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Really cool - like the color scheme, looks like camo.

The flags was intended to be some kind of ID for the ship. Ideal would be one with a number och character on it instead, but I don't have any of that kind (and custom decals aren't really my thing - don't even own a color printer).

Let me present my first Vic Viper inspired creation: The UVMK1 (Utility Vehicle Mark 1) "Stallion" Built for the mining companies in the outer rim of the galaxy, digging asteorids for valuable raw materials. Based on a military design, this workhorse is a space-tractor with its powerful fusion-engines and flexible Maglev hovering system. After the Final War, there was a lot of these left over that was converted to civilian usage, with their ordnance stripped off but the power plant left untouched. The Maglev was added to make the ship useful at close surface missions where the engines would be dangerous to use. But some of the military legacy of the ship has been restored due to the high numbers of pirates roaming around. Two powerful laser guns is standard issue for self defence (and does not conflict with the load capacity), but if more firepower is needed, additional weapons can be fitted at the belly-mount...

He might be from Bulgaria, but the bus is hugarian - at least the hand-written signs and the company brand at the front. And the same make was very common in Budapest...

Must be a hungarian designer behind this - recognices the source... Nicely done with all features there...

Time for a MOC from space - it was made for a competition at Swebrick. The idea was to design an X-Wing killer as an alternative to the classic TIE-fighters. As this ship is not a true StarWars vehicle, I decided to put it in the Sci-Fi section instead. The (fantasy) story behind the ship was that the Sinear Fleet System (the company behind the legendary Lambda Class T4a shuttle) was developing a new weapon system that should combine the flexibility of a star fighter and the long range capabilities of a cruiser. The ship is a prototype for testing weapons and propulsion system, build using spare parts and leftovers from other ships to save cost. The final product would have been much sleeker when finished, but the project was cancelled due to budget cuts by the Empire... The build was intended to be minifig-scale and to resemble the Lambda style without making a straigt copy in a different color. A lot of detailing of course, and serious weapons... . Features are folding landing gear (using a linear actuator inside the body) and equipped interior (folding canopy). It is rather fragile so it is more a display piece than at swooshable toy... Thank yoy for watching!

Thank You everyone for the nice responses! As a first-time train builder, this is inspiring and there will be more in the future. A few passenger cars would be nice to add, in the same size/scale as the cargo carrier of course. The driver compartment of the train is fully equipped with control panels, seat for one minifig driver and the mandatory coffe cup. It is hard to take descent pictures of, but I could try. Regarding the mono-color approach - this is the way I prefer to build. To create detail primary by structure, not by color. And this is supposed to be military of some kind...

Hi everyone! Not really active here, but building a lot... For a Lego train-event in Norrköping, Sweden, I built this fantasy train, inspired by the Bond-movie "Golden Eye". This is my first try at this area. The train set is pure imagination, set in a future time where small nuclear power plants fuels our vehicles. The tender holds tha actual reactor and the engine is electric. A cargo carrier was added to the set to make it more fun to display. The whole train set is build as 8+ wide (I think it is almost 10 studs wide including the snotted tiles/armor plating) but it runs on regular Lego tracks. My initial idea was to use a triple-boogie setup on the engine, but it did not work IRL (except as a static display piece). The train is powered by PF-components, all of them inside the engine.

Really like this - looks like a kit-car...

I can do that when back home from work... I don't know the price levels regarded as high, but I paid 439 SEK (about $65 US) from a Swedish web-shop. I find it descent considering 1: it is Star Wars and 2: it is Sweden...

At Your request... Bought this set (and the new X-Wing) last week here in Sweden and for a descent price. Really like both...

I can't give any numbers on it as I'm half-way through the collecting process. And I'm usually put these parts inside BL-orders that I need for other projects. Some of the parts will be ordered from Lego direct instead of BL as they are hard to find or very expensive.

Yes - the two parts just snaps together (but it is a bitch to separate - there is a risk to damage the parts in the process) and they spin as freely as two pieces of plastic without any lube or bearings can do.

Got the 9391 today and took some pictures of the new turntable (these shown here is more of UFO-quality...). Also, tried some gears together with the part to see how it meshes. Enjoy! It is not yellow - the lamps are causing this (even with flash used). The gear profile - half-bevel. The meshing used in the set. This config gives a rather rough connection (not that smooth as expected). With a 20T bevel gear, works fine. With a 16T gear on a straight beam - not even connected... Same 16T with a twist - now it works. A 8T must also be used on an angle.

Without seeing the actual design, I will guess it uses the same phenomena as the drive wheels on a regular car without diff-lock. If one wheel get stuck and the other is hanging free, all drive will go to the free wheel. Same here - the support leg that hits the ground first will stop and all force is transferred to the leg that is still in the air.

Woderful build, really like the UCS-quality for the vessel and the detailed interior - and nice that the LDD-file was included. Will it be built IRL sometimes in the future...?

Have been watching this tread and I like it really. The figures are OK, but the ships - they are just amazing. Specially the X-Wing and the Lambda Shuttle. These two will certainly be built IRL and placed together with the UCS's...

I first planned to get the official TLG UCD SSD (by sourcing the necessary parts via BL) and mod it to look better, but when I saw this, my plans changed... (going through the part list and comparing with the UCS SSD, the MOC contains less obscure and expensive parts (like 2 x 4 tiles), making it actually easier to source - and for some parts, getting them from TLG as replacement for the 10030 should work fine (like the large plates for example)...). I have the 10030 (also gathered via BL as parts) and it will NOT be dismantled. I want both on display at the same time...

On the short edges of the mandibles, some of the Techincs could be seen. I went for black beams in my build and covered up the small areas that was visible with additional bley tiles. Look at page 119 in the build instructions for a view of what is visible.

Looks like the wheels of an old steamboat. Just add the boat and you are done...

Probably the white balancing in the camera is thrown off by artificial light. Nice take on the Wampa cave scene - like the build with all the details. Should have a Wampa in there for perfection...

It depends on the version of the 10030 - the BL says light gray as their "part-out" is based on the older version. If you order the part as spare from TLG, you will have the light bley type.

I was looking on that one, but it is 6 x 6 at the base. This version of the Y-Wing do have a engine size of 8 x 8. But as a substitute, it needs some additional parts to create a transfer between 6 x6 and 8 x 8. Making the engines thinner is not an option... I will try as far as possible. Some changes might be done to make the ship physically buildable. And the engines will be shorten with the length of two bricks. That will make them more to the pictures posted earlier in this thread.

A few pictures to show how far I'm into this... The greebling is not complete as parts are missing. Next step is to figure out the design of the engine mounts. But I have already spotted an other problem: the two large domes at the front of each engine - where can I find them in white? I assume that 85962 is used, but I can only find it in transparent clear on BL.

I have started with the analysis of the design and that includes bringing out the boxes with pieces... The design is really a challenge to build as basically everything more or less just hangs loose. So, the first step (that I'm working on) is to create a internal structure for the main frame and engines. Also, the design with up to three plates stacked had to be changed as the original design bends in an awkward way. I haven't mentioned the cabin section and the engines themselves yet - they will be handled after the main body is good enough. I want the design to be more sturdy than my 10030... Edit: Some progress done - managed to build a Technic-frame for the main body of the ship. Studless liftarms was the solution to keep the look and the odd placements of the panels.