By now, we’re all clear on the concept of the double life, right? Well here’s another name for that roll call: Jason Battersby. The Canadian artist and designer grew up in Toronto, attended Umea Institute of Design in Sweden for his Masters in Transportation Design, and works in Munich – by day – as an automotive exterior designer at
Konzept Design in Munich. When not sketching vehicle lines suitable for the four rings, he lends his pen to Audi efforts like the
, the
, and the
. When Battersby clocks out for the day, he turns to designs like the TIE-X concept.
Conceived as “[Darth] Vader’s secret advanced Tie-Fighter project,” the handful of
ships in existence “were built to be the most agile in the Empire, carrying out secret missions for Vader across the galaxy.” Trigger warning: those of you who honor Star Wars cannon might retreat from your screens when you get to the TIE-X flanks and what look like four exhaust ports. For those who don’t know (which includes me –
), the “TIE” in TIE Fighter stands for Twin Ion
. The large, glowing aperture in the center of a traditional TIE Fighter is a Sienar Fleet Systems (SFS) I-a2b Solar Ionization Reactor. On either side of that is where you’ll find the two miniscule, glowing red exhaust ports for the SFS P-s4 Twin Ion Engine System. Behold the liberties taken with the TIE-X at your own risk. We recommend you enjoy every one of those liberties in the large gallery above.
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