Yavin IV Base with real bricks by jonnyboyca

You probably remember this set Yavin IV Base never marketed and featured on page 91 of the book LEGO Star Wars The Visual Dictionary (I took a photo of the page for you, above). crabboy329 had taken a modeling under LDD and the .lxf file had been available for download for over a year (see this article).

jonnyboyca has just released a real version of this set based on the work of crabboy329 for the base and those of Brickdoctor for the X-Wing.

The construction is faithful to the model presented in the book except for a few minor details such as the arch under the briefing room or the ground near the left turret. We recognize at the top the final scene of Episode IV with the presentation of medals to Luke and Han Solo in the presence of Princess Leia.

This playset would have deserved a commercialization (at least as much as the 10123 Cloud City ...) with a good endowment in minifigs, a ship in a new format and the possibility of replaying some key scenes of the film.

To see other photos of this reproduction and in particular the Medal Ceremony close-up (without Leia who is finally available in the set 9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing Starfighter), meeting on the Brickshelf gallery by jonnyboyca.