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[KielDaMan]

After a series of MODs in my previous projects, I decided to create something original that has not yet been done in lego before. One of the more prominent background vehicles in the SW movies that has really caught my attention when I first saw it in RoTS, I'm proud to present to you, The Jedi Shuttlebus.



The Jedi shuttlebus, also known as the Jedi shuttle or Senate shuttlebus or Senate speeder bus, was a model of airbus used on Coruscant during the final years of the Galactic Republic by members of the Galactice Senate and the Jedi Order. - Wookieepedia

Different views:













With passengers inside: The jedi are going into a li'l field trip...


A closer look inside:


The front can accomodate astromechs (Left) and the Pilot station at the back of the shuttlebus (Right)


Opening door with platform


How big is this thing? Technically, this shuttlebus is 48 studs long and 8 studs wide. The comparison photo below shows its relative size to other SW vehicles. I tried to be as accurate as possible with the right proportions, and I think it turned out pretty well.


The Inspiration: The real Jedi Shuttlebus (as it appeared in this scene in RoTS).


Link to Hi-res pics: KielDaMan's flickr page

Behind the Scenes: This is my Post #2222. I've had this weird habit of commemorating my uniquely numbered posts.

Well, that's it I hope you like it guys! C & C's are welcome!

UP NEXT: Revisiting an old MOC (you just saw a glimpse of it above )

Edited by KimT, 23 October 2010 - 03:18 PM.

[CommanderFox]

KielDaMan, on 11 October 2010 - 05:41 AM, said:

Behind the Scenes: This is my Post #2222. I've had this weird habit of commemorating my uniquely numbered posts.

Same here    I did that with 1111.
Very accurate to the original KDM, Im liking your custom stickers more and more seeing them on your MOCs.
The whole construction looks very sturdy and Aerodynamic - sleek.  
The purple tan combo looks great!
The door - hatch is spot on, when I first saw the pic, I thought, 'I wonder if he has done the hatch?'
Overall very nicely done! Im looking forward to the "revisiting of an old moc!" should be exciting.

CF

Edited by CommanderFox, 11 October 2010 - 05:57 AM.

[CorneliusMurdock]

Very cool!  It's really amazing how accurate it looks.  In the picture with the passengers Yoda looks very bored.  It's like he's thinking about what groceries he needs to pick up when the bus reaches the supermarket.   

[CommanderFox]

CorneliusMurdock, on 11 October 2010 - 05:57 AM, said:

In the picture with the passengers Yoda looks very bored.  It's like he's thinking about what groceries he needs to pick up when the bus reaches the supermarket.   

  Don't diss Yoda! It's not like he can help having CW eyes!

CF

[Lockon Stratos]

Very nice! I have a thing for Coruscant vehicles.  

[lightningtiger]

'KielDaMan' just AWESOME !
Very true to the one in the show, great work and as Yoda might say, Bricking.....you must keep on doing !

[Ceroknight]

I love it! This is one of my favorite vehicles!But maybe its just the picture but...shouldn't it be purple instead of blue?

[R5-N2]

Very nice  

[Brickdoctor]

Hey, it's not so strange; I pointed out post 1138 in (I think) the 2011 Rumors thread.

I really like the curves on this vehicle, it's one of the more notable civilian vehicles on Coruscant that I like. The only little nitpick is that yours doesn't have quite the same flange on the bottom like the 'real' one, but I don't know of any simple way to add that into the studs-up design of your MOC.

[KielDaMan]

CommanderFox, on 11 October 2010 - 05:56 AM, said:

Very accurate to the original KDM, Im liking your custom stickers more and more seeing them on your MOCs.
The whole construction looks very sturdy and Aerodynamic - sleek.  
The purple tan combo looks great!
The door - hatch is spot on, when I first saw the pic, I thought, 'I wonder if he has done the hatch?'
Overall very nicely done! Im looking forward to the "revisiting of an old moc!" should be exciting.

CF

Thanks Comm. Fox! I really made it a point to have a functional opening door hatch, that was one of the coolest feature of the shuttlebus I saw in the movie.

CorneliusMurdock, on 11 October 2010 - 05:57 AM, said:

Very cool!  It's really amazing how accurate it looks.  In the picture with the passengers Yoda looks very bored.  It's like he's thinking about what groceries he needs to pick up when the bus reaches the supermarket.   

"Zerb, my young padawan, making fun of your master, why do you? Put you on intense rigorous training, surely I will." -

[Brickdoctor]

KielDaMan, on 11 October 2010 - 08:33 AM, said:

Thanks Comm. Fox! I really made it a point to have a functional opening door hatch, that was one of the coolest feature of the shuttlebus I saw in the movie.

If not the only feature.

[KielDaMan]

Brickdoctor, on 11 October 2010 - 09:01 AM, said:

If not the only feature.

Yeah, it is the only feature of the shuttlebus. At least, there aren't any flick-fire missiles.

[Brickdoctor]

KielDaMan, on 11 October 2010 - 09:06 AM, said:

Yeah, it is the only feature of the shuttlebus. At least, there aren't any flick-fire missiles.

