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[Model MOC] T-47 airspeeder as of 07/17/2015:

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With display stand:

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Below is the old version:

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Comments are most welcomed!

Edited by LiLmeFromDaFuture

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Looks good so far. I like the Snot approach you took to the wings. My only problem with that is that they look to short. The angle is also too sharp. This makes the whole thing too short. Instead of using a 1x3 inverted slope, I would use a 1x4 slope, and essentially flip the whole wing so that the studs face outward, and the bottoms toward the cockpit. Something else to consider would be attaching tiles onto the Snot wings to cover trouble areas up, and add some extra height and texture. I think after you do that, you can extend the cockpit out some more, along with the guns. In its current form, it looks a bit too chibi. That being said, I still think you have the beginnings of a great moc here. Keep working on it! Also, if you wouldn't mind, could you post the LFX? I'd like to mess around with this.

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Looks good so far. I like the Snot approach you took to the wings. My only problem with that is that they look to short. The angle is also too sharp. This makes the whole thing too short. Instead of using a 1x3 inverted slope, I would use a 1x4 slope, and essentially flip the whole wing so that the studs face outward, and the bottoms toward the cockpit. Something else to consider would be attaching tiles onto the Snot wings to cover trouble areas up, and add some extra height and texture. I think after you do that, you can extend the cockpit out some more, along with the guns. In its current form, it looks a bit too chibi. That being said, I still think you have the beginnings of a great moc here. Keep working on it! Also, if you wouldn't mind, could you post the LFX? I'd like to mess around with this.

GuyDudeMan27,

You have correctly pointed out the flaws. I concur the wing angle is indeed too sharp :oh3:, which makes things look odd (say the length of the model and the look of cannons compared to the wings), but it happened to be the only suitable inverted slope to accommodate the clever angles of part 3048c slope 45 2 x 1 Triple – with inside bar. I did not consider lengthening it because I would eventually run into the chance of being overly long like Lego's released snowspeeders or others' MOCs I have seen across the internet. Additionally, the cockpit looks rather odd compared to other aspects of the aircraft. I am pondering whether to alternatively use these parts: 3823 (or its inverted counterpart), 57783, or 6238 to help with the overall look of the model.

And yes I will post the file—and by all means post the alterations you made to this topic!

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To each their own. I guess what I was trying to say is that it looked a bit undersized overall to me. I'll definitely have a field day playing around with the LFX.

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To each their own. I guess what I was trying to say is that it looked a bit undersized overall to me. I'll definitely have a field day playing around with the LFX.

Understood. I hope you will have a grand time with the LFX :classic:

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New pics of the cockpit below

17908557385_e6cd1b9496_c.jpgNew Cockpit1 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17905532872_a7d3a6aa7d_c.jpgNew Cockpit2 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17905533132_6751b6b900_c.jpgNew Cockpit3 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

As you can see below, the parts outlined in blue (purple an accident), 57783 & 4865b are actually place holders for the new Speed Champions windscreen part 18972, but unfortunately a new LDD version update has not been issued yet with the new parts Lego is introducing into their product lines (I can only be hopeful they will).

17909110641_314a96c764_c.jpgNew Cockpit4 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

Here also I am redoing the ludicrously, complexly, angled front…

17288097903_52b694deb2_c.jpgNew Cockpit 5 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

Thoughts, considerations, recommendations, critiques, etc. are most welcomed!

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Very nice! The angle is matched perfectly.

Looks nice! I can't wait to see what this'll look like once you put some wings on it.

Thank you. Your considerations on this have encourage me to improve my earlier design. I do have a design for the wing shown below but have yet to connect them almost "gapless" to the body—any ideas or techniques you might suggest?

17368704974_f5fa361eb6_c.jpgWing design1 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17803652560_fbd8294d9d_c.jpgWing design2 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17803652680_cc3c1c0697_c.jpgSnowspeeder body1 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17964842136_846e75198e_c.jpgSnowspeeder body 2 by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

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I did some experiments where I put the slopes right on top of each other. I also tried out using 1x4 slopes. I kinda had a rude awakening last night when I was playing Rouge Squadron II. I realized the snowspeeder had a weird shape. I think whatever you choose will look good.

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I did some experiments where I put the slopes right on top of each other. I also tried out using 1x4 slopes. I kinda had a rude awakening last night when I was playing Rouge Squadron II. I realized the snowspeeder had a weird shape. I think whatever you choose will look good.

Playing Rogue Squadron II lately? that sounds like fun! I have a demo version of Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike and frequent the nostalgic gameplay of taking down the AT-AT walkers (and most other times postponing the mission to admire the awesomeness of them :grin: ).

Well at last here is the final design of the snowspeeder :sweet:. I'll publish the file shortly, but I first wanted to hear your opinion on the latest version and if you had any improvements you would recommend?

18095601302_9ddfcf490d_c.jpgLDD T-47 Airspeeder by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17912159610_75bfaac432_c.jpgLDD T-47 Airspeeder by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17912159930_2c5d85d14f_c.jpgLDD T-47 Airspeeder by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

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Looks nice! I like everything a lot better now. I feel like everything is well proportioned. I presume you're going to build it in real bricks? It'll loo great if you do. Keep up the great work!

Edited by GuyDudeMan27

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Looks nice! I like everything a lot better now. I feel like everything is well proportioned. I presume you're going to build it in real bricks? It'll loo great if you do. Keep up the great work!

Thank you! Your support is much appreciative! I will indeed build it in real bricks and showcase it in another topic, then it can go along with my also minifigure-scaled AT-AT walker I still have in the works!

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LDD forbid that these loose parts be connected to their appropriate places according to its programming. Look below for where these loose parts are to be connected…

18106908575_52452890fa_c.jpgLoose Parts Explanations by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17484295014_d8c6fafed6_c.jpgLoose Part by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

18107902361_a024fd8e41_c.jpgLoose Part by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

Comparison between two other LDD snowspeeders I could find around here and the net…

From left to right (and vice versa for one case) ScottishDave's reverse engineering of Larry Lars' snowspeeder, Lego's snowspeeder, and my snowspeeder

18099759752_ae68b08c22_c.jpgLDD Snowspeeder Comparison by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

18103210605_9ac17c7fa8_c.jpgLDD Snowspeeder Comparison by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

18099760112_5b376fd9a3_c.jpgLDD Snowspeeder Comparison by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

17482643203_4f82f675fe_c.jpgLDD Snowspeeder Comparison by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

18099760522_aea7c8f5c7_c.jpgLDD Snowspeeder Comparison by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

Enjoy

Edited by LiLmeFromDaFuture

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I've been following this thread with great interest.

It's great to see the finished design, and especially to see it compared to something which I know very well :-).

I like your design for the nose. It's a tricky area to get right, and it's nice to see someone doing something new and original in this area.

I also like the SNOT wings, and I think you've done some interesting things with them.

I do feel that the join between the snot wings and the nose looks a little messy, and could do with a bit more work - but it's your design!

I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of it in real bricks.

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Thanks! I am greatly proud of the ideal design I came to accept, and at a time, enjoyed building against the challenges presented prior to what's now achieve (I gratefully laugh at my first design :laugh:)! NOT TO SOUND CONCEITED IN ANY WAY

Hopefully, I am correctly giving you the answer to your opinion… If the nose between the wing looks peculiar in any way, this might be due to the entities brick and plate existing simultaneously to clean up a mutual job of unsightly gaps, while also accommodating the "sloping, trapezoidial, wedge brick," which will conveniently display the detail pattern on the front of the snowspeeder. This being done was probably the only way to get the right angles and eliminate gaps as much possible.

Real bricks are up next; I'll also see to incorporating air breaks on the gun tower or energizer!

Also too, thanks for sharing your reverse-engineered snowspeeder—excellent component!

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Snowspeeder updates…

The two highlighted long technic pins replace the black and rare (one might also say expensive) cones.

17972892530_4852ff2ea9_c.jpgParts exchanged by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

The formerly white 2 x 3 plate and 2 x 2 plate have been changed to orange for added detail.

18161740111_5cb0cb2e4e_c.jpgColors changed by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

Luke Skywalker's gray snowspeeder!

17540013703_982411a7a1_c.jpgT-47 Airspeeder (Gray) by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

What do you think?

Edited by LiLmeFromDaFuture

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Thanks! But it just happens I have made several more updates after this one, specifically the power converter, to the final stage energizer tower, then the laser barrel—it looks pleasurably "beefy" in these revised areas, and even more so accurate. See below…

17561344193_8267ea7fa7_c.jpgMore updates… again by Mr. Busy Hands, on Flickr

I would issue the new file but I can see more updates down the road. Speaking of outdated files I will remove them for now and replace them when I know the snowspeeder is absolutely finish.

Edited by LiLmeFromDaFuture

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