Star Wars: Inside the Tie Fighter

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3 жыл бұрын

I have decided to create another inside-out animation of an iconic Imperial starship, the Tie-Fighter from Star Wars, all in 3D.
. The Tie Fighter was first introduced in the 1977 movie, Star War A New Hope and was commonly used by the Empire to fight against the rebellion. There are several different variations of the Tie fighter including the Tie Bomber, TIE interceptor, Tie Defender, and the TIE Advanced X1 which was used by Darth Vader but in this episode, I just wanted to focus our attention on the standard Tie Fighter.
The backbone and workhorse of the Galactic Empire, the TIE fighter is identified with the Empire’s influence and power. TIE fighters are manufactured in massive numbers and are assigned to a pilot as an expendable asset, much like the pilots themselves. TIE fighters are considered tools to the Empire’s need, and they were designed to be as efficient as possible for the job they do.
The standard TIE/LN model contains no deflector shields, hyperdrive, or life support system. For this reason, they have a much lower range of operation compared to other galactic space fighters, and often need to be ferried into battle by other vessels, such as the menacing Imperial Star Destroyers, Gozanti class cruisers, or the Quasar Fire class carrier.
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@charliehorse8686 2 жыл бұрын

Engineer 1: "Is there a way we can make it harder for pilot to see his surroundings?" Engineer 2: "Sure, we can add solar energy collectors to block the pilot's peripheral vision, and we can give him only a tiny round window." Engineer 2: "Perfect, let's do it!"

@Imdrunkontea 2 жыл бұрын

honestly the wings don't even matter lol. the window prevents side vision regardless.

@BungieStudios 2 жыл бұрын

They don't need viewports. They have advanced sensors that are never shown on screen. SW doesn't worry about the technical details. Similar to modern day fight jets with 360° vision.

@charliehorse8686 2 жыл бұрын

@@BungieStudios "They have advanced sensors" Do they? Oh, okay. You know this is fiction right? Expressing an opinion on how well a pilot can fly on "instruments only" is... well, not even guesswork, not even informed speculation... It's just sheer making shit up. You'd have to fly one to know, and I doubt you've done that.

@charliehorse8686 2 жыл бұрын

That was mean of me to say. I apologize.

@BungieStudios 2 жыл бұрын

@@charliehorse8686 Bro, why are you getting riled up over fiction then? lol Star Wars might take place in the past but everything they have is more advanced than anything we have today. It's reasonable to assume they have features similar or better than our pilots today. Sensor technology is not new to Star Wars. What we see onscreen is a combination of 70s~ style props/tech coupled with imagination on a limited but effectively used budget.

@TieFighterPilot 3 жыл бұрын

The Tie-Fighter has a special place in my heart which the different variants never replaced.

@peterpataki4094 2 жыл бұрын

(Kawasaki Z900 2017 Black is an option on the Earth.) - Have a seat on it once - to feel.

@CHMichael 2 жыл бұрын

I was always for Vader - including his fighter.

@benyzehnder9310 3 жыл бұрын

When the targeting computer is bigger then your fuel tank, you have to better think twice to get inside one of those tie fighters. And as always most impressive animation.

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

The fuel tank is laughable.

@benyzehnder9310 3 жыл бұрын

Tie fighter gets shot from beneath. The fuel tank: Kaboom? Yes Rico Kaboom.

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

@@benyzehnder9310 😂

@benyzehnder9310 2 жыл бұрын

@john jones Hmm yes you got a point

@gonkdroid4prez539 2 жыл бұрын

ion engines IRL use very little propellent, just a lot of electricity. Ion engines are like 20 times as efficient as chemical rocket engines, so they wouldn't need that much fuel

@P46345 2 жыл бұрын

To be historically accurate, the Tie Fighters were first seen in the 1977 movie Star Wars. I have this movie, the name was changed later. To me and many others the movie that came out in 1977 is the first Star Wars.

@VinceVegas6 3 жыл бұрын

Just last night i was wondering what the blueprints of the Tie fighter was like and i wondered if Halfscreen would do a video about the Tie Fighter. Now this video pops up, nice timing. I enjoyed the video, keep it up.

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it has to do with the "Force". 😊

@becomeracer7041 2 жыл бұрын

Use the force...

@markmaish7173 2 жыл бұрын

As a former pilot, this is 99.9% accurate. Good stuff

@Alexisme. Жыл бұрын

What’s the 0.1 flaw?

@M60gunner1971 Жыл бұрын

Dude what ev...

@NickMeckler Жыл бұрын

Imperial scum

@resofactor 2 жыл бұрын

TIE Interceptor and TIE Defender were my favs.

