JorstadDesigns

Sure thing! Kdapt-Preacher is 100% on-point though if you're solely intending the MOC to be for personal use - it's an easy way to cut cost so long as you understand which parts have to be saved for the exterior. Especially useful on larger models with a lot of parts hidden on the interior. The only reason I take a different approach is because I try to monetize my models with instructions, and the end user is often new to using Bricklink. Also, A+ on the Earthsea MOC! Great series, nice to see it in brick.

True, and I definitely love this feature! But for purposes of use in an instruction manual where the end user is likely someone with little to no experience purchasing/building MOCs, that isn't ideal. I tried this with one of my previous models using two parts lists (one for the exterior with required colors, and one for the interior where any color could be used). I found that customers had significant trouble understanding the difference between the two parts lists. It also complicates ordering, because unless you order the two parts lists separately, you're going to receive the parts for both lists together in a mix. Then it's a nightmare to separate out the two sets of parts - and if you don't keep them separate, you'll easily wind up using parts required for the exterior on the interior, and wind up with parts in the wrong color left over for the exterior. In my experience, it's much simpler to try and determine what the best part/color combination is and bake that into the model, rather than leave the end user to figure things out.

That would be super handy! Right now I just check every part on Bricklink's price guide, which a while.

For the internal structure that you won't see, I spend a lot of time choosing part/color combinations that are the cheapest and most readily available for purchase, which really helps cut down on cost. That, and I intentionally tailored the external color scheme to match with parts currently in production by LEGO with their Mandalorian/Separatist kits. Makes parts easier to get, especially for people who plan to cut down on purchasing by pulling parts from kits they already own. Definitely recommend vetting our your interior parts though, that works magic!

Thanks for the praise! You're all 100% correct, there is not a market for this ship compared to canon Star Wars ships. Sometimes it's worth it just for the challenge and the reward of building a difficult subject. Designing models as a side business isn't worth much if you're not enjoying what you build! And it comes in under $2,000 USD, so pretty good on that front as well.

Thanks! It's a non-canon design by Fractalsponge. Check the description - it has the details on origin and a few hyperlinks.

Introducing our new flagship product, in development for more than two years: the Gankona! Instructions are available for download from our website at www.jorstad-designs.com. Part count: 17,007 LEGO® bricks (17,001 without lighting) Dimensions: 50 in. L × 17 in. W × 20 in. H The Gankona (Japanese for "headstrong" or "stubborn") is our recreation of the Teroch-class Mandalorian cruiser as designed by Ansel Hsiao (also known as Fractalsponge). Ansel is an artist specializing in hard surface modeling and vehicle/spaceship concept design. His work is truly amazing, and many of you may already be familiar with his work as our Proclamator-class Star Destroyer is based on another of his original creations. Please visit the hyperlinks included below to view and support his work. The Teroch is evocative of everything Mandalorian. Meaning “pitiless” in Mando’a, the Teroch is designed for full frontal assaults, reflecting the Mandalorian single-minded focus on offense with little thought for retreat or defense. Featuring a narrow attack profile with the vast majority of weaponry facing forward, only one turret is oriented purely for rear defense. In a frontal assault the Teroch brings five heavy turbolasers and four quad turbolaser batteries to bear, allowing it to quickly wear down enemy shields. Two concussion missile launchers are located on either side of the ship’s neck for close-quarters combat. The Teroch’s size allows it to maintain a full squadron of Fang fighters. Often manufactured in conjunction with their motherships, these renowned fightercraft are deadly in the hands of experienced Mandalorian pilots. When engaged in frontal assault, the hangar bay housed within the neck of the ship grants launching fighters a measure of protection against enemy fire. Of course, with all crew and passengers in full beskar with jetpacks, who needs fighters? Aware of the ship's vulnerability against coordinated fighter attacks without a full Fang complement, engineers designed a unique anti-fighter defense system. A rapid-fire launcher mounted in the ship’s nose is capable of launching specially-modified seismic charges, mining an area of space. Charges are detonated remotely, discouraging tight knots of fighters and instead forcing enemies to spread out, making it easier for Fang fighters to engage enemies and complicating approaches by enemy bombers behind fighter screens. The Teroch’s massive engines grant it the maneuverability to efficiently keep targets within forward firing arcs, while two Class-I hyperdrives allow for quick redeployment against new threats. Our model features several custom Mandalorian minifigures from Clone Army Customs - check them out! Model Description: - Fully articulating turbolasers with locking bases. - Optional LEGO® Power Functions lights compatibility with remote control operation to light up engines and nose. - Removable sections reveal bi-level minifigure-scaled playable interior, including bridge, crew quarters, armory, brig, troop deployment and storage bays, and a speeder bay containing three stowaway speeder bikes. - Conveniently located carry points for moving the model. Fractalsponge Website: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://fractalsponge.net/&ved=2ahUKEwjnsrK1r6z0AhW-gnIEHXGfBxQQFnoECAkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3kj7VF4UwNrxRBUEjd3aNL Fractalsponge Artstation: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.artstation.com/fractalsponge&ved=2ahUKEwjnsrK1r6z0AhW-gnIEHXGfBxQQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0QHdhMu835glME9ihXWwNv 12 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 8 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 10 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 11 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 6 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 5 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 9 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 13 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 7 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 18 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 17 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 15 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 16 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 14 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 1 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 2 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 19 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 21 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr 4 by Kyle Jorstad, on Flickr

