Legostein Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) Hello dear community! Today it's a special pleasure for me to give something back to this great community here! Last month I presented the capital ships of the Republic Fleet to you. Among them the Acclamator Assault Ship and the Venator Attack Cruiser. During the following discussion I was kind of caught on the hop... I'm just curoious if you've ever tried making an acclamator to the correct size of the venator? I've tried but failed and want to know if you ever did. Having had built the Acclamator 2 years before the Acclamator, I of course didn't know there would be a Venator in the third movie, so I just built it in the size that allowed for the most details... I usually don't build all models to scale with each other, but instead choose the scale where I can fit in the most details. But this sounds like a challenge. Just those two in scale with each other... Either increase the Venator or shrink the Acclamator... Now you got me! I'll take the challenge! Today - being three weeks later - you'll see the outcome of this little challange. They're roughly to scale with each other and look quite nicely together. Hence let's start with the group image first. And here are some more detail view of the little companion of the Venator. All images (including the above) are of course links to the entire image gallery and building instructions. See all images and instructions here: Mini Acclamator and Venator to scale with each other on BrickShelf Without this community, I probably would not have taken the effort to design a second Acclamator. So, thank you all for the ongoing support! See you around, ~ yours Christopher Edited February 28, 2010 by KimT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Cam Posted February 1, 2010 haha, great job. The scale seems about right. You're mini's always impress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickus Posted February 1, 2010 Great job, impressive minis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forresto Posted February 1, 2010 Just one word, Brilliance! First off I have to say I'm rather happy I gave you a challenge, especially with the outcome being a great addition to your minis. This is rather incredible being to scale and having the right amount of details. I never thought it could be done so well but if anyone could do it, it's you. Great job man and keep it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickme Posted February 1, 2010 Minis Minis everywhere Not one to spare Legostein builds them all And displays them on his wall! Well on eurobricks anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RileyC Posted February 1, 2010 Simply Stunning! You have made great use of the new 1x2 cheese slopes and its in prefect scale to the venator! Awesome work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prateek Posted February 1, 2010 Nice! I like that it's to scale with the Venator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artizan Posted February 2, 2010 nice moc, creative part usage. it really resembles the acclamator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostein Posted February 2, 2010 Hello! Thank you for the nice comments everyone! I am glad you liked the shrinked down version of the Acclamator. It was really great I could get my hands on those 2 wide slopes as the construction with the normal 1x1x2/3 slopes would not have been possible. Cheers, ~ Christopher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Legonater Posted February 3, 2010 Hmm... I always though the Acclamater was BIGGER than the Venater, But hey, what do I know? The interesting thing is, you never saw these two beside each other in the movies and- as far as I'm conserned- in the comics either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted February 3, 2010 Another great design 'Legostein' ! I really like your microMOC's of yours. I'm a conformist! ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostein Posted February 3, 2010 Hmm... I always though the Acclamater was BIGGER than the Venater, But hey, what do I know? The interesting thing is, you never saw these two beside each other in the movies and- as far as I'm conserned- in the comics either. ? Confused I am a little. Although not seen together in the movies, there exists clear data for the length of both ships. I'm a conformist! ! Thank you! And no worries, bricking will go on. Cheers, ~ Christopher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CommanderFox Posted February 4, 2010 Great job with this mini Legostein! You have captured it really well! I like the use of the double cheese plate and the 1 x 3 tiles. Great job! CommanderFox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ar Sparfel Posted February 4, 2010 Great job. Building mini sets is not as easy as it looks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostein Posted February 5, 2010 Hello, and thanks again for your interest! I am glad to serve. Great job. Building mini sets is not as easy as it looks That's exactly the point. Often it takes weeks to finish a model. Getting a certain shape at small scale is often more difficult because even the small 1x1 plate is too rough sometimes. Cheers, ~ Christopher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gnewal Gwevus Posted February 10, 2010 Wow, all this time I thought Acclamators were bigger than Venators. Oops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites