LiLmeFromDaFuture

Would the eyelids look to detracting if in DBG? Haven't seen crutches before do you know the number or what set they appear in?

Seems easy enough to reverse engineer than it probably is to find a 6 year old topic. The pictures are pretty clear so you could build from the outside then fill it in. Otherwise, you can accumulate 10 posts, and then be able to contact the builder for the LDD file—if he is still around…

That could be done, though with how small my head (AT-ST that is ) appears, it may look out of proportion, considering that anothergol's legs are considerably larger (and taller) than the legs on mine.

An element of the mold for the crane arm (2638) prevents the ratcheted Technic joint from being assembled as with physical bricks, yet LDD is oblivious to this impossibility and allows the two parts to mesh. Although, it still would be possible but by modifying the crane arm.

The Skinniest Legs You Ever Seen on a AT-ST! Grasshopper legs! Not only are they exaggeratedly thin (like Ralph Mcquarrie style), but it is impossible to recreate without modifying the tow arm element, though I thought it would be nice to share this previous concept before I discard it permanently.

The new face plate armor looks great; less studs and a seamless transition to the forehead, plus that the eyelids matches up with the slopes. The joint shield is also a nice improvement.

They are a bit too long, but I don't think Lego would ever come out shorter ones. Seriously, Lego is using this technique in their sets? Would not that damage the clips?

Yes, especially in the back, and I cannot do much about it because of the sloped bricks. Hopefully, it will appear better in real bricks. I am not completely certain on them as well, but I have thought of fixing them at a certain position, though that would really limit the possibility. Especially as they are thinner; I even tried them on yours and it indeeds appears better. However I do not think it will work to well with the trapezoidal ones because eye hole shape.

Well, it has been about eight months since considerable amounts of progress has been completed; critically due to a former concern of how to join together all the panels for the head properly. I dreaded the seemingly vast possibilities of how it could be done and impeded myself from accomplishing more than what I have already shown. However, I have put aside that hinderance, braved the unknown, and finish MOC of the infamous AT-ST! Although, arriving to that state of achievement did not come into fruition without resolving some difficult decisions along the way. Beforehand, I was obsessively zealous to the details. I demanded upon myself that this MOC will include all joints of the walker, be 100% functional, and bi-directional (no ball joints)! Being a stickler for accurate details ultimately followed through with using old, retired elements (especially the joints), which might have resulted in an unstable build. More after, if I was not nitpicky enough, I generally allowed only LBG or LG elements to be used. However, in the span of eight months, that desire subsided under a new passion coming to action, that actually turned out more enjoyable and resulted in a greater pace of progression. Once I have decided to make all future MOCs available for others to enjoy building, and to do so easily, I found it beneficial in the design process to exclusively use elements, molds, colors currently in production, no illegal techniques and particular connections, assemblies to be constructed in a specific fashion, etc. By those parameters the process went straight forward; almost to say that it builded itself! It did not matter anymore if every minute detail was represented, because, without more to say, it is Lego after all! The legs have subtle detail, but the ones on the actual walker are not sophisticated either, so 100% accuracy was not greatly a concern. In this adventure I found anothergol's own AT-ST a great source of inspiration, and I incorporated some of his fantastic designs into mine. Most notably, I implemented his design for the main cannons and reworked it significantly so it could be included in mine. Likewise, the same design for the support weapons mount (lamp shade & Technic disk elements), and even the element for the concussion grenade, was used. Additionally, similar elements for the chin, as on his previous versions, have been used as well. Then lastly the ball joint element for the lower leg segment and fixed in place by the Technic link, which is an elegant system because it has a function. Our walkers compared side by side they stand around the same scale (mine exhibiting shorter legs and anothergol's with longer, taller legs). Though not say they are both perfectly minifigure-scale, but rather both are appropriately scaled to the size of minifigures Then came in the question of the element playability—how much did I want? There is of course the joints for the walker's locomotion, which adds to the playability to a limited extent, since most joints not being bi-directional, but there is also those elements featured on Lego's AT-STs that I am most fond of, which I believe add to their great appeal! By this I especially refer to the Technic mechanism and the opening hatch that reveals a cockpit capable of accommodating a minifigure. Those elements am I most fond of in the AT-ST set 7657, despite never owning one! So beginning with waist, body, whatever be called, the gear mechanism that will rotate head was designed into the body like symbiotically; noting that it does not detract from the aesthetics of the walker. Now, you might be wondering why would I ever even consider implementing such a toyetic function on a MOC? Well, it makes adjusting the head untroublesome without the concern of unintentionally putting too much pressure on the model that its head is damage or loses balance and topples over. Lastly, just as the sets, I have utilize the trapdoor elements to create the access hatch for how minifigures can be seated inside the cockpit. Granted, it is not accurate to the actual walker; even to how it opens, but there is no other elements that is as concise as this simple part, and it accomplishes its purpose efficiently. The only element of the gear system exposed at the rear of the walker. Regarding the back it does appear somewhat bare (especially on the render), but I plan adding some hose detail once built with physical bricks. Inside the cockpit it is not elaborately detailed, controls are even absent, but I will probably get to it with physical bricks. Also notice directly underneath the crew, the head is connected to neck by a ball joint. Despite the whole system emplaced to rotate the head via a Technic gear, it has been designed so that the head can only swivel vertically, and also so it would not easily disconnect from the body. Any thoughts, comments, etc. is welcomed!

