LEGO Star Wars MOCs
If there is one movie universe that is truly rich, it's the Star Wars universe! Even after Disney bought the franchise in 2012, a huge number of new creations have come out. 🌅
Books, TV series, comics, spin-offs (films set in the Star Wars universe like Solo: A Star Wars Story and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and of course LEGO sets.
But that's not what we're interested in today. Instead, we're looking at original creations (MOCs) built by fans of the Star Wars movies and fans of building blocks, all themed around the films of the original trilogy!
So buckle up and get ready to land in a galaxy far, far away... 🌌
I LEGO Solo: A Star Wars Story MOCs
The Battle of Mimban is one of the most memorable scenes in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Ever since we saw the Mudtroopers (in French they're "soldats de la boue", which admittedly sounds a lot less cool) and the airborne troopers dragging themselves through the trenches, builders like h2brick have carefully recreated the chaos of those battles on both large and small scales.
First of all, let's give h2brick credit for the glowing explosions in this diorama. Fire is a hard detail to capture with bricks, but he managed to capture the very essence of the battle. The proportions are spot on and the result is impressive and, above all, convincing! 💥
The layers of mud and rock that make up the turbulent surface of Mimban add even more detail.
The nougat and brown blend nicely, as do the dark brown bricks oozing over the gray concrete, giving the impression that the mud is creeping into the Imperial camp.
It's the little details in this build that make it so fun to look at and make us want to build our own versions.
For example, his design for the supply crates stamped with the Imperial insignia would be really easy to reproduce.
The only question left is this: what could be hiding under the grate the Scout Trooper is standing on? A forgotten Wookiee, maybe...
II LEGO Star Wars Rogue One MOC
The scene in Rogue One where an Imperial Star Destroyer hovers menacingly over the city of Jedha certainly makes for a striking LEGO diorama, and it seems to appeal to some of the best LEGO Star Wars builders.
0necase built a much bigger version of the scene, and the result is breathtaking.
The Star Destroyer looks superb, and the shaping of the front and back of the deck is especially well done. However, the real star of this diorama is the mountain base and the city.
The range of colors and the different greebles the builder worked into the city help make the scene even more menacing and believable!
Even the Imperial cargo shuttles carrying kyber crystals to the Star Destroyer are there, represented by roller skate pieces.
Builder Ben Cossy set out to make a small scene on the planet Scarif from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but he ended up with a project of Imperial proportions, creating this amazing AT-ACT Walker.
A bulkier sibling of the standard AT-AT, this walker has a heavier, more animal-like design.
Ben drew on that look to give his model a heavier sense of weight, doubling the knee joints on its long legs and tripling the armor on the "body".
Still, it's that initial decision to set the scene on the surface of the tropical planet Scarif, where the AT-ACT can tower over tiny palm trees, that really captures how dark and menacing it is. 🌴
One thing we all learned from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is that you don't want to stand between a Sith Lord and his plans! 🗺
NS Brick Designs did an incredible job capturing the iconic scene showing Lord Vader in full fury as he storms down the corridor toward the Tantive IV, with the rebels holding the Death Star plans. 🛰
It may only be a small LEGO build, but the careful placement of the scattered rebel troops, one of them pinned to the ceiling by a Force push, captures the intensity of the scene.
The paneled floor and greebling (a building technique we covered in a previous article), built from Technic bars, shows just how far things were pushed to reach a satisfying level of detail!
III LEGO Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope MOCs
Here at CreatiBrick, we know how to appreciate a good Bantha build, the mounts of the Tusken Raiders / Sand People. Luis Peña (we featured one of his builds in our LEGO military MOCs article) shares a really nice LEGO build, packed with interesting building techniques.
The fur is made from a combination of quarter circle tiles and rock elements, with a 2×2 ribbed round brick for the legs.
The horns are made by stacking tan 1×2 modified round plates, covered with more quarter circle tiles and topped with Wampa horns (the nasty snow creature that attacks Luke Skywalker at the start of Episode V).
The best detail, though, has to be the yellow rubber band used to form the mouth of this cattle from the desert planet Tatooine. It almost looks like it's smiling.
We're always amazed to see the different LEGO pieces and bricks used to recreate the iconic ships of Star Wars. Lennart Cort's Millennium Falcon and the TIE Fighters he also designed are impressive (for more Imperial fighters, see our selection of LEGO TIE Fighter MOCs).
Managing to shape the TIE Fighter wing panels while wrapping them in the gray frame is impressive. The laser blasts fired by the fighters make great use of trans neon green antennas!
The Falcon is just as impressive, with equally fun parts usage at a scale similar to the Midi-Scale Millennium Falcon #7778.
The round LEGO Technic connector is perfect for the sides of the Corellian freighter, and the Wolverine claw makes a wonderful stand-in for the Falcon's turrets. Time for that quad laser to swing around and blast those TIEs!
