[MOC][WIP][LDD] Minifig Scale Rebels Ghost Build

[jamie75]

I wouldn't mind seeing if this was buildable without the interior. I'm wondering what the chances are of you sharing or selling the files?

If just the shell of the ship is around 5000 pieces, I MAY take a crack at it.

Jamie

[BrotherJayne]

Heh, I'm trying to convince the wifey we should do this as a 5 year project.

Have you fiddled with the legs yet?

Edit: The more I think about it, the more it seems the cruciform central and ancillary corridors (nose/ball turret to engine and airlock to airlock) would be the construction lynchpin

Edited July 21, 2016 by BrotherJayne

[IcarusBuilds]

For those wondering about the framing of my model, I have been working on re-framing it to better hold it together. This is what I have so far.

I hope to have more soon.

Edited September 3, 2018 by IcarusBuilds
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[jamie75]

Looks awesome!! Can't wait to see more.

Can't imagine how long it's taken you to get the angles right. I looks pretty close the "real" ship.

Jamie

[Mesabi]

This is a really nice ldd build. can you blow up the pictures a little though?

[jamie75]

This is a really nice ldd build. can you blow up the pictures a little though?

Click on the pics, they are full screen!?

Jamie

[dimnico]

Great work! I love the art design in Rebels and this captures the look and feel of the Ghost perfectly.

[Mesabi]

Click on the pics, they are full screen!?

Jamie

Thanks, didn't realize. Looks even better up close.

[jamie75]

No problem!! Glad to help.

Jamie

[ToaDraco]

Very very impressive. Every detail of the interior and exterior is captured so well!

[Follows Closely]

I wouldn't mind seeing if this was buildable without the interior. I'm wondering what the chances are of you sharing or selling the files?

If just the shell of the ship is around 5000 pieces, I MAY take a crack at it.

Jamie

Looks great so far, I would also give this a go if you are wiling to share the file!

[brickmasterben11]

Are you going to make it so that the Phantom will attach the right way, with the engines facing backward?

[khatmorg]

Are you going to make it so that the Phantom will attach the right way, with the engines facing backward?

Technically both ways are the right way. In a lot of scenes where they're chased the cockpit faces backwards so they can use it's cannons to fire back. How do they exit and enter when it's facing inward anyway?

Edited July 29, 2016 by khatmorg

[brickmasterben11]

They enter and exit through a little door in the bottom of the Phantom that connects to the Ghost via ladder.

[BrotherJayne]

Is there a cargo lift in it somewhere? How would they get something heavy from one of the lower bays (via front ramp or the floor slot) up to the main deck?

[IcarusBuilds]

Haven't had access to internet for the past week, posting a quick update from work.

On 7/20/2016 at 6:51 PM, jamie75 said:

I wouldn't mind seeing if this was buildable without the interior. I'm wondering what the chances are of you sharing or selling the files?

If just the shell of the ship is around 5000 pieces, I MAY take a crack at it.

Jamie

The current rebuild that I am working on doesn't have an interior, but is designed to fit one.

On 7/21/2016 at 10:47 AM, BrotherJayne said:

Heh, I'm trying to convince the wifey we should do this as a 5 year project.

Have you fiddled with the legs yet?

Edit: The more I think about it, the more it seems the cruciform central and ancillary corridors (nose/ball turret to engine and airlock to airlock) would be the construction lynchpin

I have been trying to figure out a sturdier and potentially retractable set of landing gear, but so far I haven't been able to come up with anything.

On 7/29/2016 at 11:35 AM, Follows Closely said:

Looks great so far, I would also give this a go if you are wiling to share the file!

I have been considering sharing the file since there are a few people interested, I will look into it more once I have a full design done.

On 7/29/2016 at 4:02 PM, brickmasterben11 said:

Are you going to make it so that the Phantom will attach the right way, with the engines facing backward?

The Phantom can currently dock either way, with the exception that the long guns need to be popped off since there isn't a way to make them retractable that I have come across yet.

On 8/1/2016 at 11:55 AM, BrotherJayne said:

Is there a cargo lift in it somewhere? How would they get something heavy from one of the lower bays (via front ramp or the floor slot) up to the main deck?

Movie magic?

Also here are some new pictures of the rebuild progress, including a new docking port design with doors that actually lead inside.

   

Edited September 3, 2018 by IcarusBuilds
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[ScottishDave]

Is there a cargo lift in it somewhere? How would they get something heavy from one of the lower bays (via front ramp or the floor slot) up to the main deck?

Movie magic?

