Wurger49 Posted January 29, 2025 Posted January 29, 2025 (edited) After I completed my other two gunship designs from the 75402 ARC-170, I really liked the idea of transport ships with a bunch of laser cannons. I looked through the various starships, and the Razor Crest jumped out to me, I can’t believe I haven’t done a Razor Crest alternate build yet. The Razor Crest was an ST-70 assault ship manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, who also built the famous Tantive IV. Its military usage predated the rise of the Galactic Empire, so it would be perfectly feasible to see the Razor Crest in red and white colours of the Grand Republic Army. Jon Favreau’s design brief to Lucasfilm was the A-10 Thunderbolt “Warthog”, with the two big turbo-fan engines. The unusual location of the engines decreases ingestion risk and also allows the engines to run while the aircraft is serviced and rearmed by ground crews, reducing turn-around time. The Razor Crest had top-mounted wings with massive engines at the wingtips, they gave the Razor Crest great speed and maneuverability to mingle with much smaller starfighters. The engines were connected via blue technic friction axle pins, there are also tan non-friction pins inside the set, I was genuinely surprised how much extra stability the friction ridges gave to the engine parts and went back to change the pins inside my Republic Attack Shuttle’s wings. Two large laser cannons were bult up using various pieces like plates and slopes. The cannons are strong enough to be effective against larger opponents. I used different tiles on the fuselage of the ship to showcase its heavy armour, combined with powerful deflector shields gave the ship great protection. The dorsal escape pod was represented by greebling, based on the source material. My ship can sit one pilot, a small interior was designed at the back of the ship with a load ramp and fold-down side panels. When it’s opened, you can see the R4 astromech standing inside the ship, acting as a support column. You can stand and sit clones inside but it’s quite hard to place them with adult fingers. The model is very solid, making it great for swooshing around. Along with my other two gunships, this Republic Gunship will make a great addition to any Star Wars collection. Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/209439 Edited January 29, 2025 by Wurger49 Quote
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