(MOC) Shadow Squadron Microfighters

[ShadowraithXI]

Hi All,

First post here, so forgive me if this is in the wrong place, etc. I read through the 'READ THIS FIRST' posts and looked around a bit, so I think this is the correct place for these!
I spent the last couple weeks on and off working on a set of Star Wars Micofighers, building, rebuilding, changing, stripping, rebuilding, tweaking, etc. After building several of them, I decided to create a custom set with unique color schemes and call them the "Shadow Squadron." (Also considered "Wraith Squadron" and "Stealth Squadron", but according to Wookieepedia, both of those were alternate names for Wedge Antilles' "Gray Squadron")

Beyond that, I actually put a lot of thought into the types of weapons I had on each one as well. I have hyperlinks to Wookieepedia with explanations for each specific weapon. If you really want to read about them, feel free to do so! If not, by all means ignore the links =) At the very bottom of the post, I put an index of the specific piece and the corresponding weapon I imagined it to be. Sorry for this being a HUGELY long post. Wanted to get enough pics in to show it all!

My internal goals were to have the following items factor into each:

• Must be able to hold a mini-figure
• Mostly Blue and Black color schemes
• Highlights in transparent red
• Place for two lightsabers to attach on each vehicle
• Blue or Clear wedge piece for the windshield
• Keep the same overall structure as the original Star Wars ships but modify the weaponry
• Regarding weapons, have a CONSISTENT rationale for why I used a specific piece for a weapon and keep them consistent across ships (What piece = a laser canon vs ion cannon vs turbo laser, etc)
• If possible, customize the design so it's not just copying an existing LEGO set with different colors

Overall the squad consists of:

• Millennium Falcon (Custom design with lots of different features and weapons)
• X-Wing (Custom design and modified weapons; I tried to make it significantly different than the current X-Wing Microfighters available.)
• Tie Silencer (Heavily Modified version of Kylo Ren's Microfighter [Set 75196] with custom weapons)
• Tie Bomber (Custom design with slightly modified weapons)
• A-Wing (Least modified of the bunch, based on the A-Wing Microfighter [Set 75196], just updated colors and guns a bit)
• AT-ST with a Tiny Tie Fighter and Tie Advanced escort drones (AT-ST similar to [Set 30054], Tie Fighter similar to [Set 3219], Custom Tie Advanced) 

Here's the the Stealth Squadron on a stand that I put together. Individual pictures of each ship along with design/weapon details are also below.

Fighter #1: Millennium Falcon

• Completely custom design
• Instead of the main Quad Laser Cannon, it has a modified Compact Superlaser turret
• One Laser-Beam Cannon on each side of the main turret (Sustained beams of energy instead of just bolts)
• Two front mounted ion cannons just above the jaws
• Diamond Boron Missile Launchers between the jaws
• Cluster Bomb Launchers on the front and rear (Clear round studs)
• Two Distortion Field Emitters on each side jaw
• Modified satellite dish with an Ion Cluster Bomb launcher (Clear blue round stud)
• Side mounted Turbo Laser and twin Chainguns concealed inside the doors (Used especially for ground support while circling a target - Think AC-130 style)
• Side mounted twin Laser Cannons just above the Turbo Laser
• Heavy Shield generator
• Concussion missile in front of the cockpit
• Diamond Boron Missile launcher with a Void-7 Seismic Charge attached, mounted on the back of the main turret. It can rotate to be launched forward as well.
• Repulsorlifts on the bottom for hovering
• Opening Bay Door with a Drone inside (Drone equipped with Laser Cannons and a Proton Beam Cannon)
• Detachable cockpit that can be flown independently (Equipped with two Laser Cannons, a Concussion missile launcher, cloaking device, and shield)
• Hyperdrive and sub-light engine as well as an Afterburner for sub-light speed boosts
• Four 90-degree swivel Laser Cannons on the rear corners

 Side doors open to reveal the two Chainguns used mainly for infantry support

 Opening the Bay Door to let the drone out

 Detachable cockpit turns into a speeder

 

Fighter #2: X-Wing

• Custom Design Design, I tried to make is significantly different than other Microfighter X-Wing models
• A Turbo Laser Cannon underneath the front of the ship
• Two Laser Cannons just in front of the cockpit on the sides
• Ion Cluster Bomb launcher on each side of the cockpit
• Two front-facing laser cannons close to the body on the lower wings
• Two rear-facing laser cannons close to the body on the lower wings
• Instead of standard Laser Cannons at the end of each wing, it's using experimental Turbo Laser-Beam Cannon (I made these up, but basically think Turbo Laser with a sustained beam)
• Hyperdrive and sub-light engines as well as an Afterburner for sub-light speed boosts
• Two rear-facing laser cannons above the Afterburner
• Cloaking Device
• Heavy Shield Generator (Underneath)
• Hyperdrive and sub-light engine

 Attack Position

 Cruise Position

Showing the adjustable Turbo Laser Cannon

 