I think you could reach 'moree' if you shared photos of the Builds & MOC (and create an explanative title), so others can know what to expect, than aimlessly downloading the files. Furthermore, if you plan to issue out new Builds, MOC, creations ever so often, I would suggesting featuring them all into one topic, to avoid unintentionally cluttering up the Star Wars forum : )

And it is icing on the cake that you incorporated the subtle curve the cockpit actually has, unlike Lego's Tydirium—your design is the best at this scale!

It is just that the cockpit angles too much than how it actually is, but other than that it is still a great set!

The face is a host of illegal connections; on to mention that minifigure arms cannot be separated from the body and hands from the arms…

Yeah that unfortunately happens. I wish updates were still being issued; especially for the support of the most recently introduced elements… However, how I resolve the missing bricks on BrickStock, I find it useful to generate a BOM (Bill of Materials) from the LDD file, and check off the parts that present, then make the necessary corrections for the absent ones.

I'll have to say I like michaelozzie's shuttle better; his design for the nose is fantastic!

Hmm, I guess I was overly concerned that the tile wouldn't be securely connected to the cannon if by only one stud, therefore assumed that the other stud was hidden from the glare of the lighting. Though I knew for sure that a globe element was use on the back instead of the lever base! Great work brick detectives!

If you notice on MilkPls69's second design it is actually missing the grille tile, because he most likely used two modified 1 x 1 bricks, with studs on all sides, which is half a plate too wide for the tile to connect—and if you observe closely the modified brick on the game version it is of the same design, yet supersedes the impossible connection for the grille tile.

: Brick, Modified 1 x 2 x 2/3 With Studs on Sides (4595) The other part is just a stud.

Ah, never mind I thought you were using the printed rounded tile like on the LDD file, and I did not know that the one you are actually using (4150px19) has been featured on two of the previous sets. But do we know for how many minifigures this set will have and who will they be?

They might be able to overcome that with the stud jumper technique, or something similar to this… AT-ST from 8038 modified into a two-seater by Larry Lars, on Flickr Especially considering how larger the cabin of the new walker appears, as compared to the previous versions. Though, would a more accurate representation of detail be to use 15535b01?

That is exciting to hear! I was not so fond of the new printing on the torso of the previous minifigure (s401)—looks unsightly with the exaggerated stitching detail…

I do not know if you have notice this, but if you have seen the leaked image of the Rogue 1 AT-ST set, it appears that as many as eight of 2 x 2 wedges in LBG are being used for the feet (with the respective sides of course).

Thanks! Your T-47 is what inspired me fashion mine with brick built wings. About the nice point at the front, that is what I was trying to find the words to say. To elaborate why it was not possible to manage using that sloped brick resulted from finding a new solution for the nose, which is similar to Lars' original design, but does not involve partial connections, and that ultimately required a finer point so that the wings align up with the nose smoothly as possible with minimal gaps and rough edges. Though the issue remains present of how to keep the line linear at the end of the 4 x 1 sloped brick? For the 18º slope, the piece in the middle will need to be connected, and that seems it could be done with a 99206 modified plate, but the problem being that it is a 2 x 2. Do you have any ideas of how it could connected otherwise?

Indeed it is less steppy, and sure would require a considerably amount of redesigning, though will not work so well with how thick it is

Oh, I see, since the clearance of the Technic pin is slightly wider than the diameter of a bar. Some of the cheese slopes delineating the gun housing have to be offset by a half plate so that the stacked slopes as a whole are linear, and that is only possible with modified bricks and brackets. I have tried to integrate plates into the setup, but that has been unsuccessful and clunky. There is this other slope (2744), and when stacked it is linear, but unfortunately, the Technic holes…