The goal of this build was to make an AT-TE transport using the Republic Attack Shuttle. Originally, I was going to use the Gunship like the movie. But we’ve already seen that. Both the AT-TE and Shuttle are pre-painted easyfit kits. Prime pickings for repainting and modifying. The attachment won’t be anything fancy, just a hard umbilical using a strong magnet from the bottom of the shuttle. I like to build the things we don’t get to see and that could have been.
I never really liked the design of the Gunship style AT-TE Dropship. It got the job done, but if they could drop the AT-TE AND some troops. That would be strategically better. The specifications of the shuttle say it can hold 30 passengers. The AT-TE can hold 38 passengers on top of being well armed. Then, if one or two of those passengers are Jedi? This would be a formidable assault force. The premise seems plausible for a small recon or infiltration group. So on to the build.
The light in the display room isn’t that good for taking picture. Thusly, the colors aren’t as vibrant in the photo. Using Tamiya Purple and Gunship Gray I repainted the colors of both pre-painted models while keeping the yellow bits. The red on the cockpit stayed for contrast and the fact that I didn’t want to mask and repaint the small cockpit canopy. The imbilical is barely visible under the shuttle. I used a Soyuz Space capsule from an extra International Space station kit.The magnets came from an old hard drive. The magnets in a hardrive are really strong and could support the weight of the walker.
The red glow is from the nacelles of a nearby Enterprise. The base holds the models about 3 inches from the surface of the table. Aside from the canopy not staying closed and a few minor adjustment to keep the two from banging into each other. I think it came out pretty well. Now, it can be proudly display with the Mace Windu Jedi Starfighter. Without a doubt and assault force to be reckoned with.
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