TIE Fighter end table

[fool]

I started this project 3-4 years ago. Each lunch hour I'd draw a little more in solidworks on my TIE Fighter.
I wanted to make an end table. If you like it I have other projects on my Facebook page
http://m.facebook.com/foolsfabrication

Six months ago I decided that I needed to cut down on the details and start building it

The "wings" were quick and easy


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Glueing up the eyeball and machining it was the next part

 

[GTImotion]

That looks fantastic! What are the dimensions.

 

[fool]

The finished eyebal

A rough assembly I was excited to see it coming together

I added end caps caps to the inside and outside of the wings


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That looks fantastic! What are the dimensions.

Thank you, it's 19" wide, 19" deep and about 20" tall

 

[Jkirkon]

Oh man, I'd love to have one of those!!!!

 

[rbeach84]

Crazy good! Would you mind describing your machining setup? It looks like you used some kind of renshape material,btw (?)
Thanks for sharing!

R/ Robert

 

[fool]

Oh man, I'd love to have one of those!!!!

im thinking of selling kits out of oak or pine, but they still would be crazy expensive

Crazy good! Would you mind describing your machining setup? It looks like you used some kind of renshape material,btw (?)
Thanks for sharing!

R/ Robert

its all pine, and I wish I would have gone oak right away. I lamented 3/4" thick boards together and machined it from 4 different sides

 

[fool]

Here's the solar panels for the wings

And here are all the extra little parts.
I made the solar panels and these parts separate so they could be stained a different color

 

[rbeach84]

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its all pine, and I wish I would have gone oak right away. I lamented 3/4" thick boards together and machined it from 4 different sides

Well, still you got a pretty smooth finish from the look of it. Really creative!
If you sell kits, remember not to refer to "Star Wars" or even perhaps "TIE" when publicizing since Big Mickey might get excited.

R/ Robert

 

[Jkirkon]

im thinking of selling kits out of oak or pine, but they still would be crazy expensive


its all pine, and I wish I would have gone oak right away. I lamented 3/4" thick boards together and machined it from 4 different sides

define crazy expensive.

 

[Jedi Dade]

Dude - that is one of the coolest things I've seen in a LONG while. and yeah - please define crazy expensive... Papa needs a new night-table

Jed Dade

 

[Gordon Gekko]

 

[fool]

define crazy expensive.

Dude - that is one of the coolest things I've seen in a LONG while. and yeah - please define crazy expensive... Papa needs a new night-table

Jed Dade

thank you, the material alone for an oak one is $170. With the labor and machine time at least 4.5 times that.
You can pm me if you'd like about it.

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Rough assembly with all the major parts

Test stains

The two winners

 

[Jkirkon]

PM sent.

 

[joberg]

I can imagine that some people would appreciate wooden StarWars models. Maybe on a smaller scale and with cheaper wood. Great job btw

 

[rbeach84]

Perhaps George will get one for his birthday! ;^P

R/ Robert

 

[fool]

Staining the inserts and wings

 

[SGU Fan]

Looks really nice. Do you know what your glass top will look like yet?

 

[Dobber]

That is SOOOO cool!! I would've really liked 1 or 2 myself. Wonderful work. :thumbsup

Chris

 

[Axlotl]

Looks really nice. Do you know what your glass top will look like yet?

I hope it's a bevelled octagon.

 

[fool]

Looks really nice. Do you know what your glass top will look like yet?

its going to be a rectangle with 4 holes for dowels. I didn't want the top to fall off.
On top of each dowel will be a polished aluminum imperial symbol.
I looked at having the imperial symbol etched into the glass but then you wouldn't see the TIE Fighter.
The top should be in this next week.