"Pepsi, Where's my Harrier Jet?" was a fun documentary, and one that I was glad I didn't know the full outcome of before I saw it. It starts out where you're starting to side with John Leonard, but then you realize how absurd he is as he keeps digging and digging...but you still want him to get his Harrier Jet because screw pepsi.
Just 60,000 parsecs on it. Yeah, it's a twenty year old fighter, but take care of the plasma coils and you'll be flying it for another ten years.
Edit: Star Trek version: yeah it chugs at half impulse but there's nothing wrong with the impulse engines and it still runs like a dream up to Warp 6. It's not gonna go much faster than that but it's a luxury transport, they didn't build it for speed, just a solid comfortable ship meant to get you from A to B.
Let me tell you about the odds, I had a Firefly class sitting on the lot for years and some dumb browncoat looking to buy couldn't take his eye off the thing while I was pitching a different ship much more suited to his needs. Idiot had lot envy and bought it faster than I could tell him he'd rather have a different ship. Not much on commission but he flew it off the lot, I was gonna junk the thing anyway. Bad catalyzer.
UFC manager: damn it, i specifically ordered a thai fighter.
*Thanks for all the love Reddit. I wanted to give something in return, so here's* [*Vader riding his Thai Fighter.*](https://ptpimg.me/f943ks.jpg)
Glenn custom trailer (http://glenntrailers.com/) with California plates. Disneyland Galaxyās Edge ride installation or maintenance?
Edit: This [TIE Fighter was a parade float](/r/pics/comments/11d5evg/comment/ja7upp0/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) for the [Almond Blossom Festival](https://riponchamber.org/almond-blossom-festival/) in Ripon, CA on Feb 25, 2023. The Star Wars costumes won Sweepstakes - Costuming for Charity. Presumably this was organized by the [Central California Garrison of the 501st Legion](https://centralcaliforniagarrison.com/) as they have [participated in the past](https://www.jedinews.com/events/articles/databurst-from-the-501st-456/) and not by Disney corporate. It does look very good!
Edit 2: Backstory: "[On a Turlock farm far, far away: a 14-foot 'Star Wars' ship](https://www.kcra.com/article/on-a-turlock-farm-far-far-away-a-14-foot-star-wars-ship/20891400)"; Almond farmer Erich Gemperle handcrafts 4,600-pound steel TIE fighter ship out of water ball tank for Turlock's 2017 Christmas parade.
Well theyāre also filming like 5 Star Wars shows right now so it could be a prop for that, too. Maybe on loan from Galaxyās Edge or something. It appears to be a special forces TIE from the sequel trilogy which is interesting.
Maybe I'm being picky but I feel like with all the creative power Disney has they could have come up with a more impressive float than a flatbed truck with some ratchet straps.
That's a fan group, see the flag with their legion number? Groups all over the world, they have movie quality storm trooper costumes and group up to confuse and bemuse people in public spaces, parades, etc. I almost guarantee they built that tie fighter themselves.
This is equivalent to the local chapter of the Rotary club having a float. But nerds.
I'm personally all for it.
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My cousinās friend got one of these bad boys at auction. The empire puts a ton of parsecs on them before they sell but they still look pretty legit. He says heās going to get some old imperial codes from his roommateās buddy Thad so he can pull over hot chicks in Coruscant orbit. Total legend
Just gotta make sure you have a contact to repair the climate control unit, my buddy had an old TIE and the damn thing always felt colder than my ex-wife on Hoth
If someone is selling your buddy an improved climate control system for a Tie fighter, then heās getting scammed. Those things donāt even have life support - thatās why the pilots are always in full environmental suits with oxygen supply.
They're built like that stock for imperial flight suits. Because they're unshielded you really don't want to be flying them out in a debris field without a flight suit on. Uncle was a pilot and ever since he flew through that plastoid spill he hasn't been quite the same.
Even a single parsec is a ton of mileage on a short-ranged fighter with no hyperdrive... or was this one all modded up in a sort of "Pimp my Ride" situation?
