[MOC] ATT Armored Trooper Transport Non-Canon

[tibland2]

Hello! I'm a huge Star Wars fan and have only recently begun taking lego building and customization more seriously. Here is one of my first 100% custom builds. Please let me know what you think! I eagerly await any constructive criticism. Personally it took awhile for me to warm up to this thing because I had started off wanting to make the Imperial Dropship seen in the Force Unleashed... Over time however it was proving too difficult for my still relatively novice building skills and parts selections and I decided to take it my own way. The concept is a combination of a Humvee and a UH-1 Huey in terms of inspiration. In-universe inspiration came from the Imperial Dropship from The Force Unleashed and the Imperial APC from Rogue Squadron III.

ATT - Armored Trooper Transport. 100% non-canon custom build. The ship is heavily armored and as modular weapon outlets to fit a variety of support roles once the stormtroopers have disembarked the craft.

-Armaments include two light laser cannons on the angled armored portions. The two weapons in the middle are a heavy cannon (left) and a thermal detonator launcher on the right. The weapon systems are designed to be modular. On the right next to the cockpit you can see a small radar dish which links up with a kind of GPS. The console for that is visible in the interior.

-Top hinges up for easy placement of stormtrooper minifigures.

-Console for the GPS in the center. Driver's position on the right, gunner's position on the left. I can't decide whether or not to use TIE pilots or AT-AT pilots given that this is a vehicle that's meant to be used solely in atmosphere. What do you think?

Edited April 20, 2015 by tibland2

[JesterF]

Sweet! That's what I think!

[Fuppylodders]

I think its pretty cool. It definitely has the star wars/imperial feel to it so good job on that!

I quite like the idea of using the pilots from the imperial v-wing set.

[GuyDudeMan27]

Nice job man. I really like the feel it gives off. It's hard to describe, but it reminds me of throwing pieces together when I was younger. That being said, however, it's still looks very good. I'm not sure if this was intentional or not, but it looks like a squished Republic Gunship. Keep building!

[tibland2]

I appreciate the positive feedback! And yes the concept is the same as the Republic gunship but simplified and scaled down for mass production and Imperial military operations. I was very apprehensive about the boxiness of the front of the craft. I felt it looked too simplistic but it did remind me a lot of the design of the AT-AT, AT-ST, and AT-DP so I decided to just stick with it. It definitely fits the Imperial aesthetic. I think Imperial V-Wing pilots would look cool. I'll consider it.

Edited April 21, 2015 by tibland2

[tibland2]

I did some mods to the rear to make the interior less visible. I also added a rear firing cannon!