Wait- does it have headlights?

[Skafte]

Great MOC!  

The custom decals detract a bit from the overall look, but I see why you wanted to use the Slave 1 windscreen instead of working out some more brick heavy solution as you did in the back.

Ahsoka: "Are we there yet?"
Anakin: "Patience, my young padawan."
Obi-Wan: "You're not that old either."
Yoda: "All of you, quiet be!"

[the Inventor]

Great work KielDaMan.  

I really like this Coruscant vehicle, you have really mad a great Jedi Shuttlebus.
You've captured the looks perfectly, but why is the tan color so strange looking at some places?
The stickers you've used look really well done, on that big cockpit piece.  


the Inventor

[KielDaMan]

Brickdoctor, on 11 October 2010 - 09:17 AM, said:

Wait- does it have headlights?

Sadly, none.

Brickdoctor, on 11 October 2010 - 07:42 AM, said:

Hey, it's not so strange; I pointed out post 1138 in (I think) the 2011 Rumors thread.

I really like the curves on this vehicle, it's one of the more notable civilian vehicles on Coruscant that I like. The only little nitpick is that yours doesn't have quite the same flange on the bottom like the 'real' one, but I don't know of any simple way to add that into the studs-up design of your MOC.

Yeah it was quite hard to pull that-off with current design, I just did what I could do to as much as apossible replicate the flange of the real shuttlebus.

[Brickdoctor]

KielDaMan, on 11 October 2010 - 09:35 AM, said:

Sadly, none.

Hmmm...

Red tipped Castle arrows?
Laser cannon that deal more damage when flung somewhere?
Missiles for cheating in races?

[KielDaMan]

Skafte, on 11 October 2010 - 09:22 AM, said:

Great MOC!  

The custom decals detract a bit from the overall look, but I see why you wanted to use the Slave 1 windscreen instead of working out some more brick heavy solution as you did in the back.

Thanks Skafte. I actually am also not a fan of those decals. <Darn those peeling stickers..> A better solution would have been painting the cockpit, but I wasn't ready to 'risk' yet that useful cockpit piece.

the Inventor, on 11 October 2010 - 09:27 AM, said:

Great work KielDaMan.  

I really like this Coruscant vehicle, you have really mad a great Jedi Shuttlebus.
You've captured the looks perfectly, but why is the tan color so strange looking at some places?
The stickers you've used look really well done, on that big cockpit piece.  

I appreciate the kind words the Inventor. Uhmm, those strangely colored tan pieces are actually painted parts, that was the closest color match to TLG's tan available in our place. It does look weird but I just have to look at those uneven colors as a something of a 'wear-and-tear' surface effect of the real shuttlebus .

ceroknight, on 11 October 2010 - 07:17 AM, said:

I love it! This is one of my favorite vehicles!But maybe its just the picture but...shouldn't it be purple instead of blue?

I'm glad you liked it ceroknight. Those parts are purple, but due to my amateurish photography skills (bad lighting - too much glare/light I guess), and repeated photoshopping, the color turned to blue in the edited photos.

[ADHO15]

Lovely shuttlebus, KDM!

Very detailed and movie-accurate! The stickers are very well-applied too! It's a shame its not purple and that the base isn't quite the right shape (that's what I noticed about the door). Still, its an excellent representation!

Good work!

Edited by ADHO15, 11 October 2010 - 10:14 AM.

[Darth Jar Jar]

Wow this is absolutly amazing one thing though I think the top back cock pit should be turned around and then it would be perfecto  

BTW who won the razor squad competition just wondering

Edited by Darth Jar Jar, 11 October 2010 - 10:28 AM.

[KielDaMan]

Lockon Stratos, on 11 October 2010 - 06:23 AM, said:

Very nice! I have a thing for Coruscant vehicles.

Thanks! I might actually try other Coruscant vehicles in the near future as I also like the hi-tech civilian nature of these vehicles.

lightningtiger, on 11 October 2010 - 06:33 AM, said:

'KielDaMan' just AWESOME !
Very true to the one in the show, great work and as Yoda might say, Bricking.....you must keep on doing !

Why thank you my friend. Heed the advice of Master Yoda I will.

R5-N2, on 11 October 2010 - 07:31 AM, said:

Very nice

Thanks.

[Masked Builder]

Wow.  Now I know what you were working on!  This is one of my favorite Coursant ships.

[Churchill]

Simply amazing!  It looks like it could almost be a set for 2011.... Keep up the great work KielDaMan!

[Darth Jar Jar]

Churchill, on 11 October 2010 - 03:26 PM, said:

Simply amazing!  It looks like it could almost be a set for 2011.... Keep up the great work KielDaMan!

It looks better tan TLG could ever do they would load it with flickfires and bombs dropping from the bottom and put a huge price tag on it

Edited by Darth Jar Jar, 11 October 2010 - 04:22 PM.

[Big Cam]

As the picturesque were loading I was formulating commentary I'm how much it loomed like the movie version,  but it looks like that was your inspiration.

Great job, it really looks accurate.