At the beginning of ‘A New Hope’, the Imperial destroyer pursues and captures the small rebel ship Tantive IV. Now, one Lego fan has turned the tables and turned that little ship into a real monster. After two years of construction, he created a miniature scale (about 1:40 scale) reproduction of the Tantive IV that made the official LEGO sets look downright ridiculous.
More than 3 meters tall. The creator of this monstrosity is YouTuber Dubbzi Bricks, who was already known for his large projects, although he specialized in scenarios and dioramas. In a video on his YouTube channel he says it got a little out of hand because he planned to make it about 2 meters long but it ended up being 3 meters. To put this into context, the official LEGO Imperial Star Destroyer measures 109 centimeters. We’re talking about making this fan nearly triple the length of the largest flagship in the brand’s catalog.
He doesn’t know exactly how many pieces he used but estimates it exceeded 150,000. What is clear is what was spent to make it: 13,600 euros.
25 kg on thrusters only. If the length is already brutal, the weight isn’t far behind. When he started construction, he did not even consider that he would need support, which forced him to redo many parts. It was the rear part that gave him the biggest headache of the entire assembly as the ship’s engines alone already weighed 25 kg. In the end, he chose to use some support with technique parts.
Even with support, he had quite a scare during his first public exhibition in Dublin because the table was a little tilted and it almost ended in disaster. He had to strengthen the supports so that they could support such cantilevered weight. In total, the vessel weighs more than 120 kg.
An interior full of scenes. The ship is not a simple empty shell. The author added removable panels to access several interior rooms, such as the hallway where Darth Vader strangled Captain Antilles, the delivery of the plan to R2-D2 or the conference room in ‘Revenge of the Sith’. Additionally, four escape capsules can be ejected from the fuselage.
There is also room for humorous details and nods to original filmmaking. One room hides a Jacuzzi inspired by the ‘Lego Star Wars’ video game, while the cockpit hides a miniature of an adult magazine. This is not a random occurrence: it pays homage to an identical joke that the technical team hid in the original 1977 model.
One of the interior details. Photo: Dubbzi Bricks
LED lights and moving elements. As if that wasn’t enough, the ship also has a lighting system that according to the author has improved the construction “infinitely”. It has a flickering effect on all eleven rear motors and brightened up all the interior scenes to make them look better. The lights were supplied by the specialist company Game of Bricks and although the price is not stated, it is indicated that it was several hundred euros.
A strange and destructive tradition. As we said at the beginning, this YouTuber has handled other large-scale projects and when he’s done he usually does one thing: he destroys them and takes the opportunity to record a reverse time-lapse video. Not that that’s what’s going to happen with the Tantive IV, not because I’m fond of it, but because the Forge Museum in Redmond bought it to put on permanent display.
Picture | Dubzy Bricks, YouTube
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