Maus Posted March 11, 2015 First time posting a mod. Let's see how this goes... When I bought the 2014 AT-AT, I thought it was a really good set. It's technic frame makes it really stable despite the high centre of gravity, and for a system-scale set it is impressively large. It is very posable. It has it's problems though. In essence, it's a technic set with some plates tacked on to it. That usually makes for a set with a lot of gaps if you don't get the angles exactly right. It was also very studdy, whereas the "real" AT-AT is relatively smooth. Some of the colour choices seemed very inconsistent (a lot of stray DBL bricks everywhere). And, of course, the cockpit. The sides angled inwards too much, and it could fit only one pilot. Also: it lacked the red view port. So I decided to try to remedy all that, and basically turned a large pile of plates into a large pile of tiles. In the proces I found out that lighting is really important when trying to take pictures of LEGO. Sorry if it's hard to make out some of the details... You can find more pictures in this album. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuyDudeMan27 Posted March 11, 2015 This looks really good! I invisioned doing something like this, but I never got around to it. It almost looks like a completely seperate thing, opposed to a mod. I would love to see what you could do to something like this years AT-DP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spud The Viking Posted March 11, 2015 A very nice modification! Far better than Lego's petty attempt at the mighty AT-AT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuat Drive Yards Posted March 11, 2015 Great job! I can't even tell this was ever something LEGO made; it has the signature SNOT quality of high-grade MOC's. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krusi86 Posted March 11, 2015 Awsome been looking at my at at and thinking how i could mod it more and you just gave my an idea to consider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schneeds Posted March 12, 2015 Like Kuat said, you can't even tell it was made from 75054. Looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricksnaps Posted March 12, 2015 The EM-AT. Brilliant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C2BRIX Posted March 12, 2015 Nice Lego-hack! Will do that on my AT-AT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maus Posted March 16, 2015 It's going to be hard to find the time to do some proper instructions for this MOD, but if anyone's interested, I did make an LDD file of the smaller AT-AT. You can find it here: http://dropcanvas.com/jgnio . I had to substitute this part for this part though, because LDD doesn't seem to have it. It works equally well, but it isn't available in LBG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjh Posted March 17, 2015 Wow. An outstanding MOD. I love the added beefiness. Looks much more intimidating. Very impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelso Posted March 17, 2015 This is a fantastic MOD, it looks much better than the stock AT-AT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martini26 Posted March 17, 2015 Awesome mod! Keep going... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackoBoy Posted March 18, 2015 Great work. Nice building ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMo Posted May 7, 2015 Very nice! I want to do this now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt. Dan Posted May 7, 2015 This is great. I didn't even think about doing this but I definitely am now. When you did the head to fit the extra pilot, how much modding did that take? Trying to get an idea how much money I'll have to spend getting mine tiled up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maus Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) This is great. I didn't even think about doing this but I definitely am now. When you did the head to fit the extra pilot, how much modding did that take? Trying to get an idea how much money I'll have to spend getting mine tiled up ������ The head took the most modding to be honest. The angles weren't quite right, there wasn't enough room for two pilots, it was missing greebling and a red visor - I wanted to address all these things. The way it's attached to the neck is still the same though. I wanted to fix that as well - it takes up way too much of the cockpit - but I couldn't be bothered in the end. For the whole AT-AT, I would guesstimate that I doubled it in price and piece count. Most of the pieces are tiles though, so if you've got a lot of them lying around, it'd be cheaper. Edited May 7, 2015 by Maus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_954vl Posted May 8, 2015 very nice, I think I'll copy you ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt. Dan Posted May 8, 2015 The head took the most modding to be honest. The angles weren't quite right, there wasn't enough room for two pilots, it was missing greebling and a red visor - I wanted to address all these things. The way it's attached to the neck is still the same though. I wanted to fix that as well - it takes up way too much of the cockpit - but I couldn't be bothered in the end. For the whole AT-AT, I would guesstimate that I doubled it in price and piece count. Most of the pieces are tiles though, so if you've got a lot of them lying around, it'd be cheaper. Ok great. I'll definitely have to give you credit whenever I complete it. Haven't even taken mine out of the box yet. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Missing Brick Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Really nice mod. The original set scored a resounding 'meh', but this looks really good. If only there was a way to make the inside-legs look less technic-y. I guess you could jam some technic half-pins in the holes and slap some 1x8 tiles on there. Edited May 24, 2015 by Missing Brick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MartinCliffe Posted May 25, 2015 Really nice work. I've modded both of my AT-ATs to fit in the extra driver and improve things somewhat, but nothing to this extent. I like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maus Posted May 25, 2015 Really nice mod. The original set scored a resounding 'meh', but this looks really good. If only there was a way to make the inside-legs look less technic-y. I guess you could jam some technic half-pins in the holes and slap some 1x8 tiles on there. Yeah, I tried that, but it makes the legs look really fat and bulky. You'd have find another way to construct them to make them look like skinny ATAT legs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legocity2713 Posted May 28, 2015 Very cool MOD. Way better. Great work my friend. :thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billy03m3 Posted May 30, 2015 This looks really great! Now you have me looking at my AT-AT.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Werlu Ulcur Posted May 31, 2015 That came out VERY nice! I have the earlier version of the AT-AT, and i would also benefit from a tile treatment like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mink66 Posted June 10, 2015 Awesomely mods Maus! So awesome I started copying them on my sons AT-AT. I've got the front and sides of the head copied exactly as yours, but I'm wondering how you connect the sides to main head structure? It seems to be a multi-angle connection which is always difficult in Lego. Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites