xboxtravis7992 Posted December 7, 2016 Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Today I picked up the Darth Vader Marvel Comic Volume 1 book; and after giving it a quick read I was impressed at how the book combined elements of the Prequel films with the Original Trilogy. I was rather interested in how Palpatine had converted the Jedi Temple into the new canon's version of "The Imperial Palace." The design of the place in the comic suggested it retained its classic architecture we were familiar with from the prequels; lots of red carpet and tan and gray walls. But the few panels showing it in the comic made it clear Palpatine had twisted the Jedi Temple into something evil. I mean Palpatine was basically living in the building where his enemies had been murdered by Lord Vader! If that ain't evil, I don't know what is. The comic panels showed of Palpatine's office. It struck me as very similar to the official Lego set "Palpatine's Arrest" but there were a few changes in the design to signify Palpatine's status as "Emperor." The focus on the room was on the windows behind his throne. The only seats near the throne appeared to be reserved only for Palpatine's aides. A few benches surrounded the main room, but it seemed that if Palpatine wanted to talk say with a visiting Grand Moff or something; the visitor would have to address Palpatine standing in the middle of the room. These few changes made it seem as if all who entered the room were somehow forced to pay homage to the Emperor. Again, subtle; but very twisted. The thought that such an evil man could live in a posh environment was also intriguing. This was enough for me to decide to jump on LDD today and bang out a MOC based on the fallen Temple with its Sith Lord inhabitant. The MOC is simple right now, just an up-sized version of Palpatine's Arrest. But I do have some modular expansion ports which I hope to use LDD to add some other rooms; specifiicly a Torture chamber like seen in the comic, a grand door into Palpatine's office, a board room to sit visiting dignitaries, and a private bed room for the Sith Lord. I have hopes to buy the new/rehash Death Star to get updated Palpatine, Tarkin, and Vader figures; and I also hope to someday get Krennic's Shuttle and also The Phantom II set with Thrawn to provide ample Imperials to occupy this scene. I don't know if I'll be able to build this in real life anytime soon (I am on a college student's budget...); I hope to save this idea to someday become a reality. First up, an overview shot of the MOC. As I said this is highly influenced by Palpatine's Arrest; just with a larger area and less "play features" (although there are some play features in there as I'll show in just a bit.) The desk and throne especially are copied out of Palpatine's Arrest. The Jedi statues in the front corners though are intended to serve as reminders that this office isn't in the Senate Building, but is in fact located inside the former Jedi Temple. Other than the statues, all the minifigures to populate this scene are found in either the Final Duel set; or the current Death Star. The back view is more "Practical" than it is "Displayable." I mostly made this space just to house spots to hold Palpatine's and Vader's lightsabers and other accessories. My other play feature that I hid in the set is that underneath the statues are hidden crates used to hide Sith Artifacts such as Holocrons. Not overly complex, but I feel these simple functions far better suit a display MOC than they do a more "kid" oriented official Lego set. I hope to be able to update this MOC with some more segments later on, so I hope to you see you all soon with some more stuff! Edited December 7, 2016 by xboxtravis7992 Quote
ali1994 Posted December 7, 2016 Posted December 7, 2016 Hello, I had this idea for few year in my mind but I never had courage to start. I would be very glad if you could share the .lxf file. Thank you. Quote
dmarkng Posted December 7, 2016 Posted December 7, 2016 Always nice to see something different going on. Quote
FishW Posted December 8, 2016 Posted December 8, 2016 Nice I haven't seen the comic, so I can't mention as to it's authenticity, bit overall it looks really good. I like how you included some play features which really helped bring it to life. The desk and the chairs seem nicely designed. I could see a small entrance structure being added to increase it a little bit maybe. But I really like it as it sits! Great work! Quote
xboxtravis7992 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) 26 minutes ago, FishW said: Nice I haven't seen the comic, so I can't mention as to it's authenticity, bit overall it looks really good. I like how you included some play features which really helped bring it to life. The desk and the chairs seem nicely designed. I could see a small entrance structure being added to increase it a little bit maybe. But I really like it as it sits! Great work! Actually the entrance is what I am working on right now in LDD; so I hope to upload that in a few days . The main throne and desk are taken from the Palpatine's Arrest set; but the advisor's chairs are custom's made to look like a smaller throne. Edited December 8, 2016 by xboxtravis7992 Quote
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