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Lovingly based on the excellent Rogue One concept art. There are too many influences to link here but the main ones were this and this. I have no idea how long those links will remain active...
Many of the concepts that were closest to the final movie design featured this bow-cockpit hanging below the wings and in line with the cabin. I like this shape in general but I can see why the design team moved away from it towards the dorsal cockpit above the wings and cabin. For one things, the final design seems to take closely from the H-19 Chickasaw in that regard and this stays true to the Star Wars design tenets of using existing aircraft. A front mounted cockpit is fun but it kind of gets blended from almost every other helicopter. The dorsal intake was originally going to be smaller but I could not decide how to approach the shape. I finally tried this large shape and thought it looked fantastic. One of the concepts featured a bubble gunner\'s cupula out the back but I thought it looked ugly. I kept the guns though and was going to add a cupula up top but that was replaced with an access hatch. The engine intakes were going to be just the flag/sign parts and the large wheels but then I remembered this WIP by Jake RF and its awesome use of the newish half-cones.
The cabin base is heavily modified (internally at least) off of Inthert\'s U-Wing Instructions. I actually followed them all the way through (digitally of course) and learned a TON. The build employs a number of interesting techniques and highlights the minimum-attachment methods. This would be a fun build for anyone with access to real bricks, but it should be a required build for anyone into digital Lego. It turns out that all aside from 10 or so parts, the entire thing can be built in one section in LDD (i.e. even with all of the crazy shapes, the techniques are within tolerances).
This ship does not feature any large moving sections like the movie version or like the Rebel Transport by -majortom- (also a large source of inspiration although the different sizes made it difficult to "tastefully plagerize" too many details) but still features retractable landing legs, sliding doors, aft guns, and collapsable seating. The colors were the hardest choices to make. Most decent combinations did not offer enough parts to fill gaps. I still think the yellow-on-tan is a bit low on contrast but the original dark red wasn\'t available and normal red looked garish.
Finally, these renders are not the best, I know. However, they took long enough to make so they will suffice. The cockpit interior shows why it is not a good idea to set "scratches" to 40%...
Finally (pt. 2), a big Thank You to mecabricks for helping me with scaling material issues. I had to make the 3x3 quarter-circle brick w/ bow part myself as it wasn\'t in the library of parts. It wasn\'t too difficult to model but I had required some assistance to get the materials working.
Made a render of this super awesome mech model using my custom Lego PBR Shader. This mech was made by a very talented builder. Make sure to go check out the original model on Mecabricks! (link below)
This entry on Lego Ideas: ideas.lego.com/challenges/66832bc8-3c92-4b55-8904-9a90344...
is a reimagining of the classic 6276 Eldorado Fortress. I had to rush to finish it, thus some aspects are not as well worked out as I'd like them to be. I may edit it and publish some new images sometime in the future.
Made a higher res render of the Jawa Speeder with some basic lighting effects.
Also can be seen in 3D now: mecabricks.com/en/models/VyvnlJ632l3
Well, this year's SHIPtember was quite hard for me due to lack of time and ideas. Almost 3/4 of work was done last week or something like that. So I couldn't make everything I want and ship is a bit crude and unpolished.
One of standart type drone carriers, designed to assist in construction of orbital port hubs. Ship isn't supposed to have much materials onboard, so she depends on cargo haulers during construction.
More images and 3D-view on Mecabricks
Lighting systems have greatly improved on Mecabricks. With transparent elements you can now increase or decrease the light intensity in the render window.
I jumped back to my Techno-Gothic console, added a few more elements and tweaked the lighting slightly. Another great feature is that you can now add dirt, fingerprint marks and scratches to your render giving it an almost more realistic look.
Johnny Thunder has braved the Jungles of Mexico to retrieve this mysterious Gemstone from a Mayan Pyramid. What could it be?
Just a fun little vignette I've been tinkering with for a while, trying to get some variations into the sloped surfaces and fit extra detail in along the steps.
