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Having recently picked up this set, there were a few things that really irritated me about TLG's design. Limited by my spare piece collection (a disassembled UCS AT-ST) and a desire to keep the majority of the original design, so begins my return to building. 1. The Wings One word: fragile. Quite simply, a 3M cross axle and a 1x2 brick with cross hole helped a lot but the real strength comes from the straight beam. The addition of the hinge at the body "forces" the straight beam into a half block shift from its starting point on the wing. I guess this would technically be considered an illegal connection (??) but the only negative I see is a slight downward tilt of the wings. 2. Weapon Storage Nobody I know flies their spaceship while holding a blaster. A minor reorganisation of plates in the nose section and more hinges provided a solution I am particular chuffed about. 3. The cockpit Seriously, who flies a spaceship sitting on a 2x2 brick? I really liked (read: was smitten with) the cockpit from Stefan's SlaveI MOC but I had none of the pieces necessary to recreate it. Some very vague similarities can be seen and, once again, my own spare parts really limited what I could do. The biggest thing was making an enclosure that would rotate properly within the confines of the model AND whilst maintaing the missile firing system*... which this one does. Admittedly, this design will probably change when my spare parts inventory increases. *not sure why I kept it though it will probably go when I look to provide internal seating for passengers. Suggestions and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.

I can't help but keep coming back to this MOC. The sheer enormity of the build is quite simply amazing.

Went to Northlands TRU today and they're atill running 20% off all LEGO. Still had a couple sets each of the Silver Mine Shootout and the Colby City Showdown, for any Lone Ranger fans out there. Also had a few Echo Base sets as well as Jabba's Sail Barge and Palpatine's Arrest.

Thanks for the confirmation. I live about 15mins away... guess I'll have to drop in and check it out.

Has anyone actually bought from ShopForMe? One of their shipping options is to pick up in store but the address given is actually a cafe on Lygon St, Brunswick???

Bearing in mind the preliminary box artwork, my guess would be the latter.

These struck me as the most interesting from the blog entry: Jedi Hunter Frontier (set #75051, $69.99, 490 pieces) — This is the only set for 2014 from the continuing Yoda Chronicles. It features JEK-14 along with Hammerhead, RA-7 protocol droid, and an astromech. AT-AT (set #75054, $119.99, 1,138 pieces) — The snowspeeder needs a companion piece and the AT-AT is the perfect match; it seems a little bit smaller than previous releases but comes with five minifigures, including AT-AT Driver, General Veers, Snowtrooper Commander, and two Snowtroopers. Imperial Star Destroyer (set #75055, $149.99) — This set looks incredible, and much more stable than the previous release. It also features six minifigures including Darth Vader, two Stormtroopers, and three Imperial Officers, as well as a highly detailed Emperor Palpatine hologram microfigure!

Just amazing. The look of the hangar interior is spot-on and I love how the control room has "cobbled together" elements to break up its perceived cleanness.

Finally found this set for a good price: Also picked up this book for $10...

Very creative build. I really like the design through the back half and how you achieved the curvature of the engines.

Really like the layout of this MOC. Great use of available parts.

The original TIE Fighter looks amazing.

*speechless*

If it were me, I'd want it to be my interpretation. Amazing work.

Yes but it's particularly uninteresting. It's quite simply part of my surname with my initials.