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Hello everybody and nice to meet you, I'm a new member on Eurobricks, I presented myself a few days ago here! Today I try to open my first thread, and doing so I would like to show you those creations of mine. They are not exactly mocs, as they are based on official sets, but they are sort of modifications I considered necessary to improve the original Lego models. Down here you can find the pictures of the Tie Fighter, a couple of posts below you can see my modded U-wing! So, let's start: [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr There are more modifications than you can probably see at a first look. First of all, the wings: black stripes have been placed on the inner side of the wings, and the outer black plates has been replaced with tiles. Inner and outer stripes has practically the same angle, so they blend easily in the model. Horizontal lines are realized by using 1x2 jumpers, diagonal lines with longer tiles, and are kept in place only with a 1x1 plate that allows the rotation of the elements. They are not very sturdy, but are more than enough if your plan is to show the model only on the pedestal. There were also some dbg plates in the wing panels, I replaced them with lbg to uniform the color. Moving to the cockpit, a big part of the curves have been redesigned to improve the sphere effect. Lego designers were clearly forced to create a playable solid model (and to include the horrible springload shooters), limitation I didn't have, so I could replace some pieces to improve the geometries and collocate the red parts in a more trusty way. I also used two small red stickers to create the right angle, but it hasn't been a so good idea, probably. The front printed round element has been rotate by 90 degrees to blend its joint with the red section. In the future I will probably replace the whole piece with another withound the joint (does it exist?) and in a different color, because I don't like the choice to use a transparent red piece. Another modified part is the joint of the cockpit with the wings, where I used some grill 1x2 tiles instead of simple 1x2 black tiles, as the real model shows far more lines than the actual set. Also the antenna has been simplified with smaller pieces to respect the right proportion with the ship. [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr The rear of the model has been totally redesigned, as you can see in the previous pictures. The engines on the side are definitely bigger and more protruding than the set's ones. Take a look at the end of the post to see a comparison with a toy model. I'm not sure about the red wake I included, but it's definitely nice! There were also some visible technic parts that have been covered with black tiles. In the following pictures you can see the shape of the edge lines, more rounded both in the lower... [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr ...and upper side: [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr To achieve that, on the upper side of the cockpit I replaced part of the plates with tiles or slopes because I personally don't like visible studs. Lastly, here it is the pedestal I created with spare technic parts. It is not adjustable as the one you can find in the UCS model, but keeps the fighter in a good angled position very nice to be exposed. The minifig will be replaced with the special forces pilot as soon as I will buy the new Kylo Ren's Tie Silencer. Another possibility would be to place, insted of the pilot, the characters who used this ship in the movie, Poe Dameron and Finn in the stormtrooper suit. [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr [MOD] First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter by SpaceBrick, on Flickr Thanks for reading, if you want to leave a comment you're welcome! I will listen carefully to every advice and possible improvement you wanna share! p.s.: Down here, instead, you can find a couple of pictures of the toy model I used as reference and the actual Lego set:

Hi everybody, I've just uploaded on my flickr photostream a couple of pictures of my newest digital moc, just an expanded diorama for the gorgeus Old Fishing Store. I publish them also here, hope you like them :) Old FIshing Store Diorama by SpaceBrick, on Flickr Old Fishing Store Diorama by SpaceBrick, on Flickr Old Fishing Store Diorama by SpaceBrick, on Flickr Old Fishing Store Diorama by SpaceBrick, on Flickr Old Fishing Store Diorama by Spacebrick, su Flickr EDIT: pictures fixed

Thank you, I've just made it. Here's to you the stud.io file download link: https://bricksafe.com/pages/SpaceBrick/old-fishing-store-diorama important: please do not trust the part list of the model, since it has been made only to create renders and contains pieces in non-existing colors. Also the base structure is not suitable to sustain the OFS model. Use the file only to get an idea of the parts you will need and please do not share it on different websites. Thanks to everybody.

Thanks! :) Thanks! Yes I can share it without any problem, but I can't upload attachment larger than 0,1 Mb and the file is bigger. :( Uhm, I don't know, I guess just discussing the pictures, but if someone wants to recreate the model it's fine for me :) I will create it as soon as I'll have all the necessary pieces..

