[MOC] Leia Tribute (brickbuilt character)

[Miro78]

It's been a while since I built a Leia figure and with the sad news of her passion late in 2016, I decided to build a figure of her iconic "A New Hope" princess figure with her 2 buns, white dress and wielding a blaster as a tribute. The head was the trickiest part. I was highly inspired by the cuteness of Luc Byard's brickbuilt Leia, but I didn't want her head to be as big or cartoony. Hope you like it. I will build some more characters at this scale as they are not as part count demanding. Couple pictures below and few additional ones on my Flickr account.

R.I.P. Carrie Fisher (1956-2016)

Princess Leia Organa by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

Princess Leia Organa by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

Miro

[Ellisss_2]

R.I.P. I like this, instantly recognizable, great job on the head!#

Kind regards, Ellis.

[VaderFan2187]

Good Stuff!

RIP Carrie Fisher :'(

[LOBOT-OMY]

Very nice work. 

[VaderFan2187]

1 hour ago, LOBOT-OMY said:

Very nice work. 

I especially love that fierce expression.

[starwars4ever]

So sad. R.I.P Carrie. Well I guess we know who dies in episode 8 as well...

[VaderFan2187]

1 hour ago, starwars4ever said:

So sad. R.I.P Carrie. Well I guess we know who dies in episode 8 as well...

No she finished filming for Ep VIII already. They'll probably use CGI to kill Leia in EP IX.

[ecmo47]

That is a perfect Lego tribute to Carrie Fisher. Very well done!

[Miro78]

On 1/3/2017 at 11:13 AM, Ellisss_2 said:

R.I.P. I like this, instantly recognizable, great job on the head!#

Kind regards, Ellis.

 

On 1/3/2017 at 11:18 AM, VaderFan2187 said:

Good Stuff!

RIP Carrie Fisher :'(

 

On 1/3/2017 at 1:08 PM, LOBOT-OMY said:

Very nice work. 

 

On 1/3/2017 at 4:19 PM, starwars4ever said:

So sad. R.I.P Carrie. Well I guess we know who dies in episode 8 as well...

 

On 1/3/2017 at 6:30 PM, ecmo47 said:

That is a perfect Lego tribute to Carrie Fisher. Very well done!

Thanks all. Here is a follow up to this tribute. I added more articulation to Leia at her waist, neck and shoulders. I also built R2-D2 with retractable 3rd leg, rotating head and pivoting shoulders. Wish I could have added a light brick, but no room for that. I will take more photos and poses when it's gets brighter as I rely on natural light. The scene below is the famous scene of Leia giving R2-D2 the disc with the stolen plans to take to Obi-wan Kenobi, after recording her message. I added an orange glow with my salt block lamp. I might eventually build a surrounding scene from the corridor of the Tontine IV ship from this scene.

A New Hope by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

Miro

[VaderFan2187]

Very nice shot! You should post it in "Star Wars Photography" (if you haven't yet)

R2-D2 looks very inquisitive as he looks at the plans :)

[LOBOT-OMY]

Outstanding work buddy !!  You have really captured the moment, and in a style of build that I have not seen before. You are very gifted. 

[Miro78]

On 1/5/2017 at 10:07 AM, VaderFan2187 said:

Very nice shot! You should post it in "Star Wars Photography" (if you haven't yet)

R2-D2 looks very inquisitive as he looks at the plans :)

 

3 hours ago, LOBOT-OMY said:

Outstanding work buddy !!  You have really captured the moment, and in a style of build that I have not seen before. You are very gifted. 

Thank you both. I have taken some more garage studio photos this morning. Here is a tribute photo of Leia and R2-D2. There are more images of them both in my Star Wars Brickbuilt Figures album (linked in the description).

Leia + R2-D2 = BFF by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

 

Miro

Edited January 6, 2017 by Miro78

[KevinYoung]

Awesome Job! RIP Carrie Fisher.

[Hunter003]

This is brilliant

[LucByard]

Great figurine. The articulation adds so much. Love Artoo as well. Keep telling myself to do backgrounds for mine, and more figurines.

Well done.

[jhaelego]

Great job MIro. Love it.

[Miro78]

On 1/6/2017 at 2:03 PM, KevinYoung said:

Awesome Job! RIP Carrie Fisher.

 

On 1/7/2017 at 0:35 PM, Hunter003 said:

This is brilliant

 

On 1/9/2017 at 4:44 AM, LucByard said:

Great figurine. The articulation adds so much. Love Artoo as well. Keep telling myself to do backgrounds for mine, and more figurines.

Well done.

 

On 1/9/2017 at 11:12 AM, jhaelego said:

Great job MIro. Love it.

Thanks all. Here is the final Leia and R2-D2 model. Both are now on Rebrickable. Leia instructions are free, so feel free to download and build one.

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/Miro/princess-leia

Here are some render images.

Build your own Leia & R2-D2 by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

Miro

Edited January 12, 2017 by Miro78

[Azrielsc]

Perfect tribute to 2 who are now with the Force. RIP.

And thank you for releasing the instructions for Leia & R2-D2 @Miro78

Will get right on it to build them.

 

[KlodsBrik]

R.I.P.... :/
What great builds you´ve done. The posing where she leans over R2-D2 is looking splended.

Very great work on these figures. 

[Lepralego]

On 5/1/2017 at 5:21 PM, Miro78 said:

Miro

R.I.P. Leia

Awesome job, this image is really superb! 

[Cyh Naan]

Great job. Very moving pics and construction.

[Miro78]

On 1/11/2017 at 9:03 PM, Azrielsc said:

Perfect tribute to 2 who are now with the Force. RIP.

And thank you for releasing the instructions for Leia & R2-D2 @Miro78

Will get right on it to build them.

 

 

On 1/12/2017 at 0:07 AM, KlodsBrik said:

R.I.P.... :/
What great builds you´ve done. The posing where she leans over R2-D2 is looking splended.

Very great work on these figures. 

 

On 1/12/2017 at 0:17 AM, Lepralego said:

R.I.P. Leia

Awesome job, this image is really superb! 

 

On 1/13/2017 at 3:19 AM, Cyh Naan said:

Great job. Very moving pics and construction.

Thanks all. I have finally finished the scene and it will be on display at Bricks LA convention on January 28-29, 2017. If you are in the area and plan on going, stop by and say hi.

Here are some pictures of the build, with my first LED illumination.

A New Hope by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

A New Hope by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

A New Hope by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

The last photo is quite grainy, sorry. I need a better camera.

Miro

[VaderFan2187]

Looks great! Love the use of the trusses

[TWP]

This one keeps popping up on my Flickr, both models look great, good work!

[Miro78]

Just catching up on this thread with additional Leia builts

This one below is the original Star Wars Tantive IV scene version of Leia, but with her hood on.

A New Hope Duo (revisited) by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

Moving on to Empire Strikes Back, Leia in her Hoth outfit

Hoth Leia by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

Continuing on to the next episode, Return of the Jedi, with Boushh bounty hunter outfit Leia

Boushh Leia by Miro Dudas, on Flickr

And to round things of, still working on Slave Leia and Endor Leia

cheers, Miro