Star Wars Advent Calendar - Day 18

A version of the bike also appeared in 2015's 75056, albeit without handlebars. But it was intended to be a chibi model that a figure could sit on. (I modded mine with a 2x2 axel plate, some black droid arms, and some nozzle pieces to make handlebars, and it looks much better.)

Little models like this and the one in 2018 throw me since most of the AC builds scale well to each other, but not all. Assuming a basic AC X-Wing as a trophy-minifigure sized model: a lot of the mini-builds are roughly scaled to that size. This year's AAT tank or Naboo Starfighter, for example, are about scale to that size. Not perfectly, but close enough. This bike is just honkin' huge compared to them. (And then you have things like the Millennium Falcon, the Tantive-IV, and Star Destroyers which just aren't scaled at all to the X-Wing...admitting that it'd be a lot of Lego even at AC scale for that to be reasonable.)

I make little dioramas out of my reasonably-scaled AC builds. This bike goes in my pile of "Advent builds that I'll have to figure out something to do with" models.

Another good-looking build at this scale. I do wish the seat could’ve been 2 studs across to allow for a minifigure to sit on it without being skewed to one side. All the minifigs in this calendar besides Leia have a build that goes w/ them, so it would’ve been nice if this could’ve also gone alongside her

It'd be even cuter if this had some tiny wheels to be a Speeder Trike.

You know, the ironic thing is, this is probably the most accurately scaled Ep6 speederbike they’ve ever produced.

I like his. Good for travelling around the Forest Moon of Endor until such time it is robbed by an Ewok. What is it with Ewoks and Grand Theft Auto! See yesterday's comment as well.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"A version of the bike also appeared in 2015's 75056, albeit without handlebars. But it was intended to be a chibi model that a figure could sit on. (I modded mine with a 2x2 axel plate, some black droid arms, and some nozzle pieces to make handlebars, and it looks much better.)... This bike goes in my pile of "Advent builds that I'll have to figure out something to do with" models."

This bike is arguably much closer to minifig scale than most of the huge minifig speeders Lego produces.

I'm going to mod this to fit a minifig (or perhaps, as suggested above, use it for Grogu or a BD droid) and put it in my Tatooine layout.

@RogueWhistler said:
"Trying to get a consistent scale from the SWAC models is doomed to fail because they each have to be roughly the same size. It only sort of works when the ships are about the same size to begin with, like starfighters.

I've thought that it would be really cool if Lego tried a non-minifigure-based line of SW ships with something close to a consistent scale, but I think the huge size differences between capital ships would limit what you could do."

I find that most of the Clone Wars vehicles and Rebel single-pilot vehicles they've done are about consistent in size. The two LAATs they've done (dropship and regular) are a little small, but close enough for government work.

Things like the Falcon, Ghost, Tantive IV, and Star Destroyers are seriously not in scale with the other AC vehicles.

@MCLegoboy said:
"First thing that came to mind was the sound they make in the movie.
You know a LEGO model's good when you can hear it."

You mean like 4611? It has a sound brick. You can hear the sounds. With your ears.

@donnyman1972:
Paploo (dressed in a Wicket costume, but it’s Paploo, I swear) is just stealing bicycles on our club’s layout at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Nothing motorized.

@RogueWhistler:
First issue is that the bag of parts has to fit in the chamber and also through the door when you open it. That alone puts some significant limits on what you can build. I don’t think I’ve encountered a single model so far that won’t fit back in the chamber once built, without having to partially disassemble it (some need to be folded up where possible). However, some barely fit, and others barely begin to fill it. They don’t all have to be the same size, so it doesn’t seem to be that uncommon for a filler day or two to be sacrificed so other days can get a little boost in the parts budget.

and in 3x brick size!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1AT4lUJg3T/

@bealegopro said:
"Now, put Baby Yoda on this bike. I don't care how canonically accurate that it."

@WemWem said: "It'd be even cuter if this had some tiny wheels to be a Speeder Trike."
You two need to get together.

@kkoster79 said:
"and in 3x brick size!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1AT4lUJg3T/"

Not real Lego. The studs lack the logo.

Seriously, that is hilarious and cool. Although, may be too much free time on their hands. ;)

@TheOtherMike said:
" @bealegopro said:
"Now, put Baby Yoda on this bike. I don't care how canonically accurate that it."

@WemWem said: "It'd be even cuter if this had some tiny wheels to be a Speeder Trike."
You two need to get together."

Now I want to build this combination of ideas.

"This bike is arguably much closer to minifig scale than most of the huge minifig speeders Lego produces."

Came here to say exactly this! As much as I love Lego speeders, they're always comically oversized. This is 9/10 to perfection!