Functional Wings - Demonstration

As the TIE-Striker is the only ship from the TIE-series with articulated solar panels so far, it was very important to me, to include that function into my MOC.

 

The access to change the wings position from upward to horizontal position is hidden underneath the pilot cockpit hatch.

By rotating a technic axle, the wings go up and down and will stay in any position you stop the movement.

Off course the wing still can move in its set positino when turning the TIE-Striker around. That function works best when the TIE-Striker rests on its stand, as the wings are quit heavy for the little mechanism to get moved (but it´s still possible without the stand).

 

All of the technic is hidden inside the tiny space between the pilot and bombardier cockpit.

The technic beam to lift the wings up and down is located right under the wings to maintain the cylindrical design of the cockpit pod.

 

It was a real hard chanllange to get the wings move to in the right angles and more than that to include all of the technic nearly invisible inside the pod.

 

I hope you like it!

 

 

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Uploaded on March 20, 2019