===== Star Wars TIE Fighter 1/72 =====

<WRAP box half round>
  * Manufacturer: Bandai (//distributed// by Revell in some countries)
  * Part number: 01201
  * Year of production: 2016
  * Scale: 1/72
  * Series: [[:blog:models:sw:index|Star Wars (Episode IV-VI)]]
  * Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
  * In-universe role: Space fighter (Empire)
  * Purchase date: 2025, from a seller on https://www.Ebay.co.uk (£28 inc postage)
  * Build date: Not started
</WRAP>

<imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer box art.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:tie_boxart.jpg?575|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption completed_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:tie_complete.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>

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==== Paints Used ====

=== Colour Chart ===

<imgcaption chart|TIE Fighter colour chart from Mech9.com>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:mech9_tie_colour_chart.png?350|}}</imgcaption> 

   * Sourced from: https://www.mech9.com/2015/03/172-tie-fighter-construction-manual.html

=== Paints Used ===

The colours listed for the TIE Fighter are, not surprisingly, identical to those listed for the [[: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 ===

<imgcaption box|Box cover.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151725.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>

=== Instruction Manual ===

<imgcaption ins_1|Instruction manual cover.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151753.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption ins_2|Instruction manual.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151825.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption ins_3|Instruction manual.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151835.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption ins_4|Instruction manual.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151843.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption>

<imgcaption ins_5|Instruction manual.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151849.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption ins_6|Instruction manual.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151854.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption ins_7|Instruction manual.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151906.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption ins_8|Paint and decal guide.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422151916.jpg?200|}}</imgcaption>

=== Parts Frames ===

<imgcaption parts_a2|Frame A2 - Cockpit parts.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152206.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_b|Frame B - Central fuselage.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152219.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_e1|Frame E1 - Wing spars.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152233.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>

<imgcaption parts_e2|Frame E2 - Wing spars.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152246.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_f|Frame F - Wing panels.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152300.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_g|Frame G - Clear parts for cockit.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152313.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>

<imgcaption parts_swe1|Frame SWE1 - Laser effect parts.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152323.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_swb41|Frame SWB4 - Flight base/stand parts.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152337.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>

=== Decals ===

<imgcaption decals_a|Waterslide decals.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152352.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption decals_b|Stickers.>{{:blog:models:sw:tie:img20250422152400.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>
==== In Progress Images ====

==== Finished Images ====

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