Armored Assault Tank (AAT) by Obscurance

It is one of the vehicles that gave me back a taste for LEGOs and that made me dive back into this universe that I had put aside for various reasons, with the set 8018 Armored Assault Tank released in 2009. Since then I obviously ruined myself to assemble the Star Wars range and I was therefore able to appreciate the 2000 version with the set 7155 Trade Federation AAT to which was added in 2011 the mini set 30052 AAT.

This machine, a cross between the tank and the hovercraft used by the Trade Federation during the invasion of Naboo has always fascinated me. I recently fell in love with ten copies of the set 30052 on Bricklink without really knowing why. Maybe I dream of having an AAT army and replaying the Battle of Naboo .... And you can get it new in its bag for less than $ 3 which makes it a steal if you like it. tan ....

The original tan-beige color was replaced by a mixture of blue and gray when the Federation of Commerce joined the Confederation of Independent Systems.

This MOC ofDarkness pushes a little further the level of detail largely obscured by LEGO in its versions System of this AAT, and makes this machine a reproduction much more faithful to the original model.

Everything is there: Colors, overall shape, functionalities, respected minifigure scale. I also really like the choice of parts used to respect the characteristic design of this machine without harming the aesthetics.

A beautiful achievement for which you can admire other views and some close-ups of the cockpit on the flickr gallery d'Darkness.