[MOC] Imperial LAAT/i Gunship Midi Scale - Alternate Build of 75440 AT-AT

[Wurger49]

After Order 66, there were still tens of thousands of Republic Gunships in service, many of which continued operating under the Imperial Navy. A large number were repainted in Imperial grey, and we can see these grey gunships appear in The Bad Batch and the upcoming Maul-Shadow Lord. As I continue my journey of creating alternate builds from the 75440 AT-AT, I realised the four 1x1 yellow cheese slopes could work perfectly as cockpit windscreens that stand out against the grey hull. This discovery paved the way for my Imperial Gunship design.

I experimented with both a single-stud and a two-stud wide spine as a starting point, and ultimately decided the single stud wide option worked best for the cheese slope windscreens, sandwiched between wedge plates on both sides. While this gave the best proportions for the cockpit, it proved challenging to create a strong internal support structure alongside the side fuselage panels. I had to rearrange several elements to fit a 1x6 tile mounted on jumper plates, which is essential for the overall rigidity of the gunship. Achieving sloped sides at this scale is tricky, and clip plates were used on the side-door panels to make it work. Those elements combined to create a solid model to swoosh around in.

The sloped wings are mounted using hinge bricks, and the result is surprisingly close to how the wings are installed on the real gunships. The missile launchers are built using improvised parts such as 1x1 bricks, partially buried into the wings so they do not appear out of proportion with the rest of the ship. Three levers are used to represent the armament, with two nose laser cannons and one tail laser cannon.

The troop bay measures 3 by 4 studs. Two white round plates are used to represent each stormtrooper, with four in total. A small V-Wing was also designed to escort the gunship, serving as a cool nod to the transition of starships during the early days of the Empire. Both ships are displayed on stands, as they both deserve to be.

This Imperial Gunship and V-Wing are strong representations of early Imperial starships transitioning from the Republic and would make a great addition to any Star Wars collection.

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/250813

 

 

 

 

 

[Huntmaster]

This is really impressive for this scale while using a limited selection of parts.

[Wurger49]

On 2/6/2026 at 6:45 AM, Huntmaster said:

This is really impressive for this scale while using a limited selection of parts.

Thank you so much! Working at this scale with a limited part palette was definitely a fun challenge!