Imperial Star Destroyer Intimidator MOC-77525

[wolfie]

OK so I bought the instructions for this and have been buying up parts from bricklink to add to my existing spares pile and I have to say holy sh*t this is huge! I keep looking round looking at my monarch moc then looking back at the frame of this wondering if the desk will take the weight and I've only built the first stage of the frame. No chance of any nose droop over time. @SirCharles1977 I salute you

[phaelon]

Okay, I'm going to resurrect this thread for a very important reason. Specifically because the Venator (UCS 75367) has been released.

Why is that important / relevant? SCALE

The new Venator is exactly the same scale as the Intimidator that @SirCharles1977 so cleverly designed for us years ago. Here's the math:

Venator (length)

• Lore: 1137 m
• Lego UCS: 109 cm
• Scale: 108 cm @ 1:1056

Intimidator ISD (length)

• Lore: 1600 m
• Lego MOC: 59.5 in (from initial post), 151 cm
• Scale: 151 cm @ 1:1056

So here's the question... who will accept the challenge of building both and showing them side by side at the same scale?

Edited September 27, 2023 by phaelon

[SirCharles1977]

10 hours ago, phaelon said:

Okay, I'm going to resurrect this thread for a very important reason. Specifically because the Venator (UCS 75367) has been released.

Why is that important / relevant? SCALE

The new Venator is exactly the same scale as the Intimidator that @SirCharles1977 so cleverly designed for us years ago. Here's the math:

Venator (length)

• Lore: 1137 m
• Lego UCS: 109 cm
• Scale: 108 cm @ 1:1056

Intimidator ISD (length)

• Lore: 1600 m
• Lego MOC: 59.5 in (from initial post), 151 cm
• Scale: 151 cm @ 1:1056

So here's the question... who will accept the challenge of building both and showing them side by side at the same scale?

This is an incredible coincidence!!!   And it makes me so happy!!!  Thanks phaelon for discovering this and letting me know about it!  Simply amazing!  Damn, now I may have to buy the new Venator and display them side by side!!

[phaelon]

18 hours ago, SirCharles1977 said:

This is an incredible coincidence!!!   And it makes me so happy!!!  Thanks phaelon for discovering this and letting me know about it!  Simply amazing!  Damn, now I may have to buy the new Venator and display them side by side!!

It was sheer luck that I even noticed. I have a spreadsheet I built years ago that has capital ship lengths and will calculate stud count and scale length based on a manually input ratio. I had been looking at the new Venator and reversed out the scale based on that model's publish dimensions. That changed all the other calculations including the ISD, which went to 59.5 inches. When I came across your post yesterday I saw that exact number again in your dimensions, and it just clicked. Strange how that stuff works out, especially since you designed yours so long ago!

Anyway, I'm a huge fan of the Eviscerator and was about to start that build when I came across the Intimidator. Now that the Venator is here and looks so good, it has me leaning heavily towards your design. Have you updated or revisited this beast over the years?

And PLEASE let us know if you do build the UCS set with it. I'm dying to see how these two look together.

[phaelon]

Also, if you don't like the new UCS Venator, there's also the @thire5 MOC which comes in just slightly longer by 2 cm.

[Daniel Underwood]

49 hours into the build: frame, cannons, hanger, and command tower are complete. All that's left are the engine area and body panels. 

I'm posting pictures of the progress on Flickr (where I also have pics of the Brickvault/Cavegod Sandcrawler I built)

https://www.flickr.com/gp/194811659@N08/Ufiv421D0r

Edited January 26, 2024 by Daniel Underwood