XimenaPaulina Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I'm a few days late, but I still want to give this wonderful creation its well-deserved praise. The overall design and detailing of the final product is really outstanding especially for a Technic MOC. I'm excited to see what you could come up with next, drakmin. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Wow, this is absolutely awesome! I can say that this is the ultimate version of x-wing (and snow-speeder too) ...you're a genius! Quote
RejectedShrimp Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 lego should release these i would buy them.it would be interesting if someone could pull off a millenium falcon. It would be humongous Quote
HenryMorgan Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Very nice. But the 10129 UCS Snowspeeder looks better. But your X Wing from Page 1 looks better then the UCS X-Wing. Quote
BasOne Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 :D What do you wan't to see built next? Well if you're asking... A B-Wing, TIE Bomber or Assault Gunship. A what the heck, build a Nebulon B frigate Quote
Fallenangel Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 I can say that this is the ultimate version of x-wing (and snow-speeder too) ...you're a genius! [/size] Okay, I didn't want to say this, but this is getting annoying... Even if it was his first LEGO MOC in 15 years I really wish people would stop saying that... I understand that everyone here has different standards for MOCs, but it just doesn't feel right to me when people give such praise to an X-wing with such a misshapen nose, obscenely undersized wingtip laser cannons (both in diameter and in length), thrusters which appear too detached from the rest of the structure and which are strangely thinner in the back, misplaced splitter vanes in the air intakes, engines that are far too close to the canopy and are not sufficiently integrated with the wing surface, no astromech droid nor any of the wonderful greebling behind it, inaccurate squadron marking details, and inaccurate apertures for the S-foils, not to mention gaps everywhere. And those are just things you notice right off the bat. Even for someone that isn't a pedantic nerd, many of these inaccuracies (many of which could probably be easily incorporated) detract from the aesthetic quality of the model IMO. And you can't say that I'm being terribly unreasonable in my comparison of his X-wing to the studio model because IMO all of the points described above with the exception of the first one and the part about the thrusters, were properly addressed to a reasonable degree on my own model as well as that of Brian Tobin. Very nice. But the 10129 UCS Snowspeeder looks better. But your X Wing from Page 1 looks better then the UCS X-Wing. No way to both. drakmin's T-47 manages to capture the unique shape of the nose area much better than LEGO's rendition (which made the same structure flat, distorted, and generally ugly). drakmin's model also has more consistency in color in the fashion of the original studio model in contrast with all the random gray that LEGO stuck in their model (more accurate as well as more aesthetically pleasing). The radiator assembly also looks a lot cleaner and more accurate on drakmin's rendition (they even slope outwards) while that area of the LEGO rendition looks kinda gappy and unfinished. I believe drakmin's rendition also has a flat bottom, which is more accurate to the studio miniatures than the bowl we see on LEGO's model. (Yes, I know the bowl is accurate to the full-scale model, but face it, the miniatures were sleeker and just better-looking) On the other hand, the amount of greeble on the 7191 UCS X-wing makes it preferable to drakmin's version which is way too clean. Not only that, but 7191 has more accurately sized wingtip laser cannons and squadron markings. Oh, and there are fewer holes. Quote
drakmin Posted March 7, 2011 Author Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the comments and opinions! I've had no time for Lego's recently but I'll try to build a new Star Wars moc in the near future. I think my mocs are far from perfect at the moment but they are getting better since my part collection is growing. Personally I think some amount of gaps is acceptable on a 100% technic model. Fallenangel: My first X-Wing was bad because of lazyness, limited parts and not using enought refence photos. My fault! ;D (I should have made it in a bit smaller scale) Edited March 7, 2011 by drakmin Quote
Fallenangel Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 Fallenangel: My first X-Wing was bad because of lazyness, limited parts and not using enought refence photos. My fault! ;D (I should have made it in a bit smaller scale) Yes, I know. That's why I decided not to leave you a page of constructive criticism the first time. Must be hard to build anything decent with LEGO after 15 years. It's just that it gets rather annoying when people say it's perfect and amazing and all that. I mean, even you yourself admit that it could have been better. I'd have to disagree about the scale, though. Bigger models allow for more detail. Quote
drakmin Posted July 3, 2012 Author Posted July 3, 2012 http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/20213 Hi again! This project is now on cuusoo, thank you for any support! Quote
Brickdoctor Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Supported! Aside from the fact that I love anything to do with T-47s as accurate as this one is, I think such a product would be a great way to increase the popularity of Technic through Star Wars and integrate some much more complex functions into models that don't need to have the majority of their Technic covered up by System bricks. Being a vehicle, it'll avoid all the problems TLG had with Hasbro the last time they attempted Technic Star Wars. Quote
drakmin Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Hi, I have updated this model: Edited January 13, 2014 by drakmin Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Still phenomenal! But how is going your X-wing?? Quote
DonBrizzel Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 This is most definitely something I would pay for the instructions for. I sincerely hope LEGO picks this up. Quote
kr-lik Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 same az DonBrizzel... you should seriously make an instructions + brickcount and sell those! Quote
wokajablocka Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Nice little modifications, the colour looks better now. The first photo I needed to double take as looking on my phone it looked like a screen shot from the movie, Well Done. Edited January 14, 2014 by wokajablocka Quote
Nom Carver Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Your creations are the most sleek and amazing vehicles! Quote
DonBrizzel Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I look at this thread every day at least once a day. I need this build in my life. Quote
drakmin Posted June 6, 2014 Author Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) sorry, posted on wrong topic, this can be removed. Edited June 6, 2014 by drakmin Quote
drakmin Posted June 6, 2014 Author Posted June 6, 2014 Thanks Jim! I was about to post this information: Instructions for my Snowspeeder model are now available at mocplans.com Instructions are made by Eric Albrecht (Blakbird) and have 125 pages. Model itself has 2191 parts. I'll update this post with rebrickable url later when it's online. Quote
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