Flandy

Bumping an old thread here, apologies for that, but this is the very first Lego set I had, bought for me when I was 3 and I still have all the parts to build it, but am lacking the figure! I guess it's time to bricklink him!

That's genuinely awesome! I'd love to see this expanded further!

Those are Brilliant! Nice work!

I don't get all the complaints about "remakes". This is a VAST improvement on a 14 year old snowspeeder, that's now unaffordable to buy as a whole, and has some pricey and difficult to find parts to try and piece together. The original looks like an inaccurate stud-fest. This is a welcome set, and so too will be the Falcon, should it be the second UCS this year.

The newer x-wing canopy comes up for a lot of criticism, but at system scale I don't think it could have been done in an accurate way. A gentle upward slope to tthe bottom edge along with tapering width would be next to impossible to mate to any surface so Lego did what they could and gave us a canopy that does the job, and is identifyably x-wing. It also makes a great retrofit for older versions as shown here! Good work Brickmonkey and Commander Rob, it instantly updates the look of these ships!

I think it looks fantastic, much nicer looking than the original UCS version, so a nice update. The old version was a total stud-fest and costs a fortune to buy second hand, and even to bricklink there are certain parts that are very pricey and don't look that good. The functions work really well and the stud to tile ratio looks to be as good as Lego are willing to give is, given their love of the stud!. The new windsheild looks good, though technically the sides should go further back. I'm guessing the availability of other glazing for the other windows was the decider there. Yes it has a lot of stickers, quite why printing is so hard for star wars sets when ideas sets get them so readily we may never know. All in all, day one purchase for me, then the save-athon is on for the Falcon.....

It seems to be roughly the same scale as the tie fighter and X-wing, about 1.5 times system/minifig scale

I picked one up on ebay about 4 months ago for £200. It had been built and dissasembled, but it ws all present and came in the original box with instructions. I don't think there's anything particularly rare in its construction, so maybe it can be bricklinked for less.

Look fanatastic! Will you be at the Brickish event at the National space centre this weekend?

I like it a lot! I love how every t-65 MOC is different, and each one brings something new to the table.

What is a "purist" custom minifigure?

Looking good, I for one love seeing progress pics, not least because I'm still a novice at this stuff so seeing others solutions is very enlightening.

I'm not too fussed about collecting figures, but this bounty hunter pack is a must have, especially as the other Dengar set is of zero interest to me.

All I can say about the presence of the Falcon on the rathtar box, is that it has a much more accurate cockpit than either the system scale or UCS Falcons have had. I can't see it clearly enough to see if it looks like it's made of Lego, or just a picture of the actual ship though.

Needs seagulls

Hi Tyutyu, that nose looks a better shape, I might have a mess around later.

I have to admit i'm totally unfamiliar with the ource material, but looking at the link you posted, this looks like a pretty good representation! Nice work!

Looks great, this would make an excellent set!

I agree that the lego canopy is all out of proportion when compared to the actual item, but if the canopy was accurate, it would require some tricky and less durable construction techniques to line up correctly without gaps all over the place. A brick built canopy can acheive a more authentic shape, but three things bug me about them. Firstly, they look kind of messy, being constructed from so many random parts, secondly they're just a frame, no glazing, and third, they are fragile. There's no way they'd pass the nephew test! I have to dissagree on this one, I gess it's personal personal taste, but to me it seemed to be an excellent fit for the required shape and not dissproportionate You're right, it is not terribly accurate, I would be interested to see your solution. The one thing in the existing nose cone's favour is it's durability. Many thanks! As stated the rear is something I may look into soon, but as yet I haven't found a solution that works to my satisfaction. I'd love there to be a flatter version of those curved slopes. Everything at this scale comes down to compromise, I wanted this to come accross as a much more accurate system scale toy, rather than a miniature UCS display only model. All things being equal, I'm quite happy with it, but as always with these things, it's not finished and there are always going to be new ideas to try out.

I think it's my own work, I looked at alot of other x-wing mocs and didn't see one that quite nailed it in terms of accuracy of shape and lack of gaps. After a bit of playing around (my favourite part of this whole process, I love having a bunch of parts and just trying different combinations) I came up with that. I don't think it's the same as anyone elses, but after a while the lines between invention and inspiration get blurred! This is very true. that sloped section was 4 studs long originally, but started at the same point at the rear, and then I lengthened it to 6 studs so the front edge moved forward. I may move it a stud back, but any further and it'll lose completely the alignment with the two 10x3 wedges on each side. If I move the wedges further back, I loose a stud to mount those two side plates on the side of the fuselage just in front of the engine inlets.

Wow, so many kind words, thanks everyone. I've gone for the factory fresh look for this one, I might build another a bit more battle worn one in the future though. Many thanks The underside is very satisfying, especially as the shelf it's currently sat on is above me as I type and so I can only really see the underside unless I stand up! Wow, high praise indeed! The integrity was important given my 9 and 11 year old nephews like playing with my lego, and whilst there is some fun to be had reassembling, it's nicer when things stay intact! Cheers! Much appreciated, thanks Thank you very much, I really wanted it to be sturdy, accurate, and look like LEGO could have designed it. I would agree with that, I tried to make it more angular, but every different way I tried it, it turned out quite fragile, so I went for the curved slopes. It's something I may look into further in the future. I'm still very much learning this MOCing and love discovering nw techniques. Anyway, thanks! I have nothing but respect for some of the crazy accurate creations out there, but I agree that there is a lot to be said for having a robust model.

This started out as a 9493 that I picked up second hand, but complete. I was surprised how crude it looked after more recent sets, so I began tweaking it here and there, and then it just sort of got out of hand, and I don't think there are two bricks of the original set still in their original configuration! I'm not a quick MOCer by any standards, I tend to come back to things and tweak a bit, rummage through the spares, get inspired by others builds etc. There are plenty of things I could have done for greater accuracy, but I wanted it to be a tough build, and whilst there are techniques that would allow the shaping to be more screen accurate, they tend to be quite fragile, which is a compromise I was unwilling to make. Anyways, on with the pics The wings open and close in much the same way as in the originally set, though much of the mechanism has been messed about with and changed. The knob for opening has been relocated to the rear, and the rubber bands have been made a little more discrete, though I think if any further development on this happens, i may ditch it and revert to the wing mechanism used by many other x-wing MOCs. Tried to get the shaping on the underside as close as possible without it being too fragile, I think the shape is ok, but the slope section could do with being a little more secure. It doesn't fall off, but it's only connected at the rear. The gap in the underside is to accept the stand which is designed to hold the ship at an angle so it looks a little more dynamic. So yeah, it's not finished, I keep doing things to it when I find different or better solutions to things. I feel the rear of the fuselage might be a stud too long, so that's something I might look into. The greebling could be more accurate, but that's not a major worry. I realise the shaping is a little more rounded than some, but it's also a little less "studdy" too. I'd like to incorporate some landing gear but at this point I wanted to make sure it looked right, and the stand makes gear less vital for display. Overall I'm quite happy with it, but I'm also open for suggestions on improvements.

I was the guy in the red baseball cap asking about how you manage to get so many white bricks and bitching about the UCS Hoth set :D I think you're the first Eurobricker I've met offline!

Was good to talk to you today! The display was awesome, very inspiring!

I don't mind a crisp new looking snowspeeder, apart from anything else, the cleaner it is, the more camoflage it is in snow, that said, the orange stripes don't help much there! I thnk the new set looks pretty good, a vast improvement on the original UCS. I do think the canopy looks a bit tall, but it might be the angle of the picture.