Tereglith

It's the explosion of a rebel ship that wasn't as lucky

My new ISD needed some rebel scum to fight, so I put together a Nebulon B Medical Frigate! The ISD is listed on wookieepedia as 1600 meters long, while the Nebulon B is 300 meters. A quick conversion showed that I should make this model 13 studs long to be in proportion, and though it ended up a little bit long, it's still mostly in scale. Its spindly design makes it look incredibly tiny compared to the solid wedge of the Star Destroyer, however. While it's out of scale, I couldn't resist putting a little window in for Luke and Leia to stare out at the galaxy from. It would also be possible to dock a micro-micro Millennium Falcon on the clip that's currently attached to the clear bar, though I don't think Lego has yet made pieces small enough to produce one. It would have to be a printed 2x2 disc, most likely :P Perhaps if I'm really feeling up for a micro-build challenge, I'll make a seven-stud-long Tantive IV next...

Basically, money ain't worth what it used to be. People won't buy a set without minifigures; minifigures are expensive to produce. But if a set has too little in it besides a minifigure, people feel like they're getting ripped off. Inflation and people's expectation that same-sized sets will always cost the same amount is always squeezing Lego designers from both sides, but the effect is most pronounced on the smallest sets, where the margins were smallest and could evaporate the quickest. That's why the lowest price point for most lines has crept up from $10 to $13 over the past few years, and why sets smaller than that have been eliminated almost entirely - you can only choose two of including a minifigure, making it big enough that people feel the model is worth it, and actually making a profit. Lego has done a pretty admirable job filling the gap with new product categories that aren't traditional sets - I often see polybags that don't include minifigures on sale as impulse buys at Target checkout lines. The Mixels are totally impulse buys to me, at the $5 price point. And, of course, the collectible minifigures, which can exist because there's no expectation that they also include a model.

I think that the Culture and Multimedia forum might be the most appropriate place for this, at least until you get the picture of that Jim Hawkins figure up :P Treasure Planet is one of my favorite Disney movies, and I've often thought about transforming some of the ships into Lego form - I've just never had the pieces required. Its psuedo-steampunk aesthetic is really fun and unique, and I think Silver is one of the most engaging characters in latter-day Disney, both from a character and animation perspective.

I would like to say thanks to Aanchir for typing out all those great points. I was going to make a response with much the same gist, but he swooped in and said it even more eloquently. As for your complaints about this being the future of 'kids' sets, why not take a look at the past of adult sets? Would you call the large and impressive AFOL-designed exclusive 10191 Star Justice worthless because it includes the piece? Would you pass up on a classic like 6762 Fort Legoredo because it happens to use an URP or two to build up its base? I'll also add one thought - threatening to stop buying Lego for your kids for Christmas over the inclusion of an innocuous rock piece you don't like in one set is incredibly petty, and pretty unfair to your children. I doubt they care about the philosophy of building rocks when there's actual fun to be had with the products. What's more important? The enjoyment your kids can get from building new sets on Christmas morning, or your adherence to an inconsistent vague philosophy about which parts are morally 'right' and 'wrong' to use in sets? I certainly hope it's the former.

Well.... let's just say it's in scale with minifig height, but not their exceedingly great width. All of Lego's official AT-STs have only bothered to make room for one figure, so that's all I felt the need to do. There are a few creations that fit two, but they're all taller and wider than mine - the AT-ST is actually a pretty small vehicle, at only 8.6 meters in height, and I wanted my creation to reflect that. I was more worried about the exterior looking right than the interior.

Thanks! As for its sturdiness, the head is solid as a rock. I used four the of the new mixels joints to achieve the angles, and they work great. The legs are a bit less secure; it will pretty much stay in any balanced pose indefinitely, but it doesn't take much disturbance for the legs to collapse to their lowest energy state. Using newer click-hinges might make it sturdier (all of mine are quite old), and I'm also considering switching the hip/thigh joints to the Knights' Kingdom/Exo-force ones if I can find the pieces, which would definitely be able to take the weight better. Thank you! Until you said this, I forgot I had updated the BP... the original tree was rather pitiful, wasn't it?

