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A Venator is 1137m long. The IH is 1088m long. The Lego Venator is 113cm long, and the Lego IH about 110cm. So yes, IH is to scale with Venator. Otherwise, I'm gonna try to make a smaller IH. One thing is sure : it will be very thin.

Yeah but you know me. You know that this is not what I'm looking for when I design a model.

Few months ago, I tried building the model with plate instead of bricks. But it is not viable. The shapes of the IH are too round for that. As for the detail, I do not know what I can add. :/ On the real model, most of the surfaces are sleek. Eventually, the 3rd engine is in the file but not on the ship cause I didn't success to attach it.

Hi, So, here it is. The 3D file : http://up.sur-la-toile.com/iKxV 2153 parts, without greebs (to do good greebs, I need to have the parts in my hands :p) A few shots of the model : Dunno if you like it, but I'm not very satisfied with it... Ok, proportions are right, etc. But when I look at the ship, the first I'm thinking to is that it is pointlessly big ! *_* There is not more details than in the previous version. :/ Building big MOCs for the sake of building big MOCs is not the way I design my MOC. The previous IH certainly had wrong proportions, but it looks better, doesn't it ? What do you think about that ?

Officials sets are even copied. Look at the small red crane fire engine. It is obvious that this MOC is a plagia of the set #8067. So I was right. It is not this year yet that these contests gonna be a success. haha.

Awesome ! It is seems to be realy fun ! Maybe more fun than techball !

That's perfectly normal.

Yes. Your link is broken. :/ The UCS Slave is not my best MOC. But I'm very satisfied with it. I think that I can not improve it anymore. I really get what I wanted to get with it. ^^

Yes, I e-mailed him too one month ago. But I get no reply either. Otherwise, I find it a bit annoying to supply the instruction. Actually, it is not mine, you understand. I think that asking to the owner of the model is, in a certain maner, a way to show his recognition. I know that. Cause I built MOCs too. And I'm very happy when people contact me about my (UCS) work. Be patient for few days, and I will give you my 3D file.

I asked him the building instruction. But I would have been able to built it with photos if I hadn't been lazy. Troll and trueness ON : The proportion are totally wrong. And it is sometimes poorly designed inside. What the hell are U-joints doing there ?!!? He could have find something better. Troll and trueness OFF.

OMG. What a coincidence. I built Curtis's IH (see my signature). But currently, I'm working on a 108cm long model. It will have the right proportions. And it will also have the same scale as the Venator UCS (see my signature too). Here is a screenshot : I should be able to supply the files in the next days or weeks. For free. So, my only advise : be patient ! ;)

Not necesseraly.

I voted for the last one ; Brickthing. Cause this one has the most iconic character of the SW Universe : Darth Vader. Other banners are very well deisnged, but they have some characters who are not representativ of the Star Wars Univers. Star Wars, it is the story of Anakin Skywalker/Dark Vader.

No. What you really have to ask is : Is the hexagonal shape the best way to get a nice looking final model ? Arf... Actually, it is very much a matter of feeling. Cause the MOCer is an artist, isn't it ? ^^ Well, I'm gonna try to give some ideas (not necessarily for your current X-wing) : - changing some angles to make the shape more aggressive, dynamic, to emphasize some key details/elements/parts of the model - building things in a simple way is often the best way to get something sleek. No need to make something complex when something easy is enough. Try to build efficiently. - working on the textures (with bricks and colors) to add some variations. - and about big MOCs : for them to be good looking outside, they must first be well designed inside.

Woo, this model from psiaki is really impressive. It has nice colors, shapes, details, and a good mix of studded and tiled surfaces. It is IMO the best model from all those shown in this thread, by far. :) @ Fallenangel : you should focus on more obvious things first instead of pitnicking. Here are few things I can see from the pics you posted in the first message : - the way it is built seem very weak. :/ - too many studs - get ride off these ugly and blocky engines - a "plate" design is not viable in such a small model. Do it with solid bricks. Like other people did on the X-Wing you've shown. Good luck ! IMPORTANT EDIT : Fallenangel, please, keep in mind this golden rule : a Lego MOC has to look good, which doesn't mean that it has to be correct. A good MOCer has to understand that building things in Lego requires to build things differently from what they are in reality. Not because the builder lakes skills or whatever. But because the model looks better with small Lego adaptations. And what is hard for a MOCer or a set designer (who is actually an official MOCer ) is precisely to find these adaptations. And other few word about the criticism : I do not think that Fallenangel is brutish or negativ. He is polite and express his feelings well, with pictures of real ship (studio model), etc. BUT IMO, what Fallenangel has to understand is that this kind of criticism is not what MOCer are expecting. Cause MOCers are not model maker (see what I just wrote above).

3 pneumatic cylinders, 4 switchs, 1 compressor, 1 M motor, 1 battery box, more than 2,000 others parts, the Mercedes brand, for a MSRP of only €190 ? Either the part number is wrong, or the MSRP is wrong. And I think it's the part number. I do not see how this 8110 could have more than 2,000. IMO it has about 1,500. And I do not believe that TLG is going to sell a set which costs more than €190.

Very nice !

Sometimes, a pic is worth 1000 words. http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3839558

Hey, my 8049 with compressor worked perfectly (fast and smooth). And I din't change anything compared to the building instruction.

The model shown in the video may have some problems : the video is speeded up (x2 or x3) and the moves are still very slow. O_o

Avoid 8t. They break easily with high torque.

+1 with Junkstylegio. We do not see anything on that video.

Disagreed. For a given quantity of detail, I would say that smaller is always better. I see no reason to make something bigger that what's necessary, excepted for showing off, and for the sake of saying "Haha, look, my model is twice bigger than yours (but do not repeat that : it's quite pointless, I could have easily build the same model twice smaller)" I do not like Sandcraler cause it is not a nice looking model, but the size of your model seems pretty good with the great details you put in it.

Cause you think the way these contests are made is subtle ?

Fail again ?