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UPDATE 9/25/2011:
The tooling revisions will be completed in the next few weeks. We will then make one last pre-production sample for final approval and we will be going into production. As many of you know, we displayed the final pre-production sample from our vendor in Asia at Comic Con a couple weeks ago and it is now at Lucasfilm for final approval. As soon as we get their comments and make any necessary changes, if any, we will establish the final shipping schedule. We have changed how we will manufacture the model significantly since last year. The prototype we showed at Comic Con and Celebration V last year was made completely in resin. However, after running a couple "pilot" runs, the vendor could not consistently make the more complicated pieces accurately, and thus did not meet our QC requirements. Therefore, we have invested over $85K to make injection molds for some of the more complicated pieces. The prototype just shown at Comic Con was made from these new molds. We will be updating the pictures here when we get the model back from Lucasfilm. Thanks for you patience! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The pre-order of our incredible TIE Fighter FX Model is now closed. The final edition size is 657 pieces worldwide. If you would like to be added to our wait list, please e-mail us at TIE@eFXCollectibles.com The price is US$999 plus shipping and Handling, California state sales tax, if applicable, and duties and taxed levied by the destination country, if are one of our international customers. We will also offer a 4 payment lay-away plan. Payment 1: $350 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit at pre-order Payment 2: $225 when the TIE Fighter is in stock and ready to ship, anticipated Q1-2011 Payment 3: $225 approximately 30 days later Payment 4: $199* approximately 30 days later *Plus shipping and Handling, California state sales tax, if applicable. There will be a cancellation fee in addition to the NON-REFUNDABLE $350 deposit if you decide to cancel your order. Please see the Terms and Conditions for details of the cancellation fees. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In order to produce the most accurate replica of this iconic ship, a number of different reference resources were used. More than 90% of the model kit parts that were used on the original model were identified. A digital scan of a TIE Fighter model in the Lucasfilm archives, was used to map the parts, verify the dimensions and scratch build the model kit parts that either could not be found or identified. An original TIE Fighter that is known to have been used in the filming of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope was used to match the correct colors. - Edition Size will be determined by the Pre-Order. Not to exceed 1000 pieces worldwide - Measures approximately 13-3/4" Wide X 14-/18 Deep X 17-3/4" Tall ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deploying throughout the galaxy from the hangars of the Galactic Empire's awesome fleet of Star Destroyers and the dreaded Death Star, are the standard starfighters of the Imperial arsenal, the Thermal Ion Engine crafts, known as the TIE Fighters. These small, one-man, short range ships are fast and maneuverable, but lacked a hyperdrive and thus had to be deployed from hangars and launch bases. They had two fire-linked laser cannons, mounted on the ball shaped cockpit. Industrial Light and Magic's (ILM) Colin Cantwell created the concept model with the iconic ball shaped cockpit and hexagonal wings. The combat scenes were meant to be reminiscent of World War II dogfight footage, and the film editors used actual World War II air combat footage for the filming of the special effects. Our new TIE Fighter FX Model will be a "most impressive" addition to your Star Wars collection. It is also the perfect "companion" to our X-wing starfighter, Red 5, to recreate the exciting Death Star trench run in the climactic Battle of Yavin. - Edition Size will be determined by the Pre-Order. Not to exceed 1000 pieces worldwide - Measures approximately 13-3/4" Wide X 14-/18 Deep X 17-3/4" Tall |
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