Is An Imperial Gunship Too Much? | Building An Imperial Base On Mimban In LEGO!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Is This Imperial Gunship Going Too Far? | Building An Imperial Base On Mimban In LEGO! It's been a while since the last update on my lego star wars imperial base on mimban moc and it's time to explain what happened. But the good thing about taking a break is there is a whole lot to do when it's over so I've got a lot of building on deck! From the base to storage silos and a very cool custom lego ship I've been thinking about for a while. All coming at you via lego time lapse builds!
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A Tie Bomber could be interesting, having it act as air support for the imperial soldiers. Alternatively, considering that Mimban is a WW1esq battle, you could have artillery cannons either in the back of the MOC, or implied to be there by showing shells flying across the sky or exploding on the ground.
Second this
need both
The tie bomber could be a good option.
@ i like idea of the rebels using artillery style cannons
As much as I love the recolored gunship (I don’t know timeframe of mimban fight and if gunships we’re still in use) but I think a more imperial style ship would go a long way the gun shop and turbo tank make it look too cloneswars it’s gotta be one or the other and the turbo tank is mint so I’d stick with that plus it completes the story where any shuttle could replace the gunship keep up the great builds coconut your so inspiring bro
I really like the gunship but I think you should use an imperial shuttle.
I think an at hauler , which were used on mimban, would be better.
Mimban never stopped fighting, like Mandalore as soon as the Empire came to power the Clones who were helping the locals turned on them. By the time of the Stormtroopers becoming the main fighting force a huge chunk of the Mudtroopers were aging Clones literally sent to die
I think the recolored gunship could be used in a small weekly moc challenge. A TIE bomber would go quite nicely as we see some bombing overhead at Mimban. It’s also a rough, front line vehicle
CE QUI EST ECRIT N'A AUCUN SENS .(DRUGADICT?)
Tie bomber could work really well with some battlefield explosions.
As much as I love the gunship (it's probably my favourite vehicle in Star Wars), I think an Imperial Landing craft/Shuttle would make the build look more "Imperial" at a glance. I love the idea that early after the formation of the Empire, some Clone Wars era vehicles would still be in use. At the end of RotS they still were using the V-wing but they used the sound effects of the Tie Fighters.
9:40 not to be that guy but since you just mentioned it here it goes: The juggernaut in your moc is a republic juggernaut (HAVw-a6) painted imperial, the actual imperial juggernaut is the HCVw-a9 as seen in the bad batch and rogue one. Theyre very similar but they have some differences, mainly that the imperial one is wide enough to cover the wheels, while the republic one is thinner so the wheels stick out more. Just putting this out here, keep up the great work!
Also, some of the wheels of the a9 are slightly smaller than the other ones, look it up on Google
Well I just learned something today
The Imp variant is a LOT smaller as well, since it's role changed from a command center that paves the way to a transporter
Looks about minifig scale to me
@@beatzis1195 Yeah but i think this one scales well, the rupublic one is pretty huge
Feels like a bit too much recolored clone wars vehicles
I feel like it makes sense, since mimban is probably a backwater planet, and doesn't have that much suffigence, so it's not receiving the proper funding or new weapons and vehicles, and has to relie on older means of defence and etc
@ true
An imperial LAAT (EC Henry's design) dropped on rebrickable recently. Maybe worth a look.
Man, I'm addicted to Mimban updates, you make me so happy every time one appears at Sunday evening (I live in CET) and lets me forget about waking up early next day lol. Plus gunship may look good here, but you definitely should add some iconic imperial ships, too
Thanks! Hearing people enjoy the updates is very motivating!
At first I did not think that the gunship fit well into the moc but it does look really good! The only thing to consider is if it was still in use during the battle of Mimban and more likely shuttles or ships similar to the imperial police gunship were used. Just a few things to consider and keep up the great work!
I've been waiting for this for so long,I rewatched your older and larger moc videos to keep myself entertained all of January.Thank you for posting another mimban update.
Finally an update!
Altough i really like the gunship, i think an imperial shuttle with a muddy look would suit this moc a bit better!
Maybe you could add both idk
For the turbo tank a mod that I would like to see is 1. Blasters,small crates, and fuel tanks strapped to the side. 2. Chains on the wheels. 3. Even though this one has wider wheels for the muddy terrain I would like to see one that has thinner wheels but with ether chains,spikes,or bars going across the wheels. Great job on Mimban keep up the great work and have a great day!
Would be cool to add some dirt and weathering to the turbo tankk as well. Reallistically the wheels should be completely covered in mud. Obviously that´s not possible in Lego but a few brown splatters on the tank may look good.
