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Hello! A nice-looking starship. The landing gear is my favourite, as well as the use of the 1x4 gear rack which always is a great choice for embedding greebling details. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello, and thank you for the comments! I am glad most of you like the model. The turret is a compromise to get a maximum of functionality. See you around, Christopher

Hello everybody! It's been a bit quiet from my side here. Sorry for that. The job is currently consuming much of everything. It's my pleasure to show a completely new AAT version to you today. It is a version that is in service by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and hence comes in the related colour scheme. >>> Click here for all images and building instructions. <<< This has been model No. #199 thus far. The next one will be a small jubilee. I can't believe that I am doing this mini modeling project for 8 years now. There are still a lot models left to build, especially from the Expanded Universe. So does anyone want to guess what model No. #200 will be? You can't win anything except free building instrcutions. See you around, Christopher.

Hello everybody! I guess the following scene looks familiar to all of you. Aboard the Super Star Destroyer Executor. Bridge. Admiral Piett: "Bounty hunters. We don't need that scum." Have a great week-end! ~ Christopher

Heya! Thanks, both of you. Yes, it's true! The design is not among the Galaxy's most pretty ones. But the ship has an interesting story, so it was worth the build! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello everybody! Today, it's time again for a ship from the Expanded Universe. To introduce you to the topic, I will tell you in short the background of the ship and its history. -------------------- The Chu'Unthor (reference image) was a massive 2,000 meter long flat starship design by the Old Republic Fleet Systems. It was constructed about 500 years before the events of Yavin under the tutelage of Jedi Masters to serve as a praxeum ship for students of the Force, a flying Jedi Academy. It had space for over 10,000 Jedi apprentices. Unfortunately the ship's history was rather short as it crash-landed only 270 years later on the planet Dathomir, home of the so-called Nightsisters (witches who were able to use the Dark Side of the Force). Two of the most famous nightsisters were by the way Asajj Ventress (Episode 1, Clone Wars) and Charal (Ewoks: The Battle for Endor). Yoda was able to achieve release of the Jedi aboard the ship, however, the ship itself was left back until another Jedi would arrive, which was Luke Skywalker 8 years after Yavin. -------------------- Okay, that's the story, and now we want to look at the model. It's a flat and wide ship which is not fully symmetrical. To build the asymmetrically attached "arms" and the busy front section, it was necessary to use half-stud-widths. But to attach something into the bottom tubes you somehow must overcome the frame on plate's underside. Fortunately old hinge plates have a tiled section between the two ends which worked out pretty well (plates with stud notches would not have worked as these are offset one alf plate next to the bottom hole where the hinge is attached). Another highlight is the engine section. Engines are characteristic for each starship type. The Chu'Unthor has five main thrusters, but the construction only left four studs in width. The last image shows how it is possible to attach five engines at a length of four studs. Click here for all images and building instructions. With that our little trip into the Expanded Universe ends for today. Thanks for your interest, and see you soon! Yours Christopher.

Hello, and welcome to these fine forums! It's an excellent micro diorama! Besides the nice and menacing looking war machines, the building itself is a pleasure to look at. And also the street layout is a fantastic construction. The drain to the sewer is my favourite detail! A great use fo grille tiles! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! It was a cool film, and your creation from it is perfectly recognisable! A fantastic building. It is very hard to depict something unpredictable like destruction. It must have been a hard job to place every single piece to resemble destruction. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Thanks for the review. I have this set sitting here and I really like it! Two things I liked very much. We finally got those nice brown hinge tops, and second, the torso of Lowbot is a great neutral uniform style that was also useful for non-comissioned Imperial personal. Great set! ~ Christopher

Hello! The flames construction you've set up here is very realistic. It looks like really being in motion. Great technique! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A very close and detailed version of the swoop, very nice! I would like to see the dynamic swoop in action, meaning with pilot sitting on it. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello everybody! I am sorry to be back late here, but it was a very busy week for me. Thank you all of you for the nice comments! I am so glad you like also stuff from the Expanded Universe! Hope to see you soon, yours Christopher.

Hello everybody! Today I'd like to tell you another little story from the Expanded Universe. It's about the Z-95 Headhunter (Click here for a reference image). It was one of the most capable fighters of the Old Republic and manufactured by Incom and Subpro Corporations. You will already notice the similarities to the later X-Wing which was produced by Incom for the Rebel Alliance after the corporations' engineers had defected to the Rebellion. But the starfighter is still popular among local system forces, pirates and the Corporate Sector. One could easily believe that the Z-95 was the direct predecessor to the X-Wing. And for many many years this was indeed the case. Until the prequel trilogy appeared with new starship designs like the ARC-170 starfighter which is now placed between the Z-95 Headhunter and X-Wing designs. One of my missions here is to spread the knowledge of the original Expanded Universe, share some of my insights of it. The Z-95 Headhunter is slighly shorter than the X-Wing starfighter and has lighter weaponry attached on one single pair of wings. Another design difference to the X-Wing is the large curved cowling behind the cockpit protecting the main power generator. A curved brick did the job pretty well there. The construction itself is similar to the one of my X-Wing version (which is very different from the offical one, see the Rebel Alliance Starfighter Topic). Click here for all images and instructions ---------------------------------------- From the Z-95 to the X-Wing chronology: >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- With that I am done for today. Thank you for your time and interest. See you around! ~ Christopher

Hello! The shis resembles a unique shape using many wedge and slope pieces which I always like. Those pyramidal wedges for the rear engine cover are my favourite technique here. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A fantastic diorama! The facial expressions are great and everyone can think of his own story where this snapshot was taken. The effect of the approaching reinforcements (ship and walker) is my favourite part here. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Great asymmetric design! I like the many separate compartments with each his own windscreen. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! The engine section is a real spot-on! It shows the same clever techniques as the rest of the ship. Anothe cool thing is the concealed binoculars. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello, and welcome to these nice boards! Unfortunately, both link and image do not work. There seems to be a "http" too much in your adress line. This one works: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=455565 You might want to take a look at our fabulous tutorials index, where you can find much useful information. Now back to your ship. It's a very functional and flexible design. The many greebly details make it a very authentic harvesting work machine. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello everybody! Thank you for all the nice comments! I am glad you like the model. Although I am more a fan of the original trilogy and the expanded universe after Return of the Jedi, I try to build all models with the same passion. And soon Star Wars mini model No. 200 will be there (this one here is No. 195), and I can finally retire. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello, it was a pleasure to participate. There were some pretty inspiring and original creations there. I didn't enter to win a prize. I learned something during the creation of my entry. I won new experience, and that is what counts for me. I hope to see more of those challenges in the future! Cheers, Christopher

Hello! This thread is a never-ending source of amusement! Thank you to all artists! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! I like the real image as it reprsents the model best in my eyes. It's well-designed and fits into the Space Police III line. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A nice design of a big starship! It's great to see that's there's an interior, especially the bridge looks good with the trans-light-blue bricks. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! These vehicles really show your careful planning while building. Four different styles, four different colours, and you even added a characteristic driver to each car type. A great variety in all aspects! Very nice! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Thank you! It's these details that are most fun while building a scene. Cheers, ~ Christopher