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We are big fans of it in Denmark too However, I do not like Yoda being compared to Gruber - ever though they seem to carry similar weaponry

Simply amazing! This is absolute brilliant! I'm a big fan of Superman and if LEGO would ever make this set I would buy it in an instant! Congratulations on you creation, very creative! Can I have the instructions please?

Looks nice. I like the steering handles. Have you thought about building it for real? :)

Very funny! Good job! I have staged my 10188 in much the same way - nice to see it in larger scale :)

Super work! LEGO look here for UCS inspiration ;) I like the backgrounds, very creative :) Could we have some more close-ups? ;)

Great review! Might be time for me to get a new Y-wing :) My old one is from 1999 :) It is nice to see this kind of detailing on a playset. In any case it might be worth getting the set for bricks to modify the UCS model :) Oh, and Leia looks nice ;)

Talked with the clerk in my local LEGO store. He said the new models will be on sale from the 16th of January.

I'm a big fan of the Nebulon B frigate. It could have some awesome detailing and greeble - especially if Lego would dare make it about 1m long There is not even a rumor going on about it, so it will probably be some time before we see it, but I'm already dreaming of modding it Perhaps I should just do a moc...

Lol that is some scary S%! I like actually like him best with the teeth I think I would prefer to have this on the shelf compared the the official bust - although it would probably scare any guests I might have

Simply incredible - a work of art Tell your friend to join eurobricks ASAP

Well, you could choose to mod it I would be happy to help out, when/if you decide to do it I tried that This was what I got: Something's burning?!

This MOC really captures the scene and the atmosphere from the scene - Leia's face is priceless The lighting really adds to the feel of this moc Your last picture goes to show how much framing and lighting means to the atmosphere and scale. Well done!

Well I only have two 7140 from the good old days. I can see the design has evolved somewhat and the old 1999 models look dated and simplistic. It seem that this 9493 is the best model so far - not counting the 7191 UCS set - which of course also is a bit dated and has a couple of issues as well

I just got my 10188 and I love it for the cute recreations of all the memorable Death Star scenes. Seeing this fantastic piece of art - built to minifig scale really impresses me and brings forth the same loving feelings Keep bricking!

Great scene! What can I say that hasn't already been mentioned? Well I'm a fan, and I really like the creativety involved in you solutions - you should build the entire Ewok village with those techniques Although, I'm not sure there are anough translucent green cheese slopes in the world for that

Thanks Fallen - You make me... Here we go again There is a lot of discussion regarding the length of the Executor - everything from 8km, 12,8km, 17,6km and 19km. According to Lucasfilm the 19km length is canon - and the one that is represented on the specs sticker - thus that is the one I go with ( although I am aware of the 17,6 arguments ) Regarding the 10129 and 10134 - I have seen Brians work - and I'm also a big fan I have begun crudely modding those myself, but has so far been limited to only using the stock parts - I need to order more bricks Thus my mods are somewhat unfinished and not really shareable at the moment Next, I will be posting my 10019 mod. That mod addresses some of the the problems with the (wait for it...) engines, but not all - since then it would probably turn into a MOC Included in the next post will also be a little surprise

It stands perfectly in my wide window sill - the darkening drapes are always closed Rise... and shine! Lego roasting in the morning sun

Looks promising :) I like how you have added the protruding bulkheads in the hallway and the floor detailing. Looking forward to seing the other modules

Thanks for the comments In the end I must say that I'm happier with my SSD now, than before (this round of) modding Hehe good one I actually like my 10174 - even though angles and proportions are off. Modding that will require some thought, perhaps one day By the way - totally lucky guess you made - saying I had a 10174

