Lars Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Going back to building Star Wars again with my absolute favorite from the galaxy far far away. The T-47 airspeeder, commonly known as the snowspeeder. Even though some of the official snowspeeder iterations were decent, I don't think they ever truly captured the essence of this beautiful vessel. Making it in white was a big misstake IMO. It made it look way to shiny and new. This Moc on the other hand has a mix of every grey/bley color available. That's a conscious descision on my part and I think it's a sadly underused method to achieve the right weathered look when MOC:ing SW stuff. The stickers are custom made, but the front pattern is of course largely based on the official printed pieces. The Moc is the second version I make with the same basic premise. A lot is different this time and you can take a look at the previous one at my old Brickshelf gallery for comparison if you like. More pics of the snowspeder at my Flickr Let me know what you think. Quote
-JD- Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 So..many...greebles! This is one of your best ships yet! The interior is detailed, and the shape is perfect! Amazing job. Greetings, JD Quote
General Armendariz Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Very nicely done. This has many details and sure is movie accurate. Quote
KimT Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Another stunning piece of work Lars I must say that I am envious of your skill at MOC'ing. Quote
Skipper 24 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Amazing work. This is one of my favourite ships too. Your weathered effect looks great IMO . You have also scaled the model well . Quote
pedro Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Great work Lars, and a very successful update of your original too! I love your attention to detail, such as the tiny intake, greebling around the engines/cannons, the harpoon cannon and cockpit - all very nice and very authentic. You're definitely an MoC'er to look out for! Quote
Future74 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 It's a beauty It looks very compact, looking at the cockpit. And highly detailed wings/lasers as well. A comparison picture with the old models would be awesome if you'd find time for it. Quote
KinGanon Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) Wow this snowspeeder is absolutely stunning. I saw this up on Flickr and immediately fell in love with it. Lars you continue to stun me with your work. Keep up the great work! Edited June 29, 2009 by KinGanon Quote
Bartram Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Amazing details you've included, Lars. Can't wait to see more of your creations. Quote
Fumoffu Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 This is very well done. I love it. You created in Lego form one of my favourite ships from Star Wars. I agree with your comments about not using white pieces. The weathered look is much much better. Quote
Snol Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 I love it very much ! Couldn't even find a thing that I didn't like. Good pictures also and a nice comparison shot at the end. Hopefully you will add a bottom or exploded view as well. Would be nice to build one myself as I haven't been able to capture it's beauty as you have. Very good job :) Quote
user Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Very good work the only bad thing about it is the lack of white. Quote
Lars Posted July 1, 2009 Author Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Now I've added the requested comparison pic where you can see my snowspeeder MOC together with two of the official ones. There's a couple of new pics added so you can have a look at all of them here Edited July 1, 2009 by Lars Quote
Future74 Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Thanks for adding those pictures Yep, the new one(s, two!) definitly look smoother and more realistic. Edited July 2, 2009 by Future74 Quote
nickvig Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Thanks for adding thos pictures Yep, the new one(s, two!) definitly look smoother and more realistic. That's really nice! Are you planning on doing build instructions like you have with some of your other models? Quote
CommanderFox Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 Sorry if im reviving this topic but WOW Lars this is Amazing!! I have to say this is the best T-47 Airspeeder ever! I love the Greebles Well done! CommanderFox Quote
Torax Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Beautiful! Since I cannot remember what the correct colour of the snowspeeder is, I'll go for what you said and MOCed; grey. And grey certainly is better that white! Great work. Keep MOCing! Edited October 21, 2009 by Torax Quote
Ras 74 Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 This is really an amazing Snowspeeder Lars! I was just thinking of how big it was in comparison to the "official" one. The size is reallt great with a lot of nice details. I really enjoy browsing the rest of your Flickr account as well. Quote
Star_Wars_Rules Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 All we need now is the crashed version just prior to the AT-AT stepping on it. Quote
Optimus Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 I never saw this before. But this has to be the best Snow Speeder in minifig scale I've ever seen. Excellent work on this. Quote
Captain Genaro Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 All we need now is the crashed version just prior to the AT-AT stepping on it. Thats what I was thinking. Quote
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