Gray_Mouser
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THIS is your first MOC? Oh my. I don't know how you could design it with real bricks only, but I think Jerac works the same way. You must have spent hundreds of hours on this, probably close to one thousand... I respect the commitment. Thank you for the pictures of the cockpit. Brick cockpits are not everyone's cup of tea, but I like them best. More creative, and the lego ones tend to suck anyway (seriously lego, your x-wing canopy is backward). Amazing job, really.
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This is a wonderful MOC, but you do know that, right? I wonder how you worked. Did you use stud.io, or real bricks? Do you know how many hours you spent on this? Do you have any close-up of the cockpit? And a side shot?
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Tough call. I checked the studio model, and there are definitely details in there... But yes, the holes are too big. And no, they're not shocking. I say keep the details. Less distracting than flat or printed tiles, and more pleasing to the eye. There are bound to be plenty other trade offs anyway, aren't there?
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Very nice. How many pieces for the helmet alone? And is everything attached?
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You're too kind, my lord Darth Jar Binks. I really tried to be as close to the studio model as possible, but I had to take some liberties due to the scale. For the greebling, my aim was to make it look like it was really part of the structure, not just some random pipes and grids attached on top. But the bars are too thick, so it was hard to cram enough of them to recreate a credible mess of pipes. And at some point, too much is too much. Yeah, I figured out that much. Don't worry, at the very least I'll send you the studio file. I won't forget. As for instructions, as I said I'll do it if there is enough interest. It seems too much effort for a single person. Unless the process is fun enough, I'm not quite sure how it works in studio.
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Is there any interest in instructions? I don't know how to do them with studio yet, but it doesn't seem too difficult. I'll do it if enough people are interested. Now is the time to let me know. In a few months, I won't have time for legos anymore.
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I'm done with the y-wing. I changed the structure (a little bit), a lot of details that were not visible on the renders, and I rearranged the greebling. I'll let it rest for now. I find problems are more obvious when I don't see the build for a while. If there is something you don't like, please let me know.
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Thank you for your interest! I wouldn't dream of selling these; I don't own the intellectual property, and as you can see they don't generate much reactions anyway. Please be aware these are exposition models though. I had to tolerate pretty weak connections to achieve the look I was after (especially true for the x-wing). They definitely won't fall apart if left alone, or handled gently. You could probably even swoosh them if you were cautious (never tried, I'm too old for that). Are you in a hurry? I still try to improve them every now and then. I think the x-wing is pretty much done, but I'm still not fully satisfied with the greebling of the y-wing. Here are renders of my latest builds. I doubt anyone can spot the differences for the x-wing, but the cockpit of the y-wing is now bigger, which is more accurate.
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You mean a LDD file for Inthert's second version ? Wow, that must have been tricky. If anyone finds the link, I'm interested too.
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This time I'm done. The engines were too big so I designed smaller replacements. I used steerings wheels instead of parabolic ring as the basis for the cylinders. It made the gaps more difficult to fill, and the holders won't clip properly on the wheels, because their cross section is slightly smaller than for the bars. In the end, the engines hold together surprisingly well, but the assembly is tricky. I had already made asymmetric greebling for my earlier version, but I had got it backward... The parts connecting the main body to the cylinders should be symmetrical, but the body shouldn't be. I think it's better now, but it was difficult to make asymmetrical greebling in the limited space at the center. It's probably not visible, but I totally changed the internal structure of the y-wing. Much simpler and sturdier now. I had other ideas for the greebling, but the parts I needed do not exist in medium stone gray yet. Maybe (much) later.
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That's different. Selling someone else's instructions is theft, plain and simple. But reverse engineering requires a lot of work, and the end product may be different even if it looks the same.
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Just out of curiosity... Has there ever been a thread about what is ok to sell and what is not? For instance, one could argue that selling instructions to build star wars MOCs infringes on Disney's intellectual property. What about reverse engineering someone else's MOC, and selling the instructions? The original MOCer does not own the intellectual property, so if he doesn't share/sell instructions, could he rightfully complain? Note to Jerac; I have no intention whatsoever to reverse engineer your MOCs, I'm not insane.
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Funny thing, sometimes you spend hours swapping parts with nothing to show for it, and sometimes you solve major problems in half an hour without even trying. Maybe. I like the y-wing a lot, but the cylinders are off scale. Yesterday I came up with this. I'm not sure it is the right scale, but at least it's smaller. Also, the engines were probably all that were left from Tim's model. Here is a render : However, I'm not 100% sure it works though... Could someone with the parts tell me if this is possible please? Obviously, there is a problem, but I think it's because the digitial models are made of a limited number of polygons... Anyway, help would be appreciated.
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"Reverse engineering" Razor Crest MOC
Gray_Mouser replied to Midlife-crisis's topic in LEGO Star Wars
If a thread is started about this subject, please post a link. I wonder... If Midlife-crisis did plan to share the LDD files, would it be all right? What if he planned to sell them? -
I meant the lines made of tiles that originate from the center of the ship. In other words, the tiles between the wedges. The wedges have studs, the tiles don't, so it seems to me they stand out more. But again, your MOC is great anyway.
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Have you considered adding studs on the "rays"? It seems to me that they stand out more because the wedge have studs, and the rays don't. Did you design it with LDD or Studio only? If so, I'm very impressed, the structure looks like a nightmare. And needless to say, this is a wonderful MOC but you have to know that already.
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Here is a picture showing the relative sizes of the a-wing and y-wing
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I like to think I have improved them all, but you may disagree. But I have made changes, that's for sure. The a-wing is definitely too small. Also, I shot wide angle, and the a-wing is in the background, so it didn't help either. I could argue that I've been faithful to the original trilogy by not caring too much about the scale. ?
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I spent some time designing midi versions of the rebel fighters (OT). As is usual for me, I didn't start from scratch, and ripped off borrowed ideas from other people: x-wing: based on Pasq67's MOC y-wing: based on Tim Goddard's MOC b-wing and a-wing: based on SPARKART!'s MOCs I had already posted renders for the x-wing and the y-wing, but I finally could build them with real bricks. And now they are accompanied by the b-wing and a-wing. I'm glad to have them out of my system (and on my shelves); I wasted far too much time on these.
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I like your Falcon very much.
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Lego Licensed Parts available from Bricks & Pieces
Gray_Mouser replied to LegoPercyJ's topic in LEGO Licensed
When they cancel parts, do they give us a chance to order replacements? I need parts for fairly small MOCs. If a couple of key bricks are missing, it will defeat the whole purpose of ordering in the first place... -
I think I could live with medium blue but I'm colour blind. I would have prefered to post pictures of the actual thing, but oh well... This is the medium blue version, and I have made different choices for the cockpit (less gaps, sleeker especially from the side but the slant and the nice thin blue "stripes" are gone). The structures of the main body is also completely different (although there is nothing to write home about), and I changed the greebling. And obviously, I completely ripped off the engines. What do you guys think?
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Thanks. I was hoping to get all my bricks from Lego, that's a problem. Maybe I can find another colour scheme. My design has changed significantly; I'll post pictures when it's built.
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Could someone with a normal vision tell me what colour was used for the cockpit please? I thought it was sand blue, but jumpers don't seem to be available in that colour...
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Has anyone tried to recreate Tim Goddard's lovely midi Y-wing? The cockpit gives me headaches... I cannot include the guns without making it too bulky. Mind you, maybe this is why there is no other picture, but I doubt it.