[MOC] Assault Gunship – Alternate Build of 75433 Jango Fett's Starship

[Wurger49]

After the successful launch of my A-Wing Prototype, I wanted to further explore a bulky, armoured vehicle aesthetic, leading to the design of this Assault Gunship. Compared to my previous gunships, this variant features significantly thicker armour and a smaller troop bay, purpose-built for close-quarters combat and breaching fortified positions.

Two 6x8 trap door frames were used as the base of the assault gunship with 1x8 red plates as highlights. Sloped wedges were used to great effect as the armour survival kit for the cockpit, creating a striking polygonal armour profile that gives the ship a realistic, militarised look. They are attached by brackets on the two brick-built columns holding up the spine of the ship. The curved bricks and curved slopes were used on the spine of the gunship in a similar fashion as they were on the Slave I.
 
Sloped bricks and curved bricks were used to build the missile launchers, so they look quite different to the cylinder designs we are used to, fun deviation from the standard gunship. The nose-mounted weapons are my standard-issue square blasters, providing a consistent design language across my builds.

The relatively small number of large and long plates made it hard to build large wings, so my assault gunship wings are made up of various overlapping smaller wedge plates.
 
The troop bay measures 4×6 studs, comfortably fitting two standing clone troopers, while the spacious cockpit accommodates a single pilot. As with all my designs, structural integrity was a key focus—this model can be grabbed anywhere along the main hull and swooshed confidently without flex or instability.

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

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/243219