EVE Online Minmatar Reaper (blast from the past UCS build)

[Tuskano]

Hello!  It's been awhile.  But I am back at it again.  This time going back to a previous build to build it in real bricks.  I give you my SHIPtember(ish) progress (if years of no activity in a single build count LOL).  So far I have 90% of the stbd side complete.  It was more a matter of organizing all the 7000-something bricks I got for it.  My last point working on it was making the Warrior drones and one engine back in 2019.  Stopped as I got burnt out.  But near the end of August I started building again after buying 3 hardware organizing boxes.  Separated all I had into those and things sort of flowed together as I figured out how to use the instruction setting in Stud.io.  Enjoy!

EVE Online Lego UCS Reaper | Flickr

 

 

This was the original post for it started in 2012 to 2019.

[MOC] EVE Online UCS Reaper (update 2019) - LEGO Sci-Fi - Eurobricks Forums

And the Cuusoo page with a better write-up on it all after being motivated from Csar's Rifter..

LEGO IDEAS - EVE Online Ships - UCS Reaper

Edited September 13, 2021 by Tuskano

[Geihlen]

Oh dang, I'm a big, big fan of this. I love EVE and so many ships seem like they'd lend themselves well to Lego. Seeing the drones built really made the size of this build sink in. I love what you've done so far and can't wait to see more pictures.

[Tuskano]

8 hours ago, Geihlen said:

Oh dang, I'm a big, big fan of this. I love EVE and so many ships seem like they'd lend themselves well to Lego. Seeing the drones built really made the size of this build sink in. I love what you've done so far and can't wait to see more pictures.

Thank you!  I had really enjoyed building this one on LDD.  I used to play EVE alot.  Especially when I made this as I owned a Reaper I fit with a 10mm afterburner and missiles lol.

It was another guy who designed the drones and at the time made the files to build one public along with a bunch of other drones.  Really liked the warriors so I asked if I could mod one that can fold up and possibly fit with my Reaper.  

[Tuskano]

Moved onto the Portside with the cockpit.  Going to have to go through my control printed slopes as Stud.io just replaced what I had with black 2x2 slopes...

Portside by Tuskano, on Flickr

 

And besides the guns and wing details, this is the stbd side mostly complete.  I think I already have put in duplicates of where the two connect on the port but I think I'll just find out when I get to that point.

Stbd 90% done with wing frame deployed by Tuskano, on Flickr

[Tuskano]

Giant update.  All pictures are in the flickr album.  Just need to make my turrets.  https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWCucUS

Enjoy!!

Edited September 27, 2021 by Tuskano

[Geihlen]

The rustbucket came out great! I'm super impressed with how this came out and I love the size of the build. It needs a proper photo shoot with a bunch of glamor shots, but given the size of, I imagine that's easier said than done.

[Tuskano]

1 hour ago, Geihlen said:

The rustbucket came out great! I'm super impressed with how this came out and I love the size of the build. It needs a proper photo shoot with a bunch of glamor shots, but given the size of, I imagine that's easier said than done.

I plan to take some this coming week for shiptember with a white backdrop and during the daylight.  So it should make the lineup.  But yes I am super excited for it... I still have to think of a place to put it after lol.