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I had an idea for a larger TIE craft and made several sketches of it the past few weeks. A few days ago I decided to try to do a 3d version, by kit-bash and primitives like I did before. Here is the end result, I am NOT a 3d modeller and I have nothing but great respect for those who sit down and create gorgeous models from scratch. This model is all pieces from other kits combined with various primitives and greebles. I'm still tweaking the textures. The TIE FANG is not a TIE fighter but a long range gunship escort for Imperial craft. FANG stands for 'FULLY ARMORED NAVAL GUNSHIP'. It has heavy weaponry front and back and armor, but is somewhat vulnerable from the sides. The TIE style cockpit is actually much larger than those in TIE fighters and the FANG has a crew of 6 to 8, with crew quarters, a refresher, common area and room for a small cargo hold. There are no escape pods. Weaponry includes twin Ion cannons and heavy turbo lasers with a multitude of smaller lasers in front and back. It has a class 2 Hyperspace drive.

Description
I had an idea for a larger TIE craft and made several sketches of it the past few weeks. A few days ago I decided to try to do a 3d version, by kit-bash and primitives like I did before. Here is the end result, I am NOT a 3d modeller and I have nothing but great respect for those who sit down and create gorgeous models from scratch. This model is all pieces from other kits combined with various primitives and greebles. I'm still tweaking the textures. The TIE FANG is not a TIE fighter but a long range gunship escort for Imperial craft. FANG stands for 'FULLY ARMORED NAVAL GUNSHIP'. It has heavy weaponry front and back and armor, but is somewhat vulnerable from the sides. The TIE style cockpit is actually much larger than those in TIE fighters and the FANG has a crew of 6 to 8, with crew quarters, a refresher, common area and room for a small cargo hold. There are no escape pods. Weaponry includes twin Ion cannons and heavy turbo lasers with a multitude of smaller lasers in front and back. It has a class 2 Hyperspace drive.