Kommander
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On 11/14/2021 at 6:12 PM, karmajay said:Great job I def have added it to my (long) build list!
Thank you Sir. Feel free to share some footage here
On 11/16/2021 at 12:22 AM, dvogon said:Awesome work!
Those rounded shapes are so difficult to sculpt in Lego... I like a lot the effort made in the interior as well. And yes, Rogue One is also a great SW movie for me, with some excellent designs.
Thank you very much! Particulary with UCS models of this size it is a nice addition ( and quite a challenge to go for the interior, as well as how to include it suitable - even if ideas have been there since the start of this built...).
Kind regards
Kommander
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Hello folks,
Rogue One, a absolute stunning movie (in my opinion), gave us this great designed, whale-shaped Flagship. It is like a combination between classic McQuarrie concepts as well as modern military submarines.
The instructions are now avaiable at Brickvault: https://www.brickvault.toys/products/mc-75-star-cruiser-confidence
About this MOC:
- Dimensions - 89 cm x 20 cm x 46 cm
- The model contains 5728 pieces
- 700-pages Instructions
- The ship features a compact, but playable interior including maintenance hangar, command areas and detachable quarters
- A Nanoscale Tantive IV can also be fitted right into the hangar bay in front of the ship
LEGO UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
Shame on me I didn´t post an update earlier but some other priorities kept occupied me the last months on further progress.
Not to mentioned I took quite long to finish the model digitally. I went through different versions, each iteration with better techniques and quite better shaping... it was always some kind of finding the right balance considering techniques and esthetics.
Like for the digital model and instructions: The rear-shape changed another time because the used building methods just were to challenging for implementation. But irl quite easy to archive.
LEGO UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
In Lego-Universe it always felt like something is missing for the Rebel Alliance Fleets out there. Dozen of ISD, various shapes, types and sizes – but less big Rebel ships.
I am very proud of the outcome, especially since there are not many UCS-like Mon Calamari ships out there.
And let´s be honest - the color scheme was the most fun part of designing. Doing some happy little drops here, markings there. The ship differs to the well-known PROFUNDITY Star Cruiser but I couldn´t resist to paint it acccording to my wishes and put a name on it. CONFIDENCE!
UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
Maybe this model can inspire some of you for Mon Calamari Star Cruisers
Kind regards
Kommander/Keller
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Hey Jerac
The video you posted was shocking! I was really impressed about the MOCs sturdyness – despite the fact it looks quite fragile. Great job, especially with the interior you decided to include.
You managed to catch the spirit of the ship. This shape is on the edge.
Greetings,
Kommander
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Hello
@Krisproductions, yeah the scale is just right fitting between UCS and Playable Set! Perfect for the shelf - except its height :D
last week I tackled the front hangar bay as well adding some more details at the rear. Unfortuneatly it´s sleekness has been reduced a bit - but for a nice trade :)
I can´t promise...but I want to complete it this summer. Next update will be soon. So keep patience!
Kind regards,
Kommander
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On 6/4/2020 at 9:02 PM, Frizzlefry25 said:Wow, been following this, and went back through your previous pics. Your improvements are very noticable and amazing! I couldn't imagine trying to tackle all those shapes myself, I need to live through the community!
Would love to add a Mon Cal ship to my collection someday, and this may be it!
Amazing work again, looking forward to the finished product!
On 6/9/2020 at 7:52 PM, sovietxrobot said:this might be my favorite MOC. I love the shaping and detailing.
Thank you both for the kind words!
@Frizzlefry25 I appreciate your interest, but you better look out for @Raskolnikov "Home One" first. Expecting this MOC being way more forward into publishing compared to mine
On 6/9/2020 at 9:21 PM, Mandalorianknight said:This is already one of the best capital ship MOCs I've ever seen, and you're saying you've still got a long way to finish it?
Amazing shaping, I like the use of the old dark gray against the dark bluish grey.
As well, thank you for the response!
Yes, unfortuneatly my whole collection/storage is in another town - I can only visit occasionally. Whenever I spend some buildingtime it is quite short... But I am confident next month (during vacation) I can make more big steps forward.
