Helio, I've got parts A 5&6 sorted for you, still on sprues, but the other i think may be in my super big misc box of bits, so hang in there and ill get to that soon for you!
lee
Studioscale Tie Bomber
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Helio, I've got parts A 5&6 sorted for you, still on sprues, but the other i think may be in my super big misc box of bits, so hang in there and ill get to that soon for you!
lee
Stu Pidasso
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Good news! From the expert hands of member Pwlmusic, I'll be coming out with an accurate Studio Scale TIE Bomber within the next month or so. He tirelessly hunted down and bought the original kit parts and put them together. He was going to do this as a one-off (as so many of you guys do so expertly) but after some helpful advice on duplicating and casting some parts, we came to the conclusion that we should kit it for those who don't want to (or can't) build their own. Pics have been taken, will post soon!
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Telepathic
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Thanks Lee, you are a life saver.
MonsieurTox
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joewhite
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It's been in my queue for sometime but I'm fixing to finalize my drawings for the pylons which will be laser cut and then ultimately cast as sets along with the other corrected cockpit/bomb bay dishes and wing extensions thay I offered a few years ago. Any takers? Might speed up the process if I know they are needed. Lmk.
Joe
PS...Al, I'm fixing to cast those tiny parts for the wings. Still need em'?
Joe
PS...Al, I'm fixing to cast those tiny parts for the wings. Still need em'?
Stu Pidasso
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I'm looking at a late January release for the whole kit. So if anyone wants the whole shebang in one go, it'll be here soon! 
joewhite
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Your question got my suspicions about this area going again. I don't know if you forgot to highlight the first section but I highlighted it green. Does any one else besides me think that that first ring could be from a 1/25 truck? The Titan 90 has chrome wheel halves that look like it. I don't know if it's just me but does that look like a lip at the end instead of the beginning of the next ring? LMK...
Joe
joewhite
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Cool! Thanks for the back up, Lee!
I definitely do not want to get a head of myself like with those Rodney bits on the wings. I can't recall who at ILM built the model but I found it hard to believe that they took the time to fabricate that section with the bookshelves of kits so close by. Even the grooves in the fuselage tubes look hand made (tape, etc. used as a guide). Look at Stu's tubes and you'll see what a lathe does. If ILM used a lathe on the lines, I find it hard to believe that they could get two sets of four rings to look that identical.
You're right, Lee, the C600 might also be a possibility. I'm gonna dig around some more.
Joe
I definitely do not want to get a head of myself like with those Rodney bits on the wings. I can't recall who at ILM built the model but I found it hard to believe that they took the time to fabricate that section with the bookshelves of kits so close by. Even the grooves in the fuselage tubes look hand made (tape, etc. used as a guide). Look at Stu's tubes and you'll see what a lathe does. If ILM used a lathe on the lines, I find it hard to believe that they could get two sets of four rings to look that identical.
You're right, Lee, the C600 might also be a possibility. I'm gonna dig around some more.
Joe
Not sure who built the bomber mate, not much behind the scenes of it TBH.....the C600 springs to mind as i know it has a rim similar to what your depicting, and its maybe more in line with the TESB timeframe being used on the chicken etc? The adjacent rings on the prop, have you checked the other rims in the Titan? Sure there was a larger/wider rim in there with a centre shoulder, just wondered if that is butted against your other rim hunch, with one side cut off?
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joewhite
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Lee,
Speaking of springs (leaf springs), the Titan 90 was also used on the chicken, remember? Either way, though, all the 1/25 trucks have similar parts that just so happen to have a center hole diameter of .75" (19.05mm).
Similarly, a while back I estimated the largest ring at 1.37" (34.8mm) in diameter after placing the Leopold and Karl parts on the inner wing for reference. Oddly enough, the Freuhauf flatbed has a part (below) which just happens to measure 1.375"! Not a complete match on other dimensions but at least it's an indicator that there are parts out there that are very close.
Joe
Speaking of springs (leaf springs), the Titan 90 was also used on the chicken, remember? Either way, though, all the 1/25 trucks have similar parts that just so happen to have a center hole diameter of .75" (19.05mm).
Similarly, a while back I estimated the largest ring at 1.37" (34.8mm) in diameter after placing the Leopold and Karl parts on the inner wing for reference. Oddly enough, the Freuhauf flatbed has a part (below) which just happens to measure 1.375"! Not a complete match on other dimensions but at least it's an indicator that there are parts out there that are very close.
Joe