There is a fair bit of that in The Ghost - perhaps a subtle nod to the trans-dimensional problems of the Millennium Falcon? The worst problem is that the hatch from the bottom of the Phantom is too far aft to link up with anything. I believe that it is supposed to open into the main crew lounge - but since the main crew lounge is directly behind the main turret, and the Phantom's belly hatch is 20 metres further aft, the distances are hilariously wrong.

Also here are some new pictures of the rebuild progress, including a new docking port design with doors that actually lead inside.

Nice! I really like the look of the new docking port. Your internal structure also looks quite sound - rather like that of the UCS Falcon, but bigger.

[Inthert]

The ships in rebels is really what draws me into this show. I get the feeling the Ghost could just as easily be the Millennium Falcon in alternate reality :P (which is the point of its design I guess). I’m always amazed when people create massive models but this one is superb, and it’s not finished yet! You’ve (so far) captured every angle, colour and detail spot on, both on the exterior and the interior. Can’t wait to see this finished or better still as a physical model :D

[BrotherJayne]

There is a fair bit of that in The Ghost - perhaps a subtle nod to the trans-dimensional problems of the Millennium Falcon? The worst problem is that the hatch from the bottom of the Phantom is too far aft to link up with anything. I believe that it is supposed to open into the main crew lounge - but since the main crew lounge is directly behind the main turret, and the Phantom's belly hatch is 20 metres further aft, the distances are hilariously wrong.

Alright, per a sketch that I've not been able to source yet, the cross ship corridor (with the airlocks to either end) have two descending floors/ramps that function as lifts, dropping down to the level of the main cargo hold way at the rear.

Also, the ladder to the phantom is in the lounge

You can see it to the right

[ScottishDave]

Alright, per a sketch that I've not been able to source yet, the cross ship corridor (with the airlocks to either end) have two descending floors/ramps that function as lifts, dropping down to the level of the main cargo hold way at the rear.

Yep, that's plausible - but I can't recall ever seeing it in the show. Was it an official Lucasfilm production sketch?

Also, the ladder to the phantom is in the lounge

You can see it to the right

Yes, that's the one I meant. That must be all of six metres from the door to the cross corridor (which is just behind Hera.) Compare that to the position of the belly hatch of the Phantom at the rear of the ship, which I would guess to be twenty metres aft of that self-same corridor, and I hope you'll agree that there is a slight mismatch.

[BrotherJayne]

Yep, that's plausible - but I can't recall ever seeing it in the show. Was it an official Lucasfilm production sketch?

Yes, that's the one I meant. That must be all of six metres from the door to the cross corridor (which is just behind Hera.) Compare that to the position of the belly hatch of the Phantom at the rear of the ship, which I would guess to be twenty metres aft of that self-same corridor, and I hope you'll agree that there is a slight mismatch.

Oh, you are so right, that ladder is aligned with the air lock that they use when the phantom is guns-out. Is there maybe another room further aft of the galley?

Trying to find that sketch again, and I've not seen it used either

[ScottishDave]

Oh, you are so right, that ladder is aligned with the air lock that they use when the phantom is guns-out. Is there maybe another room further aft of the galley?

I like the idea of a room behind the galley - that makes sense, although I can't see a door in the rear wall of the galley in any episodes.

My other guess is that there is a crawlspace linking the two hatches, like a large air duct or something. It's undignified, neither Seb or Chopper can use it, and it's no way to move cargo, but do-able for the human crew members

Come to think, that's another mystery - I've never seen Chopper moving from deck to deck. Does he fire that health-and-safety-violation rocket motor of his every time he wants to go up or down a ladder? Don't the others get awfully tired of singed hair and rocket exhaust fumes?

[BrotherJayne]

couldn't he just maglock to the wall and run up it?

ha

[BrotherJayne]

Season 2 episode 7 wings of the master about 4 minutes in, they are bording the Phantom via a ladder in a room that seems to be behind both tthe lounge and the galley

Edited August 5, 2016 by BrotherJayne

[IcarusBuilds]

Alright, after a few busy weeks without any time to work on this, I have some new photos to share.

First, some new overhead, front, side and 3/4 shots;

 

While working on this, I realized that the center section with the landing gear needed to sit lower than the front of the ship, so I adjusted that.

Doing so however meant that my ramp needed to be longer in order to touch the ground, in the show in extends by sliding out, mine folds in at the end since there is no room for that.

Here is a closer look at the Phantom docking area.

And then finally a look at my progress on the lower rear angled section.

Hope you enjoy.

On 8/5/2016 at 12:42 AM, BrotherJayne said:

Season 2 episode 7 wings of the master about 4 minutes in, they are bording the Phantom via a ladder in a room that seems to be behind both tthe lounge and the galley

I looked into this, and it appears to still be the lounge, just from a different angle than normally seen.

Edited September 3, 2018 by IcarusBuilds
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