Monkeyulize

So. Much. Greeble.

Beautiful model. I was about to say there was no way you got that engine shaping with bricks and then saw it was a sticker .

I went ahead and used one of the images on Mould King's website to take a stab at this. What do you think?

I've developed a new way of making these graphics and I plan to release a tutorial at some point in the future, but here's the latest rendition: Original post:

I'd be happy to give it a shot. The only thing is its preferable to have a digital model so that I can get the best angle. Long shot, but you don't happen to have a stud.io file for this model do you? Otherwise I would need the instructions to build it digitally and do the render.

INSTRUCTIONS -> LEGO MOC TIE Phantom by monkeyulize | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO With this model of the TIE Phantom I wanted to cram as much detail into this scale as possible. Notably, the heat-spreaders on the engine components are built up rather than using vent pieces and the rear of the ship has the signature curve that the original ship in-universe possesses. This model uses 100% legal building techniques with a special focus towards stability. The model can be 'palmed' and 'swooshed' relatively easily, though the large size of the engine area can make this difficult for smaller hands. The model can be safely gripped from the wings as well. Update 4 - MINIFIGS! Update 3: Latest Pictures (Real Life): Update 2: I've made changes to greebling and made adjustments to some errors in the instructions/build and created a First Order version. I've also finalized a stand design that I really like. All files are updated on Rebrickable. Latest pictures (real life): Latest Pictures (renders): Update 1: I've made changes to the wing design to give it better proportions and sleekness. I've also changed the greebling around the engines for sturdiness and aesthetics. As I've held and picked up the model as well as had friends pick it up I've noticed some of the parts fell off or were finicky so I've tried to fix those issues. However, due to the increased forward weight the stand design I had just barely works and I'm worried it's going to come off so I'm still at the drawing board on that. When I have a good design I'll post that as well. Instructions have been updated at the Rebrickable link. New pictures:

I made a video overview of this model showing handling and highlighting some of my favorite bits. Give it a like if you wouldn't mind, I'm dipping my toes into the youtube space. Also my camera kinda of just crapped the bed after I filmed this so that's fun.

Looks fantastic! Probably my favorite one of yours so far. Capital ships are always so cool in this scale.

Major update to the wings and some internal stuff for stronger connections. I can extremely confidently swoosh this thing around by holding on the rear or from the wings. The instructions also got an overhaul. I opened it as a new project on Rebrickable in case anyone wanted to purchase the version with all the improvements, otherwise the old version is still available for free.

Really interesting wing connections. I guess the alternation of the 65578 bar pieces is what provides the stability? I hope to get around to building this one as I'm big on illegal techniques and am not happy with other models in that regard and you claim to have avoided them :)

Reworked the rear section significantly. Also some internal stuff in the wings and some updated instructions that should hopefully result in a smoother build process.

Amazing, I love the canopy and the shaping around it especially.

Back again with an update. I started off with trying a different technique for the engine heat spreaders which led me down a path of tweaking many things including the wing proportions, the wing-tip blasters, the entire rear section, the whole engine 'pod', and the greebling. Also a look at a landing pad I'm working on.

I love everything else you've added to the model to make it like an official set with marketing materials. I've also done some box art designing and it's much harder and more tedious than it looks!

After quite a bit more experimentation I got a result that's much closer to what actual UCS stickers look like:

Just a little update, I think I finally figured out what was bugging me about the proportions of the cockpit. It needed just a touch more length and I was able to reincorporate the macaroni pieces which look way better than the slope pieces I was using. This is also going to afford me some additional space in the cockpit to add detailing but I haven't figured out what I want to do there yet.

I present a (very) WIP rendition of one of my favorite mechs from the Mechwarrior series (specifically going after Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance). I've been staring at this off and on for a few months trying to get the shape right and I think I finally figured out a way. I'll undoubtedly refine this section later on but this was a road-block for me mentally that I just had to get SOMETHING that looked pretty good before I could continue. For reference I'm trying to replicate the nose section as seen here:

It sits on a stand although it could sit on the panels for a short while if you wanted -- they're pretty sturdy. There's instructions on the rebrickable page for the stand.

I've tested the design and with a couple tweaks it works in bricks with no issues! It is a tight fit but nothing is being strained and with the right angles for the legs/arms the figs will fit. I have updated the instructions and parts list on Rebrickable. Also, I guess my MOC has finally "made it" -- a copy has shown up on AliExpress (NEW Star Plan Tie Phantom Fighter Interceptor Space Wars MOC Building Blocks DIY Toys Kids Gifts| | - AliExpress) Sucks for those who will buy it that it won't be the much more refined version that is currently available for free but eh.

I found the right type of sticker to order from StickerYou - a kiss-cut white vinyl glossy removable sticker. The edges weren't curled and the printing is 'pretty' good (still slightly blotchy but maybe a bigger font could help with that).

I'm pretty excited, I think I finally found a way to fit two minifigs in a mostly correct way while also retaining some details. I'm pretty sure this will work with bricks but won't know until I order a few pieces I don't have to build it and test but I don't see any collisions in studio.

A few more improvements I felt were worth mentioning/posting. I finally removed the pentagonal tiles at the tips of each wing in favor of a full rail. This came with some more internal reconfiguring to have the same amount of clamping force but fully hidden. Also messed with the rear section some more, adding some shaping and even more details. I love how smooth that rear angle looks now:

I'd be glad to take a stab at a UCS sticker for you. I'll need the .io file to get a suitable rendering, the angle you want to show, and any details you want included. I'm not entirely happy with either sticker company I've tried so far so I can't really advise there yet unfortunately.

@kciR @Moppo Since you both mentioned the bracket issue on the rear of the engine, could either of you look and see if this assembly solves the problem and is still relatively secure? I figure since it's 'locked' in from the top and bottom then it should hold together reasonably well, especially since this isn't really a load-bearing component. I have a pet peeve for stuff like this that stresses the bricks so wanted to see if I could solve the issue before I order parts for this build.

I guess it's true what they say about a MOC never being done... I wanted to try and extend the rear portion of each wing into the body more smoothly. As you can see above that is probably the most glaring difference in overall shaping. I'm pretty happy with the result: It required some internal changes which I'm hoping will be as strong as before.