[MOC] Republic Gunship LAAT/i - Alternate Build of 75432 V-19 Torrent Starfighter

[Wurger49]

When the 2025 V-19 Torrent was announced, I thought it would be perfect for rebuilding into a Republic Gunship — it’s practically tradition for me to convert starfighters into gunships. But when I finally built the V-19, I was so impressed with its design that I decided to start with a modification first, using leftover pieces from my Z-95 alternate build from set 75402.

After the modification’s successful launch, I took apart the V-19 and began work on the gunship. The first problem I encountered was the lack of bracket to use around the cockpit due to the wide fuselage design of the V-19, which means I had to design around a 6-studs wide base vs the 4-studs wide base I normally use. 

Fortunately, there were just enough SNOT bricks and Technic pins on Technic bricks to support four 3×2 curved slopes — my dream pieces for recreating the gunship’s trapezoid front profile, where the cockpit canopy is narrower than the hull base. White 1×8 and 1×2 curved bricks let me seat the trans-yellow windscreen at an angle without big gaps, and I built a hinged slope to close the gap while still allowing easy opening. The cockpit comfortably fits a single clone trooper pilot — perfect for darting around on recon missions. The yellow and light gray bricks are used on the side hulls like the actual gunship. 

Once the cockpit was sorted, the rest of the build followed my usual modular approach. Two 1×12 Technic bricks form the spine, with more Technic bricks making up the back wall of the cargo bay. The rear ramp connects on angled pin plates, while rear side panels mounted on brackets close the hull gaps. Two projectile launchers sit under the cockpit on either side of the nose.

The cargo bay is 6 studs wide and 7 studs long — enough for six clone troopers facing forward, though I display mine with four troopers standing sideways. The tail gun connects via a hub on pin plates. For the missile launchers, I kept the ball-socket connector system from the V-19, testing several 3×3 round arrangements before settling on the sturdiest design. The wings connect as a single integrated unit to the spine, locked in with just one pin and one brick — surprisingly secure with very little flex even when swooshing around.
 
This is one of my most structurally sound builds yet; you can grab it anywhere on the main hull and swoosh it around by the fuselage sides without worry.

This gunship continues the evolution of my alternate-build gunship series — a sturdy, playable, and display-worthy addition to any LEGO Star Wars collection.

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/231603