[MOC] Platipus Class Imperial Shuttle

[Tyutyu]

 

 

The Platipus Class Imperial Shuttle never saw extensive service. It was designed to be slightly smaller than the Tydirium Class with heavy missile armament, but its dependency on supply lines quickly got the project cancelled after a handful of them saw limited action against pirate raiders. The foot soldiers liked it because it was a mix between a Tank Buster and a Transport vehicle ( MI-24 Hind wink wink )

 

I wanted to design something that had the marks of a Star Wars craft with added shapes inspired by real life animals (Platipus) and aquatic insects (Water beetle) with a Tie Advanced jammed in there :D 

 The craft has no internals. It is just for display.

 Feedback is welcome

[broesl]

Hey, nice craft!

Although I really like the overall shape of the shuttle, I think there's room for you to improve the craft by making it a bit more detailed. Personally I think I would choose grey or white as the primary color.

Keep up the good work!

[Tyutyu]

I had 6 cylinder pieces and a Jek-14 Starfighter missing 30% of its parts at my disposal. The available parts determine(d) the color if I ever get to built this with real bricks. I agree that it could be polished. I spent a day trying to improve it but it just got worse so for now Iam stuck with this :)

If I build this, the missile pods will look great. Sadly LDD does not support what I had in mind.