Legostein

Hello everyboy! Finally the week-end has begun, and it's time to have a little fun after a busy week. As BrickShelf is rather slow these days, I've uploaded the new ships early this week. Let's start with a small set this time - Jedi Starfighters. I'd like to present four different types of Jedi Starfighters to you today, two of them (WhiteCloak and Delta-7) are new and are revealed here today. And here's a small summary image before we start that will let you know what's awaiting you. -------------------- Jedi Starfighters are small, fast and very maneuverable. They're usually not equipped with a hyperdrive, and use external hyperdrive sleds or rings. Often they are stored on large fleet vessels as well. The first Jedi Starfighter we saw appeared in "Attack of the Clones", although such specializes ships have already been in use Prior to the Clone Wars. These days Jedi travelled in so called WhiteCloak Fighters, a colourful modification of the well-known CloakShape Fighter. -------------------- Then, in Attack of the Clones we are introduced to the Delta-7 Aethersprite-class Light Interceptor, an arrow-head-shaped starfighter. There is an official mini model of this craft, and I really like the tiny model. That's why I chose a different building approach to avoid overlappings. It features one of my favourite parts, which I usually call "space nose" for obvious reasons. -------------------- In the first Clone Wars TV series, Anakin used his personal modified Delta-7 Interceptor, the Azure Angel. With the additional engines, wings and guns this was quite difficult to design. The result is a tricky combination of studs-up and studs-down. -------------------- The most popular Jedi Starfighter of these days is introduced in Revenge of the Sith and is named Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor. There is also an official mini model of this class, but I consider this one of the ugliest offical models ever. It's completely out of proportion, and the shape is not correctly either. The first thing was to get a proper cockpit. It's a 1x1 brick with studs on all sides, then there are two trans black 1x1 round plates coated by 1x1 tooth plates in trans-black. The angles are correct, and it features all main and side guns. The only flaw is that you can fold the wings together, but I didn't want to copy the official wing design which is the only nice thing of the offical model. -------------------- That is already the end of this short mini set. Thanks for your interest and stepping by! Have a great week-end everyone! ~ Christopher

Hello! It's great to see the old classic style coffee machine design back in use. I loved this detail a lot when I was younger. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Although I am not sure if I understood the last comment, I'd like to add my favourites in this great scene to those that have already been pointed out. First of all I am impressed by the realistic sewer scene. Building a chaotic and messy looking location like a sewer is often more difficult than building a nicely layed out symmetrical scene. Furtermore I like that safe. It's quite simple to build, and using these hinge plates to create a thick steel-reinforced door works our excellently. Everything well done here! ~ Christopher

Hello! Nice classical saucer type UFOs. I'd be interested in some more detailed shots. How does the cockpit look like? Is there an interior? Is there some energy glowing on the underside? Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A very flexible leg construction! I'd also be interested in a detailed shot of that cube. Those turntable bases are truly a nice touch, although I am not sure if there's one on the underside of the cube, as I can't see it clearly. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! An adorable little boat! I have a favor for small minifigure-scaled creations, and this one makes me smile. I also think the soldier uniforms you arranged by those firemen torsos are excellent! They're a great variation for a different soldier fraction. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! It's always good to see alternate uses for large and otherwise useless pieces. You did a good job embedding the large rond panels into a great build. What I also like particularly is that plant creation with that animal tail. Very creative! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! This is the excellent result of proper research and good building technique, and exactly like that a Z-95 set schould look like! I don't like the landing at all, however. The retractable idea is excellent, no question, but the way you did it here looks like a leg without foot. As if someone would have hacked it off. Some little stabilizing add-ons won't affect the retractibility. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! I always like brick-built figures! This one is no exception. Good use of clips, bars, and robot arms! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello, and also a welcome to you here! That is indeed a large setting you've built here. I am sure you will add a few more things with time coming, but the playability options are already outstanding here. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! This is truly an impressive little creation! You used many nice tricks here like the rare connection of the vbars with the binoculars which works wonderfully here. I also always like to see those new grilled slopes and the potential this new part has. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello, and welcome to this fine community here! I like that V-Wing starfighter. I also liked the original one, and these two are very similar. The colour scheme is great, as dark blue is a more rare colour and always good for a spot-on, and those rounded slopes are also a nice touch on the wings. But maybe you could tell us a bit more about your creation. What did you not like about the original V-Wing, what did you improve and how did you realize it? These are some general questions I try to stick with when I present something. Why, what and how did I build something. This gives - in my humble opinion - the reader a better insight in your creation. The "why" seems clear here, as you were not satisfied with the original one and saw some excellent ways to improve it. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello once again and thank you for the kind words. I guess capital ships are more popular than small craft. It's actually more challenge and fun to design those. And you're right about that. I should have expressed my thoughts in a different way. Of yourse I am glad about every ship I can build, but as you said it's hard to clearly spot them when they only appear for a second, especially when it's a very minor vehicle which also does not appear in many reference books. Take care all and see you soon! ~ Christopher

Hello! Whenever I watch a SciFi movie of the apocalyptic sub genre I get an oprressive and nightmarish feeling. The whole culture of mankind is lost, and all that counts is: Survive! ... somehow and by all available means. Your creations capture all aspects of that genre very well. Very well done. ~ Christopher

Hello! Very clever and very flexible constructions here! You certainly know how to play with the new slope types. Personally I like the dark blue creature best for his evil yellow glowing eye. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! It's always difficult to build something big and keep up with details. Actually you chose a very tricky craft. Currently you're having many 90

Hello again, and thank you for your praise and interest in these models! Thank you. And you absolutely hit the point. I, too, think that there far too many vessels in the prequel movies. Most of them have only few seconds of screen time. That makes it difficult the get references. Compared to the orginial trilogy it's about twice the amount of vehicles and vessels. Nonetheless I will very soon run out of material. Thank you. However I think it's not neccessary to embed more images here. I think that Wookiepedia will be sufficient for all your needs. Separatist Navy See you around! ~ Christopher

Hello! Using curved slopes and curved wedges is a very inventive way of building a cement tipper drum! Also the detailed cement delivering slides are a very nice touch missing in the official sets. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! This was one of my very first sets, and I loved it for the little hangar and the cute hopper in it. Thanks for bringing back old memories! ~ Christopher

Hello! It looks like a modified cute little tractor. Good use of the canopy piece. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A quite funny idea! Now all you need is a Rock Sheriff to take care of those bad boys. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Those are exactly the little christmas gift sets we're looking for these days. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! An outstanding boat, and the perfect use for the big boat hull pieces. I especially like the finishing of the chimneys, which I have not yet seen until now. I am sure some infamous ghost pirate captain of an older computer game would have fun with this great ship if he wasn't in the wrong century. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello again, and thank you very much for even more nice comments! Also I'd like to thank for highlighting my small works on the frontpage. It's my pleasure to serve the community and contribute to the large pool of ideas. Cheers, and have a great week! ~ Christopher

Hello! Thank you for your nice words! Personally I find capital ships more difficult to design than small craft. Get a huge ship into very small scale but feature its unique shape and details needs quite some time. But anway if capital ship or small vessel, a mini model often takes me more than one week, if this answers your question. See you soon! ~ Christopher