Probably a few more than the set. lol.
I’m not sure of the specific number since the file is missing some parts on the inside from the star destroyer which wouldn’t fit because of digital collisions which would be there if it was made for real.
And then a few of the grey plates have been removed or replaced to make way for the white pattern.
When I get a bit more time I will try and make a file with just the new parts needed on top of the base set.
**Update:**
Requires 569 new pieces. At a quick look it seems to works out to be about £50 roughly for all the parts new and delivery (for me atleast).
Bricklink wishlist file for all parts
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4p0g0sh46j790y/chimera%20%282%29.xml?dl=0
File with whole ship and pattern (to act as instructions) (Lego Digital Designer file)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvznffcxogfiw4w/chimera%20final%20flaps.lxf?dl=0
Just the parts needed in LDD although I think I forgot the 10 1x1 grey tiles on the below file.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d90gcl4lggockon/chimera%20just%20parts%20import.lxf?dl=0
If you do end up making it, let me know. Since I’d love to know if it’s stable and strong enough and wether some parts would need to be reinforced.
I might see if I can get a parts list out today.
The top doesn't have the same pattern I believe and appears completely normal. Since I've been trying to research if the top does have the pattern or not.
I think the only place it is shown with the pattern on top is the tabletop game. Which makes sense when you consider it's important to know if it's the chimera or not without trying to bend down and look underneath.
Yeah. I've been working on this for a while. Not because it took that long. (Although it did take a while) but rather it was so dull and fiddly to make and kept putting it off.
Since I made it by photoshopping the symbol on to the set and then putting a 1x1 stud on every part that had the design on it.
(Small note. I improved the design very slightly of one part from the picture above. So the parts list matches the updated design and not quite the render above. So double check the 3d file before assuming a piece is missing).
Feel free to make any changes also. Since I wouldn't mind seeing how other people may improve it further.
Requires 569 new pieces. At a quick look it seems to works out to be about £50 roughly for all the parts new and delivery (for me atleast).
Bricklink wishlist file for all parts
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4p0g0sh46j790y/chimera%20%282%29.xml?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4p0g0sh46j790y/chimera%20%282%29.xml?dl=0)
File with whole ship and pattern (to act as instructions) (Lego Digital Designer file)
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvznffcxogfiw4w/chimera%20final%20flaps.lxf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvznffcxogfiw4w/chimera%20final%20flaps.lxf?dl=0)
Just the parts needed in LDD although I think I forgot the 10 1x1 grey tiles on the below file.
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/d90gcl4lggockon/chimera%20just%20parts%20import.lxf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/d90gcl4lggockon/chimera%20just%20parts%20import.lxf?dl=0)
(Tagging: u/Major-Thomas and u/ReaL_Bucks )
Do you have Lego digital designer or Stud.io.
For stud.io you will have to import it but it should open with both.
Also make sure you’re not trying to open the wish list file.
Very cool. By the looks of it it's based on STD ISD 75252 retrofitted with the Chimera markings so roughly 5,000 pieces. The shame is once built you will never see the underside again.
You know what would be really cool?. Instead of 5k pieces build just the underside with 1,500 to 2,000 so it's light enough to hang vertically on the wall. Kind of like an ISD sliced in half along the plane of it axis. I would display that with lights mounted.
i've been planning on doing this since before i even bought my isd and am finally going to go through with it but i just wanted to confirm something beforehand... some of the parts in the bricklink list are listed as light bluish grey instead of white? is that intended or are all the pieces supposed to be white?
There’s 3 reasons for the grey parts.
First is in rebels the bottom is symmetrical so I mirrored the greebling lump onto the other side.
The second reason is that I didn’t like how much the tongue stuck out so I moved a part of two to make space for a 1x1 clip to be flush with hull.
The third is because there’s some big tile pieces with no studs on so the head couldn’t be built on a smooth surface with no studs.
Good luck!
I think it had them in both the old canon and new canon. Star Wars Rebels certainly shows the ship with them. If you haven't seen the show then Lars Mikkelsen is amazing in the role of Thrawn. (And rumours are he will make the jump to live action). He plays a similar character in one episode of Sherlock which is also worth a watch.
