Star Wars MOC from 1979

[1974]

Oi gang!

I found this going through some old UK "Bricks 'n Pieces" magazines from 1979 and I thought you all might be interested

(Well actually, mine are digital copies and I did my best to make a decent photoshop composition as it was spread over two pages)

Now, this is just two years after the first film, episode IV aka "A New Hope" was released so I think the builder did quite allright with the parts available at that time. I know I coulnd't have done any better myself

To the left we have Leia, Luke, Han and Chewie .. to the right we have C-3PO, R2-D2, two jawas and a stormtrooper. And in the middle a deadly battle between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi fighting with their "force beams" (!)

I do wonder if John Milverton from Heswall might still be an AFOL?

Anyway, if I've never seen "Star Wars" I would certainly see it after looking at this MOC

Cheers,

Ole

[BrickCurve]

Very impressive for something from 1979. Hopefuly someone reading this will know if he is still an AFOL.

[jamie75]

That is awesome!! I was 3 when the first movie came out. I had a tub Lego when I was kid, but, nothing I built came close.

I too, wonder if he is, not only a AFOL, but, maybe on here or another site, Rebelscum?

Thanks for sharing, Jamie

[mortesv]

Thanks for sharing this Ole!

This has to be one of the very first SW mocs ever.

It is certainly well made - I am a big fan of the flowing brick built capes :)

[1974]

Well, I thought it was interesting, being so close to the first SW film (and also interesting enough to get posted on reddit -Whoha, I'm famous!)

When I put the pics together I showed them to my seven year old son (who has been watching SW films for +4 years) and he could instantly pick out all the individual characters in a splt second, so I think this young MOC'er did real good

It's just about as good as that japanese (?) guy who did all the original episodes together with 80's parts .. I lost the link - anybody have it? I'd like it, please

Cheers,

Ole

[mortesv]

Well, I thought it was interesting, being so close to the first SW film (and also interesting enough to get posted on reddit -Whoha, I'm famous!)

When I put the pics together I showed them to my seven year old son (who has been watching SW films for +4 years) and he could instantly pick out all the individual characters in a splt second, so I think this young MOC'er did real good

It's just about as good as that japanese (?) guy who did all the original episodes together with 80's parts .. I lost the link - anybody have it? I'd like it, please

Cheers,

Ole

That goes to show the quality of the moc :)

I would be very interested those mocs with 80's parts you speak of too. You do not by any chance have the name of the moccer? :)

[1974]

I know it's been linked here on EB at least once, so perhaps a search will do? It was/is a rather grand website diveded into chapters with a MOC for each one

Pretty damn cool

Cheers,

Ole

[HawkLord]

Great MOC. It's always interesting seeing what people were doing back then with such limited parts.