Renegade Clone

I'll be swapping those helmets on the Sandspeeder pilots onto appropriate X-Wing pilot torsos!

Looks like the new pilots have light gray torsos instead of light blue as previously pictured. Helmets of Red 4 - John D and Rey's salvaged Tierfon Yellow Aces helmet. Plus another U-Wing pilot?

Personally I am pleased with the Luke minifig. Is it super accurate? No. But this ain't a $250 6-inch Hot Toys figure... it's a Lego minifigure. I do wish Lego would start using dual molds on SW minifigs but there appears to be a dictate to not use those techniques outside of Lego Movie / Batman minifigs. Go figure!

I've got Adywan's on the brain since the release of ESB:R! A better way to put it is that the various fan edits, in particular Harmy's Despecialised version, aspire to restoring the original colour grading, contrast and saturation (i.e. removing the pink-faced fleet troopers and Vader's pink lightsaber, introduced in the 2004 masters). Even Adywan begins his edits by putting things back to the original theatrical / 1993 Laserdisc release as best as possible. I grew up with the unaltered VHS copies, so the originals are my go to version

To answer your comments, the printing on the micro-fighter AT-AT driver is definitely superior, but the colour choice isn't. The Lego palette does not have a colour that matches the olive-grey colour of imperial uniforms. Likewise, the helmets worn by Veers and AT-ST drivers are grey-green, which isn't represented either (so dark grey is generally used). Between this and the colour correction in the 2004 Blu-ray masters (blue and over saturated, which make the rebel fleet troopers have bright pink skin tones), the AT-AT commander helmet and armour look bluish. Adywan's Star Wars Revisited details and corrects much of this if anyone is interested. According to the 501st costume guides, AT-AT driver helmets/armour can be white/light grey, but the overalls have to be light grey. The minifigure would look really plain if this were the case, so TLG made the overalls sand blue to differentiate. An ideal AT-AT driver would have white helmet/armour and light grey overalls with printed straps. I did away with the dark tan intelligence officer as there is no evidence in canon of it (TLG most likely made it whilst attempting the olive-grey colour for SW:Rebels). Advanced Weapons Research (e.g. Krennic) is under Military Intelligence, so white uniforms seem to make sense. I kept the old Snowtrooper because I'm fond of their moulded backpacks!

I've been busy once again with my minifigures. Hope you all like it!

It's a shame LEGO continues to refuse to use dual-molded arms and legs on SW minifigs. Both Rey minifigures and the Executioner would have looked fantastic with dual-molded arms. Such a missed opportunity :(

Further minifigs to come! I wonder what sets they will come in?

I asked TLG customer service a week ago: We're really happy that you're interested on our LEGO® Millennium Falcon™ building instructions! Unfortunately you have to wait a bit more time in order to find them online! In fact we'll try to upload them when there will be the official launch (1st of October)! However we can't assure you that they will be available that specific day. But I can assure you that our team will work so hard in order to upload them on our web site as soon as possible! I can suggest you to wait at most 1 or 2 weeks in order to see them available! However, given that 75192 is remaining VIP-only into November (at least), they may not be uploaded officially for a while. I doubt any buyers will bother scanning 466 A3-sized pages.

I was wondering when the instructions would be made available for download. This is what TLG customer service has to say on that: We're really happy that you're interested on our LEGO® Millennium Falcon™ building instructions! Unfortunately you have to wait a bit more time in order to find them online! In fact we'll try to upload them when there will be the official launch (1st of October)! However we can't assure you that they will be available that specific day. But I can assure you that our team will work so hard in order to upload them on our web site as soon as possible! I can suggest you to wait at most 1 or 2 weeks in order to see them available!

Dozens of Falcons are appearing on eBay now... The scalpers work quickly! Signed versions from Leicester Square too. I feel so sorry for those genuine fans who queued and didn't get one :(

With all the TLJ news/reveals coming through from Force Friday II, I haven't seen much attention to Poe's 'addition' to his X-wing. It should be pretty easy to modify the existing set or MOC, but I would not be surprised if we see another official release in the future.

Awesome! Size and scale-wise, a length of 840mm / 8mm (one stud) = 105 studs 105s / 34.75m (in-universe length) = 3.0 studs per metre

My local Sainsbury's were busy today updating stock in the Lego aisle - I picked up some 75138 Hoth Attacks for £6 each.

I'm intrigued by the resemblance the Heavy Scout Walker has to a Strandbeest.

Terrific diorama! Neat to finally see an AT-ACT alongside a cargo shuttle Nice job with the effective shoreline water and moving landing pad transfer sled.

A quick one-piece change, alerted to me by @bricksmarlin: On page: 758 - change the 1x10 plate for a 1x6 plate. 759 - ignore the (x2) 1x2 plates. That will make the topside panels line up properly, as they were in my original build. The free-sitting panels are intended to make it easier to access the interior without disrupting the wings.

