Star Wars Fans Build Darth Vader's Tie Fighter

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Star Wars Fans Build Darth Vader's Tie Fighter

The Project X1 Props team will exhibit its half scale Tie Fighter at Star Wars- Celebration Europe in Germany.

If you're looking for a source of popular iconography, you'll rarely do better than the original Star Wars trilogy. Of all the imagery those films produced however, you'd be hard pressed to find anything cooler than their space battles. Go ahead and forget the Force. Who needs a lightsaber when you have an X-Wing and a few proton torpedoes? The series as a whole produced an expansive collection of ships and vehicles that remain beloved by fans today. Obviously sharing this affection of Star Wars' imaginative vehicles, a group of fans invested their time and money to recreate one.

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The Star Wars- Celebration Europe, which begins today in Messe Essen, Germany.

The Project X1 Props folks aren't the first group to dedicate their time to the recreation of a Star Wars vehicles. The Full Scale Millenium Falcon Project, based out of Tennessee, received <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120265-Star-Wars-Fans-Building-Full-Scale-Millennium-Falcon>media attention when it revealed its plan to build a full-size version of Han Solo's famous smuggling ship. While that endeavor still looks to be some way from completion, finished products like Project X1's Tie Fighter are more than enough to keep us sated. Of course, working versions of these vehicles would be preferable, but seeing as the US government <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121500-White-House-Rejects-Death-Star-Petition>already shot down proposals for a working Death Star, we imagine similar projects might have to remain mere fantasies.

Source: <a href=http://www.obviouswinner.com/obvwin/2013/7/24/german-fanboys-build-amazing-half-scale-darth-vaders-tie-fig.html>Obvious Winners




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That thing looks really cool. I wouldn't fly it though. Fun fact, Vader's Tie Advance doesn't have a life support system.
 

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Good, but can it get a signal all the way to Coruscant?
It needs to be at least three bars
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5254/5538008499_b95ebee49d.jpg
Nyuck nyuck nyuck. :D
 

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That is not a "Tie Fighter", that is a TIE Advanced x1 custom unit. OMG WHY CANT YOU GUYZ GET IT RITE YOU NOT REAL FANS!!!!!!!111!!!!!!
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I had some good times with the Tie Advanced in Rouge Leader and Rebel Strike, nice to see it looks pretty awesome in real life.