Hi there! No to your first question. As noted, our ships are designed to scale with the 75252 Devastator, and because the 77904 Nebulon-B is not to scale with 75252, it also will not be to scale with the Profundity. It is to scale with our Nebulon-B, however. As for your second question, used parts were running $500 on Bricklink from 8 stores in the US and Canada (not including shipping or tax) last week. But our customer service always provides free estimates on parts costs if that's something you need.

Thanks for your praise! I like your version of the Ghost, very efficient use of parts. I actually tried out a few different designs for the Ghost at a more accurate scale; here's one of the first versions I made, I didn't save the later ones. I ended up ditching them though because using the version from LEGO's Advent calendar helped with recognition. I end up attracting a lot of SW fans that aren't big into LEGO, and I personally found it more exciting to have them recognize the Ghost right away and then go back notice it in Rogue One, as opposed to asking me what the ship was. Just a personal choice.

Hey everyone! Just posting an update on my MC75 Profundity. My original version used some technic liftarm supports at the front of the ship that obscured the lower command fin and wasn't as attractive. After trying a bunch of options, I've settled on this design as a balance of structural support and appearance. It's probably slightly less stable than the first version due to having one fewer support point over a smaller base surface area, but the ship isn't really designed for swooshing anyway, so I'm pretty satisfied! I additionally made some parts changes to reduce rare part usage; the new version also cut maybe 150 bricks overall. I hope you like the changes! Although there are a few different variants of the ship that showed up in Rise of Skywalker, this is the base design as seen on-screen in Rogue One, commanded by Admiral Raddus during the Battle of Scarif. Although Rogue One and some online images were used occasionally for scale/size reference, I mostly used the MC75 model from the board game Star Wars Armada for the design (a fantastic board game for anyone interested in strategy games). Part count: 3,294 LEGO bricks Dimensions: 32 in. L x 7 in. W x 15 in. H The original version took about six months of off-and-on design work to finish in LDD. I spent another four months testing the new stand for the update. Stud.Io was resisting while the PDF instructions manual was generating, but it got there eventually. The Profundity is designed to-scale with LEGO's new ISD (#75252) as well as most other JD MOCs, including the MC80a Home One, MC80b Liberty, and MC30c. The height of the ship was a bit of a challenge, but in the end the tall stand turned out to be an advantage for mounting other Rebel ships. Both the Tantive IV and the Ghost are designs by LEGO (the Tantive from the new ISD, and the Ghost from the Star Wars advent calendar) modded only for attaching to the model. The Tantive can be placed docked inside the hangar bay, escaping the Profundity, or on it's own independent stand. The MC75 star cruiser is a Mon Calamari city ship repurposed for combat with battleship-grade heavy armor and a large weapons collar encircling the main body of the ship. The most well-known MC75 was the Profundity, commanded by Admiral Raddus during the pivotal Battle of Scarif. Boasting twenty point-defense laser cannons, twelve broadside turbolasers, four heavy ion cannons, twelve proton torpedo launchers, and six tractor beam projectors, the MC75 was more versatile than the MC80 and easily adapted to varying engagement styles. The most notable feature of the MC75 is an armored outrigger fin extending the bridge command pod below the ship, a design choice intended to evoke the appearance of predatory fish feared among the Mon Calamari. A smaller fin above the ship housed the transmission array and primary sensor clusters. The large docking bay within the ship's nose was capable of docking ships up to the size of small corvettes (notably the Tantive IV). Although the MC75 lacked prominently displayed engine housings, twelve Kuat Drive Yards Gemon-15 sublight ion drives hidden beneath the rear armor plating allowed the MC75 to match the cruising speed of starfighter escorts. I tried to be as accurate as possible to the on-screen appearance of the MC75, but decided to sacrifice the grills in the sides of the forward weapons collar. Unfortunately the scale also prohibited adding the 8 smaller sublight engines in the rear of the ship. Clearly the model isn't a 'swoosher,' but overall it's remarkably sturdy! Honestly the test build went much smoother than expected, given the complex angles and the continued presence of gravity (haha). It took about twelve hours to assemble using Stud.Io and making corrections/fixing errors; should be significantly less using the manual. Thanks for looking - hope you like the design!