Greetings,
Komander
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Hello!
It is still a long way for me to finish the ship due to lack of time but here are some new pictures of the ship.
I placed more details on nose and armorbelt. Also, tried to coloring the surface properly - it was a lot of fun! :)
In comparison to the ships overall studless shape the nose fit in quite nicely as well.
And the bottomside fin with the commandbridge has been improved with some very smooth shaping. Slowly things coming together.
UCS MC75 042 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 043 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 039 by Kommander, auf Flickr
Kind regards,
Kommander
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Hey,
sorry for the long time with no update.
This time I tackled the interior for the first time. In a nutshell enough space is rare in this ships size. The komplex shape and the nessesary sub structure are restricting space to work with. Fortuneatly the ships supporting structure in the middle is quite small. With nothing to carry except the armorbelt. So I decided to go for this area with one scene on each side.
In order to make the space less confined it is possible to extend one side of the ship. This side is the command area, featuring a movable chair and a nice view on Scarif with a window on the floor. The other side represent a maintenance pit.
The upper level on each side will be fitted with consoles as well. Which are concerning me, since I cannot place Minifigures with the belt on top.
UCS MC75 034 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 035 by Kommander, auf Flickr
That´s again all for today.
Kind regards,
Kommander
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Thank you Jerac,
definitetly reconsider the details I built back with the first version and also a coloration near the original. There are many kosmetic things on my list. For example the ship needs way more pods at the surface. And some areas - especially the belt-hatches (or ribs?!) - I do not see any options to include highlights without stickers.
Also by removing the front stand there should be more focus on the ventral fin as well as the hangar with a Tantive IV.
Kind regards Kommander
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Thank you very much folks!
On 11/22/2019 at 11:35 PM, Kristof said:I'm most impressed. The recently presented Home One from Matt felt like one of a kind marvel in terms of achieving these organic curves but man dare I say you match or even exceed his mastery at some places! And... is that a cloth piece on that rear section? Regardless of whether you decide to keep it on there, it's an ingenious thing to try out. Again... super impressed!
Thank you. I will try my best to bring the design closer to that organic look with every single update. You are also right on the cloth... Those fit quite well with the ship´s shape. I wanted to give it a try and who knows, maybe some areas will benefit from this type of coloring.
On 11/24/2019 at 3:19 PM, Kit Bricksto said:I am always amazed by people's ability to build such complex compound curves. I already struggle to build the relatively simple shapes of the Millennium Falcon and my latest attempts at a Naboo Royal starship are absolutely horrible. I'm really looking forward to seeing this thing finished and thank you for showing us that little glimpse of the interior structure. To me that combination of angles, curves, hinges and plates is just absolutely insane. I really wish I was able to build like that! :D
Thanks - It was a pain to aglin all those joints and hinges in the front
Here is the update from last weekend.
All necessary parts have been built and finally, the ship coming together. Only a small area at the bottom of the second belt is still missing.
Again, I adjusted the inner frame which now can hold the ship on those smaller stands. For the lower fin I tried some techniques and find the following the most suitable for the details I want to add but the command bridge needs some fixing with this bulkiness.
Now that the ship is robust enough to hold on its own and the proportions are matching, I can continue with details. From now on the focus will be on enhancing the overall look.
UCS MC75 029 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 030 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 031 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 032 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 033 by Kommander, auf Flickr
Kind regards,
Kommander
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Hello,
Last couple of days I was pretty busy working on my ship, also in order to provide you with a new update. Depending on building progress I plan to share more pictures this week.
Once again the first steps on this update were much more time consuming as expected.
I would have started some new areas of the ship but expanding the front was sooo difficult… At least I approached a quick build of the “command-fin”. Just a bit too large isn´t it?!
UCS MC75 017 by Kommander, auf Flickr
Let´s take a look on this update:
With the previous front being a relic for a smaller scale now has been completely redesigned.
Some might say with the third attempt it would be easier with each step forward but it was still very challenging. The problems have been the same.
