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Hi jameseilers, and welcome to Eurobricks!

For future reference there's a general SW Q&A thread pinned to the top of the forum. I'll merge this thread with it in a bit :classic:

Sorry, I can't help you with your questions but hopefully one of the other members will be able to.

Cheers, Robin

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Looking for help in making a stand for this bad boy. It would be nice to have it angled, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about doing this.

Thanks Eurobricks

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Something I was wondering about the "75103 First Order Transporter". Did they show the inside of it in the "teaser trailer"? (You know the shot with all the "Storm-Troopers" lineup before the door opens up in the front?)

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Something I was wondering about the "75103 First Order Transporter". Did they show the inside of it in the "teaser trailer"? (You know the shot with all the "Storm-Troopers" lineup before the door opens up in the front?)

I believe some behind the scenes photos revealed it was.

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Hi, I'm out looking for purchasing custom star wars lego figures, interested both in characters in the I - VI as well as expanded universe and the clone wars. I'm not really interest in modification of clone and storm troopers etc, I'm looking for for some of the alien speicies that lego never made, which everyone who know star wars, are much more than those they actually made. I'm also only looking for molds, not prints on legos standard figure heads.

If any one has some tips to give me, I'll be delighted!

cheers / Peter

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There aren't too many people that I've seen that makes moulds for custom shapes. There was someone on eBay who has sculpted Bith heads before Lego released the Cantina band. I've also seen people use action figure heads on minifigure bodies as an alternative to custom moulds.

I think there was a 4-Lom done like that in the recent past.

I know Christo is a custom minifig producer who creates new moulds but I don't think any of the Star Wars figures he's made have used custom mould except for maybe the Death Star Gunner helmet (as seen in my profile pic) which was done a few years before Lego released it.

You've made reference to the custom troopers in your post and I know that companies such as Arealight have also created custom moulds for things like Twi'lek head tentacles in various colours.

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@Robianco - I have already approximately 50 custom molded minifigures, 4-Lom is one of them. I know about arealight, I got one of their twi'leks, darth talon, which is enought I think. I've heard about this christo guy before but I can't find him, do you know his homepage, ebay name or something similar?

Thanks!

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Hi, I recently bought some star wars custom figs, but I can't identify them all, on the picture I attached, I of course know that the first figure to the left is an ithorian, but have no idea which charachter it is, but the rest of them I either know the names nor their speicies. Two of them are appearantly the same, maybe even all three of them in the middle, but I'm not sure. An assumption is that they are Zygerrians from the clone wars series, but their clothes does not match any of the carachters in the series.

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I'd be interested to see some of the customs you have. Do you have a Flickr account with any images?

Christo has an eBay store:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Custom-Brick-And-Minifigs?_rdc=1

There's an old thread on here which had a link to a Brickshelf image:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/darthtangent/StarWars/Christo/christoall.jpg

These were all long before Lego produced them and even though they may look a little dated now they weren't back then.

I think the rarest one he's made is a Yaddle minifigure.

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Hi Sneakguest, and welcome to Eurobricks!

For future reference there's a general Q&A thread pinned to the top of the SW forum. I'll merge this thread with it in a bit :classic:

Cheers, Robin

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An assumption is that they are Zygerrians from the clone wars series, but their clothes does not match any of the carachters in the series.

I would say that you are correct, but as to whether they are supposed to be specific characters I don't know. The torso & legs seem like random leftover parts to me.

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Any tips for modding the most recent OT Millennium Falcon utilizing some of the new changes from the TFA Falcon?

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Without access to new stickers to upgrade the interior, I think you could achieve the sleeker shape and better fit of the Falcon's closing panels. I don't own the 2011 model, so I can't compare the exact details. I'd expect you could download the 75105 instruction manual as pdf and alter the height and panel fit. I also really, really like the newly designed mandibles. There are - as far as I know - no uncommon pieces other than those for the stud shooters, and I think it looks much better than in the 2011 set. I also like the cockpit much more than in 2011 and believe this redesign is achievable with common pieces.

Summary suggestion:

- overall heigh decrease

- panel fit

- cockpit

- mandibles

Either download the instructions or - if unavailable - play & pause a Youtube video review by 'Artifex' who is showing a superbly animated stop-motion build.

One thing I'd love to mod in the new Falcon (if I had the pieces) would be to exchange the thick triangular bricks for the 2011's sleeker pieces used as the rear stabiliser. I also think the main computer panel looks at least as good in the 2011 model with all its angles and printed pieces compared to the large sticker piece in 2015.

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Is it possible to suspend the Lego Death Star 10143, for example hang it from the ceiling, via the hole in the top piece? I've googled and can't see any images of this having been done, so was wondering if it was possible or if anyone had done it.

Obviously the wire would need to be secured further down inside, possibly near the bottom, then run up through and out of the top.

Is it even possible to build it without the stand, or remove the stand afterwards, as I see from the instructions that it is built around the stand?

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It's not a set I own but I'd guess that it's something that would take quite a bit of additional engineering to fully support itself while hanging from something. Good luck with it! :look:

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Chrome tends to rub off with a lot of play. If they find a cost-effective way to make chrome minifigs that doesn't rub off with play then chrome pieces would be more common in normal sets.

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Hi Solscud007, I don't think this merits a specific thread so I'll merge it with the general Q&A thread in a bit. Nice photos by the way! :classic:

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Is it possible to suspend the Lego Death Star 10143, for example hang it from the ceiling, via the hole in the top piece? I've googled and can't see any images of this having been done, so was wondering if it was possible or if anyone had done it.

Obviously the wire would need to be secured further down inside, possibly near the bottom, then run up through and out of the top.

Is it even possible to build it without the stand, or remove the stand afterwards, as I see from the instructions that it is built around the stand?

Hi Wampa won, and welcome to Eurobricks!

I Bricklinked a 10143 a couple of years ago (link) and, although I guess it may be possible, I really wouldn't recommend it! The standard model is incredibly fragile and I don't think it would tolerate that sort of stress. Unfortunately the set is prone to flexing which won't help you; I think part of the problem is that the main vertical frame uses studless Technic beams rather than the standard studded versions. It may be possible to strengthen it sufficiently, but you'd probably need a lot of patience :classic:

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The C3-P0 polybag and Captain Phasma are two perfect excuses to chrome some minifigs. And yet TLG decided to not chrome them. They feel lacking in realism.

I assume one day we'll get a chromed Phasma as a polybag exclusive reward or something.

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