[MOC] UCS Imperial Shuttle

[tfcrafter]

This is my take on a minifig-scale UCS scale Imperial Shuttle from Return of the Jedi. Since I wasn't sure where to start, the worm gear mechanism is loosely based on the official set. However, the rest is a mix of my design with subtle cues  taken from Marshal Banana's MOC and 10212. It features gear-driven wings, detachable landing gear, poseable weapons, and an opening canopy with room for 4 minifigs.

[TheGeneralMoe]

Thats a very nice rendition of the shuttle! The cockpit is very accurate to the movie, better then the official Lego model.

[tfcrafter]

13 hours ago, TheGeneralMoe said:

Thats a very nice rendition of the shuttle! The cockpit is very accurate to the movie, better then the official Lego model.

Thanks! It took me a while to figure out how to do the sides, I ended up using a combination of hinges and Mixels joints.

[mortesv]

That is a good looking shuttle - great cockpit! How are the wing operated? The official model works ok, but the wings are very heavy for the small gears.

Any idea what the brick-count is?

[Miro78]

What a great shuttle MOC. I as other too like that cockpit. You have nailed the shaping of it. I think I would prefer fewer studs on the wings to better match the sleekness of the nose and the top wing, but all in all ace job!

[tfcrafter]

9 hours ago, mortesv said:

That is a good looking shuttle - great cockpit! How are the wing operated? The official model works ok, but the wings are very heavy for the small gears.

Any idea what the brick-count is?

I attempted to motorize the wings by attaching a geared-down M-motor to it but there was too much strain so I ended up using a crank-driven wing. As for piece count, I'm not too sure. The official UCS set has a count of 2503, including minifigs. But judging from the enormous amount of different slopes used and the complexity of the cockpit design, I'll put the piece count to 2900.

Edited May 12, 2017 by tfcrafter