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    Thanks. They are not stickers, I painted those parts. But you could get exactly the same effect with lego stickers cut from sheets. I just chose paint as that is my preference and the end result is the same. There is only 1 rubber band in the entire model, at the very front of the nose. I added it very recently to strengthen the structure and pull each panel toward the middle of the fuselage. It isn't absolutely essential, but adding it was an improvement. There aren't any rubber bands in the wing mechanism. Here is a photo of the mechanism I used: https://www.flickr.com/photos/atlaser/28064722126/in/album-72157670052809384/ The turquoise 1x6 plate is now a 1x8 plate. Each wing is basically built studs-up with plates on top of these plates that extend from the centre axle. The snot-built parts of the wings are attached to that plate construction with bracket pieces. I should mention that this mechanism is quite weak and if you hold the model as if it were in flight, the wings can droop a little bit. If I had my time again I would have built a much stronger mechanism for the wings.
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    Well that was a long "soon" but I'm happy to say that I am actually finished with this for real now. I'm just waiting on a handful of parts to arrive and then I will be ready to shoot. In the meantime, here's some comparisons that I used while I was revisiting this and reviewing some things before I finished it. I noticed that there was something that looked a little bit off - the engines were too short and small, which made the fuselage look much bigger than it really is. So I fixed that up today. On the surface it looks quite a simple change, but all four engine assemblies had to be broken down and rebuilt to allow for the changes. The wings were also moved forward to a more correct position. And here is a comparison of an orthogonal plan view and the final iteration of my model. This is what I used to figure out what was making it look a little bit odd. The contrast is pretty strong here so I put it in a spoiler Overall I am pretty satisifed. There are a few problems that I would ideally have hoped to deal with but couldn't get over in the end. The things that really jump out at me are the size of the slopes next to the engines on the wings, the little nubs the extend along the fuselage inbetween that and the engines, the cockpit, and the lack of a really distinct shape for the nosecone. I don't think they detract from the rest too much though. To be honest I am glad it's finished and I'm looking forward to sharing some proper photos. After that I'll move on to something else.
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    I agree. The scaled down hangar set to me is just a byproduct of space, time and money available. I think the above image is a perfect goal to aspire to. The huge cave mouth seems to me to be what was intended. If I were you, I would use the existing hangar set as a guideline rather than the be all and end all. The thing I'd base the rest off would be a big enough hangar door for the falcon to escape through. If you are happy to enlarge the whole thing to allow for that, that's my advice. I like the idea of maintaining the internal proportions of the hangar space as rectangular, but wouldn't be bothered by a slightly more square shape if it allows the door to be the 'right' size. I think you will find that in real bricks, using the set used for filming as an absolute guide will make everything appear miniature and cramped - which of course is how it was.
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    Thanks. I was pretty inactive for several months until recently. I actually finished the t-70 back in March 2017 but I never got around to taking photos of it. I am planning on doing a shoot soon. I have't replicated any of it in LDD yet, mainly because I prefer to build with real bricks and there was no need to. If there is a lot of interest I could provide some breakdown shots or something but I have to reveal the whole thing first.
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    As others have said, using bricks sideways creates a silhouette that is 2.5 plates tall. With the wings open, it doesn't look too bad, but it's noticeably thicker than you would expect. The problem is exacerbated with wings shut, when you have a 5 plates tall silhouette. For a model built to "minifig scale" (which is completely arbitrary as minifigs are not human-shaped and so the scale can vary widely depending on which measurement you scale to - but that's another story), 5 plates is too out of whack compared to the rest of the model. 2 plates is also a little bit too thick but much closer to an acceptable size. With the the T-70 it's different, because obviously the wings are constructed differently. Because the wings are behind one another when shut, using a snot method is much easier to justify and is closer to the right thickness than using the same idea for a T-65. (I think the leading edges of the wings on the T-70 are a little bit thicker than those on the original X-wing but that's just a visual guess) I did this with my T-70 and it looks pretty good, if a little flimsy.
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    Can't find this anywhere.
