MOC - ROTJ-accurate UCS AT-ST

[rx79gez8gundam]

I have...issues...with the official UCS AT-ST.  It's too wide, the head shape is wrong, and it overall just looks off.  I've been re-working my own design and I think I've got it just about right.  I worked from pics of the various studio shooting models and the full size props used on location for ROTJ.  Note that as their are discrepancies between the scale models and the full size props it's imposdible to match both, but I think I suceeded in a good mix.  My MOC is also fully poseable, has a detailed interior based off the Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections book, and holds two figures in the cockpit.  The link to my Flickr with several photos of it is below.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rx79gez8gundam/54807601417

[Corydoras]

Well, I may be mistaken, but these seem to be renders, not photos. The whole thing, while impressively accurate, would fall apart when built.

[icm]

Yeah, while the proportions and details of your model are certainly more accurate to the movie prop, it looks like your model would be highly unstable if built in real bricks. All those ball joints are good for enabling prop-accurate thin links with wide ranges of motion, but there's no way they could support the weight of the build. A single unreinforced ball joint at the ankles is a recipe for disaster.

[anothergol]

At this scale (but not above!) ball joints are totally ok (well, I've done it), the key is high-friction extenders.

The problem is more on the lower leg sections, those have to be thin, angled, but solid. Quite tricky. 
It's never gonna be strong like a LEGO set, but it can definitely hold "for the picture".