t-brick Posted October 6, 2017 Hello everyone, This is my design for the LEGO Rebrick Freighter Wars contest (building your own YT Corellian light freighter). Here's a link to the entry with additional pics: https://www.lego.com/en-us/rebrick/view-entry. The Dashing Banshee is named after the Corellian Banshee bird and upgraded with everything available in terms of speed and concealment. The YT-1300 light freighter was refitted to be used as a courier ship. It is equipped with technology to escape, elude and hide from any pursuer. Sporting no visible weaponry helps to keep a low profile. The model was designed from scratch in LDD and consists of 5173 parts. I went for a smooth design based on the original YT-1300 with some distinctive modifications. Hope you like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcgrah Posted October 6, 2017 WOW! This is something! Great job, I do really like the coloring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sokewl Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) I love the cockpit with the seats. Should have been used for the new usc falcon. Great work. The more I look at it the better it gets. Is the the lxf file available on the posted website or more pics? Edited October 6, 2017 by sokewl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ellisss_2 Posted October 6, 2017 Very interesting, great use of colour especially the copper! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deraven Posted October 7, 2017 Wow - I love this! I like this more than the good ol' Falcon. If this were released as the current UCS, I'd buy it. The coloring is great, the studdlessness but still maintaining great greebling, and the fact that everything seems like it should be there and has a purpose rather than just random extra bits stuck on is really fantastic. Beautifully done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadstermatt Posted October 7, 2017 this is a sweet looking yt1300 nice work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrMuttonchops Posted October 8, 2017 That's gorgeous! As others have said, I love the studless design and the color scheme. The TIE-like fins work really well with the overall lines of the ship as well! Do you plan on building it in the future? And is the interior detailed at all? Best of luck to you man! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manglegrat Posted October 8, 2017 Looks like a lot of awesome SNOT work involved in that - well done. I love this updated clean "modern" take on the YT-1300 - though not quite 100% on the TIE-like wings. They might grow on me... I'd love to see what sort of internal structure you've got underneath that beautiful exterior shell! Can you share any renders with "her" clothes off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t-brick Posted October 8, 2017 Thank you for your kind comments! There isn't that much to see in the interior. The core is a 16-sided circular polygonal frame build with locking hinges. The shell panels are clipped on (clips and plates with handles). Additionally, a technic frame connects the orthogonal sides and supports the bottom and top covers. Since I don't want to build it right now and it wasn't the focus of the competition I didn't spend a lot of time on the interior, so it's a bit rough now and probably would need some additional strengthening. Glad you like the colors, I spent some time to try out different combinations and find the best look! Also I wanted to try something different than the usual plate based construction and show less studs. So this is how the design evolved! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badgerboy Posted October 11, 2017 Really nice! This contest has really created some great variations, this is in keeping and believable. Lovely details. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TemjinStrife Posted October 11, 2017 I really like this! Looks like a modern, high-tech update to the YT-1300. Would love to see a version in real bricks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger of Bricks Posted October 12, 2017 Most elegant and sleek! Along with its near studless exterior, the color choices for this creation work quite nicely, and I like the application of those TIE Interceptor-like wings on the sides! By the way, was the Copper you choose for this creation the newer one introduced in the Winter 2017 wave Ninjago sets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t-brick Posted October 12, 2017 17 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said: Most elegant and sleek! Along with its near studless exterior, the color choices for this creation work quite nicely, and I like the application of those TIE Interceptor-like wings on the sides! By the way, was the Copper you choose for this creation the newer one introduced in the Winter 2017 wave Ninjago sets? Thank you! I used the color Nougat/Flesh because it was the best one available in LDD to represent copper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
