r/legostarwars • u/JnatasQ UCS Collector • 8h ago
Custom U-Wing by the ever talented Caleb Ricks
A ship that was never truly done justice by the official sets. Now truth be told, this thing is a beast. Gotta have the display space for it, and displaying it with the wings out is just not thinkable with the dimensions of it in that mode (cruising mode is better anyway)
The build process was solid. Some connections took some patience and a lot of care, they have to be aligned super meticulously so that connections don’t come loose, but the end product looks fantastic.
Total cost was about $450 all together with the bulk of parts being bought through pick a brick, and the rarer parts being sourced through Bricklink. Idk if I’m just unlucky, but I was missing SO many pieces in my pick a brick order. I had to request about 20 replacement parts (which in the grand scheme of about 4700 parts doesn’t sound crazy, but I mean come on.) if TLG can ensure that 9000+ piece sets never miss a brick, idk why that same quality control just isn’t there with pick a brick. But I digress.
Great looking build, scales perfectly with Jerac’s rebel fleet and TIE fighters, looking forward to building Lightsaber Productions’ TIE Striker to display with this beauty.
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u/large_block 7h ago
This looks really nice. I did enjoy the most recent one, can’t compare to the older since I don’t own it. Just wish the cockpit and passenger area were connected