IV LEGO Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back MOCs
The Battle of Hoth is a popular scene to recreate with LEGO bricks, and there are several versions of it, both fan creations and official LEGO sets. Our favorite version of the Battle of Hoth is the one by Fuku Saku.
It has all the essentials: a snowspeeder, an AT-AT and, above all, snow! On top of that, he built a turret representing Echo Base, a probe droid from before the battle, and an AT-ST covering the AT-AT's rear.
The vehicle designs are spectacular, especially the AT-AT. For one thing, it really looks armored and reinforced.
Plus, all the necessary details are there, like the side hatches, the interior of the armored walker and the command post.
Everything you need to carry snowtroopers onto the battlefield! The attention to detail across the whole scene really delivers.
The most interesting part, in our eyes, is how Fuku Saku managed to recreate the laser fire and the explosions, making the scene as believable and violent as its movie counterpart. 🎥
Joel Baker decided that the ultra-rare white minifigure of bounty hunter Boba Fett needed a white Slave 1 (inspired by the original Boba Fett design created by Ralph McQuarrie during preproduction of the original trilogy).
So unlike most people on the internet, he decided to do something about it instead of complaining that the Danish brand doesn't cater to their every whim. Well done, Joel. You're the man!
For the next MOC, we're tackling one of the emblems of the Rebel fleet: the Nebulon-B medical frigate.
It was certainly one of the most unusual ships in the Rebel fleet, but the rebels weren't the only ones flying these iconic ships.
The Empire had some in stock too, although theirs were sturdier than the ones the rebels owned.
In fact, the Nebulon-B escort frigate, built by the Kuat Drive Yards shipyards, was originally built for the Empire.
This LEGO model by Remco Rohaan is nearly 150 studs long. If you look closely at the top of the ship, you'll spot a Lambda-class shuttle docked there.
He also fitted it with launch bays for TIE fighters, just in front of the Tydirium / Lambda shuttle. 🚀
You'll also notice a TIE Bomber in the exact spot where the Millennium Falcon is seen docked to a similar ship at the end of Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
The MOC itself is packed with all kinds of details. It's a real treat for the eyes, and we never get tired of admiring this model! 👀
V LEGO Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi MOCs
Known to fans as the "chicken walker", this LEGO All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) by builder / MOCer Lewis Kiwi is anything but chicken.
We'd use this beast to take on the Rebel scum any day of the week. It's one of the most accomplished AT-STs we've ever laid eyes on, and we hope you feel the same. 😉
From its highly detailed roof down to its articulated feet, this AT-ST even outdoes the Ultimate Collector Series "AT-ST" set #10174.
Just look at the joints! And the arsenal this Imperial walker carries! The details popping up here and there on this creation, like the back of the AT-ST and above all the greebling on the legs. 🦵
Some of the best LEGO creations have a level of detail that hints at even more detail underneath.
Notice how simple pieces like tubes and fans draw your eye inside this vehicle, making you wonder where those tubes connect and how the AT-ST is powered.
That's also the magic of MOCs: they make you forget reality and pull you right into the universe in question!
VI LEGO The Mandalorian MOCs
The second season of the Star Wars series on Disney+, The Mandalorian, ended on December 18, 2020.
So we're taking a look back at the MOCs and LEGO builds inspired by the first and second seasons of the famous Mandalorian / Din Djarin and Baby Yoda / Grogu.
For the first creation, the builder took inspiration from the first episode of season 2. There are lots of great LEGO The Mandalorian creations coming out that deserve to be shared.
And some of them, like this cute scene by Fuku Saku, don't even include our beloved Baby Yoda (although technically the Child is in the picture).
Despite the small size of this vignette, it's packed with clever techniques and well-designed LEGO models. First, the speeder bikes ridden by the two Scout Troopers.
LEGO has made a whole host of speeders since the LEGO Star Wars theme launched in 1999, but few of them come close to these two speeder bikes.
The second thing we want to point out is how cleverly the blaster shot is represented.
The trans neon orange robot hand is the perfect element to give the flame that extra punch, while making it look like the red lightsaber element is still flying through the air.
In episode four, a badly damaged ship, the Razor Crest, makes its way through space as Din Djarin continues his quest to reunite the Child with his own kind, the Jedi.
Mihal built a funny, cute scene in LEGO bricks based on this episode: the Child / Baby Yoda is small enough to squeeze into certain crevices and can reach some of the ship's tight spaces to make a few repairs. 🧰
Unfortunately, this kind of work may not be a job for a young child... (if you've seen the episode, you'll remember)
And that's where we'll leave you, on this last creation! We hope you enjoyed this article. If you did (or if you didn't), feel free to leave a comment! See you soon, brick fans!