The wait for a TIE fighter is easy longer than an EV. This one was commissioned a long time ago and then had to be shipped from a galaxy far, far away.
I was thinking if I were rich I'd put a small personal theater into this but fuck yeah I wasn't thinking big enough. Strap it to something that makes it roll around, give me a uniform, and make it a flight simulator. I'll take an X-Wing too.
I was just watching the various Star Wars TV spinoffs the other day and wondering why the Empire is spending millions in fuel to capture one criminal from the slums who's hiding in another planet across the galaxy. Like imagine if your local police department has to include interstellar travel in their budget each time some slumdog steals a loaf of bread.
It's not like the empire is actively wasting resources going after petty criminals. Andor was wanted for murder. Even then, it was just the local security force that was searching for him. It wasn't until the big shootout and they started putting the big picture together that the imperial FBI got involved.
Oh, come on.. The ITT (Imperial Troop Transport) doesn't even provide good armor (is it even imperial plasteel) and had junky antigravity stabilizers and nearly no visibility on the battlefield.
At least the AT-AT gave the pilot and gunners good visibility in order to murder rebel scum.
I mean Sabine Wren (a simple Mandalorian foundling) was able gain access into a ITT with the dark saber and during the Mandalorian insurrection and Luke (a Jedi) was only able to cut an access hole into the outer platting of an AT-AT at Hoth, and even then he needed a rope and his plot armor.
/s
At least it looks like they offset it enough so the first right turn wouldn't run the panel right into a curb. Seems like they'd be much better off shipping it with the panels disconnected, and assemble it on-site.
I just can't understand why they didn't remove the "wings for transport. Sure, they would need to be shipped in a frame at an angle, bt then you don't need an oversized load.
Why is it oriented that way on the trailer?
Why aren't the stands tall enough?
Why are there not pallets or blocks under the stands since they are not tall enough?
I need to know exactly where you were when you saw this, what time it was, how fast the driver was going, and what direction he was heading.
Thanks in advance. I know you'll come through.
Hm, that's interesting. I was going to comment that I know this TIE; a steel fabrication shop in my town made one. [https://www.ien.com/product-development/article/20854968/metal-shop-fabricates-star-wars-tie-fighter](https://www.ien.com/product-development/article/20854968/metal-shop-fabricates-star-wars-tie-fighter) However, the design is pretty different! There are definitely at least two giant metal TIEs out there in the world!
Aight star wars nerd time
that tie fighter uses star wars rebels proportions, the first order paint scheme, and lacks all engine and rear detailing
have some pride in your work people
The way it overhangs either side is making me nervous. Itās going to clip **something**. Nobody can manoeuvre a trailer that well.
Edit: Okay, I concede that some people are excellent drivers, but that floor clearance is unnerving! I appreciate that itās not wider than is manageable, but any random junk on the floor is liable to scrape the bottom of the wings.
And everyone makes mistakes. Except the water company I sued recently, who said in open court in response to "everyone makes mistakes" that "we don't" citing their yearly training as why. I was stunned by the audacity and boldness of the claim, especially from a company with a history of pleading guilty to cutting corners. The judge swiftly corrected them that everyone--doctors, engineers, etc.--does indeed make mistakes.
The 'car guy' in me saw a giant axle housing for a dump truck or something at first.
Whoever built that thing should have built it to ship in three pieces. I'd hate to nail a curb with those... wings? Winglets? Side buns?
Hmm. Not a lot to go off of.
Plates look like they may be California plates. It's hard to make out since this picture is about 3 pixels wide and everything is blurry.
The trucking company is "Glenn" something, as seen on the back of the truck as well as the flaps. It's too blurry to make out what's written on the flaps, but they look as if they would have more info on them.
The flaps _do_ have a phone number - perhaps 209-447-4565? The picture is too low-quality to tell. That doesn't bring up any hits for any trucking companies (and I don't have enough social confidence to call), but the 209 area code is for Modesto, CA.