Fighter #3: Tie Silencer

• Modified version of Kylo Ren's Microfighter [Set 75196]
• Adjustable wings with multiple attack positions depending on the situation
• Experimental Turbo-Laser Chaingun (Front Center, yes I made this one up too)
• Two Proton Torpedo launchers (Flanking the chaingun)
• Two Turbo Lasers (Flanking the torpedo launchers)
• Two Ion Cannons (above the turbo lasers)
• Two Laser Cannons (Next to the cockpit
• Two Adjustable Turbo Lasers which also have modified Diamond Boron Missile launchers and are fully adjustable to fire up/down/sideways/backwards
• Four rear-facing Laser Cannons on the back tip of each wing
• Cloaking Device
• Hyperdrive and sub-light engine
• Repulsorlifts on the bottom for hovering

 Wings Adjusted to alternate attack position

 Adjustable Turbo Laser Cannons showing that they can shoot sideways if necessary

Fighter #4: Tie Bomber

• Custom Design
• Twin Laser Cannons with Concussion Missile Launchers
• One additional Laser Cannon directly in front of the cockpit
• Standard Proton Bombs
• Heavy Shield Generator

 

Fighter #5: A-Wing

• Slightly Modified design of the A-Wing Microfighter [Set 75196]
• Upgraded Turbo-Laser Cannons with Flash suppressors
• Proton Bomb in the back
• Swivel droid head =D
• Other than that, it's a pretty standard A-Wing

 

Fighter #6: AT-ST with Tiny Tie Fighter and Tie Advanced escort drones

• Inspiration for the AT-ST [Set 30054], Tie Fighter [Set 3219], and custom Tie Advance
• AT-ST has Twin Turbo Laser Cannons with Flash suppressors
• Ion Cannon
• Dual Thermal Detonator Launcher
• Distortion Field Emitter
• Cluster Bomb Launcher
• Compact Superlaser turret
• Red Power Crystal
• Tie Fighter and Tie Advance Escorts equipped with dual mini Laser Cannons, rear-facing dual Thermal Detonator Launcher, and a rear-facing Laser Cannon, as well as heavy shield generators for ground troop support

 

Weapon Index

• Compact Superlaser turret = Piece that looks like a Blaster/Drill
• Laser-Beam Cannon = Walkie-Talkies
• Ion Cannons= Lego Levers/Antennas 
• Diamond Boron Missile = Black Cone
• Cluster Bomb Launchers = Clear round studs
• Distortion Field Emitters = Hinge Piece with single finger
• Turbo Laser = Round "Pin" Technic piece
• Chainguns = Axel "+" Technic Piece
• Laser Cannons = Tube connector
• Ion Cluster Bomb launcher = Clear Light Blue round stud
• Heavy Shield generator = Clear Dish
• Concussion missile = Black Cone
• Void-7 Seismic Charge = Clear Blue Cylinder
• Repulsorlifts = Flat Round Slider pieces
• Proton Beam Cannon = Lego Brick Gun with studs on the side
• Cloaking device = Clear Dark Blue 1x2 flat piece
• Experimental Turbo Laser-Beam Cannon = Long Lego Antenna 
• Afterburner = Socket side of the Ball and Socket joints
• Proton Torpedo launchers = Clear Red round studs
• Modified Diamond Boron Missile launchers = Clear Red light covers
• Proton Bombs = Black Cylinders
• Thermal Detonator Launcher = Big side of the binoculars
• Red Power Crystal = Red Crystal
• Mini Laser Cannons = Small side of the binoculars

Whew - Ok, I'd welcome your thoughts/comments!

Edited February 3, 2018 by ShadowraithXI
Editing for Format

[stormtroopercaptain]

These are awesome! They look like they were a lot of fun to put together. I think the Falcon is my favorite.  

[ShadowraithXI]

Thanks, dude! They were a ton of fun and also a huge challenge since I didn't have a ton of pieces and had to make due with what I had... Falcon is definitely my favorite as well, probably took x4 as long to build though! Finished it then completely restructured it to make it hollow for the drone. Then tore apart the side to add the side doors and Chainguns. Then tore apart the other side to make the cockpit detatchable. Happy with how it turned out.

[bootz]

I really like these. They remind me of the sorts of ships I built back in the 90s and 00s, especially with the Alpha Team bodies and the UFO alien head of your Falcon pilot. Back then I used a lot more translucent green though lol.

[LegoRacer1]

I really like them! My favorite is the Tie Bomber.

Edited February 4, 2018 by LegoRacer1
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[ShadowraithXI]

22 hours ago, bootz said:

I really like these. They remind me of the sorts of ships I built back in the 90s and 00s, especially with the Alpha Team bodies and the UFO alien head of your Falcon pilot. Back then I used a lot more translucent green though lol.

Dude! Major props for catching the alien head on the Falcon pilot! Haha, I had some trans-green pieces, but ended up gearing more toward blue/black.

 

21 hours ago, LegoRacer1 said:

I really like there! My favorite is the Tie Bomber.

Thanks! Wasn't super hard to put together either!