UCS LEGO Star Wars U-wing gunship from Rogue One

With a pivotal role in Rogue One supported by an official 75155 Rebel U-wing Fighter LEGO set, it’s not surprising that LEGO builders have embraced the newest addition to the Star Wars fleet with custom LEGO U-wings like the one from Joshua Brooks. Taking things to the next level with his very first LEGO model posted on Flickr, Mirko Soppelsa has built a huge UCS-scale U-wing with smooth lines, great detail, and lots of functionality.

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I’m a sucker for a good schematic, and Mirko has obliged with this lovely layout.

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As he notes in the schematic, the S-foils on Mirko’s LEGO U-wing swing out to extend the range of the deflector shields.

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Mirko hasn’t skimped on detail for the gunship’s underside, with landing lights, grilles, and passenger compartment doors with door guns.

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Check out more photos in Mirko’s album on Flickr. Given that Mirko has branded his photostream (and his first build) a “UCS collection,” I have high hopes this will be one of many great LEGO models from this new builder.