[MOC] Rebels Phoenix Squadron A-Wing Starfighter – Alternate Build of 75399 Rebel U-Wing

[Wurger49]

You never know how small something can be for a design inspiration. In this case, two triangular tiles did it. They combined with blue pieces from the 75399 U-Wing gave me the idea to create a blue A-Wing from Rebels. The blue A-Wings were drawn by the legendary Ralph MacQuarrie for the Return of the Jedi, they had to be changed to red due to the limited bluescreen technology at the time. The original blue coloration made its first appearance as a part of Phoenix Squadron in the second season of Star Wars Rebels, and one can see the triangle on the nose.

The A-Wing was essentially a cockpit with two engines and a hyperdrive, it was faster and more manoeuvrable compared to the X-Wing. I had to overlay 4 wedge plates to get as much angle onto the sides of the body as possible. There were plenty of different curved slopes to build up the body of the A-Wing, I tried many different arrangements like what I did for my other A-Wing MOCs, hopefully you like the current layout of the slopes. The central blue panel with the triangle pattern was connected to two hinge bricks to create the slope from the cockpit to the nose.

The two bulky laser cannons were build using two technic driving ring each, I really like how they turned out referring to the MacQuarrie’s concept drawing, especially accurate compare to the slim laser cannons shown during Return of the Jedi.

The two large engines were built around the 12 stud long axles. They were connected to the deflector shield generator via 2 tow ball connections, which allowed for the entire engine with its stabilizer fins to adjust their angles. The stabilize fins were connected to brackets, quite strong connections which allow for a good play experience. The model was one of my most solid builds, easy to be picked up from most areas to swoosh around; the rotating engines also reduced to chance of the stabilizer fins to be knocked off.

A small stand was built from unused pieces to display the A-Wing, lifting the starfighter so the bottom stabilizer fins were not touching the table. This blue A-Wing from 75399 U-Wing set complements my red A-Wing from 75402 ARC-170, a fine addition to any LEGO Star Wars collection.

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/222181

 

 

 

 

 

[Max_Lego]

Looks rather nice. Love the elegant shape of the vertical fins

[Wurger49]

15 hours ago, Max_Lego said:

Looks rather nice. Love the elegant shape of the vertical fins

cheers mate, those quarter circle pieces worked like a charm.