@bettyswunghole3310 2 жыл бұрын

The Tie-Fighter's one of the coolest spaceships in *all* of sci-fi! And I *want* one....!

@Alex_Fishman 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with trying to not be shot down immedieately by a ship that exploited your only weakness, which is tunnel vision and little to no protection

@bettyswunghole3310 2 жыл бұрын

@@Alex_Fishman Considerations like "survivability" are unimportant when compared to the Coolness Factor!🤣

@ericoftheotherworld1525 Жыл бұрын

I love the tie interceptor more! but these are very cool.

@seaningram3285 3 жыл бұрын

I like these videos and the animated assembly of the ships/fighters with the title of their parts and weaponry and engines. I am 50 now, and I remember my mom and dad, my sister and I going to see Star Wars back in 1977 at the movie theater at the once existing Cloverleaf Mall, in Chesterfield County, VA and The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and Return Of The Jedi in 1983. I do miss that Theater Popcorn and butter with the soft drinks aka Sodas. I've cut out the sodas with syrup and drink the clear ones like Ginger Ale and Sprite as, well as Unsweetened Ice Tea.

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...Oddly enough, I couldn't find any good animations explaining these ship in detail (well, in 3D anyway), so I decided to create one myself. Thank for watching Sean.

@wiffy1346 3 жыл бұрын

So a Tie-Fighter was eco friendly!!

@TheSchmed 3 жыл бұрын

Not pilot friendly, no armor, and sitting on top of fuel tank. Eco friendly ? I don’t think so, probably leave a crater of contaminants if crashed, like a Tesla EV, all those heavy metals and other caustic elements used in battery manufacturing.

@Seb-Storm 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSchmed r/whoosh

@benyzehnder9310 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSchmed Hahahahahha. Love this comment

@dronelogic4782 2 жыл бұрын

I guess to stop galactic warming.

@Sawmie_Blogger 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSchmed This comment is really gooood

@marcosargen3729 3 жыл бұрын

A truly original and very underrated design. Subscribed.

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing Macros!

@steveangello6586 3 жыл бұрын

Right on. He does a great video of some of the greatest sci-fi vehicles. Kicks ass

@sheep1ewe 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps not my first choise of all the vehicles to actualy use if, since they seem to be pretty much a one purpose aimed construction (wich also make sense for the original function) , but deffinitly my favorite design!

@ericv7720 Жыл бұрын

I used to be addicted to "Tie Fighter," the 1994 computer game, back in the day. The Tie Fighter was used for swarm attacks by novice pilots, and the Interceptor, Bomber, Advanced, and Defender versions by more experienced pilots for specialized missions.

@kyleking284 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!! "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS" This video was SPECTACULAR!! The level of detail and the simplicity of the Tie fighters construction is amazing! and the music, AWE INSPIRING!!

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@tardiscommand1812 11 ай бұрын

2:38 love the audio for that part. It’s almost like you’re watching the enemy put it together and you’re helpless. Mainly cause you over ate the dark side cookies that your revel buddy got a hold of

@leightaylor806 2 жыл бұрын

This is just about the only ship that doesn't pretend to require any wings in space I like this ship for that

@rowanmelton7643 Жыл бұрын

This one is about the only that is purely used in space though. We see others entering planets atmospheres multiple times

@bloodmoonyt1901 11 ай бұрын

@@rowanmelton7643 tie fighters are very often seen flying in atmospheres and even taking off from planets though.

@niagarawarrior9623 2 жыл бұрын

this is pretty neat, really well done re-assembly, perfect for explaining all the little parts involved.

@joperhop 3 жыл бұрын

TIE was iconic! Love the look of them.

@AdamTehranchiYT 3 жыл бұрын

Loved seeing the "how it's made" aspect

@spacemanspiff3052 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful post! Amazing music. Sitting on top of a fuel tank in a fighter with no shield generators, there’s no way to more clearly indicate your pilots are disposable than that! Best regards!

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

@Bugsey Magee It's basically a disposable vessel.

@brenttalley1600 2 жыл бұрын

Google the zero fighter. Same concept.

@philkipnis740 Жыл бұрын

So was it an honor to fly such a kamakizi weapon or as a reward for excellent service.. Did humans pilot these or drones?

@AndreiTupolev Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what most early WWII fighters were like, Hurricane, Spitfire, Bf 109

@MarcWeertsMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, really love how the animation built up the TIE.

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@ericoftheotherworld1525 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing, love the modeling work. Modeling ship interiors brought me here.

@nicholasmorsovillo2752 2 жыл бұрын

I actually had the toy of the Tie Interceptor and one thing I remember about it is that it had 2 buttons on it to eject the wings.

@theconservativeone369 3 жыл бұрын

Yet more stunning work

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting!