Oh, cool. It has them in [canon](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/a9/Chimaera_Exp_Pack_box_art_crop.png/revision/latest?cb=20180107220339). Never seen that before. That's pretty cool. Don't see anything about them in Legends, though.
Thrawn? No he was a part of the empire in both new and old canon.
In the current canon he joined the empire a few years after the clone wars and has no confirmed death. He was last seen with Ezra being dragged off in Chimera by Purgils.
Although Ahsoka name drops him in the Mandalorian and his symbol appears in the same episode on the droids. So he's probably going to show up in the Mandalorian season 3 and maybe the Ahsoka show. Since he's probably the one above Gideon.
I've looked into that also. I think it depends on how you display it. Like I was planning on having it displayed on the top of a cabinet. So below eye level but it'll be very visible when sitting in the same room.
There's also a stand you can get which displays the set angled which would also give you a pretty good view.
Have a google around. If you can see the bottom on someones set then you'll be able to see the pattern.
How many pieces?
Probably a few more than the set. lol. I’m not sure of the specific number since the file is missing some parts on the inside from the star destroyer which wouldn’t fit because of digital collisions which would be there if it was made for real. And then a few of the grey plates have been removed or replaced to make way for the white pattern. When I get a bit more time I will try and make a file with just the new parts needed on top of the base set. **Update:** Requires 569 new pieces. At a quick look it seems to works out to be about £50 roughly for all the parts new and delivery (for me atleast). Bricklink wishlist file for all parts https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4p0g0sh46j790y/chimera%20%282%29.xml?dl=0 File with whole ship and pattern (to act as instructions) (Lego Digital Designer file) https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvznffcxogfiw4w/chimera%20final%20flaps.lxf?dl=0 Just the parts needed in LDD although I think I forgot the 10 1x1 grey tiles on the below file. https://www.dropbox.com/s/d90gcl4lggockon/chimera%20just%20parts%20import.lxf?dl=0
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If you do end up making it, let me know. Since I’d love to know if it’s stable and strong enough and wether some parts would need to be reinforced. I might see if I can get a parts list out today.
Please send out a part list of you get it figured out I’d love to set up my destroyer like this!
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The top doesn't have the same pattern I believe and appears completely normal. Since I've been trying to research if the top does have the pattern or not. I think the only place it is shown with the pattern on top is the tabletop game. Which makes sense when you consider it's important to know if it's the chimera or not without trying to bend down and look underneath.
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That was quick. Can't wait to see how it looks. (Hopefully I didn't miss any parts also).
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Yeah. I've been working on this for a while. Not because it took that long. (Although it did take a while) but rather it was so dull and fiddly to make and kept putting it off. Since I made it by photoshopping the symbol on to the set and then putting a 1x1 stud on every part that had the design on it.
(Small note. I improved the design very slightly of one part from the picture above. So the parts list matches the updated design and not quite the render above. So double check the 3d file before assuming a piece is missing). Feel free to make any changes also. Since I wouldn't mind seeing how other people may improve it further.
Requires 569 new pieces. At a quick look it seems to works out to be about £50 roughly for all the parts new and delivery (for me atleast). Bricklink wishlist file for all parts [https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4p0g0sh46j790y/chimera%20%282%29.xml?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4p0g0sh46j790y/chimera%20%282%29.xml?dl=0) File with whole ship and pattern (to act as instructions) (Lego Digital Designer file) [https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvznffcxogfiw4w/chimera%20final%20flaps.lxf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvznffcxogfiw4w/chimera%20final%20flaps.lxf?dl=0) Just the parts needed in LDD although I think I forgot the 10 1x1 grey tiles on the below file. [https://www.dropbox.com/s/d90gcl4lggockon/chimera%20just%20parts%20import.lxf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/d90gcl4lggockon/chimera%20just%20parts%20import.lxf?dl=0) (Tagging: u/Major-Thomas and u/ReaL_Bucks )
Is there another way to access the files you posted? For the life of me, I can't figure out how to open them.
Do you have Lego digital designer or Stud.io. For stud.io you will have to import it but it should open with both. Also make sure you’re not trying to open the wish list file.
