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You are off to a good start - I like you cockpit :) You have a minifig in there, what scale are you targeting? The front cannons and the way they are fitted is a bit off compared to the source material though. I would suggest white cones and white saber blades.

Great! This model has a very "Trucker in Space" look - which I think is perfect for Star Wars :) Please build it in bricks - all you have to do is upload your lfx file to the Wanted List generator on the bricklink.com site ;)

Thank you - he will be our very soon - should have been out a couple of days ago :) I will what I can do about the mods - it is just very minute details, some of them I can't even remember what I did, but pics should tell. It is not like you need to buy a huge new stash of bricks :)

Nice work mate and welcome :) Is it based on anything from the films/EU or is it your own idea? Regarding pictures, just upload them to an image service - flickr, photobucket etc. and then put the "share URL" for each picture into your post. You can use the Preview function to see if your urls are working. Looking forward to seeing more of your creation :)

Thank you :) Yeah it looks very fine next to the Neb - if only I had the time to build two :)

Great to hear mate! I have made a few adjustments to the ship in a few places (I do not know why I can't stop tinkering). I is nothing major, but I can post the pics here if people are interested :)

The colour grading of those comic book frames look very atmospheric - can't way to see the finished product :) As a builder of spaceships myself (mostly Star Wars) I am very drawn to your design. The contrast between large, clean plates of bricks, interrupted by purposeful greebling gives the ship a very engineered look <3

Yeah, I have them in lbg as well. Besides, if you use a White corner tile instead of one of the 4 1x2 tiled you will conceal the hole.

Thank you! You can go to bricklink.com and upload the lfx file. It will generate a wanted list for you which you can order directly :)

Excellent work Raskolnikov! It compliments the Tyrant nicely :) Regarding feedback, I think you have the size (600m) correct in relation to the Tyrant (1600m) http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Immobilizer_418_cruiser I like the look of the gravity well projectors, well done!

Yes, the studs don't work - I forgot about those - I have just used friction-less pins :)

Thank you and no problem :) Are you going to build this as well? - I mean, it is not even 1000 bricks ;)

Thank you! Are you referring to the groups in the LDD? Well, it was such a small model so I didn't get around to it. It is a very easy build though :) Thank you :)

Well, there actually is no such thing as "Mini UCS" :) However, at 45 studs and 850+ bricks it has the size of a proper play set - much larger than the official midi sets. The reason I call it "mini UCS" is mainly due to the level of detail :)

Hi guys, thanks for your support! As an extra bonus I give you this: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=137021 Enjoy!

Hehe, that's the idea. However, I am having a kid in a few days, so it might be awhile before I get around to it :)

I present to you the backbone of the Rebel Alliance – the GR-75 Rebel Transport: After having tweaked and tweaked my last MOC (Medical Frigate) and built a fleet of fighters and smaller ships for it, I wanted to build something bigger - but in the same scale. I chose the beautiful, organic looking 90-meters long, Rebel Transport. The Medical Frigate can be seen here: http://www.eurobrick...pic=129607&st=0 http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=131170 The Transport is the workhorse of the Rebel alliance, transporting equipment from base to base. The ship can house dozens of odd sized containers kept in place by strong magnetic locks. The Transport, like so many other Rebel ships, have a very organic and beat up look – getting this look right was the biggest challenge when designing the moc. The scale of the model is 1: 250 meaning it is built at 2 meters per stud. Thus the Transport is 45 studs long. Building the most detailed 45 stud version of the ship was my main goal. Based on pictures of the movie model I calculated the width and curvature of the ship – I fired up LDD and began building. What I ended up with was an 850+ brick model made up of 150+ brick types: The Transport takes flight! Front view. In this picture the curvature of the ship is very pronounced. To my luck the range of curved bricks fit perfectly with curvature of the ship. When placed along a central spine they further underline the lines the Transport has across the hull. Don’t mind the small hole in the front – one of the hinges is slightly too bent. Top view. I have mostly used white 1 x 4 curved slopes to get the proper shape. However, to get the dirty, rugged look of the ship, I have mixed in a number of different colors and other curved slopes. The Cargo. The GR-75 can carry a LOT of containers. Creating this part of the ship was kind of a chore but also very fun. At this scale I had just enough resolution to attempt recreating every single cargo container and detail from the studio model. I found a picture of the model showing the bottom up and began mapping every container pipe and greeble I could. I recreated it all with bricks of matching colors, pipes, taps and odd shaped pieces. The end result matches the haphazard stacking of the studio model – I’m glad I put the magnetic locks in place… :) Containers from the back. As with the Medical Frigate, one of the challenges was creating a sturdy non-interfering stand. With this ship one of the stands is placed in the middle of the containers. However I did not want to sacrifice even a single compartment so I found a workaround using transparent wall pieces. The slim piece is fitted snugly in between a number of containers and is just connected via two studs – but it seems to hold :) Container close up. They are all there :) Starboard profile view. This angle reveals the slight sloping of the hull towards the rear end of the ship. The curving effect was achieved by a number of plate hinges and four sections with slightly different angles. Port profile view. The profile views show the gap between the top and bottom hull plates. This gap has a jagged effect on the studio model – conveyed here by 1 x 1 and 1 x 2 plates. Side detail. Yes, there is actually detailing in the narrow gap between the hull plates. Again, the greebling is based on looking at the studio model – and on what was possible in such a small area :) Engine view. As always, one of my favorite parts of a ship. Getting all the engines to fit in there was a bit of a challenge. Rear view. As the Transport flies out of focus the uneven surface is again evident. The Transport has a very small command/deflector module - the little thing on top of the spine. To be in scale this module should actually be about half a stud smaller – even smaller than a B-wing cockpit section. However, the 2,5 stud test I did, did not look very good :) Lastly a scale comparison with the Medical Frigate – and the rest of the rebel fleet :) Thanks to all the supporters of the Medical Frigate project, you have helped make this model possible! Everyone can get the LDD for the Rebel Transport here: https://www.dropbox..../GR-75.lxf?dl=0 Enjoy and please comment!

Regarding rare parts - you can always find cheaper alternatives. Look at the ldd and see if another part gets the job done. There is no need to pay 20$ for at single brick :) Happy building!

Great sticker!! Regarding brick colors, I have a little tip. When I designed/built the ship, I just used colors that I thought looked nice when building the internal structure. Please look at the LDD, if there is an expensive/rare part, see if you can swap the color with something else if it is on the inside. Update: I am almost done with the scale ship, I just need a stand for it. I will write a post on it next week a long with a ldd for that ship. So when you are done with the Medical Frigate there will be more to build - 800+ parts :)

Yes, it can be moved. Put one hand around the middle of the neck and the other just under the big front water tank. Make sure to have a friend standing by, because the stands can fall off and will need to be put back on - and you only have two arms (I assume). Using the stand I designed the model will be pretty stable. In my experience it is at least as stable as Cavegod's AT-AT.

I can basically by any color - mine are in lbg

Most of them can be used in other colors. Few of them need to be grey. I have used them because it us the only lego hinges that only take up one plate thickness :)

About half of the 16 technic bricks can be black, maybe more. They are mostly slightly visible on the neck, but you don't really want any black there.

By the way, I am working on an extra bonus for everyone buying the instructions :) I should be done within a couple weeks - it will get its own post :)

Both ways are doable. There is a paint that is pretty close to LBG, but I don't have the can anymore.