QQMoore 177 Posted May 7 Decided to combine two of my hobbies by building Lego minis. Some of these are based on models from the Lego Star Wars advent calendars, with some tweaks. A-Wing: Y-Wing: U-Wing: The wings fold, of course. I also made a Renegades version, with an attempt at "weathering": I had to make some compromises due to the "low resolution" of Legos, so I tried to make sure the character of the ships (and the Lego-ness) came through. Happy building, and may your hobbies cross over in unexpected ways! 29 1 2 theBitterFig, RuusMarev, KiraYamatoSF and 29 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stay OT Leader 850 Posted May 7 These are awesome. More! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 7 The Galactic Republic's turn! Naboo Starfighter: (Plo Koon's) Delta-7B: The clip piece happens to line up with the engines: 15 2 Npmartian, ObiWonka, Dragon_King and 14 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon_King 159 Posted May 8 (edited) When I see creations made of LEGO then I have only one reaction: Love it! Edited May 8 by Dragon_King 3 CoffeeMinion, nitrobenz and Ghost1 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scum4Life 542 Posted May 8 These are really great, makes me wish I had loads of lego to experiment with. Im sure we'd all love to see you recreate more ships. It wouod be very fun to playa game with all lego minis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 8 Separatist Alliance! Vulture Droid Hyena Bomber (in garish Techno Union colors) I made the Hyena pretty early, so I feel the design's kind of mediocre (it's much too small). There are better parts available now... Belbullab-22 As usually seen (departing): 14 1 1 Scum4Life, Stay OT Leader, Andyf1702 and 13 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scum4Life 542 Posted May 11 We asked for more, and you delivered, get this person a cookie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gupa-nupa 194 Posted May 12 Will you share instructions, or do you free-hand them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 12 1 hour ago, Gupa-nupa said: Will you share instructions, or do you free-hand them? I design these with a mix of digital programs and messing around at the table with my collection. They hardly have any parts in them, so I suspect a parts list and exploded view will suffice. Stay tuned... 1 1 nitrobenz and CoffeeMinion reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stay OT Leader 850 Posted May 12 There's a pre-X-Wing game with little lego microship like this isn't there. I nearly got into the mech version but sourcing all the little fiddly bits to make the mechs was too much faff. That image was posted in 2017. Look like any Star Wars thing you can think of? Maybe from a cartoon made after 2017? 2 dinobaldi and nitrobenz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffeeMinion 821 Posted May 13 On 5/11/2020 at 11:54 PM, QQMoore said: I design these with a mix of digital programs and messing around at the table with my collection. They hardly have any parts in them, so I suspect a parts list and exploded view will suffice. Stay tuned... I would be interested in all that as well as info about the program you use! These are frankly amazing. I’m going to have to build some of these with the kids... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 14 On 5/13/2020 at 9:06 AM, CoffeeMinion said: I would be interested in all that as well as info about the program you use! These are frankly amazing. I’m going to have to build some of these with the kids... Lego Digital Designer is Lego's own program. The interface is straightforward, though support is limited (does not update frequently; missing certain old and very new parts). My preferred program. Alternatively, Stud.io is very powerful and has a full selection of parts (and Bricklink integration), though it definitely suffers from the "too many buttons" effect of Photoshop. 1 1 nitrobenz and CoffeeMinion reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffeeMinion 821 Posted May 17 @QQMoore I’ve been working on some builds of these the last couple days. I’ll have to post pics. These are awesome! But I’m wondering if you could show a more detailed picture of the U-Wing’s back end & underside? Having trouble rigging up something that doesn’t feel excessively chonky while working around the hinges. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 17 1 hour ago, CoffeeMinion said: @QQMoore I’ve been working on some builds of these the last couple days. I’ll have to post pics. These are awesome! But I’m wondering if you could show a more detailed picture of the U-Wing’s back end & underside? Having trouble rigging up something that doesn’t feel excessively chonky while working around the hinges. You're in luck! I made full instructions: Bill of Materials: 1 2 ObiWonka, CoffeeMinion and HedgehogNL reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffeeMinion 821 Posted May 17 30 minutes ago, QQMoore said: You're in luck! I made full instructions: Bill of Materials: Wow that’s AWESOME! And apparently online Pick A Brick is a thing! Very cool—I’d love to see more of these!! (Looks like 92582 is maybe not on PAB... would you just substitute another 33909?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 17 40 minutes ago, CoffeeMinion said: Wow that’s AWESOME! And apparently online Pick A Brick is a thing! Very cool—I’d love to see more of these!! (Looks like 92582 is maybe not on PAB... would you just substitute another 33909?) I usually order from Bricklink. I designed this model to use "modern" parts so it'd be easier to source. You can substitute 33909 for 92582, but the wings will open too far. If you have 2452 or 21445 you can subtitute that for the yellow 1x2 plate to act as a stop for the wings: 1 CoffeeMinion reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brother Fett 372 Posted May 18 I am glad to see I am not the only one who does this! I use lego models to fill out my conversion kit. I also do it for armada. They look good! 1 CoffeeMinion reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffeeMinion 821 Posted May 18 @QQMoore / @BrotherFett — you guys have any more examples? I’ve finished building all these to the best of what my (or my kid’s) collection allows. These are seriously fun and I’d love to take a shot at some more. 1 Brother Fett reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brother Fett 372 Posted May 18 I need to take some pictures of most of mine, but here is a c-roc I made that I have a photo of! I'll post the others when I get snaps of them! 12 1 Parakitor, MegaSilver, Force Majeure and 10 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 19 (edited) Galactic Empire! Your humble TIE Fighter: And the TIE Bomber: Edited May 25 by QQMoore fixed image links 4 1 ObiWonka, CoffeeMinion, Wolfshead and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alino 244 Posted May 23 These are amazing! Need to share these with my dad, he enjoys the lego star wars sets, he'll enjoy this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QQMoore 177 Posted May 25 (edited) Not minis this time -- accessories! Galactic Republic and Separatist Alliance range-2 rulers. 25 studs (Lego units) is exactly range 2, so you can make these yourself even with basic bricks! The small things at the bottom are color-coded target locks. Edited May 25 by QQMoore 6 2 ObiWonka, Jokkker, Force Majeure and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brother Fett 372 Posted May 29 Sorry this took so long! Jumpmaster 4 1 CoffeeMinion, Scum4Life, Force Majeure and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brother Fett 372 Posted May 29 Scurgg Bomber 5 1 Cuz05, Scum4Life, ObiWonka and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brother Fett 372 Posted May 29 G1-A 4 1 Force Majeure, ObiWonka, Cuz05 and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
