Wurger49 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) 2024 has been a great year for my LEGO designer journey, delivering many successful designs. One of my most popular designs is the Colonial Viper from the 75388 Jedi Bob’s Starfighter. While enjoying the Christmas and New Years break and browsing through other LEGO designs, I thought it may be possible to design a Rebel Starfighter taking inspiration from the Cylon Raider using the 40755 battlepack. The raiders resembled a large flying wing with two forward firing laser cannons sitting between the inner and outer wings. Two engines were widely spaced to provide extra lift and vents in between. My Rebel Starfighter tried to incorporate all those features, achieved with some difficulty due to lack of large wedge plates. It's always been a balancing act for me to get the wing shape right while making the model strong enough for play. There is a protruding nose leading to a spacious cockpit for a single pilot, flaps on top of the round engine nacelles, 45 degree slopes allowed for unique shapes to be created on the body and wings, with rounded bottom plates at the underside of the starfighter. Sit back and enjoy more space opera crossovers! Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/206361 Edited January 16 by Wurger49 Quote
Dillan23 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 (edited) On 1/3/2025 at 10:15 AM, Wurger49 said: 2024 has been a great year for my LEGO designer journey, delivering many successful designs. One of my most popular designs is the Colonial Viper from the 75388 Jedi Bob’s Starfighter. While enjoying the Christmas and New Years break and browsing through other LEGO designs, I thought it may be possible to design a Rebel Starfighter taking inspiration from the Cylon Raider using the 40755 battlepack. The raiders resembled a large flying wing with two forward firing laser cannons sitting between the inner and outer wings. Two engines were widely spaced to provide extra lift and vents in between. My Rebel Starfighter tried to incorporate all those features, achieved with some difficulty due to lack of large wedge plates. It's always been a balancing act for me to get the wing shape right while making the model strong enough for play. There is a protruding nose leading to a spacious cockpit for a single pilot, flaps on top of the round engine nacelles, 45 degree slopes allowed for unique shapes to be created on the body and wings, with rounded bottom plates at the underside of the starfighter. Sit back and enjoy more space opera crossovers! Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/206361 That’s an awesome alt-build! The Cylon Raider inspiration is really clear, and it’s impressive how well 40755’s parts were repurposed for that sleek, aggressive look. I always enjoy seeing creative builds like this—it reminds me of how important adaptability is, whether in design or even in unexpected fields like academic writing. Speaking of which, if anyone ever needs help structuring complex ideas, this best essay writing service for nursing has some solid writing assistance. Back to the build—did you run into any stability issues with the wing connections? I’d love to see a version with a more detailed cockpit, but even as is, it’s a great take on the classic Star Wars vs. Battlestar Galactica mashup! Cool! Edited March 14 by Dillan23 Quote
Wurger49 Posted March 17 Author Posted March 17 On 3/14/2025 at 4:45 AM, Dillan23 said: Cool! thank you! Quote
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