DarthTwoShedsJackson

Great to finally see some builds come together here. As for a faithful reproduction of the Tantive IV studio model, I've found one thing that could be changed. What I'm speaking of is the starboard (right) side of the Tantive IV - the section between the escape pod section and the docking rings. As for the port (left) side of that section, you find two narrow sloped and slanted fins or ridges going from the top and underside of the docking ring to the centre top and bottom end of the escape pod sections - represented on mortesv's great model by the angled flag pieces. On the starboard side, however, the lower fin (or ridge) does not go all the way to the centre bottom end of the escape pod section, but stops 2/3 of the way and meets a vertical fin or ridge. Interstingly enough, this leftover from the early design stages of the ship as the original Millenium Falcon was there to leave space for a large access hatch and was kept even after the studio decided to make the Blockade Runner Leia's larger ship, and has also been recreated faithfully on the digital Rogue One Tantive IV. The Clone Wars-model of the Tantive IV has 'corrected' this feature and left out that gap, and the covettes in the REBELS show do not have that gap, either. I wonder if the Roque One-versions of the corvettes from the REBELS show have that gap or not - but maybe this goes a bit too far with the detail. Just to play devil's advocate... It goes without saying that you do not absolutely need to incorporate this quirk into your model, I just want to point it out for those who do and missed that part until now as I did. https://www.google.de/search?q=tantive+iv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwixpc2C6N_TAhXMDywKHXWaDGIQ_AUIBigB&biw=1024&bih=488#imgrc=2CtlripSI-S1MM: You can also see it on my screenshot from Rogue One on the page before in this thread.

For my Corvette, yes, because its story is firmly rooted within the show. Just out of curiosity, I studied the Tantive IV as it is shown in Rogue One. At the end of the movie, there's a short scene where it directly passes the camera. Clicking through the quick sequence frame by frame, I was able to grab a screenshot where the starboard docking ring points directly at the camera. I know quite a bit about 3d models, perspectives etc. and how easy it is to get a wrong impression because of a slightly off-centre perspective, so I chose a structure to visually indicate when I had the correct frame - the docking apparatus on the lower end of the passenger lift section (in the red box). If you'd look at the frame directly before or after the chosen frame, the edges of the front and rear little cylinder of this apparatus are round because the camera is not pointed directly at its centre. In the frame I've chosen, they are straight - strongly suggesting that the vertical camera-axis is parallel to a vertical axis going through the apparatus' centre. Also, the round docking ring is perfectly at the centre of the cylinder in which it is housed. I don't need to be right, I just find it interesting. At the end of the day, this is a nitpick either way.

No, it doesnt. I offset mine by the thickness of one plate...

Yes, I suspected that. The Corvettes from REBELS are designed slightly differently in certain areas. So to get a REBELS-version right, you need to get that offset between the horizontal airlock cylinders and the vertical cylinders of the radar mount and passenger access lift right - especially on a model of that scale and detail.

I do not have my reference pictures on hand of the Tantive IV studio model, but as for the Corvettes from the REBELS show, both the cylindric radar mount and the passenger access lift do not line up with the side airlock cylinders, the latter of which are placed slightly forwards in comparison to the former: That took me a while to solve properly and in a clean way on my smaller scale Corvette, too.

Disassembling it into sub-builds and counting, it comes to closely around 380 parts - including the display stand. I didn't realize it is that many parts for such a small model - loads of jumpers, brackets and modified bricks and plates. Although, if you want to simplify the colour-texture of the shell-shaped hull plating, you can reduce it by several parts.

