MrLee Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 Kotaku wrote about you and your project. That should boost some publicity for you. http://kotaku.com/heroic-kickstarter-wants-to-build-a-13-foot-star-destro-1632240784 Quote
Brickmasta Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 You got me hooked, donated for you :) I want to see this built!! And then you have to bring it to Austria to a convention :P Quote
GallardoLU Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 Fox, an interesting comment was left on your kickstarter. the idea being you outsource some of the work and parts. people could sign up to build sections (or sub structures) and send the resultant builds to you. I know these sorts of builds have tons of trial and error in them, but it could be a novel and fun way to get bricks and help in a mighty large endeavor. if you should decide this option is viable for you I'd be willing to help through this. And as others have said this is just fantastic! the SSD is an amazing vessel and one that deserves this sort of epic recreation. Quote
Chills Posted September 9, 2014 Posted September 9, 2014 Fox, an interesting comment was left on your kickstarter. the idea being you outsource some of the work and parts. people could sign up to build sections (or sub structures) and send the resultant builds to you. I know these sorts of builds have tons of trial and error in them, but it could be a novel and fun way to get bricks and help in a mighty large endeavor. if you should decide this option is viable for you I'd be willing to help through this. And as others have said this is just fantastic! the SSD is an amazing vessel and one that deserves this sort of epic recreation. Now that is a fantastic idea. It would take some work to break down the ship into manageable sections and to QA the builds, but I think it would be much more rewarding to spend a couple hundred $$ on BL getting pieces to build a section than donate the cash. Quote
Fox Hound Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 Now that is a fantastic idea. It would take some work to break down the ship into manageable sections and to QA the builds, but I think it would be much more rewarding to spend a couple hundred $$ on BL getting pieces to build a section than donate the cash. It's a neat idea, but the ship is (because it would fall apart otherwise) VERY INTERCONNECTED. It would honestly be 2x the work just trying to figure out how to break-up and then connect all the sections. Quote
Chills Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 It's a neat idea, but the ship is (because it would fall apart otherwise) VERY INTERCONNECTED. It would honestly be 2x the work just trying to figure out how to break-up and then connect all the sections. Yeah, that was my first thought. But this is LEGO so it's possible! Maybe there's a way to meet in the middle, like have people donate bricks that you need. It would also reduce the amount of brick sourcing you'd have to do. I might have missed it in this thread, but have you attempted to get a list of what you'll need to build this masterpiece from LDD? Quote
TheBear Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 If the Lego Group won't fund this they should at least give you the parts at cost price, after all it will get a lot of press coverage for them. Quote
Fox Hound Posted September 16, 2014 Author Posted September 16, 2014 If the Lego Group won't fund this they should at least give you the parts at cost price, after all it will get a lot of press coverage for them. Big companies like TLG (Now the biggest toy brand) are a lot like Hollywood. Regardless of how good a script you write, Michael Bay will never come knocking on your door. He's gonna produce his own project. Even if the next Jurassic Park is staring him in the face. There's a .0001% chance TLG will ever get involved. Quote
Kristof Posted September 16, 2014 Posted September 16, 2014 I agree. There have been few massive lego models like this one already and I have never heard of some material help from TLG. Actually, I know only Sean Kenny to be cooperating with them, however I'm not sure how closely. On the other hand, there are some instances of (unofficial) lego stores funding some big models which are displayed on their ground. But I don't know any closer information so maybe it's not the best way either. Quote
neoconagenda Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 TLG helping... Probably not gonna happan Quote
Adolfo Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Uau!!! If one day I see this ship in a expostion fixed on the celling I think I cry! It's huge, beautiful and motivational. I really hope you can do that one day. Good Luck! Quote
deanorth Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 hum, those tires do not exist in grey sadly, would require a paint or finding something else that does the job:) Quote
Gongoro73 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) ''''''''''' O ! O O Amazing. Edited October 9, 2014 by Gongoro73 Quote
LegoGunInstructions Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 You should share this across more websites like MOCpages, emergencybricks etc. and open a kickstarter in order to get the money! Quote
JackoBoy Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Stunning! Fabulous work!! I can understand when you say a lot of fried brain cells haha ;) Quote
NNOPMOC Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 Hi there. New to this forum. Joined today just so that I could resond to this excellent build. I made a 7 foot SSD Executor a couple of years ago, using best guess measurements from photos of the studio model. I didn't go into the superb level of detail you have achieved on the engines, but put a fair amound of detail in the upper deck. I ended up selling it to fund a trip to see friends in the US, but have had requests to build at least one more since. Your model has inspired me to have another go, though I will still to the 7 foot scale and rework my original design. My proudest boast was that I never used glue and that the finished model was stable enough tobe picked up and tilted almost vertical. As soon as I have made the requisite number of posts I will start adding images of a couple of MOCs that I have built (SSD plus a birthday present for a friend). The very best of luck in getting this built. Quote
Lego Fett Posted May 17, 2015 Posted May 17, 2015 This is is epic. Amazing. Astonishing. Can't believe how much detailed is this! Can you fit minifigures in? Quote
MaxSupercars Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) I have found this now and must say: It is AMAZING !!! I love it ! Max... Edited July 5, 2015 by MaxSupercars Quote
FRGCWRU Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) -Edited- Edited May 27, 2022 by FRGCWRU Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) The new Mecabricks's LDD Importer is online now. 36,000 LDD pieces imported in Mecabricks then export to blender 3D. I made 20 more renders in this flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskrH7nxt Mecabricks - online Lego modeling: http://www.mecabricks.com Edited February 29, 2016 by bbqqq Quote
momoe Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 I made 20 more renders in this flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHskrH7nxt Your renders are Bee--You--Tee--Ful!!! Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 Your renders are Bee--You--Tee--Ful!!! So so amazing! Thanks for kind words :) You can find higher quality (4K / 8K resolution) professional renders made by virtualrepublic using MODO 3D here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=122519 Quote
carnage717 Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 Those are some nice renders. That SSD is a thing of beauty. Quote
Pierre Augustin Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 Hello, Fox Hound. It's a real marvelous conception. Everybody here, i think, are really impressed. I come for the news... Where are you now, for this incredible project? Quote
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