[Alt-Build Contest] 75310 Duel on Mandalore - Skimmer Evasion

[Mandalorianknight]

When I started this contest, I though the sub-$30 catagory would be easy- I used to do this all the time- but there are so few sub $30 star wars sets that aren't microfighters or battle packs.

The one I chose was 75310 Duel on Mandalore, with a nice $20 price point, from summer 2021. It turned out to be pretty tricky- most of the parts are basic 1x1/1x2/1x2x5 bricks- but I think at the very least I created something different from the official set.

The story idea is that rather than Mandalore, this follows Ahsoka in hiding between The Siege of Mandalore and the events of Star Wars Rebels. A bounty hunter has tracked her down in some bombed-out ruins on a planet devastated by the war, and is attacking her in an armored skimmer.

This is a 47-E LightSkimmer. Characterized by it's armored cockpit and distinctive light trail emanating from the thrusters, lightskimmers were created as racing airspeeders, but this bounty hunter has integrated blasters into the tips and stripped much of the safety plating off for parts.

Given the miniscule part count, there isn't much of an interior- just a seat and a bit of storage for a blaster.

With the remaining parts- mostly basic bricks- I made some ruins Ahsoka was hiding in, with a small tree growing out of the smoldering rubble. It has an "explode feature" in that you can flick the 1x2x5 brick off, but that's not so much a designed play feature as a consequence of the small amount of parts remaining reducing stability.

I also swapped up the figures a bit, with Ahsoka now wearing black robes in an effort to hide. The Dathomirian is no longer Maul but the bounty hunter Ves Lejjik, a speed-demon and adrenaline junkie hoping to add some Jedi Lightsabers to her trophy collection. 

[Agent Kallus]

Nice! It's a very flat set so it's impressive getting a ship that fits right in to the star wars deign language out of it. 

P.S. Don't forget to add it to the entry topic !

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, Agent Kallus said:

Nice! It's a very flat set so it's impressive getting a ship that fits right in to the star wars deign language out of it. 

P.S. Don't forget to add it to the entry topic !

Thank you, I just chose this from my collection because most of the sub -$30 star wars sets I have are battle packs and microfighters and therefore not as conducive to this challenge, but man, it is pretty much JUST basic bricks and plates.

Oh man thanks, I completely missed it!