ths1138 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Hi all, not sure if it's been done before, but it's been bugging me why there's no microfighter TIE Fighter while there's the TIE Interceptor, so I just modded my set. Somehow always feel incomplete when I have TIEs but not the basic TIE fighter. Anyway, here's a couple of pics. I'd appreciate some comments on how I might improve the look of it so it looks like the TIE fighter but still captures the cute chibi/SD format of the microfighter. Thanks! Quote
WarSquirrel Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) I think it looks great But maybe you should make the TIE wings bigger, so 1 stud taller and 1 stud wider Edited March 3, 2014 by WarSquirrel Quote
bjorn77 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 I think it looks great But maybe you should make the TIE wings bigger, so 1 stud taller and 1 stud wider Yup, my opinion exactly. Maybe sightly thinner wings as well? Loose one layer of plates perhaps... Otherwise good locking :) Quote
arc Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 The wings could be be a bit taller, (maybe 2 studs or so) and a little thinner. But other than that its looking pretty good for a microfighter. Quote
ths1138 Posted March 3, 2014 Author Posted March 3, 2014 Thanks for all the comments! If I make the wings bigger, then I guess it has to be 2 studs because I'll have to change the 2 x 3 wedge plates to 2 x 4 instead, so that's an extra stud above and below. I'll also have to widen the wings to maintain the hexagonal shape too. I need to go look for the parts first though (no more loose 2 x 4!!) and once I do, I can post the results :) Quote
Fuppylodders Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Same, looks really good! But perhaps use 2x4 wedge plates instead of the 2x3s? Quote
Only Sinner Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Good idea with the TIE Microfighter, and I concur with the above suggestions. Quote
ths1138 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Posted March 4, 2014 crap, i seem to have run out of 2 x 4 wedge plates. can't find any spares anywhere ~_~ time to go ordering online, lol Quote
ths1138 Posted March 7, 2014 Author Posted March 7, 2014 I finally made the modifications (but in dark bley unfortunately). What do you guys think? I'll probably switch it to light bley later on, but the local pick-a-brick isn't exactly overflowing with choices. I even got so into this that I decided to make a microfighter TIE Advanced. Comments on this, anyone? I also modified the back since the TIE Advanced main hull stretches all the way back (the original microfighter had a round radar dish as a back). And now I need to buy more microfighters... Quote
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