Yet Another MOC Republic Gunship

[ForgedInLego]

After numerous requests from people who built my Dropship MOC, I finally designed a gunship in the same style! If I have time tomorrow after work I'll finish out the CW version and order the parts, but I wanted to hear any suggestions for improvement first, especially about the laser turrets.

This model is primarily built to be fun to swoosh around, with a extendable handle and generally solid construction throughout. The stud shooter missile racks deploy with a lever in the wing roots, the ramp in the back opens, and the top and bottom wing turrets spin together!

Let me know what you think!

 

[joebiwankenobi]

Looks great! I love some of the design choices you made, such as making the front door 3 wide, especially the firing missile launchers between the engines/rocket pods. You always incorporate play features uniquely and stylishly and inspire me to do the same. You also did an excellent job making the bottom floor flare out on either side with the angled plates. I'll eagerly await the instructions to release for this down the road, but I have to request that the next model you create in digital/make instructions for be your MTT. I love the deployment feature on that build! 

[ForgedInLego]

9 hours ago, joebiwankenobi said:

Looks great! I love some of the design choices you made, such as making the front door 3 wide, especially the firing missile launchers between the engines/rocket pods. You always incorporate play features uniquely and stylishly and inspire me to do the same. You also did an excellent job making the bottom floor flare out on either side with the angled plates. I'll eagerly await the instructions to release for this down the road, but I have to request that the next model you create in digital/make instructions for be your MTT. I love the deployment feature on that build! 

Thank you! I used the 7163 gunship to get the scale around right and the 3 stud forward arch is sort of a homage to that. The MTT is in the works, but I'm not 100% happy with how it looks right now and its not as strong as I would like it to be. Stay tuned!

[Rubblemaker]

Very nice, I’m not a huge gunship nut myself but this looks like a nice compact design. Looking forward to seeing the real build.

[joebiwankenobi]

14 hours ago, ForgedInLego said:

Thank you! I used the 7163 gunship to get the scale around right and the 3 stud forward arch is sort of a homage to that. The MTT is in the works, but I'm not 100% happy with how it looks right now and its not as strong as I would like it to be. Stay tuned!

Ironic. The Gunship model I've worked on for years has also used 7163 as a foundational base. People underestimate many of the O.G. sets, but there are some actual diamonds in the rough. I can't wait on the MTT. 

[ForgedInLego]

Finished out the Clone Wars version! Took a lot longer than expected as a Windows update turned my computer into a very hot paperweight for a few days. Can't wait to build these IRL!

 

[Kage Goomba]

sooo tempted to mod my UCS Gunship to be like this one lol

[ForgedInLego]

Photo dump incoming! Set up my photo "studio" with a new background, I think I like it better than the white. Also I made a speeder bike and AT-RT that fit on the back ramp.

 

[Rev88]

awesome gunship, is there any way you could share or allow us to purshes the instructions for it? this is one of the best moc versions I have seen.

[ForgedInLego]

3 hours ago, Rev88 said:

awesome gunship, is there any way you could share or allow us to purshes the instructions for it? this is one of the best moc versions I have seen.

Yep! you can find them all here: https://rebrickable.com/users/ForgedInLego/mocs/