[MOD] 75092 Naboo Starfighter (less is more...)

[Dameronian]

To restore the shape of this elegant WWII Spitfire and Mosquito inspired craft, the play features had to go first....Apologies to R2 also for the gruesome decapitation...

Other mods include:

-some more accurate cockpit furnishings;

-use of a clear cockpit, in keeping with the source material, plus my Z95 now finally has a nice smoked canopy...

-modded engine mounts to accentuate that thin and sleek wing look, it's still relatively swooshable;

-complete removal of the bottom layer of inverted slopes, which made the fuselage way too thick, with just a tiny recess reserved for the nice docking platform included with the set, and a small torpedo launch tube sticker at the front (yes a sticker, aargh).

Edited December 6, 2015 by Dameronian

[Dameronian]

Immediately followed by V2 with a much slimmer rear fuselage, after looking at pics of the UCS 10026 model more closely...

Edited December 6, 2015 by Dameronian

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Looks nice. One frustration with the N-1 is that the cockpit and the body behind the cockpit are supposed to be symmetrical. The solution would be for Lego to make the cockpit in a solid yellow color (maybe stick a faux engine inside the hollow) to make it film-accurate. Nobody's done it yet.

[Dameronian]

Looks nice. One frustration with the N-1 is that the cockpit and the body behind the cockpit are supposed to be symmetrical. The solution would be for Lego to make the cockpit in a solid yellow color (maybe stick a faux engine inside the hollow) to make it film-accurate. Nobody's done it yet.

I agree fully. LEGO used a similar solution on the Z95.

Version 3: even more gradual taper towards the rear, tail lengthened and also lowered. This is as far as I can get with mostly stock parts.

Edited December 7, 2015 by Dameronian

[Junior Shark]

Whoa! Nice mods! You'd think Lego could get this thing right after like six tries.