[MOD] Seat Upgrades to 75437 Cobb Vanth's Speeder (Alt Build)

[radmiralthrawn]

It might be years late, but I'm very glad that Lego finally got around to making their rendition of Cobb Vanth's Speeder. It's a pretty solid set in its own right, with two fantastic figures, despite being very overpriced. Speeders in Lego are often oversized and many pointed to this one as another example of this trend, but I don't think that's the entire story. Once I was able to get the set in hand at a discount, I started tinkering. For me, the main contributor to its strange proportions was the seat. It was very bulky, put the rider far too high on the bike, and lost the "floating sidecar" vibe that the original speeder had. With a quick rework of the internals, I was able to slim down that sidecar, make it "float", and add a screen-accurate helmet mount to the rear of the seatback, using only the parts from the original set.

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The speeder is more than stable enough to stand on its own, though you will have to brace it when seating a figure. And the helmet mount is surprisingly sturdy. It was probably the part of the build that took to most iterations as most of my initial attempts would fall off if you looked at them the wrong way. The internal storage capacity is unchanged as well, so you can ditch the mount and store the helmet inside the speeder if you prefer, alongside your all-important stash of weapons, fruit, and blue milk.

Due to the limitations of the parts in the Lego set, it's still a little boxier than the "real" thing, but I think it captures the look pretty well and pairs nicely with Mando's speeder bike. Here's a quick side-by-side from its appearance in the show:

And all photoshoots must include some fun shots too:

 

[Shiva]

Thumbs up to the seat upgrade :)