[MOC] Mandalorian Fang Fighter - Alternate Build of 75402 ARC-170

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I didn’t realize that I have passed double digits for my 75402 ARC-170 alternate builds when I did my V-19 Torrent, that’s a new record for me with more to come! A big thank you to everyone that has watched my videos and bought instructions, or just a like and a comment on the video and design pages.
 
The Fang Fighter was designed to build upon the successes of the Kom’rk Class Gauntlet. It presents a sleek, angular silhouette with a double delta wing, featuring non-straight leading edges. The central fuselage accommodates the cockpit at the front and a single ion engine at the rear. The distinctive double delta wings can pivot 360 degrees on a swivel, equipped with laser cannons and ion engines. This reduces the G-force on the pilot while doing heavy maneuvers.

The essential pieces are the 1x6 technic bricks with 5 pin holes, and the 1x2 technic bricks with 1 axle hole. They allow the 360 rotating cockpit to be mounted on the centerline. It is connected using a technic axle pin with friction ridges, which you do need to push the cockpit back after a bit of play. I actually started with designing the Kom’rk Class Gauntlet but hit a road block and changed to this eventual design, not everything works out in the end in alternate builds.
 
The white wheel piece and the sloped wedges make great engine mount going from narrow to wide, while the wing engine mounts are rather rudimentary using slopes and grilles. The underside of the central fuselage is built with inverted slopes and bricks so the Fang fighter can rest on the table without any unnecessary movements.
 
A technic pin and an axle made the laser guns mounted on a pin hole plate attached the underside of the wings. Due to the lack of dark red wedge plates I didn’t have what I wanted for this design, so the dark red patterns are a bit forced, especially with the those 3x6 round half plates on the wings where they need to stick out towards the nose. However, with a heavy layering of plates and tiles, the wings are very solid.
 
The stand is built using wheel, barrel and cylinder pieces held together by technic pieces. The stand allows for the Fang fighter to be displayed with its wings on a pivot, showing its quintessential feature. This cool starfighter will make another fine addition to any LEGO Star Wars collection.

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/213857