Light fighter

[Corvus]

After seeing starwars4J's great Racer/fighter MOC/MOD, I was inspired to revamp a little fighter I made last year: Link

I loved this MOC as it was, but I decided that it needed an upgrade. The design is quite similar, but it has more features and greebles. I call it the "B-2 Talon" (I'm bad at making names, all right?).

Anyway, here she is- not my sigfig! The orange thing!

The Talon is a very fast ship, but very hard to handle. As such, she was never put into mass production. A few select pilots, however, saw the Talon's potential and made them their own. Yes, I'm talking about my sigfig, aren't I overpowering myself? X-D

The reason the Talon is so hard to control is simple: She's a small ship with large, powerful engines. On top of that, she has a new, different style, and as such it takes even the most experienced pilot a while to master.

I used old town car doors on the blasters as support struts. I was having trouble finding a place for blasters, and I settled on the doors. I think it turned out beautifully.

I used two old technic peices for the rear of the ship; I think it gives a nice effect.

I modified the underside the most. I put in some greebles, and a flap to control speed and air intake.

The flaps:

I added landing gear in the front. The cockpit is higher than the engines, so it kept tipping forward.

There are also some rear clamps on the engines, if the Talon needs to dock on a ship.

The engines. I greebled them as best I could; I found out that I'm no great shakes at greebling. Also, you see the Talon's method of steering- it's short wings. It steers by adjusting the AntiGrav boosters on the wings.

I didn't do much with the cockpit. I tried all sorts of ways to make hinge the cockpit, but none worked. So, the Talon still has a removable cockpit.

Well, that's it. I'm glad I finally posted it. Of course, comments and criticism are welcome. :-)

[SirNadroj]

Very nice! The only thing I don't like is theX sticker on the side, but other than that, I like the colour scheme, and especially the overall shape of it! *wub*

[Corvus]

Thanks. The sticker is from the Lego Island Xtreme sets, maybe I should have named it the "X-2 Talon". X-D

[Doctor Sinister]

Very sleek - looks good from all angles, love the rear of the engines - can you say POWER?

Dr. S.

[Starwars4J]

Yes, I'm talking about my sigfig, aren't I overpowering myself? X-D

That's half the fun, isn't it? ;-)

This is a nice little fighter! The first thing that screams at me is speed, the second is the color scheme :-P The general rule is to try to stick to three colors total, though more people are breaking that rule, it's still a bit blotchy. Orange and yellow just doesn't seem to go well IMO, maybe pick one?

As for the engines, maybe try building some? Those large SW-molds don't really give you much freedom to do what you want with them :-/ It could give you much more in the way of greebling opportunities since you love it so much :-P

For the landing gear I'd either try to find something with a smaller base (those 1x2 modified bricks with the bars are what I'm talking about) or use two droid arms, one doesn't seem like enough support for it.

Also, can you shorten the cockpit by chance? it would let you bring the cockpit to the edge of those bricks, and you should be able to do it without compromising anything. Just an aesthetics suggestion ;-)

And if you're having trouble greebing, remember to ask yourself what the greebs do. What are their function? Greebs done right look like they have a function, but often times people will just throw bars and things sticking out of everywhere and it looks like that, ya know what I mean?

Nice job, and cool sigfig!

[Corvus]

This is a nice little fighter! The first thing that screams at me is speed, the second is the color scheme The general rule is to try to stick to three colors total, though more people are breaking that rule, it's still a bit blotchy. Orange and yellow just doesn't seem to go well IMO, maybe pick one?

I like the orange and yellow together, it seems like something a space hot rod would have. X-D The 1x1 modified plates on the bottom do make it a bit blotchy, I should probably take those out.

As for the engines, maybe try building some? Those large SW-molds don't really give you much freedom to do what you want with them :-/ It could give you much more in the way of greebling opportunities since you love it so much :-P

I haven't dabbled much with building engines; I like the engines the way they are here, they seem a bit sleeker than self-made ones. I have a Gunship I'm working on now, I'll experiment on those.

For the landing gear I'd either try to find something with a smaller base (those 1x2 modified bricks with the bars are what I'm talking about) or use two droid arms, one doesn't seem like enough support for it.

Most of the fighter rests on the undersides of the engine, so the forward landing gear takes almost no stress. I see what you're saying on the rear landing gear, I'll add some more onto it. The rear ones are clamps, so they should be a little stronger, thanks.

Also, can you shorten the cockpit by chance? it would let you bring the cockpit to the edge of those bricks, and you should be able to do it without compromising anything. Just an aesthetics suggestion ;-)

I'm not entirely sure what you're saying here- you mean shortening the orange bricks so the trans-grey cockpit is even with the front?

And if you're having trouble greebing, remember to ask yourself what the greebs do. What are their function? Greebs done right look like they have a function, but often times people will just throw bars and things sticking out of everywhere and it looks like that, ya know what I mean?

I need to remember that. I did something like that; the droid arms on the bottom were supposed to be reinforcement to the cockpit, and the parts on the engines are to tweak the engine's performance, aka status lights, etc.

Nice job, and cool sigfig!

Thanks! I think the helmet makes him more intimidating. X-D

Very sleek - looks good from all angles, love the rear of the engines - can you say POWER?

Dr. S.

POWER! X-D Thanks, I was going for sleek.

Edited September 17, 2007 by Mr. Mandalorian

[Asuka]

A very decent little fighter with impressive engines. *y*

It

[yellost]

very cool indeed. The only thing I feel odd about is the landing gear of the engines. As SW4J pointed out, they do seem a bit weak. but the basic idea is really good. I've been wondering how I could add some on the X-wing and that system seems to do the job nicely.

Edited September 17, 2007 by yellost

[Axle]

Very nice.The cockpit is much like the Island Extreme stunts helicopter one.

You should make your own series of ships for a story you could write!

[Siegfried]

Interesting ship. I like your smart usage of the doors and the compact landing gear. Does the landing gear work? I think the tail is much better than the nose. I don't like how you mention "AntiGrav boosters" though, but that's just me! :-P

[Corvus]

A very decent little fighter with impressive engines. *y*

It

[Siegfried]

I put the "AntiGrav boosters in just for that; I remember you commenting on them in your FFLSM entry. X-D What do you mean by does the landing gear work? Do you mean do the clamps actually hold on?

Thanks... I think. :-P What I meant is; Can the landing gear take the weight of the ship? I couldn't see any photos showing that. 8-|

[Corvus]

Thanks... I think. :-P What I meant is; Can the landing gear take the weight of the ship? I couldn't see any photos showing that. 8-|

Ah...Now I get it. Yes, they do.

[Siegfried]

Ah...Now I get it. Yes, they do.

Excellent! ....Hey! I just noticed you stole my Douglas Adams signature....

[Corvus]

Hey! I just noticed you stole my Douglas Adams signature....

X-D If you'd like, I'll remove it.

I'm working on a dropship, now...Also with a bright, annoying color scheme. X-D

Edited September 18, 2007 by Mr. Mandalorian

[doug7172]

Dude I love your ship! I look great all around eccspecially the landing gear

[Siegfried]

X-D If you'd like, I'll remove it.

Naaah it's OK. All Douglas Adams promotion is good. :-D