[MOC] Drive-By 75459 Mod

[lowlead]

Tweaked the proportions and adjusted to my liking.  Credit to Quarries Workshop on Rebrickable for the folding wing and cockpit changes.

 

 

 

Edited July 8 by lowlead

[joebiwankenobi]

Love the further refinement you've made to the cockpit and overall head shaping. You nailed the continual tapering and sloped angle of the canopy! Do you have any more photos of it? Also, did you do anything to the interior at all? 

Edited July 8 by joebiwankenobi

[lowlead]

Thanks joebiewan.
This mod is a mash-up of various ideas.  The cockpit redo is nearly all from Quarrie's Workshop mod (link provided above).  I re-shaped the folding wings following his mod as well.  The dorsal stabilizer I just filled in after adding the 3 fwd inverted 1x2 slopes and the additional 1x5x6 large slope.  The engine exhaust is slightly modified so the trans-light blue tiles are recessed.  Other than that, the fuselage remains unchanged - including the interior.

I would definitely recommend this set if you're a fan of this vehicle, as the fuselage design is brilliant and tough as nails - wouldn't change a thing in that regard.

Edited July 8 by lowlead
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[joebiwankenobi]

Thank you for the reply! @lowlead

I figured 75459 would serve as an excellent base to MOD or MOC off of, and I'm glad to see that's proving to be the case. I'll be curious to see what other developments people come up with during it's shelf life and am looking forward to seeing what I can potentially contribute as well. I'm mulling around a few ideas at the moment with a few interior and exterior mods in mind. May try lengthening the body by an additional 2 - 4 studs to correlate to increasing the wing sizes and see what can be done to fit two pilots in the cockpit.

I really like how they've finally nailed retractable landing feet. The wing function on this one is super nice, too. I just wish to see a designer attempt a synchronized wing deployment function using the gears in a future release. That may be asking too much at this point with the current part palette but time will tell. The work that's been done with the X-Wings as of late demonstrates that the design time is innovating. Glad to hear that it's a rock solid build! 

 

[Feuer Zug]

Solid Lambda shuttle. Looks great.

[lowlead]

Thanks FZ

...everyone check out Evil Kirk and Quarrie's Workshop on Rebrickable

 

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

I think this is my favorite ship in the SW universe and you did a great job improving it!

[lowlead]

Thanks T12V

This is by far my favorite ship in the SWU.  From my perspective the new fuselage design made it a worthy platform - which is why I'm not too bothered spending $140 on a set I have to modify.  Oh well, it certainly isn't the first time   *cough 10212*