THE Venator Mod Everyone has been waiting for!

[@lukemimnagh2594]

My anxiety peaked when I saw the way you held that.

[@Fishysalmon02]

Amazing. Now I just need 700 dollars

[@fishboi4358]

Same fish friend

[@somewhereinagalaxyfarfaraway]

Ditto

[@thisismyname2563]

$850 in canada:(

[@somewhereinagalaxyfarfaraway]

@@thisismyname2563 I'm here in Canada too. Or you can pay the exchange in America and pay more than that. Thanks Trudeau.

[@LilGrabzy]

I am saving up but £550 is really pricey

[@Brixjust4me]

Absolutely incredible! I was impressed by the teaser and am so looking forward to flipping through the instructions to see how on earth the technic still holds up! Very well done! 🙏🏻🥂

[@ForgedinLego]

It was definitely a challenge, I had to modify just about every major subassembly in the front half of the ship to get it all to fit!

[@falkolekuhlmann1242]

I completed the modification yesterday. There were only 2 technique hole stone with an length of 12 instead of 14 wich i had to compensate. The construction instructions were very detailed and the stability is still exzellent. The functional hanger is a real eye-catcher and upgrades the ucs Venator to a high end level. In addition, the venator was provided with an accompanying ship, as well as star Fighters, hull- plates , turning turnest and more stable Bridge s .

[@jamesgornall402]

This looks like a must have for anyone with the set. I got around to building your dropship design, and I am very impressed with the mechanism, super smooth. Keep up the good work!

[@ForgedinLego]

Thank you!

[@Nutzer4983]

I just came to say thank you for your amazing work! Im one of i think many huuuuge clonewars fans that grew up with the show, this upgrade really completed the look! Your instruction is very good, and i think for the work pretty cheap, the parts cost me around 40€ and i needed around 4 hours to complete, can recommend it to anyone!

[@NewEnglandIV]

1:56 “My lord, is that… legal?”

[@joshslater2426]

Forged in Lego: “I will make it Legal.”

[@LeOubreJr]

That bend was hard to watch lmao

[@lucasbosier6808]

That bend has me on edge.

[@gabehosier5058]

Picking it up was a flex

[@ForgedinLego]

In more ways than 1!

[@dravon2955]

Just bought the instructions a few days ago, can't wait to order the extra pieces!

[@RRRanTV]

Might add heywords "hangar" & "with hangar" "modification" to title & tags so more people could find your excellent video. Improved the original design 3000%. Thank you for your awesome work sir!

[@ForgedinLego]

Put it in the tags. Thanks for the tip!

[@gameraptor7740]

@@ForgedinLego Do you take any payments other then Paypal?

[@ForgedinLego]

@@gameraptor7740 Not at the moment, no. Is PayPal not working right now?

[@gameraptor7740]

@@ForgedinLego It is working its just that I live in Japan where Paypal is not as widespread as other countries so I hoped apple pay or just putting in card info once would have been preferable.

[@VoidCommander808]

My parts for this mod should be arriving any day now. I'm going to install it as well as light it up with the rest of the set. I think the hanger bay will look so spectacular with the individual hangers lit up. I will be making a video to showcase it once it is built as well, so subscribe if you want to see it when its ready. I'll eventually also have a full escort fleet (Republic light cruiser and frigate) and 2x scaled fighters as well coming out of the hanger too. I got Arc-170s, Y-wings, Jedi starfighters, and slightly larger (and detailed) gunships. Sure the fighters will be a little out of scale, but they are close enough to still look appropriate.

[@tapirtech4541]

That hangar mechanism is super smooth, beautiful work!

[@danielmiko9506]

Dude you need so much more attention. First of all your dropship brought my attention I decided to bild one in 2024. And then this add-on to my dream UCS.... You worth so much more subscribers. You did unbelievable job with these!

[@mewtwo2877]

I absolutely love this! I’m not sure how you’d feel about adding little diorama sections in the back but I think that, along with this mod would make this amazing.

[@game_masterariana]

Might finally buy the venator within the next few days. If I decide on buying it, I’ll definitely add this mod!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@Yodakaycool]

Congrats to being featured by Solid Brix Studios 🥂. Awesome Mod!

[@kinglew0773]

For everyone asking, yes this is compatible with the light my bricks kit! Just be very careful to not disconnect any of the wires and just leave the wired panels dangling. It’s a bit tricky, but there is more than enough space to hide and conceal the wires while still building the hangar bay!

[@wakaflakaflameon9892]

This build looks great just like all your other builds. I’m about done building your dropship and it is definitely a great design, i hope one day we’ll get a AT-OT moc for the dropship!

