TIE/MFP (Multi Function Platform) |
| By Conrad Mitchell |
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This is the TIE/MFP (Multi Function Platform). It is a platform for mounting deferent kinds of modular units, allowing the ship to perform several functions for the Empire. I have it configured as a Heavy Fighter. The ship has a Co-pilot / Tail gunner to help with the ships systems and keep fighters off their back.
It is armed with turbolasers units on both sides of the cockpit between the pylons. Those are the side mount points. The ship also has two square mounting points on the bottom and one square mount point on top of the cockpit. With all the mount points the ship is designed to be configured in many different ways. With Mine Deployment Units mounted it can put down a mine field. With Scientific Equipment mounted it can do Recon / Spy missions. As modular units are added the ships mass/weight increases, slowing it's acceleration and maneuverability. This makes it a poor fighter-to-fighter ship; instead it is used to fight big things like Destroyers and Space Stations. I made this as a scratch build. The cockpit is a piece of 2 in. PVC tubing with cast resin window parts on both ends. The pylons are copper tubing same kind used for plumbing. I used plastic from a "for sale" sign; the rest of the plastic came from a hobby shop. There are a few parts from kits I never finished and that's about it. Image: Front view Image: Modular units off to the side Image: Top Image: Bottom Image: Side |
