But I find the overall effect delightful. The main drawback of this design is that light can shine through the tall seams when you look straight on, lessening the sense of solidity. Stacked 1x1s do not make a strong wall, but because the hub/spokes/rim design is so secure, the finished wings are plenty solid. It occurred to me that I could suggest these by using tall 1x1 bricks instead of long bricks. I love Jerac's smooth stacked-brick wings, but they give the impression of subtle stripes running parallel to the wings edges, like concentric hexagons, whereas the real TIEs have prominent ridges perpendicular to the edges. I had to rework my initial solution when I redid the rear - more on that below. It's a bit tricky to fix because the hatch mount connects to the top of the central hexagon, which also needs to be positioned precisely. The top hatch in Jerac's model sits noticeably to the rear of centre. They're the right length, and they have a squared off neck where I've attached the gun mounts, which helps hold the guns in position (at least on 1 axis). My solution was to mount the canopy on old robot arms. Why did Jerac build it this way? I think because the cockpit's top, front and bottom dishes wrap around the quarter domes and they need to fit snugly to approximate a sphere, so the space available to mount the canopy and guns is incredibly tight.
It's fiddly and fragile, and leaves extraneous T-pieces sticking out the front. I was also dissatisfied with the canopy/guns/controls assembly, which is a precarious stack of rods and clips. I added 1x1 plates to the top and bottom corners to fill another gap. The result not only looks better, but holds the spokes in place more securely. They're easy enough to fill with 1x4 tiles, if you remove a plate from the base of the horizontal spokes. I always found the holes in the wings very distracting. I wanted to say that clearly at the start, before getting into the nit-picking! Here's what I changed: I've seen a lot of TIE MOCs since, and Jerac's is probably still my favourite. This was the first MOC I bought and built, and I remain very impressed by the strength, elegance, and ingenuity of the design. I built TIE Fighter a couple years ago, and I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
A copy of the X-Wing Miniatures Game Core Set is required to play.LEGO Digital Designer and other digital tools Also included are six pilots, like the crafty Imperial pilot “Backstabber,” one of Darth Vader’s wingmen in the Battle of Yavin. The TIE Fighter Expansion Pack for the X-Wing Miniatures Game includes one stunning miniature, plus its necessary cards, tokens, and dial. Relying on speed and strength in numbers to overcome their enemies, TIE fighters have only a pair of laser cannons and lack shields of any kind, yet their dexterity makes them dangerous opponents.
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