A small lorry for carrying small amounts of cargo.
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Winter is upon us and so I've left my bricks in Wales and I'm back in the Alps, playing with Stud.io.
I'm developing a love/hate relationship with Stud.io's user interface, much of which seems to have been designed to be counter intuitive, with frequently used controls hidden in menus and esoteric ones readily available. It's also tricky to use with laptop touchpad and don't get me started on its grouping system! No doubt I'll get used to it. I thought I'd start with a simple build, to get back into the swing of things :D
Fortunately nothing has changed over on Mecabricks, making it easy for unskilled folk like me to import models and get a nice looking render.
A quick render I did of mimizh's model of the Millenium falcon on mecabricks, check it out here: www.mecabricks.com/en/models/VzvM19q5vJp
In the Twilight hours, a pair of figures makes their way through the mountains of Nocturnus...
It's been a long time since the last time I uploaded something, yay long hours, but I've got a few things in the pipeline coming up.
An amphibious buggy, useful for traversing the sweaty swamps of Sqornshellous Zeta in search of something to sleep on.
Santa is here (albeit a bit late) to close out the year in true Victorian fashion! With a forward mountain radial engine, rear steam exhaust and personal sized Zeppelin, Sir Nicholas Kringle can journey around the world to fulfill his mission!
This was originally supposed to be done by Christmas, but I didn't finish the sleigh in time. Instead it will be my final MOC for 2020 (Barely posted in time!) More to come in 2021!
C&C Welcome!
3D view: mecabricks.com/en/models/bJ2bMMyKayB
The finished version of Chitty. I had to Photoshop in some decals mainly on the cone piece and the two 2x2 round plates in the bonnet. Everything else is a custom decal in Mecabricks.
Another day, another stop...
She's with her antics again - who would ever think of smoking near the gas station??? Well, they don't call her "The Hurricane" for nothing. And you better not say a word... unless there is an urgent need to discover why else they call her The Hurricane.
So, you headed to a party with her friend in the cabins... that was the plan, yeah. Until you met The Kid. You'll never forgive yourself if something happened to that innocent girl, so now you must find her parents.. uhhh, somewhere around. So much for party.
At least you met The Mechanic along the way. That guy is fine - probably the best thing that could happen to your hunk of junk. He insists you must take it to the Grand Race, though. What a weird idea.
The Punk? Probably already with punk friends in his mind or whatever. You have a strong feel he'll ditch you at his destination. At least he had some decency to think where his dog would go. With you, duh. And you're scared of dogs - but, weirdly, not The Dog. She's a good girl and that's all.
And what about you? Barely seen in the background, just thinking what else the next ride will bring. Sometimes it's all about destination, sometimes about all the friends you met along the way... But it's not even about you this time, is it?.. All you need is keep driving, and never stop - one day you'll find the road you strive for.
While I thought what else I can do with my Skyline R30, I suddenly felt inspired by an awesome management RPG/road trip simulator - brought to Steam by only two people who also made Post Void (the game name is in the title). And I couldn't resist to throw a self-insert character here. Sorry.
Some of y'all will probably recognize this as heavily reliant on my previous MOC, the Twists of Thrulsis, but I wanted to revisit it for the Decorate the Lego House contest without just submitting an old model. So I flipped it 90 degrees and built a new base.
3D view on Mecabricks: mecabricks.com/en/models/07vNk3lVaAm
My entry can be seen here: ideas.lego.com/challenges/62f2af52-971f-48ad-8766-8505c77...
Quick build I came up with while I was working on an upcoming MOC.
It was inspired by some new-ish black tiles, namely the 1x1 half-crcle and the 4x4 macaroni.
I initially designed it on Mecabricks, and the biggest challenge while building IRL was to avoid leaving fingerprints everywhere. I don't think it's visible here, but I've unfortunately failed. :(
Keen eyed observers might have noticed that Llwyngwril Systems never seem to have made anything for the M-Tron community. After long research in the dusty archives, we can now reveal this ancient image.
