[LDD] T-47 airspeeder

[La Chupacabra]

Any updates?

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

Yes. Recently, I have covered up a few gaps between the wings and heat sink, as well as block the lower air brakes, so the connection will not disconnected upon repeated use.

[GuyDudeMan27]

Looking good. Keep it up!

[Anio]

Very nice model. Your hard work paid off !

I would have made the back black, though.

You may also try tile 2x4 for a more stable build.

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

Very nice model. Your hard work paid off !

I would have made the back black, though.

You may also try tile 2x4 for a more stable build.

Thanks Anio.

With the heat sink, black was too stark of a transition from the bright, new, white bricks. It can detract attention from other aspects and highlights of the aircraft.

Black as well would not match the dark grey grille pattern of the repulsor units, and would also blend undesirably with the black stand.

Additionally, with black, the spaces between the heat sink would not be easily perceived, because the black elements cannot easily cast shadows upon themselves, hence its dark color.

Most of the elements for the repulsor units and the heat sink are exclusively in dark grey. This was a stylistic preference to highlight these aspects of the model in a respect to have being weathered down by heat—therefore why I chose these older colors.

2 x 4 tiles would be a more stable. In fact, I actually use them in place of the 2 x 2's on the LDD file. However, 2 x 4 tiles do not come in dark grey.

I hope this answers your concerns,

Thank you.

[Anio]

Thank you for all these explanations. :)

With the heat sink, black was too stark of a transition from the bright, new, white bricks. It can detract attention from other aspects and highlights of the aircraft.

Black as well would not match the dark grey grille pattern of the repulsor units, and would also blend undesirably with the black stand.

Additionally, with black, the spaces between the heat sink would not be easily perceived, because the black elements cannot easily cast shadows upon themselves, hence its dark color.

Yes, hard to see the details with black parts.

Otherwise, I think that 10129 color scheme works very well. :)

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

Thank you for all these explanations. :)

Yes, hard to see the details with black parts.

Otherwise, I think that 10129 color scheme works very well. :)

Glad you like the color scheme.

One would even consider it a scaled-down version for minifigures.

I don't know what is your preference for snowspeeders, white or light gray, but white elements were readily and even available, as opposed to gray.

Though my primary reason was that gray looks completely terrible paired with the bright orange!

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

Looking good. Keep it up!

Much appreciated as always. I am in the process of finalizing the model with the necessary revisions and needed parts to finish a few incomplete parts (such as the heat sink, lower air brakes, and thrusters).

Afterwards, new photos will be made, as well to be featured in a new topic, and guarantee, without any further delay, the file will be available (free) to everyone who would want to download.

[Anio]

I don't know what is your preference for snowspeeders, white or light gray, but white elements were readily and even available, as opposed to gray.

Though my primary reason was that gray looks completely terrible paired with the bright orange!

I prefer white too. By faaaaaar.

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

Update everyone: Head over to the official page here for new photos, with the heat sink completed, and the LDD file.

[anothergol]

nice model

That unique 1 x 2 tile near the tip of the right wing is a light blueish gray gold ingot bar (99563).

It hasn't appeared in any sets (it's perhaps a prototype color), but most of the stores selling them have quite an abundant quantity.

I wonder what's the story behind it, btw.

I can understand when one BL store gets a few pieces of a prototype color, but here it's not hundreds, but thousands of them sold in several BL stores and on ebay, and for very cheap. Doesn't that scream fake?

But if they have a normal clutch power, I might get a couple, they seem useful (but nasty injection mark - while normally there should be a second Lego logo there)

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

nice model

I wonder what's the story behind it, btw.

I can understand when one BL store gets a few pieces of a prototype color, but here it's not hundreds, but thousands of them sold in several BL stores and on ebay, and for very cheap. Doesn't that scream fake?

But if they have a normal clutch power, I might get a couple, they seem useful (but nasty injection mark - while normally there should be a second Lego logo there)

Thanks. If you haven't already visited, I made another topic of it here with new photos and the LDD file—if you are interested.

The story about that light gray ingot bar is beyond me. Being a prototype color is all supposition as far as I am concerned for. Though, perhaps, one could get in touch with some department of Lego that is involved with the production of the various elements. However, these pieces are quite useful indeed. Currently, I have them featured on each toe of my AT-AT walker (which I have been building for some time now), and they are present as various details on my AT-ST I have been designing since I completed the snowspeeder.

As with the injection mark and the printed Lego logo, the only color I have seen with both logos present is in chrome gold.