TIE Whisper

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June 3, 2020
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June 3, 2020
Modified some Evergreen C channel by trimming off one arm of the C to make an L
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June 3, 2020
I then chopped off small sections to make fingers which would hook over the rails around the wing panels - I needed 72 of them!
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June 3, 2020
These L pieces were then stuck at equal spaces around each wing, on both sides
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June 3, 2020
I found I didn't like the square ends of the fingers so I added small pieces of Evergreen half-round stock to the end of each finger to round them off.
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June 3, 2020
The arms on the Special Forces TIE (bottom) are shorter than the standard FO TIE (top) to account for the hyperdrive cogs on the SF TIE, but the Whisper needs the normal length arms as it doesn't have the cogs.
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June 3, 2020
So I cut the ends of the SF TIE arms and cut new extensions from a spare FO TIE kit
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June 3, 2020
Here is the SF body with a replacement right arm
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June 3, 2020
And both arms ready for replacement
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June 3, 2020
Interior built and painted
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June 3, 2020
New extended arms glued in place. The separate brace pieces above and below each arm strengthen the joins and make sure everything is positioned correctly
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June 3, 2020
Test fitting the wings - still need to add some extra bits to the wings themselves and waiting for the 3D printed fuselage bits to arrive.
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June 3, 2020
The front red part of the SF TIE is a slightly different shape to the other side but on the Whisper the two sides are symmetrical. Therefore this piece needs modification by thinning the parts shaded in black.
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June 18, 2020
Finished carving and sanding
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June 18, 2020
And attached to the body
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December 30, 2020
A bit of sanding and filling needed on the front insert but now attached. Windshield will still need some modification using the conversion kit parts.
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July 10, 2021
The conversion kit canopy is not glazed (and has different proportions to the standard kit part). Therefore I cut up one of the conversion kit parts (right) and used parts of it to modify a kit part (left). The new canopy will be used as a master to mould new ones.
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July 10, 2021
Made a mould for the new canopy and cast replacements. Here it is cleaned up and glued in place.
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July 13, 2021
The hull extensions supplied with the kit had flat inside surfaces (outside pair) and needed to be trimmed to fit the kit's contours
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July 13, 2021
Hull extensions glued on - bottom view
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July 13, 2021
Hull extensions seen from the front - I also had to notch the top right unit to fit the aerial mount. The extensions still need some filling on the joints to the original hull.
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July 31, 2021
Gaps under the extensions filled with Aves and a coat of interior grey on the transparencies - also used it as a primer to check the filled areas, same as for the interceptor version.
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September 11, 2021
Ball painted and coated with Future, ready for weathering
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December 22, 2021
Used the Micro-Mark Photo-Etch system to make 72+ brackets which will go on the wings. Lots of learnings from making these as its the first time I've done anything like this
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December 22, 2021
Initial bends put into the brackets
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December 22, 2021
In the meantime the ball has also been weathered and varnished - front view
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December 22, 2021
And rear view, showing the reflective jewels put into the engines
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May 9, 2022
Finally getting around to the wing brackets - drilling the holes (used a small steel rule and scriber to mark the locations for 4 1mm holes per bracket)
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May 9, 2022
After a few sessions, all brackets in place. Now need to prime the metal and fill the remaining holes
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May 21, 2022
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May 21, 2022
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May 21, 2022
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May 21, 2022
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May 21, 2022
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May 21, 2022

17 3 June 2020, 12:31

Torsten
Interesting, I'll watch 👍

3 June 2020, 16:10

JD
Another awesome build Uwe! 🙂

3 June 2020, 18:18

Daniel K
Good job, those extra details make the ion engines pop.

3 June 2020, 18:50

Uwe Kaeding
Thanks guys - finally getting back to this one.

30 December 2020, 01:56

Torsten
Nice you come back to this 👍

30 December 2020, 16:41

JD
I enjoy your work, it's most unusual. How did you mask the canopy so perfectly?

30 December 2020, 21:23

Uwe Kaeding
Thanks guys. JD - its just practice! I just use normal Tamiya tape, rub it down with a toothpick and then cut into the corners with a new No.11 blade. If you angle the blade right you can just follow the line of the sill.

31 December 2020, 01:12

JD
Wow, I learned something new! Now it seems obvious, but I could never figure out how to do that! Thanks Uwe!

31 December 2020, 01:43

Roman Modelar
nice project😉

1 January 2021, 23:29

Uwe Kaeding
Thanks Roman. Finally got back to this one and made a new canopy. This one is glazed and fits better than the conversion kit part.

10 July 2021, 13:29

JD
Cool to see this one back on the bench ?

10 July 2021, 19:28

Uwe Kaeding
Thanks JD - it's definitely moving forward!

13 July 2021, 07:26

JD
I'm curious to see what you will do with Kylo Ren's ship..

13 July 2021, 08:41

Uwe Kaeding
JD - I've been building the interceptor version in parallel but hadn't posted any pictures. I've now added a new album for Kylo's machine

14 July 2021, 03:15

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀
Cool project, Uwe. 👍

22 December 2021, 11:27

Uwe Kaeding
So, after another break this one is moving again - getting the extra brackets onto the wings

9 May 2022, 05:29

Kyle DeHart
Very cool!

9 May 2022, 06:14

Uwe Kaeding
Thanks Kyle. This one is now finished - final pictures posted.

13 May 2022, 06:15

Uwe Kaeding
Wasn't happy with the set of finished pictures - new ones now posted

21 May 2022, 04:42

Kyle DeHart
Looks great on the dark background!

21 May 2022, 06:30

Torsten
Turned out very nice 👍

21 May 2022, 07:39

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Looks great! 👍

21 May 2022, 12:18

Uwe Kaeding
Thanks guys

22 May 2022, 12:52

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This is a conversion of the Bandai TIE Special Forces fighter into the standard TIE Whisper from The Return of Skywalker (although I'm not sure it got much if any screen time). It needs some minor mods to the wings, some major changes to the wing mounts and some extra 3D printed parts for the fuselage ball.

Star Wars: First Order Spacecraft

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1:72 First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter (Bandai 0203219)

1:72 First Order TIE Fighter (Bandai 0203218)

1:70 Kylo Ren's TIE Fighter (Revell 85-1647)

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