UCS MC75 028 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 027 by Kommander, auf Flickr
The front runs together under a complex shape. With again much try n error and the usage of some unusual bricks I archived a nice result. Key was to align the bricks just in the right position. With little help of ball-joints it wasn´t that hard to accomplish… but finding the right bricks and position!
Long slopes have disappeared and so are the unnecessary edges. Which make a quite unique look but aren´t useful in this state of my MOC anymore.
Unfortunately due to the gap-filling wedges a few studes have been added. No big deal since its Lego but maybe need to reconsider this.
The smaller slopes stayed with a design being similar to the rear. Overall the shape under the armor belt now looks more like it is made out of one piece.
The gaps at the nose aren´t the best solution and I will definitely change them later. But for now I am ok with those. Also underneath the hangar comes with a significant increase at the first sign. Let's see how I can take advantage of this now.
UCS MC75 026 by Kommander, auf Flickr
Last but not least the rear underside has also got a little improvement – it is almost finished at this point. I couldn´t resist to add a few splashes of color.
UCS MC75 022 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 023 by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS MC75 025 by Kommander, auf Flickr
Kind regards Kommander
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Well, interesting.
Thank you for sharing this fraud. Definitely gonna investigate in this one.
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First thought: Acurate overall shape so far. Great size. Really looks promising on the first leak and worth to call itself a UCS Set.
This set definatly gonna find a nice place in my collection.
I am hyped as well. And ready for some more footage.
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Hello!
Unftuneatly only a small update on this topic.
I revisited the inner structure including the attachment of the armorbelt. Out of that I created some more space for an interior.
But most of the time I tried to find some better methods to form the shape. Especially with the rear I entered a quite nice-looking form closer to the original thanks to the use of some technic panels. It is now a bit wider and has been extended. This will be the new limit of the ship´s size. Smaller variants of the tail I experiment with (including the last posted pictures) were not satisfying enough in terms of turning bricks into an smooth organic look.
Due to the new rear, the armorbelt will be enlarged as well in the next update but because of the new inside not that challenging any more.
by Kommander, auf Flickr
by Kommander, auf Flickr
by Kommander, auf Flickr
Greetings Kommander
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You did a great job with the egg-shaped dome. I wonder how it looks inside. Can the feets hold the construction on their own? Cause it is difficult to see the bottom. Anyways stunning MOC!
Greetings Keller
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The Profundity is slowly getting in shape. With the long tail now the streamlined form of a whale is recognizable.
UCS MC75 010 by Kommander, on Flickr
UCS MC75 008 by Kommander, on Flickr
UCS MC75 009 by Kommander, on Flickr
UCS MC75 011 by Kommander, on Flickr
I removed the details on the armor belt due to the updated front. It was necessary to change the old armor belt because it was also connected to the old front area. Unfortunately.
However, the new belt even with a more angular shape, comes together with a nice military appearance. Also, a quite tricky part of the belt so far was the falling angled line which also overlaps the main streamlined body. It was missing in the first version. Now I used wedge plates only and it worked fine.
The nose was a walkover in contrast to the tail. The decreasing angle of the ventral part and the black coloration required a lot of consideration. Construction wise it ended up similar to the front. Probably an area for a revisit in a later update.
Anyway, to mention the curved technic panels fit just right. I am gonna add some more with the next update for sure.
After watching the photos I noticed the ship was a bit to short with the 72cm I calculated for the project. I guess about 5cm should rebalance the whole overall look.
Greetings Kommander
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Thank you guys!
22 hours ago, Ellisss_2 said:Congratulations in finishing your work, it's an awesome design I love the constant subtle detail throughout! I like the unique way you tackled this build too, not using a conventional frame like 10030.
Even though these challenges are fun to archive - Trying to set those fundamental standards of such a build is a lot of work especially because when there is no reference material to look at.
2 hours ago, Raskolnikov said:Was wondering when we were going to see more of this build, I guess this explains it! I love the use of the car doors for the criss-crossing/truss-shaped hangar entrance things. I think that was a really important part of it to get right (along with the front, in general) since it's one of the few details of the ship that gets highlighted on screen.
Yeah. Sometimes the best solution is the easiest.