I'm glad you like it, mortesv. I'm a fan of the vehicle- and prop-design since I saw the original trilogy in the cinema as a little boy, but without a story and characters who utilize them, it's all meaningless - which is why I always like to have a story with tie-ins into the official storylines for the models. Plus: that's a lot of fun. Yes, if you wanted to, you could build little cargo modules using modified 1x1 bricks with coloured cheese slopes attached to them and directly attach them to the plate structure inside the shell. Right from the start, though, I imagined this vessel to be modified as a tanker, and I built the details inside the shell accordingly - representing fuel tanks and piping: Yes, there can't be enough fleets out there, can there? I'll keep the idea with the Y-wings in the back of my mind and see if I can come up with an interesting and plausible story for those - but the Y-wings were liberated by Ezra and Co. after they had to leave Ahsoka with Vader on Malachor just before the temple collapsed! Since the history of Battlegroup Fulcrum spans from the very early days of the Rebellion when Bail Organa and Ahsoka Tano organized the first fledgling cells to the Battle of Endor and beyond, there's a lot of possibility for vessels, characters and stories. I might even create some unique characters and personalities for this fleet, such as high-ranking officers, intelligence agents, fighter pilots, and commandos. This might even lead to some minifig-scale MOCs of smaller vehicles and ship interiors if this will grow into a full-blown photographic anthology - something that I had on my mind for a long time. Maybe I have too many ideas, but I'm of the opinion that it is better to have too many ideas and not be able to make them all come true than to have no ideas at all.

I'd love to see this brick-built - great model and rendition of the ship from the show. Now you only need a Quasar carrier to cross its path...

Impressive build and model. Frankly - I first thought you had overdone it a bit with the details at that scale looking at the 'clean' pictures with the even lighting and white background, but that last image where it rests on the table with less even (thus more natural) lighting sold me on this model. Great stuff! As for reference material - yes, I can empathize, I have hundreds of photos of studio models used for the original movies as well as dozens of images of the models and textures used for the animated shows on my computer by now... How long did it approximately take you from conception to finishing the build?

The time has come for me to finally assemble a rebel fleet of my own. For this reason, I will post all my rebel ships for this fleet-building-project here, so that everything can be found in one place. First - two basics for this project: The scale for all ships in this fleet is 3 studs equal 10 metres. However, I expect and don't mind deviations of a stud or two or the thickness of a plate - at the end of the day, I want the builds to be clean and sturdy, and not be a slave to increments of a millimeter or so. Thanks, krisandkris12. Here's my take on the lighting for this project: Each ship in my fleet will come with a short description and/or history, and will be presented in a way that mimics the lighting schemes and space backdrops of the show and the movies. The lighting in these images is therefore deliberate - I use a single strong key-light and significantly reduced ambient light to create the lighting schemes of both the show and the movies, as opposed to the typical white light box. The ARGUS III This CR90 Corellian Corvette was attached to Phoenix Squadron and has been modified with a more powerful sensor array and some sensor cloaking capabilities. In the early days of the Rebellion, the Argus III was used by Ahsoka Tano - communicating as 'Fulcrum' - on espionage missions deep in imperial territory and to intercept secret imperial transmissions. Commander Tano used the information gained to organize the first missions for several fledgling rebel cells, especially that on Lothal and later for Phoenix Squadron. The last mission under the command of Ahsoka took the Argus III near Mustafar. After Commander Tano disappeared, the small battlegroup which has formed around the Argus III took the name 'Battlegroup Fulcrum' in honour of the former Jedi and mentor to many rebel cells. Battlegroup Fulcrum remains loosely attached to Phoenix Squadron, but is a specialized task force for tricky missions which often operates on its own and on several occasions in concert with other squadrons. The Argus III was present during the battle over Scarif following Admiral Raddus' call to battle, but even its powerful sensor array could not penetrate the closed energy shield of the imperial security complex. It sustained heavy damage during the battle, but managed to escape and was repaired within 60 standard rotations. Thanks, mortesv. My latest brick-order including a few transparent orange dishes arrived yesterday: Thanks, TheNerdyOne_ - I'm happy to oblige : HAULER B - 'The Lucky One' GR75 transports are a dime and a dozen in the Rebel Alliance. This one has a history with the Argus III as a dedicated tanker to supply the Corvette on its long missions deep in imperial territory far from non-imperial fuel stations. The Hauler B's nav-computer was fed with encrypted data of secret hyperspace routes Fulcrum obtained from Jedi Master Piel during the Clone Wars before he died. It also is crewed by former smugglers who are expert at evading imperial inspections and customs checkpoints. While the Rebel Alliance's GR75s usually can count on fighters and blockade runners to safely escort them through armed opposition, the crew of the Hauler B had to learn to oftentimes operate on their own and become very creative in evading and outsmarting the Imperials. So far, they got away with it, which earned the Hauler B the nickname 'The Lucky One', even though its crew insists that there is no such thing as luck. A-WING FIGHTER GROUPS 1 & 2 Battlegroup Fulcrum uses the A-wing as their standard fighter just like Phoenix Squadron to which it remains loosely attached. Three A-wings typically accompany the Argus III on missions. When not in action, these A-wings can be attached to the two docking rings and the passenger access lift of the Corvette. That's it for starters, but more ships are to come since building at this scale is fun and challenging. Comments are welcome, plus ideas and suggestions what to add to Battlegroup Fulcrum and why.

