UCS TIE Avenger

[Walter Kovacs]

Well, we have arrived at my final completed MOC, at least for now. The best news is that it was built out of brick, so no Renders in this thread (well, only one.)

I don't have much to say, so I'll just dive right in.

First up is the Overall Model, Front and Side. These are the only pictures you'll see with the wings actually attached to the pylons. When I first put it together, the pylons collapsed under the weight of the wings. It took about half an hour, but they did collapse. These photos were taken after a few improvements to the pylon structure, but I wasn't certain if the improvements would hold the wings forever, so I took the pictures quickly and removed the wings for the rest of the shots.

Here is the top side of the wing, with a Close-up. I thought the gray ribbing running out from the center came out really well. When I first showed my TIE Defender Rev. 1 on FBTB, one of the biggest complaints was the ribbing didn't look particularly good. I paid special attention here.

The Underside of the wing, again with a Close-up. I'm quite happy with the way the ribbing is mirrored on the inside face of the wing. That central rib is a little short, but there's not much I can do about it. It landed right on the seem between four plates .

Here's a closer shot of the Front. I would have preferred that the 6 x 6 dish that forms the top hatch be the one from the UCS Vader's TIE Advanced set, but I neither own that set, nor were any on sale on Bricklink. Eventually I'll have one.

A close-up of the Pylon Greebs. I'm not sure what possessed me to put the Trans Red plate behind the Binoculars. I think I just wanted a splash of color other than gray or black.

This is the best shot of the Cockpit I have. Unlike all of my other TIE designs, the cockpit here is very spartan. There just isn't much to see inside of it. The 3 x 5 Clip-On Deltoid is supposed to be there as a Heads Up Display. But the clip was too loose, so when the Windscreen closes, it ends up falling down, obscuring the Pilot's view. It almost worked the way I wanted .

An overall shot of the Back. Close-ups of the greebs in the middle can be seen Here and Here.

And here is the Underside of the rear deck, with a Close-up. I thought mirroring the greebs from the top side on the bottom would add quite a bit.

I have completed the new wing design, but unfortunately need many new pieces in order to acutally build them. You can see what the new wings look like in this Render.

That just about wraps it up. The entire gallery can be found Here. All of the POV-Ray renders in the gallery have the new wings.

As always, questions, comments and criticisms are more than welcome.

Do not be alramed if I don't answer right away. The Mrs. and I are going on Vacat... err, Holiday this week. I'll be back next week. When I get back, I'll show off my current WIPs, and then, sadly, you'll have seen everything I have to show MOC-wise.

Edited May 13, 2008 by Walter Kovacs

[Vaders_son]

Hey there again!

I simply have to agree - this is your best Tie MOC

Very cool details all over the Tie, awesome work

Best regards, Benny

PS: Your Underside close up link leads to some AT-AT pictures - you might want to fix that

[Walter Kovacs]

PS: Your Underside close up link leads to some AT-AT pictures - you might want to fix that

Fixed. Apparently I missed part of the link while copying and/or pasting. Thanks.

[Asuka]

A beautiful rendering of an interesting TIE model, with very fine details, neat in shape and size. The wings´re simply

marvelous too, both the old and the new ones. I hope the new ones´ll work fine on the pylons, though.