Ski Speeder Post 1

Hello again everyone

This time I am going back to The Last Jedi with this new little model.  I present The V-4X-D ski speeder, also known as the Resistance ski speeder seen in the Battle Of Krait.

I have tinkered around with this little model for a while.  You would think it would be quite an easy build but to get the dimensions etc "correct" took a couple of tricks.

The cockpit has been built using bricks with studs in the side and is attached to the main body using 1x1 clip tiles.  The gun on the other side has had to be attached using hinge plates to get a piece that is 5 studs long otherwise the wings become too thick. 

My favourite part of this little model is the rear section and the rudder.  The steering wheel with the T-bar and 2 clip plates attached do the job perfectly I think.  In fact this was the first part I built and the rest of the model and scale was determined by this section.

Anyway let me know what you think.

Jon

and on display Planets style with Rose:

 

Edited November 5, 20186 yr by obijon

Xi-Class Light Shuttle Post 2

Hello again everyone

I thought as this was another simple model like the Ski Speeder I would post this in the same thread.

The Xi-Class shuttle is the shuttle Rose, Finn and BB-8 use to escape the Supremacy.

The trickiest part of the build was attaching the wings to the tiny fuselage without making the wings too thick or flimsy and also being able to attach the engines.  Lots of interjoined tiles and plates did the trick - each wing has 12 parts.

Anyway let me know what you think about this one and the ski speeder.

A bigger ship from Ep. VIII is coming soon, maybe not next though!

Jon

 

Edited November 19, 20186 yr by obijon

These (and all of your mini models) are great! I had been looking for a Ski Speeder about this size, but most seemed way too small or too big compared to other planets-style models. I like the hinge on the gun side, it add some different texture. I had to look up the Xi Shuttle, I didn’t remember it from the movie, but after I did, I could see the accuracy of your model. Spot on! Can’t wait to see more!

Excellent! Keep posting the mini models. I only have a small parts collection, looking for more mini models to make :)

Your mini builds have all been so impressive, across the board! The details on these two are brilliant, loving the use of hinges to give texture on the speeder and the shaping around the cockpit on the shuttle! Any chance you could give us a Christmas treat and photograph your whole collection together?

Thanks for the compliments guys.  I actually thought I might have lost my touch as the intital post was at the end of last month and only got replies this week.

On 11/19/2018 at 10:20 AM, mcphatty said:

loving the use of hinges to give texture on the speeder and the shaping around the cockpit on the shuttle!

 

On 11/19/2018 at 1:46 AM, Cyborgsaurus said:

I like the hinge on the gun side, it add some different texture.

The hinge was a nice bi-product.  As I said in the original post this was the only way I could attach this and be 5 studs long without the wing being more than one stud thick.  The shuttle cockpit was a case of keeping it as simple as possible.  The grey bullion piece just seemed to work perfectly,

On 11/19/2018 at 10:04 AM, Spongebob456 said:

Excellent! Keep posting the mini models. I only have a small parts collection, looking for more mini models to make :)

Don't worry more are in the pipeline, some finished.  Don't want to spam the board! ;-)

On 11/19/2018 at 10:20 AM, mcphatty said:

Any chance you could give us a Christmas treat and photograph your whole collection together?

Not sure i have a wide angle lens big enough.  The collection also includes official polybags so there are over 100 models.  I will see what i can do.....I could just take a picture of the display cabinets I suppose

Edited November 21, 20186 yr by obijon

You sure like these small scale models! How many ships of this scale have you build exactly? And have you thought about maybe making a little diorama recreating an iconic scene from Star Wars? Would be great to see that I think. As a matter of fact, some of the best builds out there are on a small scale like this. 

1 minute ago, Hollander said:

How many ships of this scale have you build exactly?

Not sure exactly.  A LOT judging by my brickshelf gallery.  A lot of the older ones have been retired or replaced with official models though,

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=obijon

As a fan of mini builds, good job!! 

thanks again!