Star Wars Advent Calendar - Day 21

Here is today's ranking (in my opinion):
6. Disney
5. Spider-Man
4. City
3. Star Wars
2. Harry Potter
1. Friends

@TheOtherMike said:
"Three days ago, I didn't realize what I was building until I finished it. Today, I had a different realization upon completing the build. Namely, that if you laid this thing on its back, it would make a great microscale spaceship! It would still even look like somewhat like something out of Star Wars."

Looks more like a Mandalorian Gauntlet than the actual Mandalorian Gauntlet we got from this calendar

@Binnekamp kinda said:
@Brickalili said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Three days ago, I didn't realize what I was building until I finished it. Today, I had a different realization upon completing the build. Namely, that if you laid this thing on its back, it would make a great microscale spaceship! It would still even look like somewhat like something out of Star Wars."

Looks more like a Mandalorian Gauntlet than the actual Mandalorian Gauntlet we got from this calendar"

I like the shadow box version. But, it's a little redundant.

I always disliked the name for 75251 as "Darth Vader's Castle". It seems a bit too much like they were trying to make Vader into a Disney Princess!

Any thing like: Fortress, Bunker, Citadel or even Sith Clubhouse would have been a better name IMHO

@Blockwork_Orange said:
"I always disliked the name for 75251 as "Darth Vader's Castle". It seems a bit too much like they were trying to make Vader into a Disney Princess!

Any thing like: Fortress, Bunker, Citadel or even Sith Clubhouse would have been a better name IMHO"

Fortress, Bunker, or Citadel would work. Sith Clubhouse almost sounds like something out of Rebuild the Galaxy. I can just picture Darth Jar Jar. "Meesa in da hizzouse!"

I find it a bit wierd that they used the 1x1 bricks with studs on two opposite sides instead of the version with stud on only one side. Both black and dark-bley are in current production, so I don't think it would be about trying to shave costs on the parts budget.

^ Wholeheartedly agree w @PurpleDave.

@Blockwork_Orange says: :"Any thing like: Fortress, Bunker, Citadel or even Sith Clubhouse would have been a better name IMHO"

I laughed so hard. That was funny. I agree with you on "castle". Weird choice of word.

Day 1: X-Wing - representing 7140 from 1999
Day 2: Princess Leia - representing her first appearance in 2000
Day 3: TIE Fighter - representing 7146 from 2001
Day 4: Super Battle Droid - representing its first appearance in 2002
Day 5: AT-AT Walker - representing 4483 from 2003
Day 6: Y-Wing - representing 10134 from 2004
Day 7: Minikit - representing LEGO Star Wars: The Videogame, released in 2005
Day 8: Jabba's Sail Barge - representing 6210 from 2006
Day 9: Millennium Falcon - representing 10179 from 2007
Day 10: Ahsoka Tano - representing her first appearances in 2008
Day 11: Venator-Class Attack Cruiser, representing 8039 from 2009
Day 12: Theta-Class Shuttle, representing 8096 from 2010
Day 13: T-6 Jedi Shuttle, representing 7931 from 2011
Day 14: Mandalorian Starfighter, representing 9525 from 2012
Day 15: 501st Clone Trooper, representing his first appearance in 2013
Day 16: Ghost, representing 75053 from 2014
Day 17: Luke Skywalker, representing 75110 from 2015
Day 18: U-Wing Fighter, representing 75155 from 2016
Day 19: Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter, representing 75168 from 2017
Day 20: Praetorian Guard, representing the minifigures in 75216 from 2018
Day 21: Vader’s Castle, representing 75251 from 2019

6. Dis Idk, partial builds won't ever be interesting, even when the final thing is good (0 points today + 38 points previously earned = 38 points total)
5. SW It becomes a starship when it tips over (1+47=48)
4. HP Duck! Oh no! I said DUCK! -- Quack? (2+54=56)
3. Fr I wonder in how many countries the fireplace-DVD was a hotseller (3+45=48)
2. City It's to scale and the sword is a reason for recall (4+58=62)
1. SM works with or without the last day's build. Clever! (5+43=48)

I like this and if anyone disagrees with me let me just say "It’s over Anakin! I have the high ground!"

@TheOtherMike said:
" @SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

I have to sort agree. Say what you will about the prequel's plot and writing, cool spaceships are cool spaceships!"

I meant the sequels, not the prequels. I hate it when I don't realize I made a mistake in a post until after the edit window has already closed.

@jkb: You're being awfully generous to the Spider-Man calendar today. How does it work without yesterday's build? And you're being unfair to the Star Wars calendar, as microscale spaceships (whether or not the model was designed to be one) are awesome!

@donnyman1972 said:"

I like this and if anyone disagrees with me let me just say "It’s over Anakin! I have the high ground!""

You underestimate my power! I'm just joshing. I like it too, for reasons I stated earlier.

@jkb:
We displayed at Cranbrook House in Metro Detroit a couple weeks ago, and they had a nutcracker that stands 4-5' tall in the reception hall of the main house. One of the kids who was there for family photos slipped around behind it, and it does apparently have a working nutcracker mechanism, though I don't know if it has the geometry or strength required to actually crack nuts (nor was I even considering testing it out myself). It had a sword that was comparably smaller in scale, and it was also sheathed.