The AT-ST is a tough vehicle to capture in Lego form - those weird angles, its relatively small size, the need for legs that are poseable yet support its weight. For my money, it's the most iconic vehicle that TLG has yet to get right in any of its releases. Of course, it doesn't help that the most recent one was in 2009! Since they steadfastly refuse to release a new one (maybe next year?) I decided to design my own, using new parts like the Mixels hinges to achieve the subtle angles of the head in a smaller space than had been possible before. AT-ST by Tereglith, on Flickr AT-ST Top by Tereglith, on Flickr AT-ST Rear by Tereglith, on Flickr It has a high range of poseability, from the bow-legged "just stepped on some logs, uh oh!" look... AT-ST bow-legged by Tereglith, on Flickr ...to a mood-lit strutting walk. AT-ST walk by Tereglith, on Flickr The interior is snug, with a control panel and room for one driver and MAYBE an Ewok behind him, if it squeezes real tight (I wish I owned some Ewoks to test this, but alas, I do not). AT-ST Interior by Tereglith, on Flickr And while he doesn't have much headroom, yes, everyone's favorite AT-ST pilot can fit in as well. AT-ST Chewbacca by Tereglith, on Flickr The rebel scum don't stand a chance! AT-ST scene by Tereglith, on Flickr Now I just need to find $250 lying around so I can get the Ewok Village to go with it! Thanks for reading!

I got the Star Destroyer to keep it company (and to get all those sweet 1x2x2 slopes!). Really any of the other OT microfighters would work as well, but the Star Destroyer was the one that spoke to me. It's cute and has a pretty clever build.

Very nice! I've been considering embarking on a similar project once I get my collection organized, and your model is a great inspiration. I like how well you've miniaturized everything - the hallways and Ughnaught room in particular look great (I like the conveyor belt). The Carbonite chamber looks good too, but I'm wondering whether there's any way to swap Han for the carbonite piece, which seems like a key play feature to me. The space between the Carbonite mechanism and the blast-out window (really neat with the spring piece, btw) is also a little bare-looking. Why not add in some launchable junk for Vader to throw at Luke? While you're at it, adding a torture device build would really spruce up the torture room. Still, though, those are just minor details. Overall this is really awesome. With just a little bit of extension, your landing platform would be the perfect size for my 10188-style Millennium Falcon!

You can see the MF inside in its own topic. The TIE advanced, of course, is what comes in the hangar of the out-of-the-box model, so you can see pictures of how that works elsewhere. As for the X-wing, that ship never lands in the hangar, so there's no real reason to put it in there (I display it on a pair of trans clear 2x2 round bricks on the very top dish of the Death Star). If I do make another ship that goes in the hangar, it'll be an Imperial shuttle.

The reason is that these aren't standalones- they're meant to go with my Death Star. The Tie Advanced included with 10188 was the ship from which I took inspiration, as was the disconnect between the interior and exterior scales of the Death Star itself. The difference to me is the same as the difference between 10143 Death Star II and 10188 Death Star - a normal mini is a cold, architectural model. A mini with room for a figure inside is playable, and fits with larger playable displays like the Death Star. The concept isn't limited to fighters - I consider the upcoming Star Destroyer, with its interior rooms and space for figures completely out-of-scale with its exterior, the same type of 'scale' as the Death Star and these fighters. Plus, it's just a fun building challenge! As a side note, I originally intended the A-Wing to be just as out-of-scale as the other ships, but in fact the A-wing model used in the films is so incredible small relative to the pilot figure inside it that my version really is the closest to minifigure scale of any that I've seen. Take a look: Of course, this is complicated by how big a minifigure's head is compared to its total height, but if we assume a figure is about six feet tall then my version clocks in at roughly 12 feet, corresponding to the studio model!

I'd love to see how the Y-Wing looks irl, but I don't feel like digging up the pieces for it. If you want to go for it, the .lxf file is up for the taking now! Thanks! I really should try to find a spare 2x3x1 black slope - I had sort of forgotten about the kludge until you pointed it out. I think everybody wants a 10188-style Cloud City - I know I do I've never really been in love with the Cloud Car as a vehicle though. If I were in charge of designing the new Cloud City, I'd include a mini Millennium Falcon like the one in my other thread, and maybe a mini-Slave 1 to accompany it. My next digital project at this scale will probably be a ~20 stud Slave 1 or a ~30 stud Tantive IV - though that one I'd want to build in brick, because I consider the upcoming Star Destroyer to be the same type of scale.

