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Re: UCS Tie, some questions
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Date: 
Thu, 17 May 2001 10:37:37 GMT
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Adam Murtha wrote:
> 
> I finally got the UCS Tie, and I really think it is cool.  While I was
> building it, I seemed to have some difficulty keeping the wings together
> while assembling the whole thing.  I ended up reenforcing the joints between
> the wing segments.  Did anyone else have that problem?  Also, I'm not sure
> of the weaponry for the Tie Interceptor, I think it has 4 lasers.  So what
> are with all the weapon looking things on the UCS Tie?  The trans red plates
> in the place of the lasers on tie fighters, but I thought the interceptor
> didn't have any weapons there.  And whats with the shovel/cylinder bricks
> combo on the centre wing part, as well as the spearguns and cylinders on the
> wingtips?
> 
> Adam

Look at this:

http://www.theforce.net/swtc/Pix/diagram/tieint-lc.jpg

The text denotes this photo as "10 cannon model used in Endor scenes"
but I clearly remember that "Essential Guide to The Vessels" book
denoted only the appendages on wing tips as cannons, and others as range
finders, targeting sensors, etc.

The picture is from http://www.theforce.net/swtc/tie.html . A nice
reference indeed..:-)

Selçuk



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(...) Unfortunately, it's a fan reference, and their main evidence seems to be "because they look like laser cannons" All the documentation I've ever seen indicates the TIE Interceptor has four laser cannons. Does anyone have any official (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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I finally got the UCS Tie, and I really think it is cool. While I was building it, I seemed to have some difficulty keeping the wings together while assembling the whole thing. I ended up reenforcing the joints between the wing segments. Did anyone (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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