September 1st 2011 at 9:59 am. I was first in line in front of the Copenhagen LEGO store. Impatiently counting the seconds until the store doors opened and I finally could get my dirty hands on the 10221. In my mind I went through the more than 800 bricks I had bought on BrickLink in the days before. Epic as I knew the official Super Star Destroyer was, I knew it had it faults - and that it needed tweaking. I had spent the preceding months looking at SSD MOCs and the actual model used in the films, deciding what issues to address and where I simply could be a bit creative… BAM!! Finally, the store doors opened and an entire mob of crazy LEGO nuts crashed through the gates in a tsunami of expectations and glee… Ahem… Well… Actually it was only me and two of my friends - they couldn’t quite muster my level of enthusiasm… But in any case, that was how I felt ;) Quickly, I flung out my VIP card, told the clerk my reservation number and demanded getting the set in the shipping box. The friendly clerk smiled at me, shook her head and then went into the store room. It was mine! Finally! Now I just had to go the 50 meters back to the office and wait (work?!) for 9-10 hours until I could go home and get bricking… Fast forward to the weekend... This thing took up the entire dining table... So here are a few pics of the unmodified model - for comparison: This angle shows off the nasty gab between top and bottom of the model and the strange holes next to the engine that leads nowhere Another engine angle Directly from behind - flat bottom all the way baby! The "city" On to the mod. The first thing on the agenda was the mini ISD - making it look better and fixing its scale. I really appreciate LEGO making scale models, but they never seem to bother to actually make them to, erm, scale... The modded mini ISD: I have exchanged the 6x3 wedges with 8x3 ones and added a few extra bricks to get the right angles and to underline the top superstructure. I also changed some of the bottom wedges, to be more in line with the new 13 stud size. I rather liked the design ideas behind the existing mini model, but it seemed it was simply not completed and the scale was 2 studs off. At 13 studs in length the modded mini ISD as close to scale as you can get. On to the top "city". Even though the "official" greeble was actually quite simple, I like that it retained the modular city design from the reference model. However, I still thought it neede just a bit more "omph" so I added close to 100 bricks on the top - using a few more types of bricks to make the scale more plausible, while trying not to go overboard: It is probably difficult to discern in this picture, but there is a substantial amount of detail added to the "city" Closer view. I like levers, binoculars and taps, but I have also added more of the existing greeble bricks. Closer still One of the main complaints about the 10221 is its bottom. Compared to how it is filmed in the movies the bottom on the 10221 seems waaay too flat. However if you look at the film model itself (there is a link at the very end - but dont go there just yet ) you'll see that, while not completely flat, its bottom angle is very shallow. Still, I wanted to lower the entire bottom at the end of the model a bit - also to make more room for detailing the engine space. My solution is admittedly not the most elegant (stepped plate on a four foot model! - perhaps some day when I'm old and grey...), but at least the bottom isn't completely flat and the engine section has the appropriate amount of "vertical space": At least it is not completely flat anymore. I have also exchanged the SNOT panels detailing down sides, with gear bricks. Dont know why LEGO choose to use SNOT here - I stole the gear idea from Anio's MOC But enough excuses! On to my favorite part - THE ENGINES! If you have seen my ISD mod, you know I like engine detailing and greebling ( see it here ) As seen above, the engines had a little bit of detailing - at least compared to the ISD (UCS) which had none . Perhaps the designer thought that when a stud is supposed to be more than 120 meters in real life, making intricate detailing could throw the scale off? - that was at least my concern when I began I knew I couldn't do too much piping - like a had done on the ISD, because that would quickly make the model look smaller with too many recognizable "moving" parts - it is supposed to look 19.000 meters long! . Thus, I opted to give the engine section more "texture" where there were "clean" plates, and fill the strange holes and gaps with interesting looking greeble: More engine deatils . I have also closed the gap between the top plates and the engine housing with greeble. The gap between the entire right and left top plate section has also been closed - even though it is hard to see in this picture. There is no longer a black hole under wing, but instead some detailing way back in there :) Close up - I like wrenches :) Here is is evident that I have lowered the entire bottom a bit - and filled the (expanded) gap with greble I have a ton of more pictures, but I think there should be enough for now Let me hear your thoughts! One more thing! Before Fallenangel beats me in the head with it, here is the link to the real model used in the films Film Model And click here for pictures of me in the LEGO store (can’t imagine why anyone would actually click here… unless you like ugly hairdos ) Morten at the Copenhagen LEGO Store

Very nice scene - good job Having just completed the 10188 Death Star it is great to see this scene built more in scale with the movie. A quick note would be to perhaps look at how the the consoles with the blue slopes are done in the official model. I think that design would suit this scene perfectly

Looks like a fine model. At first I thought the cockpit was just one big custom piece molded for this set - which I tend to dislike. However after closer inspection this seem not to be the case - can anyone tell me if the cockpit piece is from a previously used mold?

I can only agree with the general consensus - this is a great improvement! Can I buy you astromech?

Hi Avenger! My office is less than 50 meters from the Copenhagen Lego Store. I must say that their "Pick a Brick" selection is VERY limited. The have perhaps a few hundred different bricks. But those are divided among a lot of colors. I have found it very difficult to find just a few generic bley pieces that were any kind of useful - so don't get your hopes up. By the way the bricks are bought in small cups. You pay per cup full. Regarding the antennas, I believe you mean the bley levers. Being a greeble fan I can attest that they can be very hard to come by (BL) - especially in larger quantities. Some times you can be lucky to find levers with bley bases and others with bley "sticks" cheap. Then you can buy the two and recombine them :) Good luck! Morten

Very nice model I especially like that you have use bricks to construct the wings. I would have thought they would be too blocky, but I must admit the result is very effective. I really like the patten between the wing bricks as well. I wonder how apparent that pattern would be on a real model - best I build one, just to check