The comparison with the official 2014 Star Destroyer in the foreground shows how awesome and big this custom ship really is. Doomhandle’s ISD Tyrant is so massive, he was able to fit a hangar bay, multiple ships, and three levels of various rooms inside. The Tyrant is over 56 inches (1.4m) long and weighs approximately 70 lbs (32kg) with a full load (the interior adds a lot of weight). That makes it about 20 inches longer — and quite a few times heavier — than the classic LEGO UCS version.So it’s not just a gigantic MOC, but has awesome features inside, around twenty times the size of the official set. That’s the outside from all angles. And here’s the top level with the command bridge, the captain’s cabin, a conference room and a Sith meditation chamber below.Level two below has even more stuff, with a classic Imperial walkway, sensor and gunner stations, a medical bay, a turbolift and engineering stations. And below all lies level one, the largest section of the three.
This level has a barracks, a cargo hold with a detention center, and a pretty damn cool hangar bay with some TIE Interceptors, a Sentinel Class Shuttle and a captured Rebel fighter.Be sure to check out Doomhandle’s gallery for even more pics, zoom-ins and a showcase of the minifigs.The Light Up Lightsaber is a lightsaber that can light up by pushing down the minifigure's head. It was most commonly used in the early Revenge of The Sith line sets, but it also used with a Darth Vader minifigure. Unlike other minifigures, some parts of them can't be removed, like the lightsaber because it's attached to the hand and the head. More LEGO custom minifigs by Christo… Since Christo also known as CAB Custom Design Technologies or Custom Bricks & Minifigs is such a unique and relatively unknown LEGO customizer, I thought to include another image of his custom LEGO minifigs. (Read my full review on Christo’s Customs with a lot more pictures here: Christo’s Custom Bricks & Minifigs).
The picture below is from Brickshelf member darthtangent, and gives you a pretty good idea of Christo’s customs (click on the image for a better view). Please note that several of these are older minifigs that Christo no longer makes, mainly because LEGO started producing corresponding minifigs themselves. However if you really like something and you ask him nicely, he just might make it for you! Did you spot the red Darth Vader? Previous post: More LEGO SUPER HEROES news! Next post: Building memories with LEGO…LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game is a video game based on the Star Wars–themed toy line by the LEGO Group, taking place during the prequel trilogy (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith), and a small segment from A New Hope although all with some humorous sidelines. LEGO Star Wars was released on April 5, 2005, a full month before the final Star Wars film premiered, which surprised most people since the game contains many spoilers about the movie.
It was developed and published by Traveller's Tales and Giant Entertainment for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Windows, with Griptonite Games developing the Game Boy Advance (GBA) version. All versions were distributed on April 5, 2005 by Eidos Interactive. It was later released on the Apple Macintosh by Aspyr in August 2005, then on the GameCube in October. David Whittaker was one of the video game's composers. While billed as a kids' game, it peaked at the top of the UK charts during early May 2005, losing the spot to the official game of Episode III, but remaining for the rest of the month on the top spots of the chart. There are a total of 59 playable characters. Every playable character, modeled like actual LEGO parts (but with far more mobility) has its own unique skills. Jar Jar Binks, General Grievous, and Grievous' Bodyguard, for example, can jump higher than most characters. The 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker, and the 11-year-old Boba Fett can crawl in narrow or small spaces where other characters are unable to go.
The astromech droids R2-D2 and R4-P17 are able to hover over chasms, open certain doors, and disable other droids, excluding General Grievous's bodyguards. Qui-Gon Jinn can swing his saber four times by attacking in the right pattern, instead of three like the other characters. Darth Maul uses a double-bladed lightsaber that is slightly faster, and General Grievous has four lightsabers, but cannot use the Force. All of the different Jedi and Sith have their own unique style of lightsaber wielding, and can use the Force to solve certain puzzles. Any unlocked character can be found walking around in Dexter's Diner, the area from which you choose what level to enter, excluding the Droideka. LEGO Star Wars also has a feature called "free play," which enables the player to play the same level again, but with the ability to switch between characters and thus get into areas containing extras the player was unable to get before. A player can use any character in free play. The free play option will only appear when the player finishes a level.
Levels that are played in vehicles cannot be played in free play. Some characters, such as Chancellor Palpatine, the PK droid, and the Gonk Droid, can't do anything but walk, but the droids, including protocol droids and astromech droids, will not be attacked by a computer enemy. Much of the game revolves around collecting "studs," small LEGO pieces that are used as an in-game currency. At the time the game was published, a Revenge of the Sith album was not yet available, nor was the official Revenge of the Sith game. As a result, all of the music in the Episode III levels use recycled music from all other episodes; for instance, the Battle Over Coruscant Level uses music from the Battle of Yavin. However, Episode II uses music not publicly available, such as some music on Kamino. There are a total of fifty-nine characters for LEGO Star Wars, fifty-six in the GameCube, PS2, Xbox, and PC versions. The three missing are Gungan, Tusken Raider, and STAP, playable in the Game Boy Advance (GBA) version, though the Gungan and STAP are only available through cheat codes.
Every character has an ability (with the exception of Chancellor Palpatine, the Gonk droid, and the PK droid); when ever you enter free play, you get one character per ability, not including the two you choose. There are also some characters that appear in the cutscenes but are unplayable, such as Boss Nass, Mawhonic, Watto, and Kaminoans. LEGO Star Wars also had three vehicle levels. No characters could be bought from these levels, and free play mode was not accessible either. Featuring a total of 17 levels, as well as one bonus level, the game plays out in a fairly standard 3D platform fashion. However, each episode also features a vehicle-based level, which runs to a predefined route. In the case of Episodes I and III, this takes the form of a behind-the-vehicle view, whereas in Episode II the action is played out in an isometric view. Later in the same level, the view is changed to behind-the-vehicle view. EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE Chapter 2: Invasion of Naboo
Chapter 3: Escape from Naboo Chapter 4: Mos Espa Pod Race Chapter 5: Retake Theed Palace EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES Chapter 1: Bounty Hunter Pursuit (omitted in some versions) Chapter 2: Discovery on Kamino EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH Chapter 1: Battle Over Coruscant Chapter 2: Chancellor in Peril Chapter 4: Defense of Kashyyyk Chapter 5: Ruin of the Jedi There are three, but possibly four, known levels that didn't make it to the final release. The levels were "Anakin's Flight," "Bounty Hunter Pursuit," "Asteroid Dogfight," and "Boga Chase." Some scenes, such as "Anakin's Flight," were practically complete. The remnants of these levels can be found with a thorough search of the install directory for the PC version of the game. The "Anakin's Flight" level can be found on the extras section of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, while "Bounty Hunter Pursuit" was added to the Episode II levels (it was the only episode with 5 levels, while the others had 6).
The Game Boy Advance version of LEGO Star Wars has several differences (mostly for the sake of portability), including fewer playable characters (15, plus 23 with cheats), devalued credits (gray pieces are worth 1, blue 5, and gold 10 credits), fewer levels—including just three for Episode II—and only one player character on-screen at a time, while the cutscenes are still renders of the home console versions. However, it remains a fairly large cartridge (128-Mbit). The cell phone version is also different. The goal of this version is to rescue Chancellor Palpatine by using movable LEGO blocks. Because of these differences, the game is considered non-canon. In addition, there are always at least two characters that can be played, despite story inaccuracies; this was for co-op purposes. All lightsaber users are able to deflect blaster shots aimed at them (provided they are attacking the shot), and each character has his own style. They also are the only ones (with the exception of General Grievous, who lacks Force sensitivity) able to use the Force to interact with undeployed platforms and switches.