Definitely wanna add some splatters at the end of the series. I wish those wheels came in reddish brown.
I'm glad to see it's back!!! I do think you should put something else in place of the doors because of their location, there isn't enough space for there to be a room behind them, but I love the build!! I'm glad to see Mimban getting more attention in the moc building community
This is probably my favorite Mimban update, you made so much progress it's awesome !
This was a good one!
One of my favorite parts about these videos is your Star Wars humor. Gets me busting out in laughter every time!
poor guy can't help himself. he's addicted to clones
Blinded he has been, consumed him the dark side has
I know this is a Star Wars channel.But i'm ready to see some mediaeval mocs
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You should do mud effects for the turbo tank, like mud splashing behind the wheels!
I would like to, I'm still trying to figure out how to make that work.
Personally, I'm all for having the recolored Gunship in the MOC. Maybe having it out in the wasteland on a mission or providing close fire support, leaving a more conventional Imperial vehicle back at the base like you said. I think the dark grey color scheme of it fits well in against the mud of Mimban, helps hammer home the brutalist nature of Imperial design but also the WWI-heavy industrial nature of this environment. Mimban also isn't super close to Episode IV from my recollection, so I think having some Republic-turned-Imp vehicles works well and gives it that 'Dark Times' look. Your builds like this are very inspiring, keep it up!
Welcome back, Mimban! Nice update - but would have loved to see more terrain work getting done. Best of luck with getting the pieces u need!
I would have liked more terrain work as well. Hopefully next week I can do some more.
Great update! I like the Gunship, the grey looks incredible and I feel like they could still be in use in the timeframe Mimban takes place in. Maybe the Empire is just sending all their old, junky, used ships and equipment to a dirty place like Mimban?? Maybe just add some dark orange and reddish brown to the gunship for mud effect?
yay a new vid on the mimban moc. a republic clone wars era gunship turned into a imperial gunship looked cool. it is the early days of the empire so it works. maybe they were eventually phased out completely of course. but if you cant use it you can still put it on a shelf loaded with storm troopers on it. kind of like that small drop ship build that came with a few storm troopers and that shadow trooper. like the little details you have added.
Vader building station! Hahahaha! Mimban is turning out So Sick Ethan! Great choice for a Moc! Deffinitely Need some of those Figs you got (FMB)
I love it! I’d use the t6 shuttle on the landing pad and the gunship on the battle field. The green and brown foliage looks so good too adds a lot of contrast
Very glad to see Mimban is still in production. Just as something to know, if you want some Mimbanese heads, Engineerio is selling some on their website, both in dark orange and red.
i like the gunship
Great update! The base is really taking shape!
Coconut: I need stairs!
A sh*tload of elevators: Am I a joke to you?
The break was well worth the outstanding progress made
Thank you! The time away was much needed, now I just gotta finish this thing.
Looks really good! You could add the elevator entrances on the bottom floor of the base for greebling and a way down
Oh, boy, is it good to have another Mimban update!
I think you should put the gunship in it, just maybe do it crashed or something so there can also be like a TIE fighter (maybe a custom tie brute would be cool 👀) flying above the battlefield.
Also, you've probably already found this, but someone has put up a complete battle of mimban with the deleted scenes onto youtube, there are some more scenes of the battle in it!
It's about time!
The gunship looks amazing
I don’t disagree with the last comment about the gunships set timeline but I don’t fully agree with it either because as long as you keep the whole gunship idea limited to about 3 gun ships I think the timeline will be happy chappy. But other than that I love the fact of how much research; time; thought have went into this Moc. I love the overall recolourment of the Imperial Gunship because it’s such a nice concept. I feel like adding the translucent red tiles to the turbo tank was maybe the right move. I also love your overall interior to the base and the detail of the different platforms and walkways. Keep up the good work! Can’t wait to see what awesome little but affective details you add next e.g. the electricity wires. (Also you should add an Imperial troop worrying over the electrical bills.)
Great stuff on the base. I really like the detalling of the silos area.
Thank you!
I think the terrain would look awesome with more depth. maybe like craters or something and a bit more levels of depth, a bit more choppy as if the landscape has taken some damage. I love the light brown contrast with the redish brown, especially the more intercut shapes
been here before 500 subscribers finally back on the tube! absolutely awesome growth!!!
I think the Imperial Gunship is cool ngl. Good for taking troops around different areas on the battle.
That's a good option.
I love the gunship but in my opinion it takes up a lot of space. I feel like a good fit would be an imperial police gunship from rebels. It’s not too small but still gives you space to work with other vehicles and work on terrain. 😁👍
Tire chains would look Good an make sense!