Greetings Kommander
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Hey everyone,
today I can present you my Star Destroyer!
Instruction avaiable - at BrickVault
UCS First Order Resurgent-class Star Destroyer by Kommander, auf Flickr
LEGO STAR WARS UCS FO Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Render by Kommander, auf Flickr
For the people prefer watching videos instead of reading my post here you go. Just for fun I recommend watching the ending of the video: BrickVault crushed the whole front of the Resurgent-class by mistake ?
I shed a tear.
Sadly, In contrast to the original ISD the RSD isn´t as popular in terms of Lego MOCs.
Despite the triangular geometry that every SD shares – the Resugent-class belongs to the more complex constructions. The prominent “mouth” together with the layered and shifted upper part really limited the building space in the nose area.
UCS First Order Resurgent-class Star Destroyer by Kommander, auf Flickr
I could save my MOC from the pitiful life of the old UCS 10030. Really good sturdiness and no danger of falling plating at the ventral side. Easily moveable – you can carry it with your arms!
The surface was a long-lasting area I was struggling with. I just couldn´t find a for me suitable solution. I wanted to combine studs and tiles in a way that the ship looks sleek but not without losing the studs as a topological element. As you know the Resurgent-class design decorate many different levels and angles at the hull and with the studs I managed to add at least those flat accents.
Even with the UCS size I set it was very difficult to scale down details cause the ship is as near as double the length of an ISD - especially with the amount of different levels the upper part has.
UCS First Order Resurgent-class Star Destroyer by Kommander, auf Flickr
UCS First Order Resurgent-class Star Destroyer by Kommander, auf Flickr
And some instruction pages.
Spoiler
Instruction by Kommander, auf Flickr
For everyone thinking about instruction-making: Do not underestimate the effort of making an instruction. Needless to say, the guys at BrickVault were very patient with it.
It was the first time for me creating something like that. Considering the over 7800 parts need to be placed with a suitable view, a lot of tweaking, … I think I did well.
You can find more pictures HERE.
Thank you for reading.
Kind regards Kommander
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Another stunning version of the X-Wing!
Really appreciate reading about your journey with the MOC and also the constrains you dealt with. Great job!
Greetings Kommander
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Long time no see Resurgent-Thread!
On 10/29/2018 at 12:30 AM, Hollander said:This is beautiful. As someone who only occasionally plays around with LDD a bit I can only dream to be this good at building ships. Excellent work. This is one of those creations which I would easily rate 10/10.
Thank you very much Sir! I ´also´ started without any knowledge about designing with LDD later LDCad. I am pretty sure if you take your time designing you also can get a nice result.
On 10/29/2018 at 8:48 AM, Ellisss_2 said:Looks fantastic, you’ve achieved a really great shape with the ball!
And it wasnt that difficult at all
On 2/13/2019 at 6:59 PM, Its_Marc said:Any new progress?
YES
The completion of this project is almost done. The building progress already ended in January.
This is the first complete version of my Star Destroyer. The final ship has received a better surface structure and I am gonna post more footage as soon as possible. Just take this as a preview.
(Above the Resurgent is my wrapped Venator
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Greetings Kommander
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Hi,
first of all thank you for your replies, folks!
On 2/24/2019 at 11:14 PM, Kristof said:But as a lego builds they are extremely ineresting given how unconventioal models they are.
Yeah, due to their uniqueness it is quite exiting to figure out the most suitable LEGO-solution (at least for me
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On 2/25/2019 at 1:09 AM, TWP said:Great start! please keep posting your WIPs, they seem very interesting! I don't know if you're planning to get rid of the gaps, you don't have to necesarily, it already looks incredible on the front!
I do agree a bit with what you said on the nose though. I didn't notice it at all at first, but now you've said it it does spring out a bit haha
Generally as long as the overall look doesnt get impaired by gaps that much it is also fine for me. Those big gaps along the middle will of course be fixed.
On 2/25/2019 at 10:53 AM, Reaper said:Looking great! But picking up 10030? I think you could make your own!
I need a break from building Star Destroyer
The Battlestar-Nose has been fixed or more precisely I redesigned the whole front of the profundity by arranging those big slopes in weird angles. Colors are not final. Just missing those slopes in LBG.