The photo shows an M-Tron driver standing outside his Fish rover. The reason that he is standing outside the rover is because the designers got so excited by creating its shape, they forgot to check if a person would fit inside. After this debacle, M-Tron never awarded another contract to Llwyngwril Systems again.
So this is just a touch up on the fist Bi-Wing Baron design I made a few years back. It shares the same basic base design as Harry Cane's biplane, save for the engine design, tail length and the lower wings being a tad shorter in length.
Dark red felt like a more appropriate colour for our evil treasure hunter, along with a few gold elements here and there.
For anyone asking about the Scorpion, mecabricks doesn't have the original mold in their part library. So I had to compromise and turn a crab into a scorpion
5987: Dino Research Compound
Not much has really changed with this design. The only thing that has had any major changes is the dual cockpit plane.
I never liked how bare and exposed to the elements the original set version of the research compound was. The 2019 version I made gave more of a secure and lived in design. My personal theory that the actual structure existed some time before Johnny Thunder came to the island.
The plane I changed in comparison to my original design. There aren't any nets on mecabricks, but I've put a small stun-claw in the middle section along with some sleeping gas bombs on the wings.
Armed with 3 Carrot Cannons, this modern rover is prepared to traverse any hazard on Gardenius VII!
I wasn't trying to make a rabbit-themed rover for Febrovery, it just kind of happened when the rear structures looked like ears and the crate became a head. So here we are!
3D View: mecabricks.com/en/models/0DvYN3Gba9e
LEGO build of Vægterpladsen in Aabenraa, Denmark. About 6400 bricks (only front facades and roof). Computer rendering but only existing bricks/colors were used.
"Time Masters" is a classic 1982 Sci-fi film illustrated by legendary comicbook artist Moebius.
This is the [short lived] spider-like transport buggy you see scooting along the planet surface at high speed in the opening titles—and I thought it'd be a hoot to have a go a LEGO replica.
How did I do?
I tried out the new advanced Mecabricks script that a purchased yesterday to make this render. I think it turned out fairly good, but what do you think?
Looking back at the set, I realized the headlights were the wrong color—should be transparent yellow. This is the corrected render. I also added a subdivision modifier to clean up the wheel rims.
I hope you won't get tired of this big Merc. I still love it though.
And the guys at Mecabricks love it too. So much that Maxao2000 (of who I don't know if he uses Flickr/similar) rendered an image of the 6x6. And it's beautiful!
NOTE: I don't own this render, it's made by Maxao. I thought I'd share it because it's really good and it's my model. But I won't take credit for the render.
Thanks to Maxao, and Mecabricks of course!
My Lego rendition of one of the most famous dinosaurs.
I had the idea for the back armour, made with 2x2 dished attached with Mixel joints, several months ago, but didn't really know how to do it.
It's only in May, inspired by the then-imminent release of Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom, that I began to actually build it, starting with the body.
I've built the tail quite easily, but it was more difficult to get the head and the limbs right.
I was done by early June, but I had to wait a bit to order the parts because the MOC contains several of the new 1x1x1 brackets, which weren't immediately available on Bricklink.
The model features 15 points of articulations for the head, the tail, and the limbs.
For those who would like to build it, or those who would like to know how many Mixel joints are used (hint : a lot) you can check the model on Mecabricks. It contains several teal parts : you don't have to actually use teal, it's for parts that are concealed in the finished model, so you can use whatever colour you want.
Safety yellow!
In retrospect, could have used the clearer glass so you can see the pilot better, but I think the dark canopy works better with the yellow.
A small bonsai tree built for the latest Activity on Lego Ideas. You can see my entry here and see the model in 3D on Mecabricks.
And I'm now on Instagram as well so you can see the render there as well : www.instagram.com/p/CLc0rwNHEsl/
I'm thinking that for Febrovery 2021 I might set myself the challenge of exclusively using the finest, best, most superb tyres that Lego ever produced, the 4288 Balloon Tyre! I realise that other builders might disagree with my opinion :D
A futuristic microscale building I finished a while ago. Might make more of a city at some point.
