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Mining Guild TIE fighters were modified TIE/LN starfighters that the Mining Guild was allowed to use due to its association with the Galactic Empire. In order to make those fighters clearly distinct from the ones in direct service of the Empire, they had a yellow colour scheme. They also had a notch cut in their stabilizers, giving them only eight solar collectors instead of twelve, which gave them improved visibility, but greatly diminished their combat capabilities and maneuverability. This one was modified from the old AMT 1/51 TIE 2-pack. Its wingman was built OOB and given an early, light blue colour scheme.View attachment 680325
Fleet Admiral Spoo, posing with a modified TIE/LN of his own design, on a deployment inspection near the Sereeda Waypoint. These TIEs, provided to the Mining Guild by The Empire, were much maligned by their pilots due to being underpowered as a consequence of eliminating the forward solar array. The installation of a life support system was a further drain on the already diminished power supply. The missing panels also changed the centre of mass, causing control problems. This was likely by design, as The Empire had no wish to supply other factions with top-of-the-line equipment.
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