TIE Striker

 

 

Wing assembly is done 

The only issue was the clamp that holds the wing down, and allows them to rotate to various attitudes 

Holes drilled for the thruster lights 

I used a mix of xf-50 and xf-82 to mimic the darker gray for the cockpit internals 

 

 

 

I purchased one of the red lighting kits for tie fighters and managed to burn out all of the LEDs because I didn’t realize they were only rated for 3 volts 

Right side engine all wired up 

Both engines wired up. I will need to reseat the led for the left engine 

I wish the led in the cockpit was a bit brighter, but in reality, I think this level is more accurate to the movies. 

Leds are all soldered together. I wanted to include green leds to illuminate the laser cannons, but I think adding those will be more work than they are worth as the ones I have don’t illuminate the laser bolts sufficiently 

The pod is all sealed up 

 

Drilling holes into the stand to route the wires 

 

I couldn’t resist 

Next steps are masking and painting canopies before closing up the cockpit 

 

Fully primed. Black on the heat dispersers, and then gray on the rest of the body 

Black done. 

Not sure about the color accuracy, but I tried following Bandai’s color ratio with similar colors 

Some small touch-ups will be needed 

 

Some small touch ups. The blasters will need some red, and then a clear coat 

All ready for a clear coat 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stand is fully painted and wired. Rollout to follow