A couple ideas for the MOC:
-maybe try using one of those Imperial gunships/drop-ships from Rebels
-I think it would be cool to add some big tracks to the turbo tank to make it look like a WWI tank, although that might be pretty difficult
-adding some studs and rounded tiles to the ground is always one of my favorite things to do for terrain that isn’t feeling right
9:57 YOU PROMISED TO STAY AWAY
COCONUT: I LIED !!!
i make sure not to miss one update on your mocs they always turn our amazing thank you i also started making my own Lego mocs because of you thank you :)
I do really like the idea of a patrol gunship instead carrying a squad of Imperial special forces (could just be a bunch of mudtroopers and maybe an officer) to some mission close in the area and are just happening to be flying over the base. Just to make it seem like the repair depot isn't the only Imperial military thing in the area and there are other things happening outside of the moc itself.
using dark tan and sand green for mud could match the minifig printing
great video!
U could have the gunship crashed and destroyed, like it was from when the Empire was young, and didn't have its own vehicles
What I would suggest to make the ground less boring is to make the terrain a little higher in the parts that are less walked-on and lower on the parts that are more walked on, to make it look more like a path. You can even add more colour in the sections near the platforms/bases to make it seem like the mud is getting dug up constantly
First of all this looks great. And some things I would recomend (all of these are just reccomendations, you dont have to do any of this) is having the gunship delevering more imperial mud troopers onto the frontlines/trenches. Or have the gunship be shot down and destroyed. And for the trenches section, their could be a lot of craters from artillery, mortars, ect and maybe even some active explosions. Speaking of artillery you could include an imperial artillery section with some artillery guns and a lot of shells on the ground. I also think having the barbed wire be close to the trench but not too close would be quite cool. And for the turbotank as some other people have said I think adding some mud and dirt on it to make it look more weathered would look great, maybe even mud splashing from the wheels. Also for the turbotank I think having the missle pods shooting missles (like you did in your video: This LEGO turbotank might be too big) would look very cool. And last but not least maybe have some small remains from some destroyed structures. (Sorry for the long comment) And great job on this MOC so far, it looks amazing! (I also understand that this is a lot of stuff, so you dont have to include any of these, I just think it would look cool)
Color swap worked out , nice!
Good to see you back. P.s. Like the new music. really great vibr
I think the ground and the plants look great, muted colors are always nice. The gunship looks epic, if you use it I think it would be best to not put it on the landing pad because the grey won't stand out.
I think it would be cool to see custom designed Mimban rebel ships vs some Tie bombers/fighters, also incorporate some dark green into outdoor structures to add some contrast to the battlefield
Instead of stairs maybe you could put elevator doors below also you could use the recoloured gunship as a wreckage on the battle field it has the the possibility of looking really dope if used well. Love your work man keep it up 👍
The base needs some footprint details.
I love how excited he got to add foliage
Hay I’ve been watching a couple of your minban episodes for a while and I love them a WW2 like mic also for a idea if I remember in a deleted scene of the minban battle there was some broken structure so maybe there be some broken pillars or destroyed minban houses that could go somewhere in the wast land or a little bit in the base area
I think the gunship should have the floodlights on the front of it as if it's on patrol like the gunships we see on coruscant, just think they look really cool!
Flood lights would be cool!
You should add the Mimban natives throng to break a hole in the base and another one holding dynamite
On the rebel side, it would be interesting to see master Kota, Juno Eclipse, or Galen marek (clone) fighting with the mimbinize.
The LAAT makes perfect senses since the Mudtroopers got given all the equipment that the empire wanted to get rid of but you should have an imperial shuttle on the landing pad, work the LAAT in somewhere else.
looking great! I love that gunship!
Thanks!
You should add some massive floodlights around the base and maybe some positions for guards?
Great vid
Love from the UK
I've heard rumours that @Nimbuzbricks has a pretty mean sentinel class shuttle that might suit the moc 😂😉 though not sure if it'd look too big on the platform.
I personally think the shuttle would look more imperial. However, if you want more retired Republic craft, A V-wing or two would never hurt. I think having a lower starfighter running a routine surveillance would be a nice touch
I like the build, it’s pretty nice. I’d think something more fitting like one of the gunships from Fallen Order or Force Unleashed would be a cooler thing to see imo
Hey Coconut, have you ever read Splinter of the Mind’s Eye before? It is a fantastic read and if you dont like reading there is a good audiobook version of it on UA-cam. The book takes place on Mimban. There are plenty of easter eggs you could include from that to make the underground interesting. Add in a Wandrella or a chamber with Darth Vader fighting Luke and Leia for a Kyber Crystal
Interesting I will check it out.