Thanks! I'm actually working more on the interior details - I had the idea for adding them in very suddenly while photographing, and now I'm trying to refine it. Glad to have inspired! I'm sure you can figure out the build from the pictures I've posted, but if you'd like to take a look at the LDD file for this and my other Death Star Scale ships, you can check out the other thread I made for the X-wing. I linked to the LDD file there. Great, now that's all I can see

Sure thing! Once it clears brickshelf moderation, this folder should contain an LDD file with the A-Wing and Y-Wing, plus slightly modified versions of the real-life X-wing and Millennium Falcon.

After I designed my 10188-scale Millennium Falcon, I felt like adding to the fleet. With the TIE Advanced already there, the natural next step was to build its opposite number, the T-65 X-Wing, in the same scale. I laid out the rules I set myself in the other post. So, without further ado, here's the X-wing! foils closed three quarters by Tereglith, on Flickr x wing front by Tereglith, on Flickr X wing top by Tereglith, on Flickr X wing side by Tereglith, on Flickr x wing rear by Tereglith, on Flickr For this one's pilot section, I decided to go above and beyond. So there's a little window in which you can see our brave pilot... PORKINS! (since Luke is in my 9493, Porkins needed a ride) hi, porkins! by Tereglith, on Flickr In addition to the window, there's also a hinged shot-gun style pilot access system: Shotgun by Tereglith, on Flickr The exteriors of this X-wing and the TIE Advanced in 10188 are roughly to scale with each other. trench run by Tereglith, on Flickr side by side by Tereglith, on Flickr Although they definitely aren't in scale with the Falcon exterior. But that's 10188-scale for you! the whole family by Tereglith, on Flickr I also promised in the title that there are LDD versions of other Starfighters. And there are! The A-wing: A-wing three quarters by Tereglith, on Flickr A-wing side by Tereglith, on Flickr A-wing front by Tereglith, on Flickr And the Y-wing: Y-wing three quarters by Tereglith, on Flickr How are the pilots stored in these ships? Pretty much the same way. They both are packed in like this: Y-wing pilot by Tereglith, on Flickr I don't have the bricks to build them irl, but I would like to someday. Thanks for reading!

I got my Death Star last Christmas, and I love it. Just one thing bothered me - the hangar is taken up with Vader's TIE Advanced, when it should by rights house its most famous cargo, the Millennium Falcon! With the release of the new microfighter and my digging up of my old 2003 mini, I had the printed parts I needed to whip something up and rectify the issue. And here it is: Hangar overview by Tereglith, on Flickr The rules I set myself for the new '10188 Death Star Scale' (that really needs a catchier name) are as follows: Exterior and interior scale need not be consistent, nor must two different exteriors be in the same scale. It just should be that a ship that's 'bigger' than another should be at least a little bigger, but not to scale. The interior should be able to house any relevant minifigures. The minifigures inside need not be able to see out through any sort of transparent element. After all, Darth Vader is stuck looking at the back of a black round 4x4 plate. The exterior should be as accurate as possible. The TIE Advanced is actually fairly accurate to the studio model, and not 'chibified'. Ships the size of the Millennium Falcon or smaller should fit in the hangar of the Death Star. With those in mind, I made a Falcon that I'm very proud of. It's about 21x15 studs, making for a cozy fit in the hangar with enough room around it for all the major characters in the scene: battle by Tereglith, on Flickr And outside the hangar: MF top by Tereglith, on Flickr MF front by Tereglith, on Flickr MF left by Tereglith, on Flickr MF rear by Tereglith, on Flickr MF right by Tereglith, on Flickr MF open by Tereglith, on Flickr The real trick was making a big enough interior to house five figures (Luke, Han, Chewie, 3PO, and either Leia or Obi-Wan depending on the point in the story. I gave up R2-D2 as a lost cause, because he's just too fat.) They're packed in like sardines, but they fit! MF sardines by Tereglith, on Flickr I even, in a bolt of inspiration, decided to test out the possibility of a miniature playset nested inside the larger Death Star playset. Here's what I threw together as a mock-up during the photoshoot: MF mini playset by Tereglith, on Flickr And it folds flat so that you can put the top back on (pardon the dust): MF playset folded by Tereglith, on Flickr I may experiment further with the possibilities of this mini playset in the future. For now, though I just enjoy having a Death Star hangar that's actually got the right ship in it. You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought. by Tereglith, on Flickr I've also worked on other 10188-scale starfighters! Check them out here! Thanks for reading!

