Ramses25 Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) I recently bought Jerac's TIE Advanced instruction on Brickvault and was amazed by the model. But I want it to be "mine" a little bit more. So I started modding it to design a TIE Agressor. The TIE agressor was developped before the Battle of Yavin to give the Empire a multi-role fighter. Its weapons loadout, especially its back turret, give it the ability to sustain long engagement. The front cannons were placed under the wing pylons to leave space in the cockpit to fit a rear gunner. The new profile of the solar panels don't allow the TIE Agressor to collect a lot of energy, reducing its manoeuvrability. The model is still WIP. I'm happy with the turret and the front cannons. But there is some details on the back plates I want to correct. The model won't fit a gunner, I don't thnk it would be possible. I still have to figure out how to finish the rear part of the wings. Any suggestion is welcomed here ! Here are some WIP renders on Stud.io Edited April 9, 2021 by Ramses25 Quote
DomMk Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 That's a very nice rendition of the Aggressor, looking forward to the finished work. :) And Jerac managed to fit two pilots into a Special Forces FO TIE, so I wouldn't give up on the gunner just yet! Quote
deraven Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 Looks great so far! I think you have some options for improvements, but with it at this point already even if you don't change much it's a great MOC! Quote
Ramses25 Posted May 17, 2021 Author Posted May 17, 2021 Thanks everyone ! Feels good to be supported :) On 4/9/2021 at 10:14 PM, DomMk said: And Jerac managed to fit two pilots into a Special Forces FO TIE, so I wouldn't give up on the gunner just yet! I will definetly give it a try later. I think Jerac will update his cockpit design for his TIE Advanced X1, maybe I'll wait his update before trying anything here. Still I made some progress on the model. I changed the whole "shield/hyperdrive column" to a more accurate rounded shape. Very happy with the result ! But I'm definitely stuck with the rear solar panel shape. Tried tens of techniques but none looked good and sturdy, and I don't want to change the whole wing connection to keep the "spirit" of the original design so they can fit side by side. Quote
Jerac Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ramses25 said: Thanks everyone ! Feels good to be supported :) I will definetly give it a try later. I think Jerac will update his cockpit design for his TIE Advanced X1, maybe I'll wait his update before trying anything here. Still I made some progress on the model. I changed the whole "shield/hyperdrive column" to a more accurate rounded shape. Very happy with the result ! But I'm definitely stuck with the rear solar panel shape. Tried tens of techniques but none looked good and sturdy, and I don't want to change the whole wing connection to keep the "spirit" of the original design so they can fit side by side. Oooor I won't, because I got quite stuck on it :D I see you removed the engines - where are they now? Quote
Ramses25 Posted May 17, 2021 Author Posted May 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jerac said: Oooor I won't, because I got quite stuck on it :D I see you removed the engines - where are they now? You don't need to, the cockpit looks already amazing ;) The engines are the two technic bush at the rear. They should be bigger but this is the most accurate version I managed to build. I based my MOC/MOD on this FFG X-Wing miniature for the rear part. Quote
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