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Holy-moly! I was thinking about doing something like this in the past days. I love this MOC and all those little details and scenes you managed to crowd into it. And crowded it is - but in a good and very appropriate way. I'd rather pay over 100 bucks for your creation than for the official set, even if it included only a teeny-weeny fraction of the minifigures you put in there. The detail on the outside just crowns the attention to detail you put in the interior. This makes quite an entry into the realm of adult MOCs. I'm looking forward to more!

Thanks a lot, especially for the neat suggestions, BEAVeR! The sharp edge where the PHANTOM meets the GHOST bothers me, too, and the windscreen-idea for the hull in front of the dorsal turret is definitely worth to have a go at. As for the docking rings, I've already tried some wheel options, but liked none of them. I'm pretty optimistic that a solution will represent itself, eventually. Yes, a MOC is never truly finished, ey? Edit just discovered...: Thanks for blogging this - I feel honoured!

Thanks a lot! I wouldn't object, either, if I were asked to design a large GHOST for Lego, because I like this ship very much. I've made some little changes and improvements to finish the model, especially on the outside. The dark angled plating leading from the dorsal gun turret to the docking rings on either side has been improved, as has the ridge making up the upper part of the fuselage, leading from the cockpit to the dorsal gun turret by elongating the angled top up to the gun turret, making the ridge between the gun turret and the docked PHANTOM one plate higher and giving it a smoother finish using cheese slopes. Now I'm totally happy with the outside. I also improved the frotal interior by adding two doors that clearly divide the interior into the cockpit section, the corridor behind that, and the little area with the ladder leading to the dorsal gun turret behind that. The doors simply slide upside-down onto their frames and are held in place by the half-plate wide snotted plate texture on the walls, and two cheese slopes respectively on the floor. They can be pulled out easily to give access to the area: Enjoy!

This is a good start. Do you also plan to make the bridge section smaller to be more in proportion to the rest of the ship?

These are very well executed. Excellent work, sir - builds at this tiny scale are oftentimes much more difficult to get right than large builds. I want to see more like this!

Thanks, TheBear. Actually, after having watched the 3rd episode and re-watching the first two episodes and pausing the scenes where you get a good look at the ship from different angles, I'd say it actually shouldn't be more flat. I also discovered that the main engines should be a little bit higher. So I revisited the whole upper back and improved it by moving the engines 1 stud higher, and using the Phantom's s-foils hinge parts to create the black horizontal stripe which runs from the main engines to the upper edge of the dorsal docking area. Here's a side-view of the updated model: A shot of the back of the ship with the engines and the PHANTOM detached. I've cleaned up the plating of the hull in-between the main engines and the docking area: The PHANTOM. Note that this modified build is a compromise in that the folded up s-foils act as doubles for the GHOST's upper-rear hull: And last but not least: "...I work alone!" "Not this time!"

First: Thanks a lot to all of you! I'm glad you like it. Thanks rollermonkey. I've been looking hard to find some upscaled MOCs of the GHOST on the internet, but my search yielded no results. Retrospectively, this was a good thing, since it's usually the case that I try to re-create a good MOC of a vehicle I like if it's executed well. In the case of the GHOST, I had to figure out everything myself, but this makes it totally my own baby, which is great. As for other upscaled MOCs, can you provide some links? I'm very interested in how other MOCers have solved some of the difficult areas, especially the triangular angled areas that define the ship's overall shape. Thanks TWP. You're absolutely right about the colour scheme. It's tempting to add tan, dark tan and dark grey bricks and plates here and there to represent weathering, but it can easily become too much. Less of that is more in Lego form. As for the popularity of the ship: I guess it can grow on people. The GHOST is kind of the seventh main character of the show. I like how it incorporates the angled geometric surfaces and the huge engines similar to the corellian Corvette and the flat-ish, wide shape of the main hull similar to the Falcon into one design. The B17 elements added on top of that give it its own character and martial look. It really is a great ship design. Thanks, BJM. A two-by-two cockpit would be great, no doubt, but in order to get this, you'd need to make this ship a lot bigger, or oversize the cockpit in comparisson to the rest of the model and thereby compromise the proportions. Maybe someone manages to do this in keeping with proportions and stability - I'd like to see that! Thanks, GuyDudeMan27. You want to see the PHANTOM detached? I'll make some pictures when I'm back from work and some friends tonight. I modded the PHANTOM a bit, but it's largely the build from the official Lego set. I eventually would like to make it a bit smaller. Thanks duboismerci. If my GHOST would be an official set, it would be quite expensive, I guess. I didn't count the number of bricks I used, but I estimate it's well over 2.000 bricks used, maybe nearing 3.000 or even more! Is there a way to estimate the number of bricks used by weighing the model? I figure with models that large the amount of bricks used in comparisson to the weight of the model will average out.