This is a tough one. Although I don't like her character that much, I think they did a great job with the minifig of Luminara Unduli. Since I believe she will get many votes anyway, my vote goes to Pao - I just like the headprint with his big mouth, and I love the fact that we get some of the little people in the Star Wars universe on the Rebels' side, and some unique ones at that!

Since TheNerdyOne_ posted his first ships for his Rebel Fleet, I was inspired to build some capital rebel ships myself. The CR90 (a.k.a. Corellian Corvette or Blockade Runner) is propably my favorite rebel capital ship - its fast and pretty maneuverable for its size, heavily armed, easy to reconfigure for different tasks, and most importantly of all, it has interesting shapes as a model and a nice contrast between its elegant long shape and the massive engine array on the back. I initially started by building TheNerdyOne_'s Corvette according to his LDD files, but I quickly realized that this model could not be built with bricks without the application of glue. So, while his model still remained my inspiration, I set out to do what's most fun with LEGO: Come up with my very own build. The model is roughly the scale of TheNerdyOne_'s Corvette - it's slightly bigger - and built very differently to his model, so that I can now with confidence call it a MOC of my own. The core consists of alternating layers of bricks and two plates stacked in multiples with a footprint of 2x3 and 2x5 studs, with modified studs (one stud on the side) running along the middle. 1xX plates are connected to the studs that run along the sides of the core structure in the middle and make for a super-sturdy base with studs on the front, sides, and optionally on top and bottom where needed. Both the engine array and the display stand are connected deep into or with the core, which results in one of the most sturdy models I have ever build. The ship I built I have christened 'ARGUS III'. It's a ship attached to Phoenix Squadron which has been outfitted with a very powerful sensor array and the capability to mask its signature to some extend. The ARGUS III has been used on several occasions by FULCRUM (Ahsoka Tano) to spy on imperial facilities and intercept secret imperial transmissions - lastly near Mustafar. I hope you like the model, and I hope @TheNerdyOne_ likes it, too - your fleet is the inspiration for my own fleet, which will hopefully join the ARGUS III in time.

@JekPorkchops This was all in good fun - just pulling your leg. As for the headpiece-discussion: Yes, I said that when we discussed the minifig before it got released. However, you should've also quoted my review of the actual minifig here on Eurobricks a couple of days before she got officially released, because I never owned the headpiece before that and commented that its shape actually fits Ahsoka better than Shaak Ti. That being said, in truth I find Han's new hair piece perfect, I just like the Ahsoka minifig more as a whole, not just because we finally got an adult version of her, but most importantly because they did a great job with her printing and especially got her face and expressions - thus the character - perfect.

I would have voted for Han Solo if he actually got a new head piece mould that was totally accurate. The rest of the figure looks fantastic and very detailed but that new hair piece is completely inappropriate for him. Also, his blaster should've been silver at the muzzle. I'm voting for Ahsoka Tano. With that new print on the female adult Togruta-hairpiece, she's pretty much perfect. The only thing that could possibly be added to her is dual-moulded arms for her exposed shoulders and maybe dual-moulded legs for her shin armour (though that last part is kinda optional, as a Lego figure is more of an approximation then a replica of course).

