Evilkirk Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Just an advance pic of my newest MOC, the Imperial Lambda class shuttle! This build is 100% minifigure scale and larger than the UCS version, with a fully detailed interior - featuring seating for 6 in the cockpit + 20 passengers in the main hold, retractable boarding ramp, retractable landing gear, armory with 20 guns, an E-Web repeating blaster canon, toilet and more... all of the "official" features that I could find. I'll be posting some properly detailed pics from every angle soon and then I'll get to work on building it digitally and instructions! Quote
Max_Lego Posted May 29 Posted May 29 We are indebted to you for your bravery, @Evilkirk Judging by that picture and knowing of your previous builds, this is, like, the ultimate Lambda shuttle. I bet it's very accurate to the ILM model. I also hope that it has got retractable landing gear... Quote
Evilkirk Posted May 29 Author Posted May 29 21 minutes ago, Max_Lego said: We are indebted to you for your bravery, @Evilkirk Judging by that picture and knowing of your previous builds, this is, like, the ultimate Lambda shuttle. I bet it's very accurate to the ILM model. I also hope that it has got retractable landing gear... Thank you! I've been studying that ILM model verrry closely... and yes, retractable landing gear is definitely included 👌 Quote
Corydoras Posted May 29 Posted May 29 (edited) Overall, it's fantastic, but there is still room for improvement. The Emperor's shuttle as it appears in ROTJ lacks any tan detailing on its wings. It also has some grey accents on the cooling intakes. Pic for reference: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/4/43/Grey-nosed_Lambda_shuttle.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180429115037 Edited May 29 by Corydoras Quote
Evilkirk Posted May 30 Author Posted May 30 9 hours ago, Corydoras said: Overall, it's fantastic, but there is still room for improvement. The Emperor's shuttle as it appears in ROTJ lacks any tan detailing on its wings. It also has some grey accents on the cooling intakes. Pic for reference: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/4/43/Grey-nosed_Lambda_shuttle.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180429115037 Ah yes, my original model is just a vanilla Lambda shuttle, so I just slapped some grey on the front for this fun pic - colour of the accents will be easy to change later when I take some better pics, as it's only Lego :) Quote
Ellisss_2 Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Fantastic build, missing a UCS Lambda in my collection. I particularly like the stand! Quote
Evilkirk Posted May 31 Author Posted May 31 1 hour ago, Ellisss_2 said: Fantastic build, missing a UCS Lambda in my collection. I particularly like the stand! Thanks! I'll hopefully be posting a whole bunch of detailed pics soon - and then I need to recreate it digitally before making instructions - glad you like the stand too :) Quote
lowlead Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Damn. You have achieved what others could not - that is, the best looking cockpit design to date in my opinion. I have lost count of how many reference images I studied in an attempt to find a way to build that very tricky nose design in LEGO. Meanwhile, I am losing hope that TLG will release a fresh UCS version any time soon - so I will patiently await your build instructions! Great work, this looks amazing! Thanks for posting, can't wait for more images. Quote
Evilkirk Posted June 2 Author Posted June 2 On 5/31/2025 at 10:51 PM, lowlead said: Damn. You have achieved what others could not - that is, the best looking cockpit design to date in my opinion. I have lost count of how many reference images I studied in an attempt to find a way to build that very tricky nose design in LEGO. Meanwhile, I am losing hope that TLG will release a fresh UCS version any time soon - so I will patiently await your build instructions! Great work, this looks amazing! Thanks for posting, can't wait for more images. Thanks very much, I'm guessing that we both studied those same reference images! I decided right at the start that if I couldn't get the cockpit shape right, then it wasn't worth my time and effort working on the rest of the ship - and around 18 months ago I found a solution that I was happy with - and it's taken me all this time to finish it! Quote
erik1 Posted June 2 Posted June 2 Amazing build! Do you have more pictures of it? I'd love to see them. Quote
Evilkirk Posted June 2 Author Posted June 2 10 million pics coming soon, taken from every angle, interior and exterior, landing and flight modes... I'm working on it 🙂 Quote
betaplayer Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Nice build! Like the details (guns) and cockpit a lot. Quote
Evilkirk Posted June 10 Author Posted June 10 4 hours ago, betaplayer said: Nice build! Like the details (guns) and cockpit a lot. Thanks! I'm all about the details Quote
l0renZo Posted June 10 Posted June 10 When I saw Marshal Banana's at the time, I thought it would never be equalled. But you proved me wrong. I love how you've made the cockpit and how the mechanism for folding the wings blends well visually with the rest of the build. Nice job! Quote
Evilkirk Posted Friday at 05:24 PM Author Posted Friday at 05:24 PM On 6/10/2025 at 8:12 PM, l0renZo said: When I saw Marshal Banana's at the time, I thought it would never be equalled. But you proved me wrong. I love how you've made the cockpit and how the mechanism for folding the wings blends well visually with the rest of the build. Nice job! Heyy thanks very much! I have a lot of admiration for Mr Banana's skills... I remember when his Falcon first came out, he just blew everyone's minds 😵 Quote
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