Nice little build, well done! As for shapes, proportions and correct size, I have to say I like the second version best. The speeder bikes aren't that huge, looking at the respective chase scene from the pilot episode while typing this. Since I also dig the Rebels show, I'm wondering what to build next. What are you planning to build next?

I had this toy back in the days. This is a great Lego incarnation of it. Even though the 1-person version is more accurate, I like the large one carrying four troopers better. It'd be cool if you built all your Lego re-creations of the old Kenner toys with real bricks and did a group photograph with all of them assembled.

It's been a while since I posted a Lego Star Wars creation here, and now the time has come for a huge one. The GHOST, Hera's armed and armoured transport with stealth and cloacking technology, has to be my new favorite spacecraft in the whole Star Wars movies and animated series. It's definitely a significant step-up from the prequel and Clone Wars designs in that it manages a sturdy, no-nonsense look with some obvious allusions to World War 2 aircraft. Also, the GHOST is home to and base of operations of a great crew. So, it was only natural to put the characterful, yet very small-ish and stubby Lego set aside and build my own from scratch. What's more, I haven't yet seen any larger MOC of the GHOST anywhere on the internet, so to be the first to do a significantly larger version was an additional incentive. Size does matter and yet it doesn't... Although it is possible to build this ship in minifig-scale, I settled for a half-minifig scale. That way, the final build could still be picked up as a whole, even though the model turned out to be more heavy than I thought. Also, space is a factor for me - in true minifig scale, the GHOST would be larger than the UCS Millenium Falcon in all dimensions and would never fit onto my display shelf. Lastly, the half-minifig scale is still large enough to include interior for the minifigs and some features. As always with my MOCs, I went for stability and correct proportions, shapes and angles. The MOCs I posted here before were largely small or tiny models: droids, Clone Walkers, Speeder Bikes, with an AT-ST and Ahsoka Tano's starfighter being the largest of them. In that regard, the GHOST turned out to be a nice challenge, and was a very fun build that stretched across the past week. I don't know if it was a good eye for the right proportions on my part, inspiration or sheer luck, but all the angled surfaces and the sturdy framework underpinning those came together without any major hickups and difficulties. Enough of my ramblings, here's the largest MOC (by far!) I've done, yet. Please comment, like, leave constructive criticism, or just tell everyone whether you like the design of this starship or not and why. Of course, the PHANTOM is detachable from the GHOST. I've not made a photo with the PHANTOM detached, but as you can see, when attached to the GHOST, it fits snuggly and tight. Please note that I will replace the white modified 8x1 plate that makes the outer edge of the folded-up s-foils with a yellow one like the plate-element right next to it to complete the colour scheme in that area. Next is the GHOST resting on it's landing gear, which is retractable and completely folds up into the hull. The mechanism is quite simple and very sturdy. I'll post a seperate photo of how this mechanism is built later, Since half-minifig-scale doesn't allow for a minifig-sized door and entrance, I built it so that it can hold a cargo-container. The section in-between the cockpit and the dorsal gun turret. This section is quite a bit longer than the tiny cargo hold it represents in the Lego set, and I designed the interior to represent the corridor that leads to the individual crew quarters behind the cockpit area. I also extended the area behind the pilot seat (which is hidden under the cockpit canopy here) to represent the large cockpit with panel padding and some tech stations to either side, as seen in the show. The larger build also allowed for some interior behind the dorsal gun turret. I built it as an open space with two lockers, one on each side. This could be a maintenance area. It's possible that I will re-design it later to represent some other area. The front gunner bubble and the cockpit canopy are part of a small modular build that can be detached easily to get acces to the pilot seat and the front gunnery station and put a minifig in each. I hope you enjoyed it.