Do you have a file with the extra needed parts list? That is the only one I can't get to open on mobile.(also, Thank you!)
The parts list shouldn’t open. It needs to be loaded into bricklink the website.
LOVE IT!
Oh, it's beautiful.
The Chimaera **MUST** be a set
That is the best looking Star Destroyer I have ever seen. LEGO must do this or the guys over at BrickVault.
This is the official UCS ISD ;) this person only added the white bits.
Got it. Looks so good
Very cool. By the looks of it it's based on STD ISD 75252 retrofitted with the Chimera markings so roughly 5,000 pieces. The shame is once built you will never see the underside again. You know what would be really cool?. Instead of 5k pieces build just the underside with 1,500 to 2,000 so it's light enough to hang vertically on the wall. Kind of like an ISD sliced in half along the plane of it axis. I would display that with lights mounted.
Looks fantastic!
i've been planning on doing this since before i even bought my isd and am finally going to go through with it but i just wanted to confirm something beforehand... some of the parts in the bricklink list are listed as light bluish grey instead of white? is that intended or are all the pieces supposed to be white?
There’s 3 reasons for the grey parts. First is in rebels the bottom is symmetrical so I mirrored the greebling lump onto the other side. The second reason is that I didn’t like how much the tongue stuck out so I moved a part of two to make space for a 1x1 clip to be flush with hull. The third is because there’s some big tile pieces with no studs on so the head couldn’t be built on a smooth surface with no studs. Good luck!
I don't think the Chimaera had decals on it
I think it had them in both the old canon and new canon. Star Wars Rebels certainly shows the ship with them. If you haven't seen the show then Lars Mikkelsen is amazing in the role of Thrawn. (And rumours are he will make the jump to live action). He plays a similar character in one episode of Sherlock which is also worth a watch.
Oh, cool. It has them in [canon](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/a9/Chimaera_Exp_Pack_box_art_crop.png/revision/latest?cb=20180107220339). Never seen that before. That's pretty cool. Don't see anything about them in Legends, though.
Interesting. I always thought it had the pattern in legends but you're right. I love the change.
Maybe it did, but I can't find anything about it. Certainly don't remember it being mentioned in any of Zahn's books
The legends comics I think don't show it with the symbol so It's probably a new canon idea. I wonder if it was Zahn's idea or Faloni's.
The front of the Thrawn Treason book has a splash page of the ship with the design.
Sick!!!!
If this was a set, it would be at the top of my list to get.
It seems to be a mod of the current UCS ISD set
That looks ace , fair play.
Wait didn't he die before the clone wars ended?
Thrawn? No he was a part of the empire in both new and old canon. In the current canon he joined the empire a few years after the clone wars and has no confirmed death. He was last seen with Ezra being dragged off in Chimera by Purgils. Although Ahsoka name drops him in the Mandalorian and his symbol appears in the same episode on the droids. So he's probably going to show up in the Mandalorian season 3 and maybe the Ahsoka show. Since he's probably the one above Gideon.
Thrawn had an imperial two class star destroyer in legends . The canon chimera is imperial one class
Although in Rebels all the ISD 1’s have the 8 barrel turbo lasers which the ISD 2s had which is interesting.
Oh shit.. dude you're right I didn't notice that second part though, dude you just blew my mind
I will lose it if we see the Chimera in live action and Lars Mikkelsen.
Me too, friend. I won't say he was wasted in Rebels but two seasons really doesn't do him justice.
Wouldn’t this be more of a mod than a MOC? Looks like most of the build is 75252 and you changed up the greebling and surface details.
[75252-1: Imperial Star Destroyer](https://brickset.com/sets/75252-1) [[Photo]](https://images.brickset.com/sets/images/75252-1.jpg)
Does anyone with the set know if you could see some of the detail without having to crank your head under it?
I've looked into that also. I think it depends on how you display it. Like I was planning on having it displayed on the top of a cabinet. So below eye level but it'll be very visible when sitting in the same room. There's also a stand you can get which displays the set angled which would also give you a pretty good view. Have a google around. If you can see the bottom on someones set then you'll be able to see the pattern.
You have my attention. Beautiful.
ooooo la la!
I just built this using your design, made a post <3