(MOD) A-Wing 75175

[tibland2]

I did some extremely simple modifications to the new A-wing to make it a bit more screen accurate:

First off I simplified the cannons. I felt like the cannons that were desigined by TLG were a bit too large and a bit too complex looking in comparison to the in-universe vehicle. You'll also notice the cockpit stickers from 75003:

Second, I made the fines a bit larger. They were way too short on the stock 75175 and seemed to be just directly based on the dimensions of the Rebels-era A-wings:

Even with the fins being larger it can still sit on its landing gear just fine, though the bottom fins do hit the ground, unfortunately:

The pilot is L'ulo of Green Squadron and later of Black Squadron fame:

One thing I couldn't figure out  was how to achieve the split at the front of the ship... I may attempt to do some creative sticker work in the future to create the illusion of a split without having to completely redesign the model from scratch because I'm actually pretty fond of the look overall. 

[jamiejme]

I like what you've done. Simple, achievable but mostly very effective. This is a great balance between 75003 and 75175

[VaderFan2187]

Lovely MOD @tibland2! The taller fins immediately caught my eye.

2 hours ago, tibland2 said:

One thing I couldn't figure out  was how to achieve the split at the front of the ship...

I was just about to ask how you think it might be done! I think it will only be achievable in real bricks at a much larger, potentially UCS scale.

[jamiejme]

1 minute ago, VaderFan2187 said:

I was just about to ask how you think it might be done! I think it will only be achievable in real bricks at a much larger, potentially UCS scale.

yeah I've only ever seen it tackled at UCS scale, like Anio's beautiful A-Wing

[JACKATTACKS]

Wow, this is a great looking model and the tail fins look better now!