Hi Raskolnikov, and welcome to Eurobricks! Why not introduce yourself in the Welcome Section of the site? These are some great looking ships. They really look like they form a unified fleet! The use of Forestman caps is really distinctive, too - it makes the whole thing seem set apart into its own sci-fi world. Very cool! The AFOL community has a lot of infrastructure set up on flickr, which is why many people here use it for image hosting. Imgur is fine,I could see all seven pictures right away.

Sure, it'd be great to see all those characters you listed, but like it or not they'll never be more than a fantasy. There's simply not a large enough market to support designing new prints or pieces for obscure teams like Alpha Flight. I think we have to accept that if a character hasn't been in a movie or TV show in the past decade, it's not going to be in a Lego set either. That said, Lego is definitely dropping the ball on adapting the movies to brick form. When they got the Indiana Jones license, the started with a wave for the older movies - yet no MCU film before The Avengers has gotten a single set related to it. I wondered back in 2012 where our CA:TFA HYDRA vehicles were, or the SHIELD Mjolnir compound from Thor, or the university fight from TIH. Or hell - Iron Monger, or a Stark Expo set, from the most popular movies of the bunch. Since then Lego, has not only failed to produce any sets from the MCU's history, they've also failed to make any satisfying sets based on current movies. The Iron Man 3 wave was a joke, and they haven't even done anything for Thor 2 or Captain America 2, despite the fact that TDW had those bitchin' Dark Elf spaceships and Asgardian sky boats just begging to be made into sets. It looks like GotG will have the best and most accurate wave of the bunch just from what we've seen of the MIlano, but it's got an incredibly low bar to clear. The MCU is the biggest and most influential movie franchise since Star Wars, and Lego is treating it like it's just another Prince of Persia or Lone Ranger license for which they can toss off random sets - in fact, The Lone Ranger sets displayed far more attention to detail and craftsmanship than anything they've done for Marvel. It's a huge waste of potential.

Not to mention all the iconic noises that ships themselves make. How great would it be to have a TIE Fighter that can emit the iconic 'TIE scream' at the press of a button?

I wrote a reaction piece to TLM on another site, and I wanted to share it here. I don't know if it deserves its own topic, so I'll just spoiler it in here. Get ready for a text dump! (I was writing for a non-AFOL audience, so there's some stuff in there that will seem obvious to you guys that wasn't to them.) The Philosophy of The Lego Movie

4709 is quite old, so old in fact that it uses old light grey, as opposed to the light bley that appears in ever set since 2004. If you're going for total color matching, it's probably not your best bet, although the difference between light grey and light bley is (imo) far less noticeable than the difference between dark grey and dark bley. 4757 is new enough that the color matching should be fine. Also, don't forget 2011's 4867, which while smaller, was intended to be an expansion pack for 4842 and is built in the same style, and comes with some great useful minifigs.

Rumor has it that WB is already putting preproduction in motion on The Lego Movie 2, so even if there isn't another wave based on this movie right away, you can bet on another one probably coming in 2016.

I thought so too, but closer inspection reveals that it has a flick missile attached to the back, and the presenter merely wedged her finger between the missile and the dish so that it followed her in both directions. It appears to be attached with just a simple click hinge.

I don't mind the Microfighters being $10, since all of them are within spitting distance of 100 pieces. They don't have the sheer bulk of plastic that the planets had, but they have much more 'proper lego'. Star Wars has really been pretty reasonably priced for a while. We're certainly far away from the worst excesses of 2008-10 era sets like the Solar Sailer or Cad Bane's Speeder. Even so, it's kind of shocking that the battle on Saluecemi is only $15. I'd think that with the battle packs edged up in price to $13 they might have abandoned the $15 price point altogether, but apparently not. Droids are cheap, I guess! The summer wave looks like it'll have good value for money as well, with the exception, perhaps, of the snowspeeder.