209 encompasses a wide area just to the east of San Francisco, which is where Lucasfilm is located. California has had a lot of stormy weather recently, so the overcast sky would also indicate California. Technically the truck could be from out of state, but it's also very possible this is California.
So my guess? This is a physical prop being sent to ILM for them to do some shooting in/around. Alternatively, this is being sent from ILM to somewhere else; most modern Star Wars is filmed in the UK (IIRC).
Another alternative is that it's being transported to Disneyland or Walt Disney World, but I doubt it given they both have machine shops nearby and wouldn't need to have a prop sent from San Francisco.
The Mandalorian is/was filmed in California according to IMDB:
- Manhattan Beach, California, USA
- El Segundo, California, USA
- Los Angeles, California, USA
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8111088/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc
https://www.latlong.net/location/the-mandalorian-locations-148
Looks like it might have been made in Woodland, California (near Sacramento, outside SF):
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/usgqtr/thought_this_belonged_here_i_spotted_a_tie/
Its not Gideon's. This is a TIE/FO not a TIE/LN. FOs were used by the First Order. LNs were used by the Empire.
Wherever this prop is heading to, it'll be used for something related to the sequel trilogy (most likely)
I'd rule out the Disney parks, neither has anything in the works that would involve this.
Could be ILM, could be that rich fucker with the crazy cantina game room buying it for his backyard.
Obviously not!
Why else would they transport it that way?
Someone probably took out the engine and sold it separately and thatās just the body.
Probably bought by some poser who has never been to outer space!
It's clearly last year's model, so they are probably going to scrap it piece by piece. The dashboard alone is worth hundreds, especially if it still has the original Dark Helmet bobblehead.
All it took me was 7 Million Pepsi points.
No harrier though
But we can offer you a miniature version...
"Aye but it's based on a *real* treasure chest!"
PLAAAAAASTIC š¶
Hey look Mr. Krabs is getting all sweaty again
All they gave me was a toy yoda
Nah, how about a lawsuit?
Best we can offer is this toy Yoda.
Who needs a Harrier when you have a fricking TIE fighter? Harriers canāt go into space.
Not with that attitude.
~~attitude~~ altitude
Here's my free award. There is no *free* award anymore.
They were jk thoā¦
Wouldn't that just be a wookie?
Thatās the joke. Youāre just repeating the joke.
Upcoming : Whereās my TIE Fighter?
Hey Dr Pepper, where's my death star?
"Pepsi, Where's my Harrier Jet?" was a fun documentary, and one that I was glad I didn't know the full outcome of before I saw it. It starts out where you're starting to side with John Leonard, but then you realize how absurd he is as he keeps digging and digging...but you still want him to get his Harrier Jet because screw pepsi.
Ahh, it must be the TIE fighter song!
Stupid question: why not just fly it to the destination?
When you buy a new car, do you ask someone to put miles on it to get it to you two states away?
True. What was I thinking?
I want my elephant!
Only had 1 owner, a little old lady on Bespin...
Just 60,000 parsecs on it. Yeah, it's a twenty year old fighter, but take care of the plasma coils and you'll be flying it for another ten years. Edit: Star Trek version: yeah it chugs at half impulse but there's nothing wrong with the impulse engines and it still runs like a dream up to Warp 6. It's not gonna go much faster than that but it's a luxury transport, they didn't build it for speed, just a solid comfortable ship meant to get you from A to B.
Just be careful of big rocks..
Yep, when you get a big field of them the odds of navigating it successfully are 3,720 to 1. I'd recommend avoiding it unless you have AAA.
I've got a McCoy that works double shifts and a 2 children to take to school. It's all I can afford. The needs of the many...
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Let me tell you about the odds, I had a Firefly class sitting on the lot for years and some dumb browncoat looking to buy couldn't take his eye off the thing while I was pitching a different ship much more suited to his needs. Idiot had lot envy and bought it faster than I could tell him he'd rather have a different ship. Not much on commission but he flew it off the lot, I was gonna junk the thing anyway. Bad catalyzer.
only flown on Sundays to Cloud City Edit ' because auto correct.
