Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== Star Wars TIE Advanced 1/72 kit ===== <WRAP box half round> * Manufacturer: Bandai * Part number: ???? * Year of production: 2014 * Scale: 1/72 1/100 1/144 1/300 * Series: [[:blog:models:sw:index|Star Wars model series]] * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft * In-universe role: Darth Vadar prototype space fighter * Purchase date: November 2025; £33 from Amazon.co.uk on Black Friday deal - discount code - vouchers from birthday present = £3 to me :) * Build date: ???? </WRAP> <imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer box art.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:bandai_tie_advanced_box.png?500|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:71ypurwf2rl._ac_sl1500_.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> Final TIE model from the original trilogy of movies, released in 1/72 scale to match the existing TIE Interceptor and TIE Fighter. ---- ==== Paints ==== === Colour Chart === <imgcaption chart|Colour chart from mech9.com>{{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:tie_advanced_colour_chart.png?300|}}</imgcaption> * Sourced from: https://www.mech9.com/2015/02/172-tie-advanced-x1-construction-manual.html === Paints Used === The colours listed for the TIE Advanced are mostly identical to the [[:blog:models:sw:tie|TIE Fighter]] and [[:blog:models:sw:tie_interceptor|TIE Interceptor]], so the same paint table (below) is common to both. ^ Section ^ Recommended Colour ^ Selected Colour ^ Notes ^ | Main body light gray | Neutral Gray H53 +\\ White H1 +\\ Blue Gray H42 (70:30:1) | Vallejo Model Air Faded PRU Blue (71.109) //base colour//\\ Vallejo Model Air RLM78 Light Blue (71.101) //highlights// | The selected colours have more of a blue tint to them.\\ This makes them closer to Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi than the flat grey of original Star Wars release. | | Cockpit interior gray | Neutral Gray H53 | Vallejo Model Air Neutral Grey (71.051) | | | Solar panel | Flat Black H12 | Mig AMMO Acrylic Colour Satin Black (A.MIG-0032) | | | Pilot helmet | Black H2 | Vallejo Model Air Black (71.057) | | | Pilot suit | Flat Black H12 +\\ Blue H5 (100:1) | Vallejo Model Air Panzer Dark Grey (71.056) | | ==== Box Contents ==== === Box === {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133437.jpg?400|}} === Instructions / assembly information === {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133620.jpg?250|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133630.jpg?250|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133649.jpg?250|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133654.jpg?250|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133700.jpg?250|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133706.jpg?250|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133718.jpg?250|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133732.jpg?250|}} === Parts === {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133802.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133819.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133838.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133854.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133917.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133928.jpg?400|}} === Decals === {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133939.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:models:sw:tie_advanced:img20251125133953.jpg?400|}} ==== In Progress Images ==== ==== Finished Images ==== ---- [[:blog:models:sw:index|Back to Star Wars series index]] blog/models/sw/tie_advanced.txt Last modified: 2025/11/25 14:04by john