, this kit is, IMHO, the most authentic replica that has ever been attempted in commercial production.
Millenniumf
Sr Member
Easy, no need to get so defensive. I just made an observation that the cockpit window appeared to be smaller than the ILM model's window, probably because I'd just finished up an AMT TIE Interceptor and the proportions of that model were more fresh in my mind. Looking at the filming mini photos seen on Modeler Magic though, that appears to be incorrect and the proportions are right.Thank you!!!
I'm not sure what gives you that idea. Before anyone starts to nit-pick stuff like that, you should know I started with a 3D SCAN of a DIRECT PULL from the ORIGINAL 1976 ILM MOLD from which *ALL* TIE fighter filming models were made.
All remaining details were precisely recreated using measurements of the actual vintage filming miniatures and by sourcing all of the same vintage "greeblies" used in their construction.
My recreation of the filming model even included much of the "character" present in the original such as shapes that weren't perfectly round and panel lines that weren't perfectly symmetrical. That's because I wanted an exact copy of the original models as filmed -- "warts and all."
Of course Round2 decided -- probably wisely -- to "idealize" my work somewhat so that things could be made a bit more neat and symmetrical. In the end, however, whatever got changed was relatively minor. As a result, this kit is, IMHO, the most authentic replica that has ever been attempted in commercial production.
Are the greebles between the ANH and RotJ TIE Fighter different? There are some significant differences between the Round 2 model and the photos I have of the RotJ miniature, but I have no photos of the ANH miniature so I have no idea if they built new ones for the sequels that have slight differences or if Round 2 simplified the work you did for some reason.