Maybe the pictures doesnt catch the new sleekness of the built but its promising. As well as the sturdyness which is nice cause I dont like MOCs falling apart by just looking at them.
Also the docking bay has been increased... I covered it rudimentary but still a huge opening for many details and a microscale Tantive IV.
Greetings Kommander
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Edited Nov´21
Hello folks,
Rogue One, a absolute stunning movie (in my opinion), gave us this great designed, whale-shaped Flagship. It is like a combination between classic McQuarrie concepts as well as modern military submarines.
The instructions are now avaiable at Brickvault: https://www.brickvault.toys/products/mc-75-star-cruiser-confidence
LEGO UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
About this MOC:
- Dimensions - 89 cm x 20 cm x 46 cm
- The model contains 5728 pieces
- 700-pages Instructions
- The ship features a compact, but playable interior including maintenance hangar, command areas and detachable quarters
- A Nanoscale Tantive IV can also be fitted right into the hangar bay in front of the ship
UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
Shame on me I didn´t post an update earlier but some other priorities kept occupied me the last months on further progress.
Not to mentioned I took quite long to finish the model digitally. I went through different versions, each iteration with better techniques and quite better shaping... it was always some kind of finding the right balance considering techniques and esthetics.
Like for the digital model and instructions: The rear-shape changed another time because the used building methods just were to challenging for implementation. But irl quite easy to archive.
LEGO UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
In Lego-Universe it always felt like something is missing for the Rebel Alliance Fleets out there. Dozen of ISD, various shapes, types and sizes – but less big Rebel ships.
I am very proud of the outcome, especially since there are not many UCS-like Mon Calamari ships out there.
And let´s be honest - the color scheme was the most fun part of designing. Doing some happy little drops here, markings there. The ship differs to the well-known PROFUNDITY Star Cruiser but I couldn´t resist to paint it acccording to my wishes and put a name on it. CONFIDENCE!
UCS MC75 Star Cruiser CONFIDENCE by Kommandant Keller, auf Flickr
Maybe this model can inspire some of you for Mon Calamari Star Cruisers
Kind regards
Kommander/Keller
Original post February 2019
Hallo!
Various fantastic Star Destroyer MOCs have been posted but Mon Calamari ships are very rare to find. I guess the organic shape is one of the reasons. Creating curved designs like this in Lego is on another level. Currently raskolnikov building a huge MC cruiser which finally pushed me forward to put on my own hands on a MC cruiser.
A UCS „Profundity“ - Admiral Raddus´ MC75 cruiser will be my next project. As reference for the scale I picked the 10030 ISD. The result should be a counterpart with 72 cm in lenght.
Despite the small dimensions I chose it really is a challenging ship due to its sleek, curved design. Fortunately it has a big armorbelt which is a bit easier area to realise and in my opinion looks a bit cooler with the “military” elements
Here is my first attempt with curved slopes. Simple, with a nice result. And the docking bay will be easy to include. The surface is sleek but unfortunately the nose is to chubby.
The front isn’t convincing me anymore. Its closer to an BATTLESTAR (Galactica e.g.) than a MC cruiser. I will change this for sure. Another big thing will be including "pods" on the the hull.
Well, thats all so far folks.
Greetings Kommander
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Slow but sturdy. That is the charm of the original one. Your design is a great catch - looks like a replica from the OT!
Greetings Kommander
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Hey mcphatty!
I know this starfighter from the RTS Empire at War. I like your lean accurate design. Especially the cockpit looks great with those bricks.
Greetings Kommander
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Hello Kiegan
Impossible that I missed this giant Executor. It is insane - the greebling and surface - par excellence!
Thank you for sharing so many pictures of the building progress... really really interesting.
Cant wait to hear about an status update!
Greetings Kommander
UCS Mon Calamari Star Cruiser "CONFIDENCE" (MOC)
in LEGO Star Wars
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Great to hear!
Sure. Feel free to send me a private message about your project. I will have a look and then try to provide some additional support :)
Kind regards
Kommander