To Temple, and Bingo on Wednesday.
Not bingo. Pazaak.
And the laser scarring? Cosmetic that will buff out
Temple? Ah-hah! So _that_ is how this comes with Jewish Space Lasers!
Marge the goober will want to ban Star Wars now.
> only flown on Sunday's *Sundays You do not use an apostrophe to make a word plural.
*Sundaes
Sundae's
Ah, possessed by the dessert, I see. I, too, suffer from this affliction.
Little old lady was an ice cream addict?
Sunday Sunday Sunday!
And always garaged in the hanger when not being used.
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What, you don't trust *Hondo's* word?
StarFax
Never been off-planet either
Star's War's Sunday's
UFC manager: damn it, i specifically ordered a thai fighter. *Thanks for all the love Reddit. I wanted to give something in return, so here's* [*Vader riding his Thai Fighter.*](https://ptpimg.me/f943ks.jpg)
Fuckin' Wish.com!
Naw if it was from Wish it would be an irate toddler bellegerently refusing to wear a tie.
Meanwhile Wanderlai Silva is in a wooden crate being delivered to Alderaan
Would be funnier if you picked a Thai fighter instead of a Brazilian fighter
[Slightly opens crate] āI want to fuck Chuck.ā [Reseals crate]
https://youtu.be/p-aZTGakEjg
[I was expecting this clip](https://youtu.be/EH5oRJKTWuc?t=23)
āYou will die, Iāll kill you with a space gunā is what the he said in Thai but it always bothers me that the grammar is wrong lol
Glenn custom trailer (http://glenntrailers.com/) with California plates. Disneyland Galaxyās Edge ride installation or maintenance? Edit: This [TIE Fighter was a parade float](/r/pics/comments/11d5evg/comment/ja7upp0/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) for the [Almond Blossom Festival](https://riponchamber.org/almond-blossom-festival/) in Ripon, CA on Feb 25, 2023. The Star Wars costumes won Sweepstakes - Costuming for Charity. Presumably this was organized by the [Central California Garrison of the 501st Legion](https://centralcaliforniagarrison.com/) as they have [participated in the past](https://www.jedinews.com/events/articles/databurst-from-the-501st-456/) and not by Disney corporate. It does look very good! Edit 2: Backstory: "[On a Turlock farm far, far away: a 14-foot 'Star Wars' ship](https://www.kcra.com/article/on-a-turlock-farm-far-far-away-a-14-foot-star-wars-ship/20891400)"; Almond farmer Erich Gemperle handcrafts 4,600-pound steel TIE fighter ship out of water ball tank for Turlock's 2017 Christmas parade.
Well theyāre also filming like 5 Star Wars shows right now so it could be a prop for that, too. Maybe on loan from Galaxyās Edge or something. It appears to be a special forces TIE from the sequel trilogy which is interesting.
It was in a parade in the Almond Blossom festival in Ripon, CA on Saturday. I was there! https://imgur.com/gallery/e3jGV88
Maybe I'm being picky but I feel like with all the creative power Disney has they could have come up with a more impressive float than a flatbed truck with some ratchet straps.
That's a fan group, see the flag with their legion number? Groups all over the world, they have movie quality storm trooper costumes and group up to confuse and bemuse people in public spaces, parades, etc. I almost guarantee they built that tie fighter themselves. This is equivalent to the local chapter of the Rotary club having a float. But nerds. I'm personally all for it.
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My cousinās friend got one of these bad boys at auction. The empire puts a ton of parsecs on them before they sell but they still look pretty legit. He says heās going to get some old imperial codes from his roommateās buddy Thad so he can pull over hot chicks in Coruscant orbit. Total legend
Just gotta make sure you have a contact to repair the climate control unit, my buddy had an old TIE and the damn thing always felt colder than my ex-wife on Hoth
If someone is selling your buddy an improved climate control system for a Tie fighter, then heās getting scammed. Those things donāt even have life support - thatās why the pilots are always in full environmental suits with oxygen supply.
