Aeroeza

Wait for it!!! :) https://forum.brickstuff.com/t/x1c2g3/new-ucs-lego-star-destroyer-75252

Thanks for the clues guys. I'm keen to apply aspects of this MOD. I'm no fan of stickers so it will be fun to take advantage of your hard work!

Looks great! Out of curiosity, how many studs back exactly for the stand's placement is necessary for the model's centre of balance?

Holy cow! It's got what looks to be a full interior!! Front, back and gunnery sections... with corridors. My heart has skipped a beat. Damn you Lego I have a mortgage!!!

It's also on 'Back Order' in Oz... and I'm also glad I ordered mine a few minutes after Lego sent out the VIP offer. It's been a looooong wait between decent UCS models! Bring on being a 2017 SW AFOL with a vengeance!!!

Goodness gracious muchness taken abackedness, with plenty of total surprise-ed superduper conglomerated brick festival fantasticalness! I'm speechless...honest! Nice one Mortesv! Swoosh with pride and daring-do!! :D

Surely to resolve all these issues associated with a large commercial release of a UCS ATAT all that's needed is a stand to provide extra support? After all, a display model does nicely with a well designed display stand!

Damn you Lego! You can angle the stand to match 10175... Now... I...must...buy...TWO!!

Heavens above! That new UCS X Wing sure looks great in my collection... After all, the old one was getting yellowed bricks!! ;) Oops!

...dude, there's hardly a stud on it.

Excellent horn, great model and I love the cockpit window especially! I'm a little worried that the panels are too heavy for the wing pylons though... :) I'd tend to disagree with your statement that the UCS Tie is significantly out of proportion. The margin of error is small given it is Lego. I'd also like to encourage posters to explain why the UCS Tie's cockpit is awful, or horrible etc. Obviously such opinions have a subjective element but if a MOCer had built this UCS Tie and asked for honest feedback what would the community say? If the official UCS Tie was my model I would hope others would criticise it within context and not apply a completely different build philosophy to it or ignore the set of criteria I'm trying to address. Obviously this build 'solution' addresses different criteria to what's come before... Likewise looking at your solution (and Gareths, and Anios etc.) would it be reasonable for me to say they just look really bad because they are more like a low poly count 3D model from an early 90's computer game? Or is that actually the source of your model's charm? My point is that this thread would be far more enlightening if peoples adverbs were thoughtfully backed up by a constructive narrative. I guess I'd just like to know the 'why' and not just read unsupported statements. (Hmmm... Sorry guys, maybe my rant wasn't done. I think I've scratched this itch enough now, time for a 'Bex' and a good lie down...)

Ha! You too can stay!! ;D

Ha! You can stay! :D

...funny. I find the small sloped cheesecake brick's easier on the eye. From a distance it's even more effective for me. If I squint it's awesome!! :) Perhaps I'm just used to viewing the UCS sculptures I own (Maul, Yoda & R2). I like the spherical build technique they used even though they are more traditionally brick based. This is an extension of the same technique but softer in apearence. It certainly articulates the form of the cockpit better to me even if some greebling is sacrificed along the way. Much like a typographical map it captures subtle contours of change using a variety of angles and bricks. Viewed from different positions and various distances the result is rather elegant and would look excellent when lit to accentuate this (unlike the rather flat lighting Lego have used to promote the product). No other UCS ship has attempted this before which therefore makes it even more appealing to me. Especially when considered as part of a larger UCS collection. 7181 and 10175 cockpits are simple in comparison but certainly illustrate other ways to solve a sculptural problem inherent to the medium. It sure as hell knocks the socks off any System Tie!!! I can't help but conclude that this build is a thoughtful take on the subject matter and, although differences of opinion make for a lively informative debate, some comments have been a bit...well... General observation: Opinions expressed without the effort of adding constructive critical thought to substantiate your post is tantamount to shallow digital graffiti. Do better ;) Rant done. Anyway, I think it's cool to see a different approach to the usual large octagon/plate solutions already tried by TLG and perfected by Gareth... They really are blocky!!

I always loved Garth's approach. A massive improvement on the old school octagonal cockpit which scaled it well. What I'm enjoying about the new approach is that it's far more of a ball and still scaled correctly.

Already done by MOCers. Not interesting as an actual release as a consequence. Would look pretty uninspiring next to other UCS'.

...and there's the truth of it! I like a good brick build but a Tie is a Tie. It's simple, iconic and sets the 5 year old off in me! But the ball build technique used here is a valid and effective approach. Plates can work but I'm not convinced the effect would look as interesting as this...

Damn! I'm out of practice!! :D Fair cop there CG. I was confusing myself with how Vader's Tie covers up the rear hatch and then... drank too much whiskey.

No joy CG :) If you study the 1976 scratch built model and ignore any Kenner toy 'inventions'which the blueprint book adopted you may again appreciate the effort TLG went to here. The ingress hatch is on top. This is a model made for model makers. No compromises here. It may not impress others given that it is the 'billionth' iteration of a Lego Tie Fighter but it is the first UCS one and a good one at that. It looks like a duck and quacks like a duck. It's a duck folks! Don't ask it to be a Penguin. Some may not like the sloped bricks used in the construction of the 'ball' but such expressions regarding asthetics are very idiosyncratic. My 'liking' it is no different. As for whether it sells badly or not, well such speculation is irrelevent. This model is built for collectors who like models and like Lego. The dimensions are pretty bang on. It's big. It's beautiful. It's about time. 15 years has been a long wait and 1700 pieces give it the detail and build complecity necessary for it to sit impressively beside the last UCS X Wing.

Accurate to the film prop (including the entrance hatch on top), proportions spot on, cleverly designed and impressive in size. An excellent representation of a Tie Fighter. Play features are irrelevant. This is old school UCS (despite the inclusion of a minifig) and well worth including in any UCS collection...

You'd better Bricklink it as a MISB 10179 might cost you that extension I mentioned in another post...

Man, you guys are reminding me how painful it is to hunt down and afford old UCS sets. I started collecting them in 2008 and that led to a few expensive purchases. Still, the thrill of the chase was ever present and every now and again I'd hit jackpot. I remember picking up a 10129 MISB for $300 US (at the time they were nearly double that price normally and shortly thereafter they skyrocketed) and a new 7191 in a damaged box for $320 US... Ebay both times!

If it happens I wonder if it will be sufficiently different to 10179 to tempt me? 10240 certainly succeeded! I suspect a new UCS Falcon would likely have a smaller piece count and be more a playset with a UCS like exterior (similar to 75059) than replicate the dedicated accuracy of 10179...

One day your room will need an extension if Lego keep releasing winners like this Slave 1! It has everything... accuracy, scale, minifigs, play features and a name plate. I'm an old school UCS collector so I really don't care about minifigs and play features but if TLG can design a set to scale for the minifigs, make it look the UCS part and throw in a bit of fun for display options then I'm all for it! Bring on January the First!

Brick built wings and maybe something like Gareth's approach. Whatever it is I hope to see something fresh and effective!!