Star Wars The Old Republic Empire's Taxi Speeder LEGO MOC

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First MOC on the Temple of Bricks blog: the LEGO Star Wars The Old Republic taxi speeder!

To launch the new MOC section of the Temple of Bricks blog, where I will showcase original LEGO creations made by myself or other AFOLs, I chose to present my very first creation: the taxi speeder from the game Star Wars The Old Republic!

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The origin of the project

If you follow me on Instagram, you have probably seen that I started some time ago the creation of a MOC based on Star Wars The Old Republic: the Citadel of Dromund Kaas, which I will present in a future article.

Since the MOC includes space at the base of the main building, I built several elements from the game to recreate the atmosphere of the Sith Empire’s capital, and this taxi is one of them. As it is a construction completely independent from the rest of the MOC, I am presenting it in this article while waiting to complete the main project.

The taxi speeder in SWTOR

Star Wars The Old Republic being an MMO featuring many planets with large maps, the game offers a taxi service to make it easier for players to travel quickly from one place to another.

This taxi system consists of platforms spread across different locations on each planet, where a droid is stationed. By interacting with it, the planet’s taxi network map is displayed, and you simply need to click on one of the available stations to summon a taxi that automatically takes the player to their destination.

Depending on the location, the vehicle used as a taxi changes, ranging from an Endor-style speeder bike to a kind of Skyhopper. But the model I consider the most iconic is the one used in the cities of Coruscant, Dromund Kaas, or Nar Shaddaa. It is an open-top flying speeder with an elegant design. In the game, there are two versions: a yellow one if you are on the Republic side, and a black one for Empire players. Since my main MOC represents the Sith Empire’s capital, I naturally chose the black version.

There is not much information about this vehicle’s model and specifications. The only information I found is that it would be manufactured by Czerka: four models with the same shape are available for purchase on the Cartel Market under this name.

The Star Wars The Old Republic Taxi Speeder MOC

Building the MOC: a two-step process

When I decided to create a taxi speeder MOC, I first built a prototype using the parts I had in stock to test different building techniques. I started by trying several approaches for the front wings, whose shape requires a specific orientation of the pieces, before finding the right assembly: 2x4 tiles mounted on a frame of 1x2 hinge plates.

For the front grille, I tried to recreate the surrounding frame in a Speed Champions style, but the result was not convincing. I therefore decided to keep only the two 1x2 grille tiles to simplify the front.

I then built the cockpit by placing SNOT pieces for the sides and seats. The challenge was not to hide the front wings under the bodywork side pieces and to leave enough space in the cockpit to seat two minifigures, as the vehicle can carry two passengers in the game.

At the rear, I reproduced as accurately as possible the shape of the side engines with their characteristic intake grille and fins. This is a sub-assembly placed in SNOT on the sides of the speeder and built around several 1x1 bricks with side studs.

Finally, I tried to recreate the vertical sections at the back that extend the headrests. The prototype version was not very realistic because the elements were symmetrical and left little space in the center, whereas this area should be flat.

Once this partial prototype was completed, I used the result and the ideas for improvement that came from it to order the parts I needed.

The final version of the LEGO SWTOR Taxi Speeder MOC

Once all the parts were received, I was able to complete the MOC by implementing the improvements I had planned.

At the front, the gray frame was removed, leaving only the two 1x2 grille tiles to better represent the front grille. The nose of the speeder was also redesigned to refine the front by removing one plate on each side of the SNOT-built sections, allowing for a smoother shape using curved slopes.

In the cockpit, I added the canopy (a piece from Luke Skywalker’s landspeeder playset) and improved the interior, especially the shape of the seats (curved wedge to prevent them from sticking out of the body), the central console with a printed piece, and even added controls for the pilot, all without compromising the ability to place two minifigures inside the speeder.

The side engines remained unchanged compared to the prototype; I only removed the support pieces I had placed under the wings to refine the overall look.

The part that underwent the most changes is the rear. I removed the curved slopes from the inner sides to make room for two curved pieces extended by 1x1 slopes. I also added bars covered with LEGO Technic pins and tubes to recreate the exposed mechanical parts at the top of this section. Finally, I added a few vertically placed tiles at the back to complete the finish, along with two transparent blue radar pieces to represent the engine exhaust.

In conclusion: a MOC I am very satisfied with despite a few compromises

I have to say that I am quite satisfied with my work on this MOC. The speeder from the game is immediately recognizable, and the finish is clean with almost no visible studs!

The only difference in shape is that the one in the game thickens toward the bottom at the rear, whereas mine remains flat. This is especially noticeable at the engines, which should be taller vertically. Another difference concerns the central rear section. In the game, this part is black with a gray disk and the Sith Empire logo. Since there is no printed piece or sticker with this logo, I chose to extend the red stripe from the front. Likewise, it does not feature the “taxi” inscription in Aurebesh; that would require a custom sticker, but I prefer to stick with official LEGO parts and stickers. Lastly, the original is not entirely black but painted with a mix of black and very dark gray tones. Since LEGO black and dark bluish gray are too different, I chose to make the speeder entirely black with its red stripe and keep gray for specific elements such as grilles and mechanical tubes.

In the end, I find that these small differences in color and patterns are actually an advantage. Without the taxi marking and the imperial logo but with this red stripe running along the entire length of the black body, the vehicle takes on the look of a luxury sports vehicle, which I quite like…

If you want to learn more about the building techniques and recreate this MOC yourself, I remind you that you can get the PDF instructions for free by subscribing to the Temple of Bricks newsletter using the form in the red banner at the beginning of this article!

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