[MOC] Plo Koon's Delta-7 Jedi Starfighter - Alternate Build of 75388 Jedi Bob's Starfighter & 75400 Microfighter

[Wurger49]

This is second one of my making microfighters great again designs, following up on the my Y-Wing from 75399 for Captain Rex. Everyone was keen to see a blue and white striped Delta-7 with Plo Koon minifigure this year, but we got another expensive microfighter, LEGO knows us fans will fork out the money to get the new Plo Koon.

I have a few sets of 75388 Jedi Bob’s Starfighter from my past alternate builds, I set myself a challenge to used only pieces from the 75400 microfighter to replace all the external red pieces and recreate the blue and white stripe patterns.

I used all of the dark blue pieces available bar one inverted slope, I had to use black and dark bluish grey tiles and wedge plates to fill in the gaps in the pattern. I am surprisingly happy with the final outcome; it’s like a weathered fighter that had gone through many Clone Wars campaigns. Weathering of model aircrafts simulates the natural effects of wear and tear, aging and exposure to the elements, creating a more realistic and detailed look.

The astromech head is placed on the portside wing, it can be placed on the centreline by removing the 2x2 white tile. Plo Koon with his oversized minifigure head still fits nicely into the cockpit windscreen with a headrest.

The core structure of the model is the same as the 75388 Delta-7, I really like how the door rail special plates closed the gaps between the wings and fuselage. This also means the model is perfect for play and swooshing around, I even added 2 spring loaded shooters underneath the wings, with 2 tile shooters on the top!

I used 3x3 round pieces to create a simple display stand, this will be a worthy addition to any Star Wars collection, especially with the 2025 ARC-170!

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/222959

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 31 by Wurger49