The Scale Workshop’s artist Paresh Ladd returns with this great build of of the Fine Molds Vader TIE!

This is something we builders of ‘Fine Molds Star Wars kits’ have been waiting a long time for: Darth Vader’s Advanced Tie Fighter in 1/72 scale. I pre ordered mine and began putting it together the day it arrived. Anyone who has built any of Fine Molds Star Wars kits know that these kits are precisely engineered and carry an extraordinary level of detail for such a small scale. It goes together fairly easily. If it were not for the solar panel wings, one could have this kit built and painted in a day. On other Tie Fighter kits, the solar panels are sandwiched between two exterior frame panels, making painting a breeze...

Paresh Ladd returns with another fantastic build…

This was another fun and involving build courtesy of Fine Molds incredible attention to detail. I’m really pleased with the final result and glad that after 3 years of sitting on my shelf, she is finished!

Here’s a summary of the extra detail added during phase II of the build: I first attacked the vector control veins, which was the cause of the original pause on the project. A new pair were scratch-built using plastic card and soldering wire. I up-detailed the front of the spacecraft with extra plating from styrene sheet as well as busied up the cockpit with cables and hoses made from various diameters of copper wire. The final touch was a custom droid...

Paresh Ladd

of

Presents The

Imperial TIE Fighter

We have the great honor of introducing another fine talent to our Gallery today.. Paresh Ladd! Showing first is his wonderful build of… you see it…. the TIE Fighter from Fine Molds! We are looking forward to showing more for Paresh.

I bought this when I was in Korea a few years ago on a teaching gig. The kit falls together really easily and has excellent parts fit. I had arrived there with only a minimum of building supplies and without a compressor so I used Tamiya TS spray paints on the build – goes to show how well the Fine Molds kits are engineered and with just a bare amount of supplies, a really nice build can be achieved. The Tie-Fighter was weathered with an oil wash, artist pastels and graphite powder.

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