I love the idea of an Imperial Gunship, but if you wanna keep it Imperial and not reuse too many Republic craft, I’d recommend using EC Henry’s concept for an Imperial Gunship. I just think it would work really nice with the Imperial aesthetic without looking like a reskinned Republic one
So cool when I started watching your videos I started to what to make mocks an have a bigger clone army
That's awesome!
The Silos should be storing soap for cleaning the vehicles and troops.
Or bubble baths.
Under 1 hour club!
There’s a channel called EC Henry that designed a imperial gunship so that would be a perfect compromise but it’d probably be tough to make because I don’t know if anyone made the imperial gunship build so if nobody did you’d have to build it on your own.
I would change the 2 cockpits on the imperial gunship to just 1 big one that takes up the same amount of space or a little less. I think that would really make it stand out in empire fashion.
Something you could do to add simple wall detail is just adding a stripe of light blueish grey with plates to break up the wall of dark bluish grey
You should have a shuttle on the landing pad, and for the gunship stack a bunch of clear bricks to make it look like the gunship is flying
I love the gunship, but i do agree that it needs more imperial vehicles. LOVE THE VIDS
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one !
I figured it had been long enough since the last one!
Thats gonna be very good video
I think that it's a good ideia using the imperial shuttle in the landing pad and a Tie Bomber flying around the MOC, adicionaly we could have some explosions craters for the Tie Bomber i said earlier
Keep up the good work
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Cool gunship but if you wanna do an imperial base to differentiate it from your usual mocs use different ships
I think a bit of dark brown and trans black would work really well to make the terrain look more murky
A strafing tie fighter or a tie bomber on a bombing run would be insane
The ground near the base looks like a tiled floor so maybe either more angled plates or add the dark brown color because u have the reddish brown color and the other bright orange color so the variation helps and maybe have some bricks other than flat bricks but wedged under/in between the plates to change the terrain more
1x1 rounded bricks are fine for pipes, but I think the technic tube looks better because it makes it smoother
A tie fighter would look cool on the landing pad
You know what would be real cool to add to the turbo tank would be a manable side turret so the troops can gun down enimes as the rank roles by
I knew that the next mimban update would come eventually 😂🎉
Edit: With the terrain inside the base, i think you still need at least some slight variation in elevstion of the mud. While it is more packed down, it shouldn't look like a brown concrete floor.
The gunship looks amazing! For universe purposes, perhaps most of the imperial aircraft for the base has already been gunned down, and since mimban is WW1 influenced, the empire will use whatever they can especially if it has the firepower of a gunship.
Thanks for the feedback!
I think the gunship looks great! U should have a small group of troops out on recon in it
What about building an Imperial base?Using the two thousand and twenty three tie interceptor its perfect minifig it would be so cool
You should definitely add the iconic imperial embedded light strips between the elevator entrances.
My thought is you could use a recolored republic attack shuttle if you wanted something more akin to a transport (as seen in some of the Bad Batch episodes). The Lambda shuttle feels to pristine to be caught on Mimban
For the foliage use dark brown grass stem pieces. They look dead and even though it's an expensive piece a few can make a big difference IMO
If you add more of the bushes with some hight differences by 2 or 3 brick I think it would help maybe more tiles also to give it the just rained mud type of look.
You could build that carrier ship that was in solo. You can see it dropping off walkers so it would make sense to have
You should convert it to EC Henry’s design.
Also you should totally add some tire chains to the Jug maybe some add on stowage aswell, logs, extra wheel, maybe an E-WEBB?
The gunship is perfect. Remember the empire doesn’t care about its troops on mimban so it makes perfect sense for them to have repurposed republic vehicles.
Love the recolor on the gunship, BUT I'd love to see an Imperial Shuttle in this MOC..maybe a visiting Moff? Great to see an update after a much needed break man, have fun in Atlanta! ✌️❤️🌮's
Ya I gotta go with classic imperial ships, I don't know how many of these imperial mocs I'll be doing so I gotta take advantage haha.
I like the gunship, looks pretty sick.
The gunship is awesome but I think something like tie fighters over the waste land and some kind of shuttle or obscure empire craft on the landing pad would serve the moc better than another repurposed clone craft.
Use a impirial shuttle on the landing pad and the gunship (and a tie fighter) over the battlefield
Add some mud tracks in the vehicle hangar and a guy cleaning them up- it’s too clean in there