3DS Mesh                                  13 Apr 01

Imperial TIE Fighter        (Featured in the STAR WARS
       with interior         trilogy by LucasFilm Ltd.)


Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems (SFS)
Weapons: Two SFS L-s1 laser cannons
Crew: One pilot
Speed: 100 MGLT, not hyperdrive equipped.


Hello, I have attempted to design a realistic TIE interior
with fans of the Star Wars films, games, and plastic model
kits in mind.

The hatches can be posed open. The top hatch is designed
to be raised several scale inches before pivoting to the
front. The "Top Hatch latch cover" (Hcv175TH)*, is
designed to open before the hatch raises or shuts then
close to cover it's latch well. I guess you could use it
as a hinge if you believe the Top Hatch pivots at the rear.

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* Hcv175TH = H-cv-175-TH

H=Hull (prefix), T_=transparent as glass (opacity).
cv=cover (part name)
175=color (number (in gray scale)), Cri=crimson, DrG=dark green, etc.
TH=Top Hatch (suffix), BH=Back Hatch, US=Unsmoothed -VERY IMPORTANT!!
If the part does not have a "_US" or "US" as a suffix it means that
part is smoothed to a 45 degree angle. Not all parts have suffixs.
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I regret that the eight-character-type hierarchy (parts
list) is not as clear as it could be. Some programs
truncate the instance names to eight characters. I also
do this for maximum 3ds format compatibility. I hope
the above key helps. I will try to answer your email
questions.

The instrument panels have separate back panels and front
"glass" so you may remove the gizmo's I came up with and
apply your own with textures and reflection maps. The
ejection seat headrest (Ch_Hr139, Ch_HrRed, Ch_Hr255,
Ch_Hr127) can be adjusted up (for Vader) or removed
entirely as in the movies.

You could also remove the left and right "Power Generator"
sections from the model to save faces. Then change the
"Radiation Shield" glass (T_CnWgls) to opaque metal gray
or whatever. I hope you find the model interesting. Jim


Faces: 155317
Textures: none
Tools: SoftF/X Pro 4.1, bCAD 3.4, Nugraf 2.2j, Paint Shop Pro 5.

by James R. Bassett
http://www.jrbassett.com/
jim@jrbassett.com
