UT-60D U-Wing on Yavin 4

The UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft also known as the UT-60D, or U-wing, was a transport/gunship model manufactured by Incom Corporation and used by the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War.

Used to drop troops into battle, and provide cover fire for them, U-wings featured at least one side door which could also be used as a viewport for a mounted blaster cannon.

The wings of the U-wing were retractable and could be positioned forward-facing or backward-facing depending on the situation.

An Alliance Blue Squadron U-wing participated in the Battle of Scarif, in which it dropped reinforcements for the Rogue One squad fighting on the planet's surface and provided close air support.

The U-wing also saw action during the Battle of Jakku as a part of the New Republic Starfleet.

 

Specifications:

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Length: 82 ft with S-Foils closed

 

Width: 32 ft

 

Powerplant: x4 Incom 4J.7 fusial thrust engines

 

Hyperdrive system: Equipped

 

Armament: x2 Taim & Bak KX7 laser cannons, x1-2 Door-mounted M-45 repeating ion blasters

 

Crew: x2 Pilots, x1-2 Door gunners

 

Passengers: 8 troops or 4 stretchers

 

Source, Wookiepedia

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MOC Bio:

 

This particular ship, (callsign "Rough Rider"), piloted by Lieutenant Haden Amada, is the dedicated transport and close air support of Echo Blue Squad.

A covert Rebel Alliance Strike Command team, Echo Blue is composed of some of the best troops in all the Rebellion.

Led by the grizzled veteran Colonel Bertram Herzan, their mission is to destroy key Imperial positions and neutralize enemy commanders during a battle.

 

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So, ever since seeing the first Rogue One trailer, I have loved the U-Wing. Not only does it have an awesome design, and looks fast, even when sitting still, but it also is something I have wanted to see from Star Wars for a long time: a Rebel Dropship.

After seeing the movie, (which has some really awesome sequences featuring U-Wings), on opening night, I determined I was going to build the U-Wing in full minifig scale.

After completing the ship, I decided to create a diorama for it.

Big thanks to Gary^The^Procrastinator for letting me borrow all his precious dark tan masonry bricks. ;D

Credit to Paul Trach for the wall technique.

This also happens to be my first minifig scale Star Wars build.

As a little bonus, Jyn and Cassian are somewhere in the MOC. Can you find them?

 

Hope you all like it! :)

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