[@zachthager]

Been stoked for this since the short teaser. I will be doing this very soon. I'm working on trying to build an acclamator to scale along side it too

[@connorrusch6616]

Yeah I made a custom frigate to go along with mine

[@JMPDev]

This is so slick. Fantastic work!

[@arwo1143]

I love the little Gunships….

[@Jarvicast2]

Absolutely incredible. Will start working on it right away

[@HydratedBeans]

I’m glad I waited to put my venator together. I knew someone would make this

[@WillBinge]

That opening is so clean!

[@mocmotionstudios]

Brilliant! The hanger mod looks awesome

[@Seawolf571]

I won't be able to afford this set for a long time... but seeing this mod makes me incredibly happy :)

[@rmw9420]

DUDE THATS ACTUALLY AWESOME

[@cdbtheclaw]

It probably is even stronger than before the modifications. The way LEGO designed the Venator never was structually sound to begin with and one reason why I stayed away from it for now. With the other, a Venator is not a Venator without a spinal hangar bay, being rectified by you I might think of treating myself with this for my birthday.

[@michaelyoung7261]

“Impressive. Most impressive!”

[@thegreatsnowblizzard3196]

Wow I love how it turned out. If I didn't have student loans to pay off i would consider getting the ucs venator to do this.

[@cesruhf2605]

Hook em up with LEDs and it will look insane

[@GOMI99]

Beautiful video, quick and straight to the point. Thank you for not yelling at me to like and subscribe. Subbed

[@valorbuilds]

Wowow…. Bro is the 🐐 at customs and mods

[@EnderHero]

this looks amazing, nice mod

[@ruufiss9922]

Never thought id see a star destroyer flex that hard

[@XarJobe]

Alright it took me about 6 hours to do this... The instructions are really well done and easy understandable however there are some questionable steps in there who mostly will make sense later in the build so no problems with that The Mechanism for the doors is really sensitve sometimes but it gets the job done Overall i can say this is a great mod and while building it, you can really tell that there was a lot of effort put into this👍🏻

[@ForgedinLego]

Thanks so much! If you don't mind I'd love to hear which steps confused you

[@XarJobe]

​​@@ForgedinLego Some things i pointed out : page-20 there are some parts in the upper left corner who seem to be glitched out or low Resolution (idk if this is just in my pdf file) Page-149 i may be stupid but im not entire sure what the purpose of this red connector was i mean wouldnt a blue one be a little bit better? Page-183 some inverted brackets had to be placed on tiles wich confused me but i thought it will make sense later wich it did because there was a long technic piece placed on top of them (happens at page-195) Also in your parts list there are 2x (Red Pinhole 2x2 plates) [number 10247] I couldnt find a step for them, They where not present in the instructions so far i can tell (Or im just blind idk) One thing that didnt work for me was this on page-329 to page-330, when connecting this panel when finished on the venator this pieces always just falls off. I tried many times but i couldnt get it right so i ignored this Besides these things everything is awesome 👍🏻

[@ForgedinLego]

@@XarJobePage 20 and the extra parts have been fixed, those are on me. Page 329, that needs to be "massaged" onto place, it will attach just under gravity one its in the right place. I wish I could find a pictoral way of explaining it, a lot of international people buy my instructions and I don't like to use only text. The connector in red is kind of just a leftover from the original set, it doesn't do too much either way. Thank you so much for taking the time, I really want to continuously improve everything I do for this channel!

[@abrahamaguilar5535]

Question I'm buying the case for this and I'm debating on going for the angle or vertical but not sure if hanger doors will remain open at an angle I have not yet build the ship but have gotten the parts foe the mod and instructions as.well

[@geennaam2712]

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

[@graymischief7]

been waiting on this for a while

[@forentertainment3259]

Well, I wish you wouldn’t have picked it up like that, but incredible mod!

[@ForgedinLego]

Lmao I have taken this darn thing apart and put it back together so many times, even if it did break I'd be fine 🤣

[@Ay-xq7mj]

I have the old venator and been thinking of trying to improve it.

[@jesusbeliever9876]

Amazing God bless you ✝️ 🙏 ❤️

[@zacharydodson1233]

You are a saint

[@LegoSamler]

Had me worried there, then you boinged it up and down!!!😂

[@noahbrauner8430]

HELL YEAH!

[@dang6787]

You won’t catch me holding my venator like that ever 😱

[@caydenhester1310]

Honestly this should have just been part of it to begin with

[@tracytron7162]

Really should have been like this to begin with tbh

[@eyesofchild]

The lack of this in the Lego set is what prevented me from buying it. Genius!

[@mineblocksf]

Amazing work

[@MrHangman56]

really cool kind of sad the lego designers couldn't figure it out for themselves for the price

[@endernitesbros4822]

When is your next custom build?

