darwin316

Yeah, even before the Pit came out, I was never happy with how the tower connected to the palace. ..and thanks guys!

Thanks! Yeah, Spidey, I wanted to maintain the feel and playability of the original design so I didn't stray away from it that much. I just gave the rancor more space for destruction and allowing the gate to be operable while attached to the palace.

I am 36 and was caught swooshing! This is one of my favorites ships.

Like most people, I was anticipating the release of the Rancor Pit but was disappointed when it came out, especially on how it displays/connects with Jabba's Palace. So I decided to just customize it a bit by extending the base of Jabba's palace to the tower and double the width of the Pit, and increased the height by 2 bricks. This way, the gate on the pit can be used while the palace is on top. The back middle pillar still has the hidden wall section. Hope you guys like.

Thanks guys! Feedback is appreciated. And yeah, I had Gollum just sitting around so I decided to let him have a small cameo, lol. I kept the chest for now for playability since I'm designing the sets for the twins to enjoy....in 4-5 years! But yeah, it's pointless to the movie. I also edited the main post to reduce the size to 800x600 (thanks on that clarification, Zcerberus, I wasn't aware of it) and included additonal pics.

Hi guys, recent AFOL here... started collecting lego last year when my wife gave birth to our twins. I decided to start their collection early :D Anyways, here is my first MOC so take it easy on me. I decided to maintain the playability of the official set (except for the tomb catapult) while maintaining the layout of the movie. Unfortunately, the length of the set was limited by the size of the gray baseplate. -The back wall has a small window for light to shine through when Gimli entered the chamber. It also has the broken wall portion similar to the movie. -The middle pillars fall just like the original set. -The lever for the well goes through the back wall for actuation. I didn't want any of the levers to be visible within the set.