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Probably option 2! I think you’re right about looks over accuracy but it’s really hard with so few studs to play with. The microfighter is bigger than your moc but what about something like this? The pipes in the back of the 1x3 are fitted onto the studs with holes on the front of the bracket for a cheeky jumper... And just to show off, here’s my mod of the big Silencer’s cockpit, more about shape than accuracy. I can’t find the blog that I took inspiration from but some clever guy out there deserves a lot of credit for sorting out Lego’s horrible effort on the front of the cockpit :)

That’s incredible, great job! The surface detail on the body is amazing, I could stare at that all day. You’ve done a really good job with the cockpit too and the interior and engine parts look wonderful. Even the stand is impressive! I really like the Silencer, I love my Lego set is great despite a poor effort on the cockpit. It’s great that you chose it to work on, can’t wait to see it lit up!

Here’s a link to the Stud.io files for the MOC! I’ve only ever used Bricklink’s Stud.io, I’ll have a go at exporting an LDD but my laptop isn’t up to much. I’ve also changed a few pieces around the octagonal tunnel, there’s more of the round shape of the Falcon surrounding it now. Thanks for the tunnel suggestion Obijon, I’ll have a play and see how it looks! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dy0jublvfjqstm9/AAAeb8IAyKZ4ZFa5DrilB5ila?dl=0

That’s made my day :) Thanks for the comments everyone. Orange Thing, I tried black exhaust ports originally but they stood out a bit too much, the LBG with holes give a dark effect which looked good enough for me but ideally I’d have DBG with holes. You should definitely go with white! Maybe you could slice up some black electrical tape to make a white cone into a stickered cockpit? And then white tape over the octagonal pipe, that would look smart. I’ll finish up the LDD and post a link to it tomorrow for you. I’ve made a couple of changes since taking the photos, I don’t know if you guys have this problem but I just can’t stop tinkering!

I’ve been busy with this little guy since I saw the leaked Solo poster, the one with the four characters and the tiny, pixelated hint of the new Falcon to one side. At first didn’t like the look of the new Falcon in that leaked Lego set image but on the poster it reminded me of the ship from Flight of The Navigator, and who doesn’t love that! But I guess if you’re going to mess with an icon you’ve got to do a really good job, we’ll find out soon enough how popular it is but I think this could look pretty sleek in the film. However they explain away the change of shape I took it as something bolted on the front (or just there originally and eventually removed) that is more or less a spoiler with a really nice GPS. I've always wanted to make a mini Falcon using the cockpit from the micro fighter and here it is. The gps-spoiler just slots in, so apart from the colours and dish it’s a quick job to change it between its original and Kessel Run look. I built the top and bottom separately, studs-out so I could add those Tie cockpit turrets (big thanks to RickJockey whose idea I’ve shamelessly pinched!) but I think it adds to the rounded the shape overall and turned out to be a neat and solid way to build anyway. I was really pleased with finding the 90’s octagonal slope part which I originally just bought in dark grey because it was really cheap, but last week I discovered that there’s only one person on Bricklink selling it in light grey and they won’t take orders for less than £100, so annoyingly the dark part stands out a bit. If anyone’s got any suggestions for different ways of building the tunnel I’d be grateful to hear them, otherwise it will just be great to hear what you think of the MOC! https://imgur.com/gallery/u79xD

That looks really nice, well done! The guns on the wing tips do a great job of making the whole thing look a lot longer, as a whole it’s a really convincing mini. I really like the Tie Silencer, my big one sits on a shelf with the micro fighter in front of it, it’s a shame the official sets have such rubbish cockpits but then it’s a really hard shape to replicate in Lego and a bit of customising did the trick for me. Have you tried using 2 more cheese pieces instead of the 1x2 tile for the bottom of your cockpit? Also, you should grab yourself a micro fighter set for a spare Kylo!

This looks really good, well done! Its much nicer than the recent set with the top that opens up, the proportions on that seemed all wrong and the surface details weren’t great. The LEDs look lovely too, it’ll be great to see what you can do with the interior!

I was lucky enough to get Kylo’s Tie Silencer for Christmas (my kids bought it for me!). It’s the biggest set I own, the wings are huge. Sadly the cockpit is as rubbish as it looks in all the pictures but with a handful of spare bricks i think I’ve made it look a lot better. I even found space for BB9E and a lightsaber or two...

That’s was brilliant! And your ship looked great!

Beautiful work, well done!

Thanks! I like your idea for squeezing Nebula in the back, smart! Shame you couldn't fit Groot and Rocket in the cockpit together though, it's a tight little space.

That's really nice, good work! The front looks great, I like how the three parts are the same angle and the centre blends into the curve so well. I need to look up your 80's Batmobile now :)

Hi all! First post from me, I've been hopelessly hooked on the new Star Wars Lego for a few years now, modding a few like Poe's X-Wing, but I wasn't sure about posting pics since that one especially has been modded to death :) I got the new Milano for my birthday (thanks kids!), it's an amazing little set but I think it just needs a couple of obvious tweaks to finish it off. Here's my effort, it's no movie replica but I've tried to build up the rear of the top to make it more substantial and added some fins. I also changed the main engine for a revolver stud shooter thing, added a couple of engines to the wings and turned the empty lower rear part into a hold for all the minifig weapons, Groot's boombox and Starlord's helmet. The annulax batteries went straight in the spares box with that horrible pink tentacle monster, yeuch! Lastly I filled in some empty internal gaps, like inside the ships 'chin', and changed those yellow hinge parts inside the wings for black ones. Hopefully the photos show off the big changes. I think it's a fun little set that was sadly missing some finishing touches, but with a few spare parts added looks so much better!