[MOC] Nebulon-b Escort Frigate

[AWproductions]

About 3 years ago, I made a Nebulon-b out of parts I had at my house, and really liked it. People were asking me for instructions to buy it, and I didnt have any. Now, three years later, I have finally gotten around to upgrading it and making instructions. With that being said, here is my new and improved Nebulon-b Escort Frigate:

I built this with the main goal of making it movie accurate, sturdy, good for display, but most of all, CHEAP! All of the 1895 pieces will cost you about $190 to order through bricklink, which is less than many other mocs Ive seen that can be very expensive. This was very fun to build, and way better than my old model. Disclaimer: I have not built this version out of physical bricks, and am planning to buy it for myself once I gain enough money to buy the parts myself. The point is, the inside structure is almost identical to my old one, and it is sturdy. The stand will be enough to hold it up.
I did not include an interior, but there is enough space in the main part under the antennas for two minifigs sitting down. It can easily be decorated if you are into interiors in your models.
The ship looks good from all angels and has a little unfilled space which you can barely see. Here are the rest of the images:

 

The moc is now For Sale at: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-41937/AWproductions/nebulon-b-escort-frigate/?inventory=1#info

Here is the link to my old model that I built if anybody is interested: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/150019-moc-nebulon-b-escort-frigate/ 

 

 

 

Edited May 11, 2020 by AWproductions
Added link to instructions

[danielwerner]

This is awesome! Probably the best Nebulon B I've seen that is of reasonable size and still detailed. Very much interested in the instructions. :)

The only suggestion I can find is that I THINK (correct me if I'm wrong - others have probably studied the ship more than I have) the sensor - the black pencil-shaped thing - should not stick out that much on the front side. What I've seen it should be just a bit shorter than the yellow tube above it. The yellow bit could be extened by one stud and the black bit shortened by one stud. :)

But again, correct me if I'm wrong with this, I'm sure it can vary between models.

[AWproductions]

1 hour ago, danielwerner said:

This is awesome! Probably the best Nebulon B I've seen that is of reasonable size and still detailed. Very much interested in the instructions. :)

The only suggestion I can find is that I THINK (correct me if I'm wrong - others have probably studied the ship more than I have) the sensor - the black pencil-shaped thing - should not stick out that much on the front side. What I've seen it should be just a bit shorter than the yellow tube above it. The yellow bit could be extened by one stud and the black bit shortened by one stud. :)

But again, correct me if I'm wrong with this, I'm sure it can vary between models.

Thank you! And i’ll look into the sizing on that. 

[Brick-Wombat]

As 3d designs go, this looks great! Very impressive if you were able to keep the cost so low for such a large ship. 

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One comment though, the angled panels in the rear (not sure what they're actually called) have a 1-stud connection point. Not sure if that's enough to support the weight of these panels. At the very least, they'll be prone to falling off. Not a problem if it's on display and out-of-reach, but it could be annoying nonetheless. 

Again, as with the AT-ST, I'd highly recommend building this before distributing it so that potential buyers don't have a frustrating build experience. Also, if people can see photos of a real build, it will increase their confidence in the integrity of the design, and your sales will likely increase! Personally speaking, no matter how thoroughly I THINK I designed in 3d, there's inevitably something that needs tweaking on the actual build. Physics, although a wonderful thing, can throw a wrench into even the most well laid lego plans. 

Edited May 8, 2020 by Brick-Wombat

[AWproductions]

3 hours ago, Brick-Wombat said:

One other comment. The angled panels in the rear (not sure what they're actually called) have a 1-stud connection point. Not sure if that's enough to support the weight of these panels. At the very least, they'll be prone to falling off. Not a problem if it's on display and out-of-reach, but it could be annoying nonetheless. 

 

I built a little prototype of this out of physical bricks when designing it and its surprisingly more than enough to hold it up.

And according to stud.io that part is made in that color and its only $0.25 ish so not too expensive.

I will try to build it, at least the structure, but I dont have all the parts for the exterior so i might need to make substitutions and it wont be the same.

Thank you for the feedback though!

[Brick-Wombat]

@AWproductions I was mistaken! 30361c is available in tan. Pay no attention to me. 

And I'm glad to hear the connection is strong enough! Lego can pleasantly surprise sometimes.

Edited May 8, 2020 by Brick-Wombat

[Mandalorianknight]

This looks great, very clean-looking but also greebled in the right places, and you did a good job shaping it at such a low price.

only thing is I think the neb-b's got 7 engines, not 5. It looks like there should be enough room to mod it pretty easily though. If we don't get an official neb-b set anytime soon, i might have to get those instructions once you post them.

5 hours ago, Brick-Wombat said:

Again, as with the AT-ST, I'd highly recommend building this before distributing it so that potential buyers don't have a frustrating build experience. Also, if people can see photos of a real build, it will increase their confidence in the integrity of the design, and your sales will likely increase! Personally speaking, no matter how thoroughly I THINK I designed in 3d, there's inevitably something that needs tweaking on the actual build. Physics, although a wonderful thing, can throw a wrench into even the most well laid lego plans. 

Highly agree, even in the smallest things i've built there's inevitably a weak connection or some other problem. Having a physical model built would greatly improve people's belief in the stability of the design.

[AWproductions]

17 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

This looks great, very clean-looking but also greebled in the right places, and you did a good job shaping it at such a low price.

only thing is I think the neb-b's got 7 engines, not 5. It looks like there should be enough room to mod it pretty easily though. If we don't get an official neb-b set anytime soon, i might have to get those instructions once you post them.

Highly agree, even in the smallest things i've built there's inevitably a weak connection or some other problem. Having a physical model built would greatly improve people's belief in the stability of the design.

Oh lol Im dumb for the engine thing. I can easily add two more engines with out even needing to change anything. But yeah I will try to build it until I run out of pieces.

Edited May 8, 2020 by AWproductions

[Kristof]

14 hours ago, AWproductions said:

I built a little prototype of this out of physical bricks when designing it and its surprisingly more than enough to hold it up.

I wouldn't even worry about the 1 stud connection there as much as the 1 clip hinge maintaining its angle. The single stud can hold a lot when there is relatively normal force and little torque, which I think is the case here. But the single clip would be a no go, at least for me. I am pretty sure some pairs of the hinge pieces would appear to have plenty friction but that's betting on chance and there is no margin for using a bit sloppier hinge (which can be caused by used parts but also a production variation).

I can sympathize with the situation that you are unable to build up the model fully (let alone the proper colorscheme) but you still believe in your design and want to offer the instructions. It doesn't feel inherently wrong as long as you put up a very clear disclaimer about that just like you did with this MOC. I wish you had done the same with your AT-ST which IMO raises even more question marks about the feasibility of the design, yet the description still celebrates the sturdy build and playability :)

To end on a more positive note, it's cool to see how your design skills improved from your previous version. This one really looks worthwhile, at least aesthetically!

Edited May 9, 2020 by Kristof

[AWproductions]

The instructions are done! View them here :https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-41937/AWproductions/nebulon-b-escort-frigate/?inventory=1#info

 

Edited May 11, 2020 by AWproductions

[Dranac]

I love it !

[AWproductions]

On 5/12/2020 at 12:49 AM, Dranac said:

I love it !

Thanks!

[Jerry McGlade]

Fantastic build!

[AWproductions]

14 hours ago, Jerry McGlade said:

Fantastic build!

Thanks!