I like your modifications. Your elongation of the nose is similar to my own modifications I posted a few months back, yet you built it differently. I would've also moved the cockpit 1 stud forward, thereby elongating the ridge in between the cockpit and the dorsal gun turret. I especially like how you incorporated the phantom into the build, even though it's facing the wrong way. That's artistic licence. Are you planning on building retractable landing gear? The only way to make the Ghost look less stubby is building a larger version. Yes, in minifig-scale the Ghost would be too big to be handled comfortably, and also turn out to be quite heavy. I'm currently in the process of building the Ghost from scratch in half minifig scale and have come quite a long way. I only have the docking area to finish, the engines and the upper fuselage behind the dorsal gun turret with the phantom docking area. It will be finished, soon, and be posted here at Eurobricks. It's really large and heavy, even at half minifig scale.

Thanks a lot guys, I'm glad you like it. As promised and requested, here are two more pics. I also updated the opening post with these images for easy reference. A better shot of the Prometheus in flight configuration: The Prometheus in landing configuration:

I don't get what this topic is about. It appears like you are preaching nostalgia, but it might be a language barrier. I can understand nostalgia, but I don't like preaching. At best, what the poster of this topic can take from it that there actually are opinions of other AFOLs that differ from his own. And that's a good thing. I for myself also like the most recent system scale X-Wing best. You cannot put the label 'the best' on something because it was the first. When everything goes well, newer iterations of whatever was first get improved and better. If you only judge sets for nostalgic value, only the oldest and/or first incarnations can be 'the best'. If you, as most AFOLs do, go for building techniques, scale, accurazy and detail, then the latest version is 'the best' hands down. Don't get me wrong, you are entitled to your opinion, but I don't get what this is about...

Taking a break from building stuff for Star Wars, I decided to build my favorite thing from Ridley Scott's movie 'Prometheus' - the space exploration craft of the same name. I did not go for size with this model, although it still is quite huge sitting on my shelf, but rather for correct shapes, angles and proportions with as much detail and texture as is possible with Lego at this size. Here's an image of the finished model. Please note that I will post more detailed pictures from other angles and close-ups of different sections this weekend. The pylons on which the engines rest as well as the engines can be rotated to change between flight- and landing-configuration as seen in the movie. The engines also have landing gear that can be hinged outward as in the movie. I hope you like it. Comments and suggestions are very welcome.

Thanks, Brickdoctor, and point taken! Sadly, this 'rumour' is just that and turned out to be nothing remotely official or pointing at an actual new large Falcon, but on the positive side it just shows how excited people are about the prospect of a new Lego Falcon - which in itself can (and I'm sure will) lead to a new large Falcon set someday. Just be patient.

That's just... classy. Exactly the type of spiteful comment I'd expect from an immature little child. As for the topic at hand - I'd welcome a new one or a re-release, since I was in my dark ages when the original UCS was available. Since Lego is a toy, and the company doesn't particularly care for those adults who use it as investment or rare collector stuff, I'm pretty sure the fact that those who bought the original one on the aftermarket for a buttload of money will have lost money in retrospective is irrelevant, totally irrelevant, as it should be.