@ale9335 3 жыл бұрын

This is going to be my new favorite Star Wars video!

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@tmseh 2 жыл бұрын

What remember when I first went to the theater to see Star Wars last century there was absolutely no context or explanation of all of it. T.I.E. fighters, X-Wings, land speeders, Star Destroyers, etc.. I love these videos and others that flesh it all out.

@itsmemckee2110 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching these

@raybarry4307 2 жыл бұрын

I've been in love with this little ship since I first laid eyes on it in 1977 when l was 7 years old.

@GeneralHAWXX 2 жыл бұрын

The Special Forces Tie Fighter was a lot better. Special Forces TIEs were equipped with hyperdrives to enable the fighter to go on long-range missions far from a base or carrier ship, enhanced deflector shields, and high-yield cells that provided additional power to onboard systems, which were necessary because of its more powerful weapons and stronger shields. Plus it had a gunner to cover the pilot’s six. (Technically they are both pilots who have the ability to fly the tie fighter but the gunner obviously played the combat systems officer role).

@TREVISOFT1 3 жыл бұрын

I was wating for this !!!!!! Just amazing my respects Love this Channel

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@brianbrantner 2 жыл бұрын

That was badass!

@hariigaire 2 жыл бұрын

Superb animation

@Timaniac23 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty nice animations, looks great to see the ship getting "assembled".

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Timaniac23 2 жыл бұрын

@@Halfscreen you are welcome :)

@joshfischer3360 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive, most impressive.

@steveangello6586 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video, but the tie fighters really had no shielding. But they did have the masses. Those poor pilots lol loved it. Please do more of these vehicles. Some of my favorites and speeder bikes

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

I have quite of few inside-out videos on my channel and tried to reproduce them on a weekly / bi weekly basis.

@ignaciorodriguez5636 3 жыл бұрын

Yess!🔥

@mikeyb4610 3 жыл бұрын

After watching your brilliant reconstruction of the Imperial TIE Fighter I have decided to turn to the Dark side just to get a ride in one! …. So detailed - so well explained - so Star Wars ….. and that soundtrack! Out of This World! …… another hit …. You are the Master now HalfScreen …. #MTFBWYA thanks for sharing your talents….

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Mikey, you are too kind. 😁

@kierandavis5884 3 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@VGLounge 2 жыл бұрын

Statistically, the TIE is an excellent fighter. Speed and maneuverability are superior to durability in WWII-style dog fights, meaning the TIE *should* be superior to the X-Wing. Also, that TIE assembly bit was so cool to see!

@Agonis100 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work!

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@lilitharam44 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love it!

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@weemt07biker74 2 жыл бұрын

Tie fighters, looking after the environment lol, this was cool

@whydahell3816 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome. Your work is awesome!

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Badblober 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos man! Keep it up!

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@MrAndyBearJr 2 жыл бұрын

Helluva blind spot there on the sides. Makes for some good attack vectors for opponents to take advantage of.

@YenTran-uo5nx 3 жыл бұрын

Just amazing! Keep it up brother:)

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@light2991 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! So cool and I have been asking you to do the tie fighter a long ago and it has become true! Thanks and I love the music. SUBSCRIBED

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

I usually do take my audience request, but it general take awhile to recreate these animations. Thanks for watching Light.

@ETERCRY 3 жыл бұрын

Increibleeee!!!!!! saludos de Argentina!

@benyzehnder9310 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hasta tenemos personas de Argentina, ¡que bien!

@340jd 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video, thank you

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@richardsalley9848 2 жыл бұрын

Dat's dope!!

@jesseg.8393 3 жыл бұрын

That was cool video bro.I love star wars.....

@keirebu.bakure Ай бұрын

As an Imperial engineer on TIE fighters this is 100% true ❤️

@vha1207 2 жыл бұрын

Love this

@thelonious2213 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite starfighter. It can make short work of everything it faced in a dogfight, except for maybe the A-wing. Performance over durability all day, every day.

@chrissvoice1770 2 жыл бұрын

Really helpful!!

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@richardspeed7135 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@marklogan3813 2 жыл бұрын

Very versatile weapon!!!!

@nicholasmorsovillo2752 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to see another video like this one on Vader's Tie Advanced fighter or maybe on the Lambda class Imperial Shuttle.

@priyonjoni 3 жыл бұрын

Does the main viewport rotate? It always looks different from the inside.

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

From my understanding, no.

@GODtuber13 3 жыл бұрын

I love these animations! you should do the Acclimator class transport ship!