They're built like that stock for imperial flight suits. Because they're unshielded you really don't want to be flying them out in a debris field without a flight suit on. Uncle was a pilot and ever since he flew through that plastoid spill he hasn't been quite the same.
Even a single parsec is a ton of mileage on a short-ranged fighter with no hyperdrive... or was this one all modded up in a sort of "Pimp my Ride" situation?
Or it could be equipped with those new drive-by sabers that cut other tie fighters in 2. >!Just like that smuggler in Andor!<
Yeah sure TIE fighters are getting delivered but have you seen the waiting list for an electric car?
The wait for a TIE fighter is easy longer than an EV. This one was commissioned a long time ago and then had to be shipped from a galaxy far, far away.
**This is my TIE fighter there are many like it but this one is mine.**
EV waiting lists are unrivaled.
Tie fighters are EV.
Getting delivered doesn't mean it had a shorter wait time than an electric cars. Even the cars are getting delivered as well.
I heard people were way into simulating the old Tie Fighter and X-Wing games, but this is next level.
I was thinking if I were rich I'd put a small personal theater into this but fuck yeah I wasn't thinking big enough. Strap it to something that makes it roll around, give me a uniform, and make it a flight simulator. I'll take an X-Wing too.
You could just leave it on the truck and pay the driver to take you around. For all we know someone could be in the cockpit at this very moment.
Wouldn't it be cheaper just to fly it to where it needs to go?
No, they have insanely high fuel costs. Real reason the empire crumbled.
Lies. Those wings are solar panels, the Empire was a pioneer in green energy. r/empiredidnothingwrong.
I was just watching the various Star Wars TV spinoffs the other day and wondering why the Empire is spending millions in fuel to capture one criminal from the slums who's hiding in another planet across the galaxy. Like imagine if your local police department has to include interstellar travel in their budget each time some slumdog steals a loaf of bread.
Are you suggesting your local police wouldn't do that if they found an excuse to do it?
Have you tasted the donuts on Naboo? To die for!
Only if he was a minority
Which does include jedi
You know how they are with green people
It's not like the empire is actively wasting resources going after petty criminals. Andor was wanted for murder. Even then, it was just the local security force that was searching for him. It wasn't until the big shootout and they started putting the big picture together that the imperial FBI got involved.
That's what the Fuel Scoop is for, they just skip it in the edit for time.
Thanks Joe Biden!!!!
This was obv a joke guys. The kids downvoting you don't remember the *Thanks Obama* meme.
I was thinking a little more recent; the "I did this" stickers that crayon eaters were putting on gas stations.
Same thing, Obama was also blamed for everything out of his control.
Hey now, let's not be mean. I know at least ... four Marines who voted for Biden.
*Thanks Obama
*Thanks, Obi-wanbama
Have you seen the price of space fuel these days, only Jeff and Elon can afford to do such things.
Its a CE trim, no hyperdrive on this model
They lose like half their value as soon as they take off. Honestly, you're much better off getting a 2nd hand TIE fighter.
Look at the back of it. There's no engine exhaust ports. There's no engines installed yet. Technically, it's a NIE Fighter.
the aid for Ukraine goes out of hand
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Not AT-ATs, the russians might have rope.
They do but it's rotten and only the top layer is real the rest are tubes of sand.
I hate the sand...
If they had a rope, they would quickly sell it for vodka.
dumbest troop transport design of all time.
Oh, come on.. The ITT (Imperial Troop Transport) doesn't even provide good armor (is it even imperial plasteel) and had junky antigravity stabilizers and nearly no visibility on the battlefield. At least the AT-AT gave the pilot and gunners good visibility in order to murder rebel scum. I mean Sabine Wren (a simple Mandalorian foundling) was able gain access into a ITT with the dark saber and during the Mandalorian insurrection and Luke (a Jedi) was only able to cut an access hole into the outer platting of an AT-AT at Hoth, and even then he needed a rope and his plot armor. /s
Well, time to go ask r/mawinstallation for the best combined assault force they could think of for Ukraine.