@TheOtherMike:
Your subconscious clearly prefers the prequels. And the sled does sorta work on its own. I wouldn't try going downhill on it, without raised tips on the runners, especially since those daredevil kids can only stand upright on it, but you could hook up a towline and pull it over snow.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @jkb: You're being awfully generous to the Spider-Man calendar today. How does it work without yesterday's build? And you're being unfair to the Star Wars calendar, as microscale spaceships (whether or not the model was designed to be one) are awesome!"

The trailer works as sleigh. And I'm really, really, REALLY not into microscale.

Yawn. Cool build I guess, but we've already gotten this, and I prefer the one from 75279, if only for that little TIE Bomber it came with.

Look at my username; you'll know what I wanted today, lol.

@SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

Absolutely; adding to your point — the only two movies that were acknowledged for their release years were AotC and RO. That means that Episodes I, III, VII, VIII, IX, and Solo were all ignored during their release years, and there were great sets for all of them released during those respective years.

@BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

Absolutely; adding to your point — the only two movies that were acknowledged for their release years were AotC and RO. That means that Episodes I, III, VII, VIII, IX, and Solo were all ignored during their release years, and there were great sets for all of them released during those respective years."

To be fair, Episode I came out the same year that the Star Wars line started, and the X-Wing is one of the most iconic starfighters in all of sci-fi.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

Absolutely; adding to your point — the only two movies that were acknowledged for their release years were AotC and RO. That means that Episodes I, III, VII, VIII, IX, and Solo were all ignored during their release years, and there were great sets for all of them released during those respective years."

To be fair, Episode I came out the same year that the Star Wars line started, and the X-Wing is one of the most iconic starfighters in all of sci-fi."

Definitely agree with you there — I could let that one slide, for sure. I don't want to go dissing the X-wing (probably one of my favorite builds in this set).

@TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

Absolutely; adding to your point — the only two movies that were acknowledged for their release years were AotC and RO. That means that Episodes I, III, VII, VIII, IX, and Solo were all ignored during their release years, and there were great sets for all of them released during those respective years."

To be fair, Episode I came out the same year that the Star Wars line started, and the X-Wing is one of the most iconic starfighters in all of sci-fi."

Well sure but Rogue One has 2 models and the entire sequel trilogy has nothing. I get not having different versions of the X-Wing or Tie Fighter but no Kylo Ren's shuttle? No Resistance Bomber? Nothing?

@SolidState said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

Absolutely; adding to your point — the only two movies that were acknowledged for their release years were AotC and RO. That means that Episodes I, III, VII, VIII, IX, and Solo were all ignored during their release years, and there were great sets for all of them released during those respective years."

To be fair, Episode I came out the same year that the Star Wars line started, and the X-Wing is one of the most iconic starfighters in all of sci-fi."

Well sure but Rogue One has 2 models and the entire sequel trilogy has nothing. I get not having different versions of the X-Wing or Tie Fighter but no Kylo Ren's shuttle? No Resistance Bomber? Nothing?"

Exactly! Those two would have been awesome! I think I brought up in one of the other threads that a microbuild of 75189 would have been great, especially since they've never done that before.

@BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

Absolutely; adding to your point — the only two movies that were acknowledged for their release years were AotC and RO. That means that Episodes I, III, VII, VIII, IX, and Solo were all ignored during their release years, and there were great sets for all of them released during those respective years."

To be fair, Episode I came out the same year that the Star Wars line started, and the X-Wing is one of the most iconic starfighters in all of sci-fi."

Well sure but Rogue One has 2 models and the entire sequel trilogy has nothing. I get not having different versions of the X-Wing or Tie Fighter but no Kylo Ren's shuttle? No Resistance Bomber? Nothing?"

Exactly! Those two would have been awesome! I think I brought up in one of the other threads that a microbuild of 75189 would have been great, especially since they've never done that before."

I'm not sure how you'd make it clear that it wasn't just another AT-AT, though, considering the scale.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @SolidState said:
"The lack of sequel models feels like an embarrassing admission. Missing models from every sequel film release year is a miss, regardless of how you feel about the movies."

Absolutely; adding to your point — the only two movies that were acknowledged for their release years were AotC and RO. That means that Episodes I, III, VII, VIII, IX, and Solo were all ignored during their release years, and there were great sets for all of them released during those respective years."

To be fair, Episode I came out the same year that the Star Wars line started, and the X-Wing is one of the most iconic starfighters in all of sci-fi."

Well sure but Rogue One has 2 models and the entire sequel trilogy has nothing. I get not having different versions of the X-Wing or Tie Fighter but no Kylo Ren's shuttle? No Resistance Bomber? Nothing?"

Exactly! Those two would have been awesome! I think I brought up in one of the other threads that a microbuild of 75189 would have been great, especially since they've never done that before."

I'm not sure how you'd make it clear that it wasn't just another AT-AT, though, considering the scale."

Maybe hunch the back a little more, add a 1x2 plate to the front feet to give it that "Gorilla Walker" look, and maybe have a piece on top to denote the main cannon? (idk, just spitballing)