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Thanks! I might do instructions later if I find a good way to convert this into a physical model.

Thanks @sandtrooper! :) Thank you @L-Gauger for taking the time to express your point! I see what you mean. I'm planning on building a physical version of this ship. I'll try to add some more weathering and make it look more "used". 👍

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I posted here. I just thought I'd show you my latest Star Wars related MOC. Originally commissioned by a Quarren syndicate on Trask, Boonta Ziringa was designed as a salvage vessel, but after a violent power shift in the syndicate, the ship was acquired by the Hutts as compensation for a lost shipment. The Hutts transferred it to Tatooine, where it was used as a transport barge in service of the Hutt kajidic Desilijic during the Jabba rule. In the chaos following Jabba's demise, Boonta Ziringa was bought from the Jawas by a native Tatooine entrepreneur named Varek Marr. When Boba Fett assumed control over Tatooine and ushered in a long-awaited period of stability, Varek offered Boba his services. Boonta Ziringa sailed the Dune Sea for many decades, until it suddenly disappeared from Tatooine planetary records. When travelling across the planet surface, Boonta Ziringa would use the resource-efficient repulsorlift drives to stay afloat. Its massive sail would catch the hot winds of the Jundland Wastes, propelling the vessel at breakneck speeds with minimal fuel consumption. This is my entry for SHIPtember this year. It’s my first-ever digital SHIP, built and rendered with Bricklink Studio. It is (obviously) heavily inspired by this concept art by John Wallin Liberto, made for the movie The Creator. When I saw his drawing, it was love at first sight — I knew I had to build my own version! I had major issues with the diagonal decals on the sails. I learned that PartDesigner is extremely bad at handling decals on large imported objects, so I had to apply them to small groups and individual elements instead. It was mind-numbingly tedious, but totally worth it! :) During the build process, my brain usually starts visualizing the final result. I saw this ship swooshing across a desert landscape like the Star Wars planet Tatooine. Once that image took hold, I couldn’t let it go — I had to place this ship into a Star Wars setting. Name: Boonta Ziringa (Boonta's Shadow) Length: 138 studs Number of elements: 3401 What do you think? Does this ship fit into the star wars universe?

Woohoo! I'm so proud to be in the top 5 in this contest! So many awesome entries! Congratulations to the winners and thanks @Bob De Quatre for a great challenge!

1. MagnePulse Xcelerator - Oky 2. Futuron Astro Warden - soccerkid6 3. Spyrius Robot Retreiver - The Librarian

Thanks @soccerkid6! Glad you like it

No, it lands upside up, like any other spacecraft.

Whoa... Space and Beyond... Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. I had actually forgotten all about it. But I saw every episode when it aired in 1995. Thanks for reminding me! 😊

Thank you! I figured, if you are swooshing down from space to the surface, you want to have a full view of what's under you, right? 😊

Thanks @JulianH, I've never built CS so I wanted to build something I hadn't seen before.

The Light Space2Surface shuttle is a commonly used vehicle throughout the galaxy. When you feel the urge to swoop along the surface on some unfamiliar moon on your ZeroG-Board you need some kind of quick transportation to take you down there. It has room for one astronaut, foldable landing gear and the traveller can snap their board in the rear.

Wow! What a beauty! Clever parts usage and cool design!

Ok. Please pretend I was never here. It was a mistake. You can go about your usual business now.

No, you are right. But what more specifically is it you want? Right now there are many new Star Wars sets and there are also Marvel Eternals sets that I would consider Sci-Fi. Monkie Kid also has some really cool Sci-Fi themed sets.

Exactly what are you proposing? This is what already happens. We all support the Ideas we like. Sometimes a set I like gets put into production, some other times not. I don't see a problem here. My suggestion is to not care about Lego Ideas at all. It is a lost cause. Can't you just build Sci-Fi MOCs? Why do you think we need more sci-fi themes and sets?