Veynom Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 The Star Wars expanded universe (Legends) offers a wide variety of inspiration for MOCs and MODs. Here are 2 simple MODs based on the excellent sets that are the #9492 TIE-Fighter and the #9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing Starfighter. Take both of these sets, mix them with the rich Star Wars expanded universe, add an inch of colour, shake all along, and serve them hot. You get Uglies on the rock! Uglies by Veynom, on Flickr Uglies are un-registered spaceships assembled from scavenged parts and recycled modules of other ships. These part's origins range from battlefields, crashes, decommissioned vessels, military leftover and so on. Everything which can be reused will be reused, sometimes with luck, most of the time without. Uglies are mainly used by pirates, mercenaries and other para-miliraty organisations looking for cheap and untraceable ships. Uglies offer the advantages of being cheap to produce and are relatively easy to find on the black market. But those are the only advantages that one can find them. I have decided to build two of the most famous Uglies: the Y-TIE and the TYE-Wing. Y-TIE The Y-TIE is the improbable combination of a Y-Wing cockpit and body with the wings and ionic engines of a TIE-Ln. This model is quite common among uglies during the Galactic Empire's rule due to the numerous battles between Imperial forces and rebel fighters. The resulting surprising spacecraft is a heavy, slow, and barely manoeuvrable ship offering good resistance and impressive firepower. Y-TIE by Veynom, on Flickr Side view showing the full length of the Y-TIE and how the cockpit is exposed outside of the wings: Y-TIE by Veynom, on Flickr Top view where I simply added some details and played with colors: Y-TIE by Veynom, on Flickr Y-TIE by Veynom, on Flickr Y-TIE by Veynom, on Flickr And a back view showing that I decided to keep the flicker missile for playability purpose. (kids...) Y-TIE by Veynom, on Flickr TYE-Wing The TYE-Wing - kindly nicknamed DIE-Wing by the pilots and their mechs is the hybrid fruit between a TIE ball cockpit and Y-Wing engine pods. This very lightly armoured fighter also benefits from a very light armament. The DIE-Wing succeeds in combining the worst of bith the TIE-Ln and the Y-Wing with the added challenge of avoiding all of their advantages. This is no surprise how it came to get his nickname. TYE-Wing (DIE-Wing) by Veynom, on Flickr A few 4x4 round plates are required to correctly adjust the engine pods. Based on your available colors, you may end-up with another painting job. The sticker is there just because I could. TYE-Wing (DIE-Wing) by Veynom, on Flickr Backside: TYE-Wing (DIE-Wing) by Veynom, on Flickr Frontview: TYE-Wing (DIE-Wing) by Veynom, on Flickr During Lego fairs, these 2 Uglies complete very well my displayed collection of TIEs and rebel Wings, while offering a nice touch of colours and raising many questions. Comments welcome. ;) Quote
Gouniaf Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) I like the yellow stripes on the Tie's panels. It shows a lot of efforts mixing the two ships in one coherent vessel instead of simply adding the Tie parts on a Y-Wing cockpit. But why is there a rebel pilot ? It should be a pirate, right ? Good job, it's always cool to see expanded universe's material traslated in Lego bricks Edited March 29, 2016 by Gouniaf Quote
bootz Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Yes! We need more uglies, and these both look great. Quote
HawkLord Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Somehow I could imagine Hasbro coming up with something like this... Very nicely done. Both look significantly ugly in the most appealing Star Wars ways. And the colors are perfect. It's like those ugly dog contests, where even though they're ugly, they've got charm. Quote
Artizan Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Lovely mash-ups! I especially like the Y-TIE ! Quote
Junior Shark Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Excellent! The Y-TIE is my fave. What is the picture on one of the TYE-Wing's engines? Waterslide decal? Quote
Flandy Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 These are great mash up, but technically, the Y-Tie has no engines! Quote
gotoAndLego Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 So during a battle it's called bumping uglies. Quote
Junior Shark Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 These are great mash up, but technically, the Y-Tie has no engines! Oh snap! Quote
Veynom Posted March 30, 2016 Author Posted March 30, 2016 I like the yellow stripes on the Tie's panels. It shows a lot of efforts mixing the two ships in one coherent vessel instead of simply adding the Tie parts on a Y-Wing cockpit. But why is there a rebel pilot ? It should be a pirate, right ? Good job, it's always cool to see expanded universe's material traslated in Lego bricks Thank you. The pilot suit also has been scavenged, of course. :-p Yes! We need more uglies, and these both look great. Thanks! Somehow I could imagine Hasbro coming up with something like this... Very nicely done. Both look significantly ugly in the most appealing Star Wars ways. And the colors are perfect. It's like those ugly dog contests, where even though they're ugly, they've got charm. You are absolutely right. The first time you see them, they look totally unappealing. Then the more you look at them the better you appreciate them. Lovely mash-ups! I especially like the Y-TIE ! Thank you! The Y-TIE is quite massive when displayed next to other TIEs and Y-Wings. And it is heavy. Excellent! The Y-TIE is my fave. What is the picture on one of the TYE-Wing's engines? Waterslide decal? Custom made stickers. I found the picture on the internet, resized it, mirrored it for the other side, and printed them both on a transparent sticker sheet. Relatively easy job. Thank you all for the great supportive comments! Quote
Only Sinner Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Well, I never did get used to uglies, but your'e builds are very well done! Too bad the TYE-Wing is a notorious deathtrap, as I like that one a little better. Quote
Veynom Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Well, I never did get used to uglies, but your'e builds are very well done! Too bad the TYE-Wing is a notorious deathtrap, as I like that one a little better. Thanks! But indeed, some uglies may even look worse. I pictured a few days ago a ship that would have the main body of the X-Wing with the cockpit replaced by a heavy gun, a TIE-LN wing on the port side, and the cockpit part of the B-Wing on the starboard side. Ugly, you said? ;) Edited March 31, 2016 by Veynom Quote
Seltz Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 These are really good! Great to see that I'm not the only guy who likes uglies here. Quote
Leonardo da Bricki Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 I was searching to see if anyone else had made uglies from EU, cause I am building one for the SW Anthology contest. Great designs, I really like how you made the color schemes work. Just one thing to correct, your Y-TIE has no engine! But overall, very well done! Quote
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