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    ah man, protip, don't make posts on forums on no sleep
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    It's this guy from when chewie, luke and han get in the lift on the death star. Not sure if he has a name, I highly doubt he has one in the new canon if at all. From the frames he is in you can't see whether or not he has black or grey pants, I'm guessing that the costume had grey pants.
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    Where did you hear this?
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    Wings are much improved, especially the tips of each. Just so you know, the 1x2 plate with a bar (60478) isn't available in dark red. both that and the 1x2 cheese slope come in red and reddish brown, though.
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    That's good about the wings, looking forward to see what you come up with. I suggested the cheese slope because I noticed you had the 1x2 plates with the bar clip attached in dark red also. It seemed to me like you weren't worrying about colour availability and instead went for the most suitable piece, which I am a fan of (I don't think those hinge plates are made in dark red yet). Even so I think a 1x1 or 1x2 tile would be worthwhile putting in there as another option.
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    Very well done. Have you done any other exercises like this for other minifigures?
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    Very impressive and it seems like you've put it all together really quickly too. Your technic skills also are pretty obvious. I do think it would be a good idea to consider trying to make the s-foils with plates, ideally 2 plates tall maximum. They are quite thin compared to the rest of the ship so I think it would improve the overall look to try and slim them down somehow. Obviously lego has its limits as a medium but I think it's achievable while maintaining some kind of structural integrity. possibly adding a 1x2 cheese wedge on the rear edge of the wings would make the transition in the highlighted area more streamlined as well. Overall this is looking really good and it's obvious you are pretty talented. I like seeing the level of attention to detail that you've aspired to here - the front of the wings for example, it would be easy to leave it perfectly horizontal but the subtle angle is well represented.
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    Very good, the best one yet.
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    Very good. I'm glad to see that you took some inspiration (however small) from my take on khatmorg's excellent work. you've made some really good innovations here, I think my favourite is the dark grey wedge that you have jutting out of the wing a tiny bit, to recreate that part on the real thing. That's something that I left out of mine and it's great to see you managed to find an elegant way of doing it. How solid is yours? It looks pretty strong, mine is overall pretty well put together but has some weak spots, and I cheated a little bit in places with 'illegal' connections.
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    has anyone used nexo knights shield pieces to get a solid shape for the maintenaince hatches on the hull? Don't know if they are made in dark red put shouldn't be difficult to paint.
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    Nice. Some really superb areas, the front ball cannons are very cleverly done. I do think that overall it is a bit chubby though. Slightly larger wings and a sleeker or larger fuselage would really aid the proportions of this which are already quite good. The rounded hull botom is also well done
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    wow, nice, the bulbs and the greebling along the hull looks really good
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    That makes sense. I just assumed that the changed length was due to reappraisal of the original model for Rogue One and revising of scale (for some reason there is a new T-65 variant as per the Rogue one visual dictionary which is 13.4m long instead of the usual 12.5. I was told that this change was to reflect the length of the computer models - perhaps that could have been the case with the CR90.) Yeah. it makes sense that the different length refers to the CR70 (sundered heart), that ship has the same shapes as the original Tantive but the proportions are competely different. My bad. I really wish there were more exhuastive amounts of reference material for this stuff because it takes lots of detective work to find out a lot of things that wouldn't be difficult at all to make freely available from Lucasfilm's perspective
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    http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/CR90_corvette CR90s are 126.7 metres long
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    This is very nice. I don't agree with your idea of "minifig scale" (the proportions of the minifigure will ensure there will never be a consensus of opinion) but that's not important because you've made a beautiful model regardless. The interior is very well done also.
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    The good thing about that over-detailed Luke head is that it functions really well as a middle aged Luke face (and it has two sides), for possible depictions of him between episode 6 and 7 in the future that might not become lego minifigures
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    Amazing is the word, overused but entirely appropriate here. Really appreciate the attention and dedication to detail, that taper is wonderful. Excited to see how you tackle the nose cone.
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    Nitpick, but the 75094 endor trenchcoat han has proper legs (at least from the front, with the trenchcoat obscuring some of his pants)
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    Looks superb! Agree with your choice to go with the Liberator first. I think it will look amazing in real bricks, the engines should turn out well.
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