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As far as FO starship designs are concerned, I really liked the FO TIE-Bomber the show showcased - so much so, I acquired a tabletop mini of it!
Oh yeah, better than a slight modification of the Imperial tie bomber
TIE/se Bomber
The TIE/se Bomber, also known as the First Order TIE bomber, was a class of TIE fighter series bomber using by the First Order during its war with the Resistance. The TIE/se Bomber,[2] also known as the First Order TIE bomber,[3] was a series of bomber used by the First Order. The craft had two...
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That thing always bothered me, though it's as much a problem I have with how most ST era designs (especially the fighters) are so slavishly derivative as anything else.
For the FO bomber specifically though; I would have at least flipped the wings around the x-axis so instead of aggressively pointing forwards like an interceptor, they taper back. Give it more of a bat/diving bird of prey feel, with an manta-like silhouette. Oh and ditch the long cannons up front and instead mount a rear-facing movable turret on the tail end of the main hull. Bombers should actually look like bombers, not beefy interceptors.
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Those modifications would make it look more bomber-like indeed.
What I like it about, specific arrangements aside, is it’s radial panel structure echoing something of the mythical TIE Command Shuttle, as seen in ESB - with the panels curving / angled outwards:
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Granted, the FO TIE-Bomber does look like it could pass for a heavily souped-up TIE-Fighter - but overall, it still feels more dynamic than many of the other more derivative designs that the ST gave us, IMO.
What I like it about, specific arrangements aside, is it’s radial panel structure echoing something of the mythical TIE Command Shuttle, as seen in ESB - with the panels curving / angled outwards:
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Granted, the FO TIE-Bomber does look like it could pass for a heavily souped-up TIE-Fighter - but overall, it still feels more dynamic than many of the other more derivative designs that the ST gave us, IMO.
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Well that's a pretty low bar considering most of those others are either fairly uninspired efforts like the TIE
Compare any of those to the likes of the PT's Droid fighters, Nimbus, ARC-170, etc. All clearly of a technological and aesthetic lineage that can be traced to the OT ships, and yet each entirely their own thing.
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"TIE Dorito" 
I really enjoyed the First Order designs. It felt evocative of Imperial authority while still not fully representing that. It was enjoyable.
I thought the new color scheme looked better, with the black hull and white solar panels, instead of the other way around, and it annoys me that they didn't commit to it with ships like the FO Interceptor, Ren's TLJ fighter, and the Galaxy's Edge lander.
Yes, I had to look them all up to link to them, no, I won't use their real names.
Yes, I had to look them all up to link to them, no, I won't use their real names.
Well, I managed to know Tie Silencer and Tie Echelon. Two out of three.
Yeah, at least the Silencer and the Echelon looked more like an evolution than mere iteration, but only just. Even then; one only shows up once and got ditched for the next movie, while one was unused concept art that got adopted by a theme park ride. Kinda telling when the better material has to be salvaged from the discard pile.
As for the Baron . . . it was OK. Certainly better than the interceptor knock-off from TRoS, but still a little too samey. Indeed I think I would have rather seen it as yet another advanced prototype from the last days of the Empire than something 30 years down the line.
And just to be clear; I don't have a problem so much with the execution of the ST designs in and of themselves, but that those were the ones used specifically in what was supposed to be a new era of storytelling. I would rather have had something more unique. But again; that's a problem with the ST as a whole, not just the ship designs.
As for the Baron . . . it was OK. Certainly better than the interceptor knock-off from TRoS, but still a little too samey. Indeed I think I would have rather seen it as yet another advanced prototype from the last days of the Empire than something 30 years down the line.
And just to be clear; I don't have a problem so much with the execution of the ST designs in and of themselves, but that those were the ones used specifically in what was supposed to be a new era of storytelling. I would rather have had something more unique. But again; that's a problem with the ST as a whole, not just the ship designs.
Quite.
ST needed different designs but had better characters. PT needed better characters but really like their designs.
So...eh?
So...eh?
The ST had characters?
Some of my favorites in the franchise.
Did they have names?
Yes, but they're secret. If people know their names they can't be favorites anymore.
Names steal your soul.
the Resurgence class was pretty good as well, it felt like an evolution of the Star Destroyer, though with some Venator thrown in with those side hangars.
the supremacy however, was just an Executor Class stretched real wide.
Actually no, it was designed by Colin's team for both projects, it wasn't something the Park found and recycled.
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the supremacy however, was just an Executor Class stretched real wide.
Actually no, it was designed by Colin's team for both projects, it wasn't something the Park found and recycled.
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Has Something from Colin Trevorrow’s Episode 9
Before director Colin Trevorrow left Star Wars: Episode 9 he was involved in designing something for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
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