Wow, thank you very much Robenanne! Your approval worths twice! I’m curious, did you imagined the OFS to be placed in a beach, like in my diorama, or in a different position? Maybe on a cliff.. or in a port..? Thank you! Lucarex! :)

Pictures fixed! Just a small issue when I copied the BBcodes! ;) I'd love to see your creation! Thank you! Thank you! Yes, with a bit of sea the impact of the model is definitely different! It can also became a nice diorama to place the latest beach minifig set!

Sorry, I normally use a different uploader and it doesn't work here. Now you should be able to see them correctly. Cheers

Thanks guys! :) I have some pictures of the modified U-wing nose since a friend asked me exactly the same question, but unfortunately no one of the other modifications. Those are more or less the instructions to make it. Assume that there are some differences from the orginal model already in the first picture, so before to start you'll have to work a bit with imagination. Tell me if you are not able to see the pictures, I had some similar problems in the past.. 1) all the parts needed. There is a small mistake here, the 2x6 part with a couple of white rails on the top needs to be advanced by one stud, because the rail has to be placed under the windscreen: Here's the mistake: 2) place the white block. Considering the mistake I told you before, you'll need one 1x6 plate more.. 3) tiles on the sides 4)place the headlights piece in the front 5)lay the radiator part on the dbg tiles and block it with the cannons 6)place the wedges on the 1x2 jumper; this is a tricky passage because the supports are not so stable but you should be able to help yourself with something 7) place the blue tiles. 8) front view, there is space to fit some more pieces:

Wow, that’s really incredible, very very close to the real model! I especially love the curve that connects the tail to the cockpit made with the yellow arch, you’re probably the first to achieve that perfect shape. And yes, now I want to recreate your model for my collection..

Thanks! :)

Pictures updated!! Tell me if you can see them now! ;)

I've tried with both pc and mobile and I can see them only from my pc, there is something wrong. I'll update the photos again with a different uploader as soon as I can, sorry.

Hi again, as I promised, here it is the modified U-wing model 75155 that I purchased, with great discount, already with the idea to improve it as much as possible, without modifying the original proportions of the set. Just to be clear, this is not going to be a UCS model. Sorry for the pictures, I will update them when I will have comlpleted all the details of the moc, since I'm transforming the model in something better, as you will see at the end of the post! So. this is the upgraded model with folded wings: and with open wings, placed on the Tie Fighter pedestal you have already seen: The original set, with open wings, was already a big set, in my version is even bigger and it wasn't easy to take a photo with a totally white background. Now, I'm going to show more in detail the several modifications. There is practically not even a single part left as the original. apart from the inside structure which keeps the model in place. Engines: they have been advanced, elongated and placed closed one to each other. The wake now is blue as it looks in the movies. Wings: they have been elongated by 6 studs (and maybe they should be elongated even more) to respect the real proportions, redesigned to enable their opening between the new motors and to hide the studs in the lateral interspace. On the upper surface I also removed more studs I could by using some 4x4 tiles with only one row of studs. They are still too much thick maybe, but to reduce more the thickness it's necessary to remove the interspace. -Cockpit: elongated in the rear part. In the original set this part finished right after the glass without any reason. -Rear: I added a sort of a black grill and I removed the open mechanism, since I'm not interested in playability. -Front: this has been the hardest part by far, I tried several versions before I come up with this one, which is pretty similar to the original one. It is not the best solution in terms of resistence but represents angles and parts in a good way. I redesigned the front radiator (useful in space..) and cannons. -Lower part: differently from the other modifications, I had to reduce this part since it was quite oversized. This is not my idea, I found a good version on the youtube channel of Alternate Bricks and I followed his instructions, and then I modified it again to allow the opening of the door (it was not possible anymore since I advanced the engines). And now let's pass to the moc I'm creating! This time, instead of prepare a pedestal, like I did with the Tie Fighter, I decided to create a small moc of Scarif with just some typical elements, an environment where I can place not only the U-wing but also the the main characters of the movie, Rogue One. I don't have the minifigure of Baze Malbus but I'm going to buy it as soon as possible. Right now, I prepared just a small a sand strip, but I want to add at least a couple of palm trees on the background. Just to have a comparison, here they are the pictures of the original set and the real model. And that's all! What do you think?? Do you like my version? Can I make any more improvements? Thank you for commenting! ;)

