Tie Bomber design and building thread

[mijob]

While waiting on the printing of the Tie Striker template I started a new project.
Its the Tie Bomber. I can use some parts or modifie those from the Tie striker and the Tie advanced.



Big diference between the bomber and other Tie's is the interior. I need to make a new one. Also I wanted to make a bomb bay and try to
make a ion engine. So there are a lot of challanges. Keep an eye on this thread

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

This is going to be a very interesting project for me to follow; and follow it I shall, with extreme anticipation!!!

 

[mijob]

Thanks Rhaven, this gives me an extra boost to make a detailed model.

 

[Revell-Fan]

YAY! THAT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!

One very imporant note:

The TIE bomber was not based on the regular TIE fighter filming model. ILM took the mpc Darth Vader TIE-X1 model as a base, meaning the studio model was a bit smaller than the others AND (the most important aspect): the detailing is different. So please take a careful look at those two models:

Star Wars Darth Vader's TIE Fighter Advanced by MPC

A 1:36 scale plastic model of the Star Wars Darth Vader's TIE Fighter Advanced by MPC

fantastic-plastic.com

TIE Bomber Studio Model - Modelers Miniatures & Magic

Photos taken by various unidentified sources at the Star Wars Expos, including Uwe Fischer, these are some pretty good shots of the TIE Bomber Studio Model used in Star Wars Ep V - The Empire Strikes Back.

modelermagic.com

One of the most obvious differences are the wings. They are completely ported over from the mpc with an additional styrene strip on the top and the bottom. So even the clamp on the side is different.

 

[mijob]

Yeah I noticed the diffetences I have downloaded the pictures of the studio model. Thanks for pointing me to these models.

 

[micahrogers]

Good luck with this new project. Your stuff is so detailed.

 

[mijob]

Thanks for saying this Micah this means a lot to me.

 

[piginapoke]

Reverse the wings and with a bit of modification of the bomb housing you've got a Tie Shuttle.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Dang, INDEED!

 

[mijob]

Yes indeed it looks the same.

 

[mijob]

Today I worked on the wings the outside is the same as from the Tie Advanced.
So I will show you the inside this far.

And this is the studio model.

I have to work out all the small details. The wing support will give me lots of fun.
And yes I will install the red LED and they will work.

Till next time.

 

[Chuffy70]

I remember seeing one at Identities back in 2017, but sadly my ref is shockingly poor for you

 

[mijob]

No problem I have found a lot of model builders that have re-build the original studio model. And I love the star destroyer.

 

[mijob]

I found some new reference documentation and I started with re-drawing.
Outside view.




Inside view

Now Im working on the new details.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

That looks good thus far!

 

[Chuffy70]

Looks like you're just winging it!

 

[micahrogers]

It's ALIVE!!! off to a good start here.

 

[Revell-Fan]

I don't know if you have seen these:

TIE Bomber Studio Model - Modelers Miniatures & Magic

Photos taken by various unidentified sources at the Star Wars Expos, including Uwe Fischer, these are some pretty good shots of the TIE Bomber Studio Model used in Star Wars Ep V - The Empire Strikes Back.

modelermagic.com

Lee Stringer

Explore Lee Stringer’s 30,100 photos on Flickr!

www.flickr.com

Nerd Maker Studio Tie Bomber (Finished)

Printed at .01 on My Elegoo Saturn and Mars Pro 2. Siraya Tech Resin blend. Build/Blue/tenacious even split. Nerd Maker X has made a tremendous file-set and I encourage all to purchase his file set from his outlets. https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/hobby-diy/other/model-t-bomber

www.therpf.com

This is a complete list of parts used on the studio model complete with accurate orthos:

http://www.x2creativos.com/pdf/tie_bomber.pdf

It looks like the plastic sheet extensions around the mpc Vader TIE wings were glued to them on the inside facing the cockpit and weapon tube, so the shape of the original wings is still visible on the finished model.

 

[zathros]

Nice project. You have really got a good handle on it.

 

[mijob]

Thanks all.

@The part list is the one I used for reference. Some parts I can re use by rescaling the size. So its much easier and quicker to design the wings and the detailed parts. And indeed the advanced wing are glued into the bomber wing extens. Thanks for the other links one of them is showing the bomb release bay.