No I'm not talking the old arcade game, but another variation on the TIE fighter the Defender Elite, this was developed by Grand Admiral Thrawn, before the completion of the Death Star, so fits in the timeline I'm working with, and was also a major part of the Star Wars Rebels series, which I am a huge fan of, so having one of these was a must for me. The model is a 3D filament print, so less detail than the previous model I did for the Interceptor, also it's not an accurate portrayal from the reference, but I've worked with what I have.
Painting wise I went simple, as the weathering mix I have would have shown up all the lines. As the wings aren't exact I've modified the edge colours to give it the right feel. I think this completes my TIE collection for now, as the Phantom was created later, the only other one's would be an Inquisitor's or Vader's but I probably wouldn't use them very often, so that just leaves me to build an Imperial Shuttle, which I will get round to at some point. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !
Cheers Dave
I await your super sized x-wing miniatures game battle report with all your star wars ships.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonny, LOL I don't have a big enough gaming are for that, but there may well be a base or outpost attack at some point.
Deletebeautiful man, just beautiful..
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr. Martin, only a few more vehicles, and that side will be complete, then a ton of buildings ! LOL
DeleteAmazing stuff. 3D prints can be really useful.
ReplyDeleteAny chance of a 'hanger shot' of your fleet at some point? It would be awesome.
Thank you misterc, yes 3D prints can certainly help fill some gaps, and saves a lot of scratch building ! LOL
DeleteI'll see what I can do, will probably have to split it into two Imperials and Rebels as my photography isn't good enough to do all at the same time ! LOL
I'm unfamiliar with the tie defender, but it looks great. 😁
ReplyDeleteThank you Stewart, It was a big part of the storyline in Star Wars Rebels, and had shields, which TIE's didn't normally, also upgraded weapons including torpedoes and also a hyper drive, the factory that made them was destroyed on Lothal before they went into full production, thankfully for the Rebellion.
DeleteHard to kill with the shields these things had/have. Really like the red included in your scheme. Good stuff matey.
ReplyDeleteRe: the Shuttle - if it's going to be in scale with these ships, you're looking at a HUGE build!
Thank you Dai, the best way to take these damn things out, is to hit them on the airfield ! LOL Tried to use the Rebels version as inspiration, as had to modify because of different shapes.
DeleteIndeed it will be a big build, ordered a 3D print that said it was Legion scale, when it arrived it was smaller than the TIE ! LOL It might come in handy for background shots flying.
Most definitely cool, you are on fire!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suber, don't want these sat around waiting to be finished, as they would get in the way ! LOL
DeleteOooh, I like that, Dave! :-) Impressive! I definitely need to watch Rebels again I think!
ReplyDeleteThank you John, There is so many little easter eggs in that series, it's hard to keep track of them all ! LOL
DeleteAh the Tie Defender, yours came out looking great! Are you thinking of doing the Tie Avenger that’s in the latest season of Andor?
ReplyDeleteThank you SD, was happy with the result, especially with the lines from the print. I did see the Avenger, an interesting ship indeed, I may well keep an eye out for one, but only if it's a resin print.
DeleteThis is a new Tie fighter design to me and while I think it looks pretty sleek, I can't quite get over seeing red on an imperial ship. That makes me think of X-wings. With that said, I think you did a lovely job painting this one up and you must have a hangar bay full of ships at this point!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeff, when they were first revealed they had yellow markings on them, but I always felt they got lost in the white, so preferred the red. In the X-Wing game there was a TIE that was all red, which was a character, a flying ace, but I felt that was too much red ! LOL Hopefully will get some fleet shots done this week, as several eople have asked.
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