I don't understand what all the fuzz about the UCS-label is all about, and these two pages alone should tell you that there is no correct answer, but a buttload of opinions, so I my advice is to just shrug and get the sets you like for your collection. Lego is all about your imagination, and I guess by now it's up to your imagination what could be labelled UCS and what not, too. Edit yells: TOOOOOR!!! Klose just scored 0:2 against Brazil, yay!!!

It's been a while since I've posted here, due to a focus on other creative hobbies. But with the release of the first two Star Wars Rebels sets, it was time for me to dive into my legos again and improve on the official builds. I really dig the design of the characters and the Ghost, which once more is a spaceship with a lot of character. My goal was to keep the size and not make the model bigger, because I like the size of the official set - it's small enough to be handled but big enough to have it look like a huge vehicle. I mean, it's bigger than my modified AT AT. So, while keeping the size, I fiddled with making the plating less messy, integrating the docked Phantom more smoothly into the Ghost, and correcting some proportions - especially in the front. The latter entailed moving the gunner bubble on the nose and the cockpit canopy 2 studs forward to make the raised area between cockpit and the gun turret on top longer. This created more room in the accessible area behind the pilot seat, so that the Ghost can now transport more minifigs. Checking the first finalized renders of the Ghost on the internet, I also added a white 'ring' where the transparent front gunner bubble connects to the fuselage. I also used longer, steeper slope bricks for the geometric shapes on each side of the front gunner bubble. Last, but not least, I added fully retractable landing gear, as such a huge ship should aleays have. I hope you like it - in any way, please comment, criticise or make suggestions:

Search on ebay for someone who sells minifigs AND a bicycle headlight, and you got the culprit. No seriously, that's bad, but the Lego customer service is very forthcoming in compensating such issues, at least in my experience.

All I'm saying is that it's your best bet to be honest about your motives when ask to get it back, because any other route is likely to stain your friendship down the road. So, if you tell your friend you want it back because you like to build it, but sell it later and your friend finds out how much it actually is worth, there you go - trust is compromised. At the end of the day, only legozebra knows said friend, and only legozebra can make the call. I don't have anything more to say on the subject.

If I were you, I'd be honest about it and ask him if you could have it back because at the time you gave it to him you had no idea how much it is actually worth to collectors. It's the most mature way to deal with it. If you don't tell him and he finds out later, this is will definitely impact your friendship negatively.

I like how you mimicked the oversized engine section of the corellian corvette with this bike.

I'm not a fan of the Jedi Order as depicted in the Prequel Trilogy - I'm a fan of individual Jedi and the New Jedi Order established by Luke in the books. That being said, I really like your Jedi Temple play set. It's small for what it represents, but there's a lot of features, rooms and sets I instantly recognized, and I especially like the colour choices you made and the shaping! Being someone who likes to build minifig-scale miniturized versions of vehicles myself, I have to also say good work on the air speeder. Now that I'm looking at your set, I wished LEGO would one day do something similar, because your version clearly exhibits the potential for lots of play features and a huge exciting choice of minifigs that could come with it. There's two things I would add: 1. The outside wall left and right, to make the Temple look a bit less open. 2. The stairs leading up to the temple would make better use of the free space on the base plate in front of the temple.

Smoking is not healthy for bricks. Maybe you should put your cigarettes out of your bricks' reach. Or put nicotine patches on them instead.

This is a lovely set! You managed to include all important/iconic areas of the setting, and achieved that within a compact, very pleasing layout. I also like how it comes apart in sections, and how you detailed the interior - elegant and simple, imstead of going for fancy and making it look messy. Great work! As for the Cloud Car, I'd prefer a bigger version in minifig-scale to go with this set if it were a set I could buy. As for the set, as an idea, I would also build a roof that can be taken off the set which sports the domes and domed towers that define the sihouette of Cloud City. The domes or towertops could be extensions of the individual sections of the top level of the set you built.