===== Star Wars TIE Advanced 1/72 kit =====

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  * 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: ????
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<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.

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==== 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 ===

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=== Instructions / assembly information ===

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=== Parts ===

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=== Decals ===

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==== In Progress Images ====

==== Finished Images ====

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