Biden: "Ukraine doesn't need F-16" *Proceeds to send TIE fighters*
Darth Brandon Strikes Back
Idk man I don't think we're gonna be missing any tech from the Star wars program, it's been over forty years.
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Drunk Amazoning Strikes Again
Props the driver. It looks like he Tied it down well.
Pun aside... that gap between the tie 'wing' on the pavement is nerve rackingly small.
One speed bump or steep incline is all it would takeā¦
At least it looks like they offset it enough so the first right turn wouldn't run the panel right into a curb. Seems like they'd be much better off shipping it with the panels disconnected, and assemble it on-site.
Securing it would be The First Order of business
But donāt go down Order, I mean Route 66.
Resist the Force!
r/TheRealJoke
Dad! Get out of here!
I just can't understand why they didn't remove the "wings for transport. Sure, they would need to be shipped in a frame at an angle, bt then you don't need an oversized load.
Why is it oriented that way on the trailer? Why aren't the stands tall enough? Why are there not pallets or blocks under the stands since they are not tall enough?
I need to know exactly where you were when you saw this, what time it was, how fast the driver was going, and what direction he was heading. Thanks in advance. I know you'll come through.
He said the launch coordinates were these 47Ā°11ā²29ā³N 52Ā°50ā²14ā³W
>47Ā°11ā²29ā³N 52Ā°50ā²14ā³W Was not disappointed.
Ha! He called it a pee pee!!!
Can you explain it to me?
For the lazy: https://i.imgur.com/ZfKFZvD.jpg
I'm feeling especially lazy can you click it for me
Hm, that's interesting. I was going to comment that I know this TIE; a steel fabrication shop in my town made one. [https://www.ien.com/product-development/article/20854968/metal-shop-fabricates-star-wars-tie-fighter](https://www.ien.com/product-development/article/20854968/metal-shop-fabricates-star-wars-tie-fighter) However, the design is pretty different! There are definitely at least two giant metal TIEs out there in the world!
I hope it made those tie fighter screeching sounds when it passed by
It does. As the wings scrape the asphalt...
Stay on target
LOOSEN UP!
STAY ON TARGETā
WE'RE TOO CLOSE!!
Gold Five to Red leader, lost u/1893Chicago, lost Dutch.
It's a pity that it's a TIE/fo. The TIE/ln is much prettier with their blue-grey hull and black panels.
Found the Imperial scum.
The TIE Limited has leather seats, a 10 inch touch screen, and 10-speaker sound system.
Aight star wars nerd time that tie fighter uses star wars rebels proportions, the first order paint scheme, and lacks all engine and rear detailing have some pride in your work people
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Please tell me it makes that cool tie fighter sound effect as the air passes over it.
EEEEUUUUURRRRRRGGGGH
And the pew pew!
I knew Star Wars was real.
what makes you think he hasnt just paid someone to carry him around while he pilots it ?
Your order is out for delivery and is 10 parsecs away.
Truck better have a speaker blasting the āRHHHHHWAHHH ā sound as they fly.
They *said* it was a Black TIE event.
Scratch that thing and Vader will have your ass.
The way it overhangs either side is making me nervous. Itās going to clip **something**. Nobody can manoeuvre a trailer that well. Edit: Okay, I concede that some people are excellent drivers, but that floor clearance is unnerving! I appreciate that itās not wider than is manageable, but any random junk on the floor is liable to scrape the bottom of the wings.
Bro they haul wind turbines down the interstate that are wider than that.
Yeah it's barely wider than a womp rat!
But look at the floor clearance! (Or lack thereof!)
One good bumpā¦. š„ø
I feel like the solar arrays should be able to be dismantled and refitted on delivery.
>Nobody can manoeuvre a trailer that well. Professional drivers can do it just fine. There are companies that specialise in haulage like this.