Wow, awesome to see it take shape! Hope you found the build straightforward. Your model is actually more optimised than mine is, since I still have substitutions in place. I tore it down last night and set about configuring it to my own instructions. I originally had the cockpit Mixel ball-joints higher up. I lowered them to give clearance for the front seats, so you might have to occasionally level out the cockpit sides. I found a small optional improvement that can be made to the wings (stage 40). On pages 525 and 631, either: a) slide a 7L technic axle behind the 3L technic pin (blue) b) replace the 3L technic pin with a 10L technic axle Oh, and take the opportunity now to swoosh it around it becomes much harder once the wings are on!

Looking a bit further afield, any thoughts on when the Han Solo movie sets will hit shelves? The other merchandising events were/are: 2015 Force Friday September 4th 2016 Rogue Friday September 30th 2017 Force Friday September 1st They could arrive around December-January alongside the second “The Last Jedi” wave, but I find it more likely that they will have a special Disney release roughly 10 weeks before the 25th May 2018 opening (like Rogue One). That would early March 2018.

I have adjusted the Rebrickable inventory, particularly with the following: Pages 560 & 686 Of the (x12) 62462 required: (x4) 75535 are needed in Dark Bluish Grey for the wings (page 560), but as they are somewhat rare you could use (x8) 18654 instead. (x8) are needed when fitting the wings (page 686), but I suggest using 62462 Flat Silver (very common colour). Page 72 The Dark Bluish Grey slope 30 1 x 2 x 2/3 should have this print. So you only need (x38) for the rest of the model.

Good question. I had a look at the 10212 instructions, where the stand has a pyramid that fits into a 4x6 hole in the shuttle, whilst supporting the underside. The first steps for my model lays down a row of (x7) 6x6 plates with 2x10 plate 'ribbing' across them (middle of the ship here). Only the rear five are accessible (as the ladder area is built over the front two), so in theory a couple could be taken out, reinforced, and made to fit two 10212 type stands. You would need a lot of space to display it in flight mode, but it could be done. I never attempted this as I don't even have a stand (yet) for my bricklinked 10212. The flat underside has a surface area of 42 x 10, which should be enough to spread and balance the load.

Thanks for the kind comments! I managed to use separate files in Blueprint for sub-models, then skipped to the end for final assembly. I plan to have my V-35 speeder, A-wing & T-16 skyhopper available for free soon. I've been told that Rebrickable is not always loading parts at the moment, but below are obvious substitutions that come to mind: Page 5-7 / 768 The (x7) 6x6 orange plates are not visible. They can be substituted for 6x6 or 6x12 plates of any colour. Pages 43-45 The 10x10 stud area (in front of what becomes the door into the cargo pod) can be tiled however you like, particularly with jumper plates for minifigures. Pages 403 + 420 The only geometry clash that I found in LDD was with the left + right 3x6 wedge plates (added on pages 98 + 122). It works on my physical model, but you could change them for a right + left 1x3 wedge plates (but it would leave a small gap). Pages 436-448 Any pair of stacked 1x2 bricks can be substituted for a 1x2x2 brick (you could switch out all x88 for x44 if you want). Pages 686 While carefully supporting the wing upright, remove the free sitting Technic Axle 11 (newly available in the 2017 Y-wing) and replace through the (x3) Gear 40 tooth. Don’t forget the (x2) 2L pin connectors! Page 687-688 There is enough flexibility to squeeze the wing linkage into the rear wing. The proper ‘official’ way would involve fitting both wings at once, but that would require help to hold it steady and insert the axles. Page 768 The topside panels remove for ease of maintenance and adjusting the worm gears if required. Let me know any other ideas if you have them.

Hello everyone! After receiving so many enquiries seeking instructions for my Zeta-class cargo shuttle, I am pleased to announce the release of a professional 768 page instruction manual for purchase. The final piece count is 4418, just surpassing 75159 Death Star. The completed model measures 70 x 56 x 38cm (wings upright). I have put together a package that includes the 768 page pdf instruction manual, parts list and LDD file. All of it is available for 25 British pounds (£25). If you would like to purchase the plans, please either PM me or contact me at renegadelight@googlemail.com. I will have a public parts list uploaded to rebrickable very soon (for simplicity, red coloured pieces can be anything you like, they are not visible from the exterior). I’m sure everyone appreciates the long hours that went into designing both the physical model and step-by-step build. I had a lot of fun putting this one together and hope others will too! The Rebrickable parts list is now live here. Here is the original thread from February 2017 and the Flickr album. I have revised the attachment between the wings and main body, but not been brave enough to motorise it - I'll leave that to someone else to try! Below are a few excerpts from the manual: Please feel free to use this thread to discuss anything about the model design, building steps, part substitutions, etc.

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