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Legostein MINI Master

Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Location: Germany
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: MINI Twilight and Porax-38 (Magna Guard) Starfighter |
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Hello and a happy new year to everyone!
I want to start this year with two models which appeared in the last two issues of BrickJournal, but haven't been presented to this fine community yet.
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First, there's the Twilight, a Corellian Engineering G9 Rigger transport. You will know this ship from the Clone Wars movie. When the model was built, there was not much reference material available yet, as it was before the movie was launched, but I tried to include all functional details, like rotating guns, all engines and retracting gun emplacements.
The special "feature" of this model is that it consists of two sub models which slide into each other to give the complete model. It's one of the trickiest models I have ever built, and uses one SNOT brick after another.
Click here or the image below for all pictures: MINI Twilight
PS: Yes, I love the cockpit slope. There is an alternative with 1x1 slopes, but I still like it that way.
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Second ship for today is the Porax-38 Starfighter, also known as "Magna Guard Starfighter". Its first appearance is in "Revenge of the Sith" but regarding the timeline it appears before in the "Clone Wars" movie. To build the rounded cockpit shape, two 1x1 slopes were used, attached to a headlight brick. The more tricky part, however, were the wings. I searched for a way to include those twin gun emplacements. But to attach binoculars you need a bar which has to be attached to the wings in a very flat way. Solution was the chainsaw, a very useful piece.
Click here or the image below for all pictures: MINI Porax-38 Starfighter
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That's it for today!
Thanks for stepping by and have a great start into the new year!
Yours Chris. _________________ deckdesigns.de
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Zombiesoup64 Undead!

Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Location: Wilsonville
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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The Twilight is good, but the Magna Guard Starfighter is excellent! Clever use of the saw blades, and I love that touch of purple. Great job! _________________ dotbstudios
[quote="Rook"]Can they hire someone who can at least build a ship with a windshield. Idiots.
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Battle Zombie Alita Undead!
Joined: 06 May 2005
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I enjoyed both. The P-38 is sexier, cause the Twilight's cockpit doesn't look like the slit that it is. _________________
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knapplZ Undead!

Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Location: Waiting for Rocko's next cool build
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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I just can't get over how ugly the Twilight is. You did a nice job, but my opinion will forever be clouded by how much I dislike that ship.
Now, the Magnaguard SF is really nice. I just built the system version yesterday and it's a nice looking ship. You've done another briliant job in capturing it in micro scale. I may have to build one of those... |
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Zom-9 Undead!

Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Location: somewere out there
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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I like the Magna Guard fighter a lot, the detail is great. Good job Chris. _________________
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han_kelsen

Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Location: on my computer
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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knapplc wrote: |
I just can't get over how ugly the Twilight is. |
I totally agree. It's a great mini, but I hate the ship. Still, both are perfect. |
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JayfoZombie Destroyed!
Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Location: New York
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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You sir, truly are a MINI Master, both of these are just perfect. Great job. _________________
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blackninjatom

Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Location: In front of a computer in VA.
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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I've worked on a p-38 the other day, and I can relate to the trickiness of the ship. Nice use of the chainsaw and binoculars. As for the twi-light, I think you did all you could with that ship.
Again I love the binoculars,
Thomas _________________ Caution:"unsocialized" homeschooler
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Thunder-Zombie Destroyed!

Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Location: A galaxy far, far away...
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:11 am Post subject: |
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Very cool!
You and banthabricks are the best Mini makers out there! |
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CommanderJake

Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Location: England
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:34 am Post subject: |
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The construction of the Twilight would perpex M.C Escher. Well done.  _________________ http://www.ogame.org |
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Joedward Hoover

Joined: 23 Jun 2005
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:36 am Post subject: |
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<3 Chris, just <3.
You did absolute wonders for the Twilight. I love that practically every version I've seen in such a scale is such a vast improvement over the 'real' thing.
The P-38, it's just beautiful. Seriously, the highlight of purple looks great. And the use of parts just has win all over the place; the chainsaw, the cheese, the binoculars. And the build of the wings is just very nice indeed.
Awesome stuff Chris _________________
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roguebantha

Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Location: England
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Another great two-some Chris. The Twilight seems to be universally hated but produces a great mini here It has some really tricky angles well pulled off.
I would never have thought of that splash of purple on the P-38 but it really finishes it perfectly. _________________ My Brickshelf |
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TK-425 Destroyed!

Joined: 08 Aug 2008 Location: TK forever! FBTB forever!
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:19 am Post subject: |
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That's a great mini of the Twilight (love the engine!), but the P-38 is perfect! I love the binocs, and the 1x2 purple plates make the ship! _________________ Am I the only one who sometimes comes here, logs in, and fools around?
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Legostein MINI Master

Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hello again,
and thank you very much for your interest and the nice comments!
I agree with you all that the Twilight is not the prettiest ship in the Star Wars Universe, you're absolutely right with that. But nonetheless it was fun puzzling around with the odd shape.
And as you all saw, the colour sheme of the P-38 is orientated more towards the Lego set, while the real model is more sand blue. But I had those 2 purple tiles left which came as extra in a Bricklink order, so...
Thanks again!
Yours Chris. _________________ deckdesigns.de
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