Glad you like it! Yes, unfortunately the stand options were limited thanks to the lower fin... a few other MOCs have used the lower fin as a 'stand' leg itself to support some of the weight, but that also diminishes the sleek appearance of the fin which was essential for this approach. In the end I valued the ship/command pod floating above the stand, rather than the elimination of the crutches; an unfortunate compromise. One day may revisit!

Thank you! Both the Profundity and the Liberty were a lot of fun to design thanks to the angles of MC ships. The MC80a Home One exterior is mostly the work of another designer, I did the interior/frame/instructions. Honestly spent a lot of time considering how to work the stand so that the ship was balanced and well-supported, but the lower fin wasn't blocked from view... may revisit that eventually, but pleased for now, so thank you for the compliment! The instructions are posted here: www.jorstad-designs.com

Introducing the MC75 Profundity, fresh out of the shipyards! Although there are a few different variants of the ship that showed up in Rise of Skywalker, this is the base design as seen on-screen in Rogue One, commanded by Admiral Raddus during the Battle of Scarif. Although Rogue One and some online images were used occasionally for scale/size reference, I mostly used the MC75 model from the board game Star Wars Armada for the design (a fantastic board game for anyone interested in strategy games). Part count: 3,368 LEGO bricks Dimensions: 32 in. L x 7 in. W x 15 in. H It took about six months of off-and-on design work to finish in LDD. Stud.Io was resisting while the PDF instructions manual was generating, but it got there eventually. The Profundity is designed to-scale with LEGO's new ISD (#75252) as well as most other JD MOCs, including the MC80a Home One, MC80b Liberty, and MC30c. The height of the ship was a bit of a challenge, but in the end the tall stand turned out to be an advantage for mounting other Rebel ships. Although it could have been designed to rest on solely the rear stand arm, the risk was that over time this would place too much stress on the inner support structure, so in the end the translucent technic liftarms were added for structural support. Both the Tantive IV and the Ghost are designs by LEGO (the Tantive from the new ISD, and the Ghost from the Star Wars advent calendar) modded only for attaching to the model. The Tantive can be placed docked inside the hangar bay, escaping the Profundity, or on it's own independent stand. Unfortunately the UCS plaque sticker hasn't arrived yet, but you can bet it'll be applied as soon as it does! The MC75 star cruiser is a Mon Calamari city ship repurposed for combat with battleship-grade heavy armor and a large weapons collar encircling the main body of the ship. The most well-known MC75 was the Profundity, commanded by Admiral Raddus during the pivotal Battle of Scarif. Boasting twenty point-defense laser cannons, twelve broadside turbolasers, four heavy ion cannons, twelve proton torpedo launchers, and six tractor beam projectors, the MC75 was more versatile than the MC80 and easily adapted to varying engagement styles. The most notable feature of the MC75 is an armored outrigger fin extending the bridge command pod below the ship, a design choice intended to evoke the appearance of predatory fish feared among the Mon Calamari. A smaller fin above the ship housed the transmission array and primary sensor clusters. The large docking bay within the ship's nose was capable of docking ships up to the size of small corvettes (notably the Tantive IV). Although the MC75 lacked prominently displayed engine housings, twelve Kuat Drive Yards Gemon-15 sublight ion drives hidden beneath the rear armor plating allowed the MC75 to match the cruising speed of starfighter escorts. Tried to be as accurate as possible to the on-screen appearance of the MC75, but decided to sacrifice the grills in the sides of the forward weapons collar. Unfortunately the scale also prohibited adding the 8 smaller sublight engines in the rear of the ship. Clearly the model isn't a 'swoosher,' but overall it's remarkably sturdy! Honestly the test build went much smoother than expected, given the complex angles and the continued presence of gravity (haha). Unfortunately a few parts were missing from the Bricklink orders so substitutes had to be added, but nothing major - just a few sand blue and greebling elements. The picture pretty much show what the manual would have ya build. Took about twelve hours to assemble using Stud.Io and making corrections/fixing errors; should be significantly less using the manual. Thanks for looking - hope you like the design!

Thank you! I considered adding more animals, but LEGO seems to be sparse when including animals in a set, so I figured I would stick with what I had. But I agree, more animals only improves the value of a set. I did submit to LEGO Ideas, but unfortunately it was rejected. Apparently the reviewers consider it as overlapping with the "Pirate Bay" or "Pirate Ship" concepts, which are now considered registered IP with LEGO Ideas and will not be considered for new projects. Hopefully one of the imperial forts that was already approved might be considered for a product if it makes it to 10K... But considering how quickly Barracuda Bay sold out, my guess is LEGO already has a new Pirates line of sets in the works. High praise, thank you! It's great to have it appreciated

Seeing as pineapples grow on the ground, that would indeed be an intolerable decision. I'd have to clear out some of the marina for pineapple harvesting! Actually, I initially planned this as a LEGO Ideas project, and I was partially figuring kids would just throw all the fruit in the trees anyway, along with the crabs and sea turtle