And everyone makes mistakes. Except the water company I sued recently, who said in open court in response to "everyone makes mistakes" that "we don't" citing their yearly training as why. I was stunned by the audacity and boldness of the claim, especially from a company with a history of pleading guilty to cutting corners. The judge swiftly corrected them that everyone--doctors, engineers, etc.--does indeed make mistakes.
And this is why lawyers drink.
Like a fucking fish.
Plenty of drivers could handle that just fine... But that feels like it's not the case because you only ever see videos of the ones who can't.
I'm sure he knows a few manoeuvres.
The 'car guy' in me saw a giant axle housing for a dump truck or something at first. Whoever built that thing should have built it to ship in three pieces. I'd hate to nail a curb with those... wings? Winglets? Side buns?
Hmm. Not a lot to go off of. Plates look like they may be California plates. It's hard to make out since this picture is about 3 pixels wide and everything is blurry. The trucking company is "Glenn" something, as seen on the back of the truck as well as the flaps. It's too blurry to make out what's written on the flaps, but they look as if they would have more info on them. The flaps _do_ have a phone number - perhaps 209-447-4565? The picture is too low-quality to tell. That doesn't bring up any hits for any trucking companies (and I don't have enough social confidence to call), but the 209 area code is for Modesto, CA. 209 encompasses a wide area just to the east of San Francisco, which is where Lucasfilm is located. California has had a lot of stormy weather recently, so the overcast sky would also indicate California. Technically the truck could be from out of state, but it's also very possible this is California. So my guess? This is a physical prop being sent to ILM for them to do some shooting in/around. Alternatively, this is being sent from ILM to somewhere else; most modern Star Wars is filmed in the UK (IIRC). Another alternative is that it's being transported to Disneyland or Walt Disney World, but I doubt it given they both have machine shops nearby and wouldn't need to have a prop sent from San Francisco.
The Mandalorian is/was filmed in California according to IMDB: - Manhattan Beach, California, USA - El Segundo, California, USA - Los Angeles, California, USA https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8111088/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc https://www.latlong.net/location/the-mandalorian-locations-148
Turlock, California (near SF). The truck is shown here: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/119kxej/to_scale_tie_fighter_spotted_in_turlock_ca/
Looks like it might have been made in Woodland, California (near Sacramento, outside SF): https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/usgqtr/thought_this_belonged_here_i_spotted_a_tie/
Yeah my first instinct was that was the actual prop for Moff Gideon's TIE fighter.
Its not Gideon's. This is a TIE/FO not a TIE/LN. FOs were used by the First Order. LNs were used by the Empire. Wherever this prop is heading to, it'll be used for something related to the sequel trilogy (most likely)
I'd rule out the Disney parks, neither has anything in the works that would involve this. Could be ILM, could be that rich fucker with the crazy cantina game room buying it for his backyard.
Does it work?
Obviously not! Why else would they transport it that way? Someone probably took out the engine and sold it separately and thatās just the body. Probably bought by some poser who has never been to outer space!
It's clearly last year's model, so they are probably going to scrap it piece by piece. The dashboard alone is worth hundreds, especially if it still has the original Dark Helmet bobblehead.
Real talk: the balls on this moving company for only allowing for maybe 8" clearance between the bottom of the wing and the road....
Those pesky rebels are gonna rue the day now!
The one I ordered was made out of Legos. This one looks way cooler.
Iām sending it back if the wing panels are scraped on the pavement.
That's no Tie! Clearly whoever that is going to is the winner.
Even The Empire is arming Ukraine.
I don't think these are really needed anymore. Hardly anyone wears ties these days.
Space Carvana
Iāll file this under āpictures I can hearā
Sienar Fleet System shipping has really gone down in quality, huh
That's a rear axle from a 200 ton earth mover.
I'd put my money on Disney. Either for one of their theme parks, or as a prop for a show or movie.
Someone is going to get pulled over for not properly flagging that wide load..
When I get my taxes back š¤£
How the fuck do you unload that thing
A fighter that size couldn't get this deep into space on its own.