[MOC] Nu-Class Republic Attack Shuttle Midi-Scale - Alternate Build of 75404 Acclamator

[Wurger49]

It’s time to revisit the 75404 Acclamator with a Clone Wars Attack Shuttle. The Nu-class was a faster, long-ranged supplementary design to the LAAT gunship, designed by Cygnus Spaceworks. The class had heavier armor and shielding from the dorsal fin, it also housed a hyperdrive for long distance travel. As it performed the role of an armored transport, it had seats for up to 30 clone troopers, while lacking the missile launchers of the LAAT gunship.

It was designed with fold-down wings, similar to fighters like the V-19 Torrent and it was the predecessor to the famous Lambda-Class. Its boarding hatch was located at the nose of the shuttle, right below the cockpit.

The bar clip pieces have quite a bit of grip on them allowed for the folding wings not to flap around when playing with the model. I put in brackets on the side hulls to limit the angle of which the wings can fold down. The foldup angles are also pleasant just from the side hulls.

I love how the cockpit section turned out so smooth, these sloped wedges are just perfect for the angled down shape, plus allowed for the dark red and yellow colors to show through. The sand blue cheese slopes and the trans clear plate combined to take the windscreen. 1x1 round pieces are used for the laser cannons on the cockpit cheeks and wing joints.

The angles on the side hulls are achieve by the angled technic axle and pin connectors, the core connection is the same as the keel from the 75404 Acclamator, kept the clone troopers too. The dark red stripes are used at appropriate locations to brighten up the light grey model. I also created triangular armored plates; plus inverted slopes are used extensively to strengthen up the model. The dorsal fin is built up by stacking plates, single stud width like the windscreen. Engine exhausts are done by trans-light blue pieces, they are not accurate but had to make do.

The model is connected to 6 studs on the official LEGO stand, you can fold the wings either on flight or landed model on the stand. You can also land the attack shuttle on a table as the base is flat with all sections.

The attack shuttle is structurally sound model, picking it up by the cockpit or dorsal fin, swoosh it around on holding the two slopes on keel. It also looks great displaying next to other Star Wars Midi-scale ships on the official LEGO stand, making it a great additional to any LEGO collection.

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/224782

 

 

 

[Hollander]

Nice build. I have never done any alternative builds myself, so I would assume it can be quite challenging due to the selection of parts available. Also, this type of ship reminds me a lot of some type of flying prehistoric reptile. Good stuff.