Hi everybody, I'm new here (link to my presentation), and to introduce myself to all of you I'd like to share some of my creations. Some of you may already have seen the mods I showed early today in the SW forum, but now I'd like to show something completely original, and probably my favourite digital moc so far. I am a lover of the Winter Village Creator Expert series and I decided to create something myself to expand my town. I thought that in the winter village line were missing a market to feed the poor cold minifigures, so I started LDD and I created a small grocer! The name clearly isn't casual. I decided to make a tribute to the famous modular building, the green grocer, and working with this idea in mind I realized some details in a similar way to the original building! I leave to you the game to find all the similarities! I haven't actually built a real model since some parts are not existing in the colors I choosed, but I guess in the future I will find a solution to replace them. Those are some renders I made: Winter Green Grocer by SpaceBrick, on Flickr winter grocery stairs by SpaceBrick, on Flickr winter grocery well view by SpaceBrick, on Flickr My goal was to create something similar to the existing winter sets, so the Grocer isn't so big in terms of pieces (around one thousand) and is completely open on the rear, just like the Toy Shop or the Santa's Workshop: Inside Winter Green Grocer by SpaceBrick, su Flickr inside winter grocery 2 by SpaceBrick, su Flickr inside winter grocery upper floor by SpaceBrick, su Flickr The ground floor is the actual shop, the first floor is a sort of a warehouse and a office for the grocer's owner. The roof is quite simple by choice, in this way is more similar to the other winter buildings. Outside there are a couple of more details. There's a well, a snow covered tree and a lamp, that always come with Lego winter sets! I also created some minifig to complete the scene, in particular there are the shop owner, a customer and a mailman, useful to deliver new daily supplies. winter grocery well 2 by SpaceBrick, su Flickr Winter Green Grocer accessories by SpaceBrick, su Flickr I submitted this project also to Lego IDEAS, and it has been selected in those days to appear in the Staff Picks in the Ideas homepage.I honestly do not think that the project will go much further, because unfortunately winter village is not a click-catcher theme, but if you like my project I leave here a link to the related page: WINTER GREEN GROCER If you wanna take a look, in the page there are also a few updates where I tried to combine more than one shop, just like that: LEGO Summer Green Grocer - double, tiled roof by SpaceBrick, su Flickr And this is it, I hope you enjoyed my modest moc! Thank you for watching, if you like my creation please leave a comment!

Thank you guys, I'm quite happy for so much support. I didn't expect all this love for my moc and to find so many winter village lovers! Oh, right, to answer to Fuppylodders, studs on the roof are not my favourite solution, but I went with it to fit the style of the others winter sets, as you probably already figured out. In the summer version, in fact, I made it differently. Just to have an idea, which version do you prefer? (asking to everybody)

Thank you Littleworlds!

Thank you! To be honest I found the idea on the web, but it's a very nice detail!

Great job, I really like the escalators and the overall shape is perfect! May I suggest to add a couple of trees in front of the entrance? I think it's missing some green..

Thanks! The build technique is similar to the one used in the side stairs of the parisian restaurant, but the upper round part is mine. I'm thinking of change the color of the handrail's tiles to white, since it's more logical for them to be covered in snow.

If I am remembering correctly, main problem here are the two columns which keep in place the external doors, they don't exist in sand green. And that color is not replaceble!

Nice! I'd love to see it next to the other podracers! Great job!

Yes, for sure! But as I told you before the project needs some adjustments because some parts don't exists in the right colors, unfortunately.

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. I definitely have to create it with real bricks, maybe before Christmas I'll give it a try! :)

Yeah, me too! Unfortunately I didn't find in local stores, but at least I could find a good logo for my profile picture! ;)

Hello, my name is Matteo, Spacebrick here, I'm italian and I restarted to discover Lego as a hobby two-three years ago, thanks to the creator expert vehicles sets. Now I'm a true afol and I collect minifigures (from various themes) and sets from star wars, creator expert and Ideas themes. I also love to build using LDD or Stud.io, and I'd like one of those days to show you my own creations! I've recently opened a flickr photostream where I share my favourite creations and some small mocs I realized for some contests, including projects I submitted to Lego Ideas. I'm not new to the forum life since I'm also a member of an Italian Lego users forum, so I hope not to have problems here! I'm also planning about become member of a local Lug in the future, so maybe there's a chance we will meet in an exhibition! To tell something more about me, in the time I do not spend with Lego I'm an engineer student . My english is a bit rusty, so I'll do my best but please forgive me for any mistake I'll make in the future. Thanks everybody, have a nice build!