UCS Jabba's Sail Barge
EDIT :
Professional building instruction available here :
You can email me at setechnic@gmail.com
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Hello everyone,
I would like to present you my latest creation : a UCS Sail Barge.
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
The sails are custom (designed on PC, printed etc).
The model is made out of 1175 parts.
It is pretty simple, because the Sail Barge is pretty simple. There are more or less all the details you can see on the real vehicle, though.
Engines, masts with (nice :D) sails, cannon, trapdoor, barrier on the side, access to the private lounge etc.
You may find the MOC disapointing for an UCS model, and you would be right. But...
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
I did a full interior. There are of course some adaptations. But overall, I think I can say it is a very close replica of Jabba's Sail Barge.
For obvious reasons, the cockpit in the noze is not included.
From the front to the rear :
- the bedroom. In the real barge, there are 2 of them. But including twice the same room would not be relevant for a Lego model, so I put only one with more details. This also enabled me to put a corridor on the left, which is IMO a nice touch.
- the kitchen has a lot of equipments in order to please Jabba's wishes.
- I enlarged the armory for it no to be ridiculous
- then, another corridor, U shaped. I put a ladder instead of stairs. Stairs would have require way too much surface
- the banquet room. Pretty big, with Jabba's sofa, Max Reebo piano, etc.
The side panels and the back panel can be easily removed in order to see the interior.
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
UCS Jabba's Sail Barge by Anio, sur Flickr
Regarding the design process, the MOC is pretty simple technically speaking. Some SNOT, well... nothing fancy.
But the key was to choose the scale. This was really THE key on that model.
Indeed, a pointlessly big model would look empty. It was important to make the model small to concentrate the details, and make it more pleasant to look at.
FlickR gallery :
Brickshelf gallery : http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=540894
Video :
Professionnal instructions coming soon.
If you have any question, ask.
Dear all,
The instruction for my Jabba's Sail barge is now available. Mathieu completed the instruction yesterday. But it was a tricky one.
Especially for the sails. They are custom made (computer design, then print), but they had to be made in 3D. This made things a bit more complex than usual as it required to design a new part. Philo was very helpful to make the part in 3D. Blakbird did a nice job too with the render. And here it is :
As you may see, I also added a mini desert skiff. I think it is always fun to have an UCS model, with a mini model next to it. :)
The desert skiff can be "opened". In there, there is a tile 1x2 wich enable to recreate the plank (relocate the tile 1x4 and add the tile 1x2).
In the end, the model has 1,248 parts, which is pretty reasonnable. Technically speaking it is simple. Thus, I am sure that many of you can custom the model the way they want and modify the interior. :)
We charge 10€ for the instruction. But you can give a premium if you want to reward our work.
To buy it, you can PM me on Eurobricks/Youtube/FlickR or email me at setechnic@gmail.com at anytime.
Anio