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Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  astoriabluelegos on Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:01 pm

So as you all know I had to MOD the BP Dropship to fit in the hold of my ISD, in the process I upgraded pretty much the whole thing. Here is the final product of that.

An overview, notice the cockpit is now MUCH more airtight, and a few other things have been changed to make it narrower, also I disabled the ability of the troop platform to swing back and forth anymore (for some reason the canopy is partly open in this pic, and not seated properly against the surrounding pieces):


From the front the narrow profile is much more noticable, and the new placement of the cnnons are obvious as well:


And the cockpit open (I forgot to add control sticks in before I took this, but it has them now):


A close up view of the troop platform, which I modified so that this ship can fit and "dock" into my ISD:


And it still retains the ability to disengage the platform:


To make this ship narrower, required a complete rebuild of the tail structure, I still wanted itto reatain all it's orignal features, and this is what I came up with. I actually like it better as it "locks" in the down postion and keeps the troop platform from flying out when you are swooshing it:


And a final shot of the ship just entering the ISD's hangar:


As always questions and comments are appreciated. Smile Blue Arc


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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  Jedi Joe on Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:16 pm

It's nice. I like how you made it more airtight!

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Post  Gerrard on Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:48 pm

Sweet, I like the black in the blue in this! Heck I like everything about it!

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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  Bizzle on Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:51 pm

Nicely done. I like how you used the "tail" piece to keep it from swinging. That was a smart idea ABL. I also like how the cockpit is now sealed.

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Post  that guy in that movie on Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:53 pm

Looks good, but the back is a bit to, how sould I say this? ''Naked'' But after the thought that two of these babies fit into a I.S.D it's awsome. Smile

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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  Natesap on Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:02 pm

Wow that is realy cool but, the place you fit the stormtroopers on can only fit two. But still, good job Smile


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Post  Bantha on Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:03 pm

The cockpit is a much better than the official set! Smile

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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  astoriabluelegos on Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:58 pm

Natesap wrote:wow that is realy cool but the place you fit the storm troopers on can only fit 2. But still, good job Smile


Actually it can still seat 4, the front two just sit 1 plate higher then the back 2. Wink Blue Arc


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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  Brandon9 on Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:13 pm

astoriabluelegos wrote:
Actually it can still eat 4.Blue Arc


It eats stormtroopers, and four at a time too! Hola Wow! Razz Fordo Yo!

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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  astoriabluelegos on Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:15 pm

Brandon9 wrote:

It eats stormtroopers, and four at a time too! Hola Wow! Razz Fordo Yo!


This is why you do NOT allow your brother to join the same sites YOU are a part of, fixed now, HAPPY??? Razz Blue Arc

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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  legorevolution on Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:26 pm

Woo ABL- welcome back! Wink You would mod the dropship, but hey it's a much better design. I really like the use of those tail pieces to make the cockpit more airtight. Great idea bud.

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Re: Modded Imperial Dropship

Post  Natesap on Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:45 am

Ok, now I get it. How long did it take to build?

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Post  DarthPineapple on Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:00 am

Perfect example of how a few simple mods can make a ship a lot better. Smile

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Post  8080Spartans on Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:38 am

great idea for the pilot seat it gives him more cover than before Marine

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Post  Odd Ball on Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:43 am

Hey, that is pretty nice! I love the cockpit design. Pilot

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Post  rangerofgondor8 on Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:46 am

That is a really cool drop ship. Could you make instructions on how to make it?

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