(Yes, the name is a reference)
3D View: mecabricks.com/en/models/LyjWOOWpjJr
Mad Mike Marlborough's marvellously manoeuvrable machine.
Inspired by Alego's challenge to make small speeder ships using the 62743 blade as a base. There's a great gallery from last year here and the Brick Pirate thread here.
The colours were inspired by the F1 racing cars of my childhood in the 70s & 80s.
Last of the main factions, the Separatists. Struggled a bit with these, as I wasn't sure who to include. Did manage to come up with a few new faces though, which is nice. Also took full advantage of the whole 'stuff doesn't need to be connected properly' thing Mecabricks has for Grievous and the tactical droid. So, let's get on with it. Here are the Separatists (L to R):
General Grievous - The droid general himself, in new, lightsaber proof armour, provided by a mysterious source. Now invulnerable to lightsabers, Grievous is deadlier than ever as he leads the droid army to victory, Keeping the Clone war at stalemate.
Boba Fett - Inducted into the separatists, Boa is the figurehead of their forces, just as his father was all those years ago.
Maul - After his defeat on Mandalore by his former master, Darth Sidious, Maul is forced to a slave to the Sith lord. Though he does not lead troops into battles against the Republic, he does control Mandalore, winning the civil war, and reigning as unopposed leader, keeping the planet in safe hands, until his Master requires it. He cover his face with a mask for.....reasons (Mecabricks didn't have a good serious head for him)
Darth Sidious - Having to be more careful than ever, Sidious has resorted to using messenger droids to communicate with his Separatist Generals. He has a plan, he holds the strings, but is yet to unveil his dark intentions.
Darth Tyrannus - His Identity unveiled to the Jedi order, and the Republic, Tyrannus too has had to take precautions in his movements. Though actively hunted by the Jedi, he has no fear, and has bested many a Jedi in a duel. He continues to control the Separatist alliance, ensuring that the war is won, and the Republic falls. Though he has doubts over the viability of the Separatists plight.
Admiral Silva - One of the many Generals commanding the Separatist fleet, Silva is a supreme strategist, some say rival only to Admiral Thrawn of the Republic. She yearns to best him in battle, his capture would be a tremendous victory to the Separatists.
Wat Tambor - The Techno union still leads in the innovation of new creative ways of killing. Droid production is at an all time high, and shows no chance of slowing down.
General Arabesh - Second to Admiral Silva, Super tactical droid A-274 is an excellent advisor, though airing a bit on the cautious side. He stands at the admirals side, also doubling a security guard of sorts.
So, that's the Separatist alliance. Not a great deal of story, as the clone wars kinda moved onto the battle between the Republic and the Rebels. So, as always, please lemme know what you think :D
When preparing for a long journey always make sure you have enough air in your tyres.
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What a blast it's all been!
At the start I didn't want to commit to building one a day as it does take its toll (!) but I got bitten by the bug because of the overwhelming feel of creativity, fun and camaraderie you only get with everyone's concerted FebRovery creativity.
Thank you all for the great buggies, trucks, monster trucks, hot rods, rovers, drones, carriers, prowlers, loaders and transports, both serious and silly. I feel every year (this is my third) the inspiration and discourse around everyone's great builds really ups my own Lego game—and that is just brilliant.
So thank-you all!
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A cozy lake house in the rain inspired by a render by Rodrigo Mila. House about 2100 bricks, forest and water about 8500 bricks. Computer rendering but only existing bricks/colors were used. Reference image.
...so, if we have a high-powered passenger sky-cruisers, then we also need something to carry the weights. It's how the 1959 Vapid Streamvan was born. Catchy and stylish streamline design had never been more ready for the fast deliveries and long-time travelling!
(okay, I know, I'm just bad at imitation of the advertisements)
Other renders will be published ASAP.