[MOC] MF scale Clone Wars Republic Gunship

[JoeChu1980]

Dear LEGO Star Wars / Clone Wars fans, here I would like to present the MOC of my most favor vehicle, the Clone Wars Republic Gunship. Since starting the re-design from 75021, it costed me about 4 months. Hope you enjoy.

Padmé is the key MF I would like to collect, and EP2 version was only appeared in 75021, it's good for me to get both of my favor things in one set. But I felt 75021 is too large for  MF scale, and after referred Rebrickable MOCs, I really enjoy the outside feature by @JBB_777, unfortunately, the capacity of it is limited.

Thus, I designed my own base 75021, actually, about 90% components are from this set. Just try to be more fit to MF scale. (below fig. left one is 75021 set, right one is this MOC)

 

Further more, with previous MOC of full crouching AT-RT, it could represent the delivery of AT-RT in S04E07.

 

Also try to keep as more as open-able function and gain more fun.

 

To refer S01E13 is my original intention, as Republic Gunship's conception is extended from AH-60 black hawk, to deliver squad level troopers and close front weapon support are what it means to be.

 

Finally, even be not so heavy like original 75021 set, it still be some weight, plus so many operate-able features, make me hard to handle it. So there's a flipping and folding cover  on the top, with the girder hanging, could lift it easy.

Edited June 27, 2018 by JoeChu1980

[aroseinbloom]

Is there a difference in the AOTC and TCW Republic Gunships? I remember that the side cannons and scale of the original set are accurate to the former version.

[Agent Kallus]

This is great. The at-rt deployment looks slick and the way you've used gifs helps the highlight it's functions.

[stormtroopercaptain]

6 hours ago, ShadowStrike said:

Is there a difference in the AOTC and TCW Republic Gunships? I remember that the side cannons and scale of the original set are accurate to the former version.

 There is some variation from the films and clone wars. Visually clone wars gunships are more enclosed and seem to be a little smaller. The clone wars ones often drop the ball turrets. The old legends universe had them at 28 meters and new connon has changed that to 17 meters.

Basicaly this has been explained that as the war went on the gunships were altered and there are variations of them.  

I think the old legends made them too big and new cannon has made them a little smaller to match clone wars version. The film version seems to be somewhere between. 

[LucasLaughing]

Wow, that's impressive how much you were able to shrink it down, while still keeping the look and main features.  Great job!

[Ellisss_2]

Great build, I love the Republic Gunship and your implementation of the AT-RT deployment! I never realised that Lego's model was that overly large, great design for the scale, well done!

[JoeChu1980]

21 hours ago, ShadowStrike said:

Is there a difference in the AOTC and TCW Republic Gunships? I remember that the side cannons and scale of the original set are accurate to the former version.

Thanks for asking, it does show some difference between movie EP2:ATOC and both 2D and 3D animation TCW, please let me share some of my observation in following reply to stormtroopercaptain

All 3 set of LEGO Republic Gunship (7163,7676,75021) were referring movie version, and be larger and larger...

[JoeChu1980]

16 hours ago, stormtroopercaptain said:

 There is some variation from the films and clone wars. Visually clone wars gunships are more enclosed and seem to be a little smaller. The clone wars ones often drop the ball turrets. The old legends universe had them at 28 meters and new connon has changed that to 17 meters.

Basicaly this has been explained that as the war went on the gunships were altered and there are variations of them.  

I think the old legends made them too big and new cannon has made them a little smaller to match clone wars version. The film version seems to be somewhere between. 

Thanks to stormtroopercaptain gave a brief of variant history, some information is also new to me. I'm not familiar with old legends universe, only had movies and TV-Plays, for our common favorite, here's my observation, and that's why I would like to specify "Clone wars" version in the title.

Republic Gunship, a.k.a LAAT/i (Low-Altitude Assault Transport/infantry), first showed In the movie EP2:AOTC, and in EP3 also curried Windu for arresting Palpatine.

While 2002 EP2, DK published [Star Wars - Incredible Cross-sections - Episode II - Attack of the Clones] and introduced the LAAT/i, data showed it's about 17m length and could deliver 30 Clone troopers, it's platoon level. (please click below fig. for larger view)

I don't think it's proper, even from a science fiction, it still be some design conception and logic, till TV-Play The Clone Wars on showed, it was corrected.

from the cabin inner view, it's pretty narrow, and seems squad  level troopers capacity.

2011, During TV-Play showing, DK published [Star Wars - The Clone Wars - Incredible Vehicles], it keep the data of length about 17m.

From movie version, we noticed, per the side doors, there always be only rear one, thus, it's an variant could only apply with in the low altitude of the atmosphere. But TCW version, Just like you said, be more enclose, always show both front and rear side doors, with damper plate on it, could assault through the atmosphere.

TCW version has many function options, side ball turrets, searchlight...or just for trooper delivery.

Edited June 26, 2018 by JoeChu1980

[Smitty500]

Nice build, Republic gunship is my favorite ship. According to the source images, you matched the same size compared to minifigs. The only thing that stands out, is the size of the rocket launchers on top, should be 3 studs diameter, not 4. I am guessing you only used parts from the set itself.

I would argue that the TCW changed the dimensions of ship because they're dingbats.   Oops, I mean Because artistic style the initial movie,  and as the TV Series progressed, they slowly changed the style to become less cartoony and more "realistic". Unfortunately, the ships design did not carry over to the realistic realm, to match the size of theatrical movie dimensions.  

[stormtroopercaptain]

Yea the gunship at one point was claiming to carry 75 troops before the new cannon. Which even the larger movie look could not pull off. @JoeChu1980 is right I think even that 30 troops number seems high for what we have seen on screen. Both versions more likely carry around a squad (9/10) of troops. 

 

Also I really do like your version always thought the set seemed to large.  I also agree the cannons need to be smaller and maybe a little lower into the wings. But that just being picking. 

Edited June 26, 2018 by stormtroopercaptain
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