Joe please stop quoting yourself.
Put your glasses on...
oh oops
Tie Striker wings move?
I wouldn't be surprised if someone hasn't made a Flappy Birds knock off app featuring a TIE Striker.
would be fun but probably would end up slipping and drooping all the time
The article I linked to has the developers talking about how much work they put into making them move...
The article I linked to has the developers talking about how much work they put into making them move...
I read that as being about the U wing, not the striker. Could be wrong though.
Edited by Goseki1“Everything kind of brings new challenges. On both of these, the biggest challenge was getting the wings to move . That was kind of the uncharted territory we were going down."
It´s not wrong either though... I taught my six year old in a few minutes.
The tricky part for her... Turning the dial! They aren´t made for small hands...
Get the Dial Upgrades, they will also help as they can now see all possible movements in one go.
The Star Wars Battlefront dlc Scarif, which is based on Rogue One, has TIE Strikers parked with the wings up, but I haven't yet had the time to closely inspect them to see if they hinge up or rotate.
This has been posted elsewhere, but if the wings do move then we will be able to do this: 0:35
Ha, anybody else notice the little blip at the end of that article in the OP?
“You can teach an eight-year-old in five minutes, but it can also keep that kid’s dad engaged,” Shaffer adds. “It appeals to a wide audience. It’s affordable, approachable, and fun."
The ships have a choking hazard 13+ label on them....rofl....
That's the age when my best friend's son learned to fly Chewie and Lord Vader.
Yes they move. The article SAYS they move. There is a gap for them to move. And I'm telling you they move. Move move move.
Move along.
“Everything kind of brings new challenges. On both of these, the biggest challenge was getting the wings to move . That was kind of the uncharted territory we were going down."
The full quotation:
"For the U-wing and the TIE striker, designers decided early on to experiment with moveable wings to stay true to the movement of the ships on film. Early sketches of the U-wing showed the wings open and closed. “We went back and forth on whether or not to make them move,” says Franz-Wichlacz.
Ultimately, adding the extra feature became the most difficult part of the design. The crew at FFG had done it before with the Lambda -class shuttle. “But that’s really big as far as miniatures go,” Franz-Wichlacz says. “Everything kind of brings new challenges. On both of these, the biggest challenge was getting the wings to move. That was kind of the uncharted territory we were going down.""
Seems to be about the U Wing only to me, though I'll be eminently happy if I'm proven wrong.
If you check this
You can notice the gap for the wing to lift up is WAY too big compared to any modele you can see in the interweb. Why modify the model if it is not to allow the wings to lift?
Yes they move. The article SAYS they move. There is a gap for them to move. And I'm telling you they move. Move move move.
Move along.
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Joe please stop quoting yourself.
Put your glasses on...
oh oops
It looked like it to me too at a glance... so no biggie Little Brother.
Yes they move. The article SAYS they move. There is a gap for them to move. And I'm telling you they move. Move move move.
Move along.
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Yes they move. The article SAYS they move. There is a gap for them to move. And I'm telling you they move. Move move move.
Move along.
Striker title is reflecting the wings moving, as they are helping it maneuver. Even in space moving surfaces do contribute to better control, just not in the same way it does in an atmosphere (able to point that maneuvering thrustor in juuust the right spot vs having to settle for a 15 degree fixed thrustor)
In Star Wars, space is filled with aether. It's why ships stop moving after they turn their engines off, why you can hear things in space, and why ships maneuver more like airplanes than like space vessels. It makes the TIE Striker extra maneuverable even in space.
Just to confirm, yes the Tie Striker wings move
I am exceedingly pleased to be proven wrong
On the StarWars.com main page, there is an article about Xwing. In the article, it mentions that both the Uwing's and Tie Striker's wings move. I knew about the Uwing, but not the Striker. Did I just miss that or was that not mentioned before?
http://www.starwars.com/news/tabletop-rebellion-rogue-one-comes-to-ffgs-x-wing-miniatures-game
I like this part the most:
To compensate, Franz-Wichlacz tweaked the design (...) For the U-wing, the distance between the engines was widened to
sell is as a large ship, even though it's clearly no bigger than K-wing, I mean to have some space where our lazy model design team could put the wing-hinges into, err,
improve the overall look on the smaller scale, he added.
They also had to have the swivel for the wings work.
Cant let the U outdo them, eh?
I like it.
I do hope we get the tie predator soon too with similar wing mobility except more horizontal.
Just to confirm, yes the Tie Striker wings move
That TIE looks like it's in a dance-off.