@midnyte6195 2 жыл бұрын

I got great respect for these bad boys 👍

@bradbrown8759 2 жыл бұрын

That's Awsome! But I'd like to see a Stormtrooper trying to jump up into it. Have a ladder drop down Mabey? Lol

@brianhenningsen26 2 жыл бұрын

The music ... so f'ing epic.

@federov100 3 жыл бұрын

I have always assumed the hexagon panels were the ion engines. And the two lights at the back of the body were navigation beacons like on an aircraft.

@BitwiseMobile 2 жыл бұрын

The panels collect stellar energy. Solar energy refers to Sol which is the main sequence star in the the center of the Solar System which is in a galaxy far, far away :).

@stanleyramos5223 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente. Felicitaciones

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por ver!

@melee-dexterdexterious2878 2 жыл бұрын

Tie fighter comes with situational awareness camera of some sort covering aft and at sides projecting directly to the pilots helmet? Blind spots that without surveillance and cameras easily becomes weaknesses that rather easily exploited by whoever it might have to met face to face..

@neilbillany 2 жыл бұрын

With a mere ninety break-horse-power available, progress is too leisurely to be called fast, but on the milky way in fifth gear the tie fighters slow pace really becomes a pain. Uphill runs become power-sappingly mundane, while overtaking x-wings can become a long, drawn-out affair.” Not my words, Lord Vader. The words of Top Gear magazine.

@harrypun7289 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@lothean2099 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. It reminded me how sad the life of a tie fighter pilot really is.

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Sad but true. 😁

@net343 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the spherical turret on the B-17 Flying Fortress

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

@@net343 I could be wrong but Lucas was inspired by WW2 / Flying Fortress when he made Star Wars.

@benyzehnder9310 3 жыл бұрын

Well I wouldn‘t go in a, no shield, no hyperdrive , no heavy armor, no life support, big ass solar panels that make the thing look like a flying target in space. But it makes cool sounds Im in!

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

@@benyzehnder9310 The deeper you go into the making of these crafts, the more you release it's not feasible or practical.

@Inpreesme 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Halfscreen 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@darthweldar1617 Жыл бұрын

I swear i just love this video,and thank you verry much.,im in my smoking break from building a Tie Outlander from Revel level 3,verry helpfull right now!^_^

@Halfscreen Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@toddkurzbard 9 ай бұрын

Very informative.

@Halfscreen 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@neilwu3912 Ай бұрын

It makes more sense to have the wings be radiators to get rid of the immense waste heat, similar to the reason the X-Wings had S-foils. Solar energy would be highly variable and render the TIE useless in dark parts of space, and there would be extremely minimal retcon involved: literally, the energy goes the opposite direction, and the panels are just radiator grills.

@SamiTK_T 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing content

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks TK.

@OrgeonStar 3 жыл бұрын

love your videos

@Vivi-yw1eu 3 жыл бұрын

every video is a visible improvement :D I hope you blow up soon enough!

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

@akula6352 3 жыл бұрын

The SyFy Zero fighter.

@Will-sq3ip 3 жыл бұрын

You mean like the WW2 Japanese Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” fighter plane? Weak but fast and maneuverable. Whether it’s TIEs or Zeros, skilled pilots learned to dodge enemy fire.

@colorfullollipops8540 3 жыл бұрын

0:07 Showcasing the superb special effects at the time

@crazyguy5115 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that star wars knowlege

@Schmidt54 2 жыл бұрын

Tie fighter is my favorite :)

@sniperkingofthesnipers5101 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid

@qtrain1000 3 жыл бұрын

You make awesome videos! Keep it up! I'm glad you switched to using your voice instead of that robot one too.

@Halfscreen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@briansmith1055 Жыл бұрын

Cool

@Marcustoday4563 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do the light imperial cruiser(Arquitens Cruiser)?

@Loco90012 Ай бұрын

For anyone playin simple rockets this is Awesome

@r.b.667 2 жыл бұрын

that roman temple reflecting on the hull is quite funny...

@MisterRedBlueBlur Жыл бұрын

After this video, I want to join the Galactic Empire! Kidding, but the TIE/IN-Interceptor is still and by far my favourite TIE version.

@daniel_pinilla 3 жыл бұрын

Tie go SCREEEEE

@gordondavis6168 3 жыл бұрын

We all know it was named after a bow tie, but officially TIE stands for Twin Ion Engine fighter. The tie fighter scream as it flies by is from an elephant.

@emilflognoid1532 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Gozanti

@Albee213 2 жыл бұрын

How do you see left or right in a standard Tie-Fighter.

@prepperminded5732 2 жыл бұрын

Off topic a little bit, but rumor was the snowspeeder in ESB, were old Y-wings the Rebellion disassembled and McGyvered when they landed on Hoth. Would love a vid on snow speeders