Care to explain what makes one a 'fanatic'? You see, you are the only one in this discussion throwing such loaded terms around, and in my experience, this often is an indicator for projection. As a matter of fact, one could label your point (not you as a person) as being borderline fanatical (which I don't), because as of yet you fail to address or have deliberately ignored some major points made against your apologetics for LEPIN. Also, what are the bad 'practices' and history you are talking about? LEGO having copied kiddycraft is known by most by now, and a counterpoint has been presented (investments to improve the copied product in a major way - see my post earlier). Speak for yourself. I for myself would tell them to *brick* off, if they'd ask at all. It puzzles me to see someone argue that a company who made huge investments into creating the quality product we enjoy as squeezing money out of people, and at the same time apologizing for a knock-off who benefits from all those investments - not having to make those themselves because they can now copy the product of these investments - for bringing joy to the poor. I'd not be surprised if the profit margin for LEPIN is higher per product than that of LEGO. All that being said, no hard feelings, please - I think despite differing opinions on this one particular matter we are all decent people here, and I'd hate it if things would be taken or intented to be personal in a discussion about LEPIN's practices.

Please don't take this personally, but I think you are comparing apples and oranges here, sort of. While I agree and everyone interested in LEGO and its history knows by now that they copied the brick system originally produced by kiddycraft, you should also take note that LEGO's brick system is NOT protected by copyright anymore, which I have no problem with. Also, while they copied the original brick system, LEGO has put a very substantial effort into designing, improving and engineering it into the high-quality, high-tech brick system we know and enjoy today - that is no small feat and needs to be acknowledged. With the system now open for other companies to reproduce, these companies benefit from the resources - financial, technological and brain-power - LEGO has put into making the system what it is today without much need to invest on their own. Since you were talking about putting things into perspective, I thought it might be okay to also put these things into perspective in defense of LEGO.

In case you haven't been notified, yet: Your MOC, too; is in the running to be stolen by a knock-off company, potentially to be made into a set! https://www.reddit.com/r/lepin/comments/65c5o7/what_moc_would_you_love_to_see_lepin_make_next/

Please, don't be - this has nothing to do with nationality or race, it's about what is being done.

I've been notified that LEPIN is now stealing MOCS from AFOLs to potentially make into sets. https://www.reddit.com/r/lepin/comments/65c5o7/what_moc_would_you_love_to_see_lepin_make_next/ This is new for me, and I don't know if this has been done before, but it is pissing me off, seriously! Many of us make MOCS and post instructions for free, others make MOCS and sell instructions - you can have your opinion on each of the two ways to go about this, but a third party openly planning to make money from the work LEGO-fans have put into models for fun and the community is plain disgusting. Have you seen this before? Has something been done about this in the past, or what can we do about this now? Removing LDD-files is an option, but this will also affect people who are fans themselves and would like to build other fans' models with their own LEGO-collection. I see LEPIN actively taking the fun out of MOCing here, and this needs to stop!

I also vote for the A-wing pilot!

I go for one of the most evil and at the same time most stupid, but also most well-acted characters in the Star Wars-universe: Tarkin! I would've gone for FN-2187, but maybe I'm the only one who doesn't like the sand-printing. It's too light and scattered for me. I would have gone for a slightly darker tone and arranged darker patches with some feathering on the edges.

I vote for the 5th Brother - it's one of the minifigs I don't yet own, but will definitely get. The Death Trooper not so much, although it's a great minifig, too.

I'd wager the polybag will be polyethylene or a similar polymer. The content of the bag will most likely be acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.

You forgot the guy in the cantina scene who held the boom mic! *Rolls eyes* Hey, let's list ALL Star Wars characters ever and call it a day - one or more of them will eventually be a minifig in a set, a promotional item or whatever. Neat!

I want to vote for Rex in Round Two, because I like his character so much and LEGO got his face perfectly, but the rest of his minifig is sadly pretty uninspired. So I have to go for Vader - he is a must-have in every Star Wars minifig collection, his torso- and legprinting is well done, and I really dig the new two-part helmet mould. So Vader it is. Why not Boba? Well, frankly, it's a nice minifig and I had to get him as well, but I got him way after Vader and some other CHARACTERS, because Fett is not really a character in the movies and I don't care much more for him than I do for a Jawa or Tusken Raider...