Aachthor Posted July 17 Posted July 17 (edited) With this MOC I present my second version of a Fremen Ornithopter. My original MOC was heavily based on bt.bricks Fremen Ornithoper which can be found here: https://btbricks.gumroad.com/l/ornithopter-fremen I wanted to make the Ornithopter more accurate in regards to the small Ornithopter Paul and Jessica used in Dune Part I. This new design is a complete overhaul to overcome a lot of the limitations of my original MOC and to make it also more movie accurate. The differences to my original version include the following: a full redesign of the main body, resulting in a "smoothed" outer shape another result of the body redesign is, that the part between the blade connectors and the cockpit shrunk by 2 studs full redesign of the cockpit with new side canopies (either part 3383 or part 65633) the blade connectors are now really sturdy no "wobbly" blade positioning anymore - move a blade and it stays instantly in place an overhaul of the wing blades themselves another overhaul of the tail new landing gear which is now capable of carrying the Ornithopter's weight on its own The MOC is available on rebrickable. Edited July 17 by Aachthor Quote
MKJoshA Posted July 19 Posted July 19 I love the scale of this! The tail has fantastic shaping and I love the way you built the cockpit. Quote
Aachthor Posted July 19 Author Posted July 19 I'm glad you both like it After having built the MOC myself I still wasn't satisfied because of the ball joint connection of the wings. If the ball joints are older, they tend to have less friction... and because of the winglength the gravitational pull is quite a thing... I have another solution, which (unfortunately) has other problems - but perhaps there will be an update quite soon. I just ordered some parts I need for testing Quote
Kalais Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Pure awesomeness! P.S. Have you built it with real bricks? Quote
Aachthor Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 On 7/21/2025 at 4:58 PM, Kalais said: Pure awesomeness! P.S. Have you built it with real bricks? Yes - and on rebrickable there is now the updated version available, I had been writing 3 postings above I wouldn't call it a "play model", but you can handle it, and it surely does not fall apart from having a look at it. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted July 24 Posted July 24 I just finished watching the movie Dune last week ...I think your model is perfect! The cockpit shows some innovative and ingenious construction techniques! Quote
Aachthor Posted July 25 Author Posted July 25 On 7/24/2025 at 6:01 PM, LEGO Train 12 Volts said: I just finished watching the movie Dune last week ...I think your model is perfect! The cockpit shows some innovative and ingenious construction techniques! Thanks a lot for your kind words Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Are you thinking of making other things or a small diorama inspired by the movie? With this model you are already halfway there... Quote
Aachthor Posted July 26 Author Posted July 26 Well... yes, there is something in the works regarding a "diorama" with this Ornithopter... but this will definitely take a lot more time until it's finished Another thing quite short before release is an updated version of the LEGO Royal Ornithopter Quote
arieben Posted August 28 Posted August 28 instantly recognizable.. excellent build. thanks for sharing. Quote
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