[MOC][Instructions] NOVA Class dreadnought from Babylon 5 - UCS Scale

[manglegrat]

The NOVA class dreadnought is one of EarthForce’s most powerful – if older – ships, a critical component of the defence forces of the Earth Alliance.

Bristling with eighteen heavy gun emplacements, missile and mine launchers and acting as a carrier for up to 24 StarFury class fighters, this workhorse can also transport thousands of ground troops and associated equipment to the front – although, lacking artificial gravity, conditions for passengers and crew were not ideal.

Eventually replaced by the larger Omega class, Nova class ships would continue to serve EarthForce proudly, these resolute defenders being able to deliver extreme damage to enemy vessels in close-quarters battle.

This project was based on the Omega class MOC designed by Ryan Olsen in 2016, then modelled in Lego Digital Designer (LDD) by myself then subsequently improved and (awesome) instructions created by Troy Doolan (@TDMocs).
My original Nova was named the EAS Schwarzkopf, as shown in Babylon 5 Season 2, Episode 10 “GROPOS”. Many years later, I was inspired to update the design to be more in-line with renders of the EAS Antares I found online, created by a forum user called SAS/Eagle-Mesh on the SciFi Meshes forums.
As well as cosmetic upgrades, incorporating new parts and many enhancements, this design also includes structural improvements to the engine section borrowed from Troy’s design – with my own minor tweaks...

Model Statistics
4,344 parts
83.3 x 19.8 x 28.8 (cm)      32.8 x 7.8 x 11.3 (in)      104.1 x 24.8 x 36 (studs)
~3,018 (g)                ~106.5 (oz)

PDF instructions are available now on Rebrickable! More pics available in my Flickr album.

[oki_ebi]

4344 pieces!? WOW. Thats a number. Looks great.

Now you need a Shadow Vessel and the fight can start.