[MOC] Mandalorian Kom'rk Class Gauntlet Starfighter - Alternate Build of 75402 ARC-170

[Wurger49]

Remember when I said I hit a road block when designing the Gauntlet and had to change to the Fang fighter? Look how things can change in a few days. I managed to improve upon the design and delivered the Gauntlet with a better wing pattern arrangement.
 
The Kom’rk Class Gauntlet was the original Mandalorian starfighter that first appeared on the Clone Wars series. Its signature cranked arrow wings can pivot 360 degrees around the cockpit to reduce the G-force on the pilot while doing heavy maneuvers.

The essential pieces are the 1x6 technic bricks with 5 pin holes, and the 1x2 technic bricks with 1 axle hole. They allow the 360 rotating cockpit to be mounted on the centerline. It is connected using a technic axle pin with friction ridges, which you do need to push the cockpit back after a bit of play. I originally had both wings on the same connection, but there is no way to hold the wings in place during flight so I scrapped it. This means the wings cannot rotate into an upright position for landing. The underside of the central fuselage is built with inverted slopes and bricks so the Gauntlet can rest on the table without any unnecessary movements.
 
The Gauntlet has twin engines on each wing, while the Fang Fighter has only one on each wing with a central engine behind the cockpit. I modified the wings to accommodate the twin engines. The four engine outlets are made by two 2x2 round plates connected on axle hole bricks, I had to use the spring loaded shooters as engine mounts.
 
The Gauntlet has long forward mandibles with twin laser cannons in between, while the Fang Fighter has the cannons on the wings. Due to the different wings I managed to design a much cleaner dark red pattern with the tiles and plates available to me. The placement of those 3x6 round half plates are not only for looks but also for structural reasons, the overall wings with layering are very solid.
 
There are enough technic beams and pins to build a stand with 2 angles to display the model; The stand allows for the Gauntlet to be displayed with its wings on a pivot, showing its quintessential feature. This cool starfighter will make another fine addition to any LEGO Star Wars collection.

 

Instructions are on Rebrickable: https://reb.li/m/214280

 

 

 

 

 

[Mandalorianknight]

Always great to see how far you can take these alt-builds. There was a channel back in the day that did a similar thing- BrickbrosUK, they even ended up with an ideas set- but they usually only did one or two alt builds per set. It's a whole different level to make alt after alt for the same set, I'm sure there's some kid out there with the shuttle or ARC who feels like he's getting a brand new set every week because of it!

[Wurger49]

  On 3/17/2025 at 1:31 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

Always great to see how far you can take these alt-builds. There was a channel back in the day that did a similar thing- BrickbrosUK, they even ended up with an ideas set- but they usually only did one or two alt builds per set. It's a whole different level to make alt after alt for the same set, I'm sure there's some kid out there with the shuttle or ARC who feels like he's getting a brand new set every week because of it!

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haha, thank you, great potentials from this set! Happy to give ideas to others.