Minifig Collector Series - Build Notes
Y-Wing "Gold Leader"
Battle of Yavin/Endor

Koensayr Y-Wing Starfighter
16 meters long (53 studs)

Once again starting the the 7150 set, it had to be improved...

I struggle with starting this model for a while as most mods I have 
seen had based their improvments around the 7150 set which for me had 
the wrong scale on the diameter of the engine nacelles.

The Y-Wing UCS actually looked a good model, but as usual too big to 
display or play with in my house, but I was intrigued by the front of 
the engine nacelles and the components of the cockpit.  I managed to 
pick one up on sale and set about working out how/if it would scale 
down to a minifig scale ship.

To my surprise, the front sphere on the engines are about the right size.  
By my reckoning they could be about 1/2 to 1 stud smaller in diameter, but 
some of the front-on shots of the movie Y-Wing model shows that the nacelles 
are actually quite large in comparison to the cockpit.  Using a reduced 
version of the UCS cockpit and engine nacelles, the MCS Y-Wing comes in 
at about 50 studs, which is about spot on for minifig scale.

This was a model I have designed from the ground up and hence continues 
to undergo changes.  It is the biggest of the MCS set but is still relatively 
solid and swooshable though I would like to reduce its weight.  It has all 
the standard components for an MCS, retractable landing gear, Proton Torpedo 
Tubes, Targetting Computer, full Droid slot, and greebling to burn.

The last component to get right are the disk-vectrals at the rear-end of the 
spars off the nacelles that hold the thrust directors.

If you like the look of this model, then I would recommend getting your hands 
on a UCS Y-Wing  and doing your own MCS...

bricks away,

David