[MOC] TIE Silencer Midi-Scale - Alternate Build of 75406 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle

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Reminiscent in design of the Empire's TIE interceptor and Darth Vader's TIE advanced, Kylo Ren's TIE Silencer is a First Order's prototype starfighter equipped with stealth technology, laser cannons and missile launchers.

The angular cockpit is a shortened version of the command shuttle, with a taller window screen from 2 layers of trans clear and red pieces, plus a round tile for the hatch door.  It features a hyperdrive and a deflector shield generator, and twin ion thrust arrays at the rear. If you look at the back of the cockpit, I used trans-red tiles to show the ion thrust outlets.

The four pointed solar arrays in bent wing configuration were given a dagger-like design to give Kylo a wider field of vision. The first problem I encountered was how to connect the solar array to wing pylons, I tried using hinge plates first but settled on two brackets on each side. The second problem stumped me for some time on how to attach the solar arrays on an angle, as the hinge plates can only rotate in a certain way and my solution is to show the anti-stud side of plates on the outside of the solar arrays. The hinge plate fingers are used to represent laser cannons, various dark bluish gray and black pieces are used for greebling on the center panels.

I made a minor change to the LEGO stand to swap out a 2x4 black plate, otherwise the Tie Silencer sits on the stand exactly like the command shuttle. Now to the swooshability of the model: due to the four studs bracket connection on each pair of solar arrays, this is a display model! The solar arrays will stay on when you move the model from one display location to another, but any heavy movement with swerving will make the arrays to fall off.

In the end, I managed to pull off a menacing looking Tie Silencer with its four long daggers, it will be another great addition to any collector's display.

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/223368