[@3liasBlue]

You’re a genius

[@hmg9194]

That's cleaaaan

[@Worldwidegam3r]

The gap between the front and the back panels on the ship doubled when you picked it up lol. I think I would still pick it up in the middle.

[@ForgedinLego]

It did! This is because the 1x2 plates with ball joint are only connected on one stud, so they can rotate a little and widen / close the gap. I picked it up the wrong way before even starting to film, trust me it is reversible and does not damage the parts :) I still highly recommend doing it the right way though

[@Enzicakes]

dude this should have just been on the set

[@N3WH0R1Z0NS]

Whats crazy is as a Lego designer designing this set if someone is already paying 700 something, whats adding another $30-$40 to have functionality that makes a set better, and more memorable while still retaining durability standards...

[@ribo07h]

now that was quick

[@NoxiousRealm]

Idea: make mini versions of multiple clone wars ships to out in here

[@lordwintertown8284]

G'day, Well now what a grand video to be suggested, I shall keep this in mind when I eventually have a grand to get this set... Hm a fluorescent blue 1×2 plate stud would probably go well just above that rear hangar bay door as the little control station seen in books/ TCW/ BF.

[@ForgedinLego]

That's a great idea! You will need 2x 1x1 LBG plates, 2x 1x4 LBG plates and that 1x2 you suggested to easily replace the 1x4 brick above the door

[@vapor_jem]

OH GOD THE BENDING

[@Amrin-05]

This (or something like this) should have been in the Venator by default. With it it would be kinda worth it but the pricing is just insane

[@crazydog1750]

It would be worth it for you to maybe sponsor a couple of MandR videos where he reviews your mods and custom sets (specifically the drop ship), that way you can reach a lot more people because dang… there are tons of LEGO fans who would want to build your stuff.

[@ForgedinLego]

Thanks, I'll have to try that. Lets see if he checks his email...

[@KrazyPugz]

I was scrolling to find and see if Mandr commented or anyone said anything about him

[@muymokascafe7947]

yessssssssss thank you

[@kemble9900]

I'll be honest, I clicked because the thumbnail looked a bit like it was converted into a GBC

[@ZoeAnderson-d2w]

my set arrives today ig I need to make an additional order

[@DeviantGryphonFromTinyMoat]

My anxiety levels when he picked it up, even though I trusted him. 📈📈📈

[@BattleSyth]

Might buy it now

[@MrScaryPasta]

You had one job LEGO! 🤦🏽 If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.

[@jonathanvonbredow650]

Awesome

[@janekgreat_general5310]

amazing

[@bradleyunknown319]

I wonder how it would look to 3d scan a lego gunship and scale down to 3d print in the proper size for the hanger.

[@epicfeminist]

I love modding my 700bucks set to make it accurate

[@natedole8276]

glorious

[@karlfrieder8118]

Where can I find his description? On the head or on the back or even elsewhere, please answer quickly I need those instructions.

[@ForgedinLego]

rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-168753/ForgedInLego/ucs-venator-main-hangar-mod/#details

[@m8tys]

Ok, now make a minifig scale one

[@Bluegender88]

Thanks to you I'll actually buy a Lego Venator. You fixed the only issue i had. What's the point of having a Venator without it's hanger.

[@ForgedinLego]

I feel the same way, the only reason I bought the Venator was to make the hangar mod!

[@venatorclass9334]

How did you do that ??

[@delrow8457]

Anyone else have a mini panic attack when he picked it up and it bent

[@callam3394]

@ForgedinLego I have one question, im looking to but the venator and doing everything under the sun to it uncluding your hangar modification and getting the IDisplayIt 2in1 stand for it. Do you know if after doing the hangar modifiication to it, the mounting for the stand will remain compatiable?? Either way a fantastic job youve done!

[@Darkwater2013]

For what it costs, it should have come like this out of the box. It is a sad that they can't even get that feature in the official set. The designers aren't at fault here, they can do such things, the Dune set shows as much, but the higher-ups probably set a too restrictive parts budget.

[@Shorjok]

That's a very clean design! I'm wondering if there's room in the rest of the ship to have those pivot points connected to axles that go all the way back so it could be remotely operated or even motorised?

[@ForgedinLego]

There is definitely enough room! The real problems though are that the doors get caught on the studs of the hull if you don't lift them over and where to put the remote actuator. You would have to make a few small exterior changes, but this mod I wanted to be identical from the outside

[@Shorjok]

@@ForgedinLego AHH I see. Maybe if there was a parallel joint the doors could have a smoother arc. As for the remote operation, there's probably a way one could route the mechanism so it would work by rotating one of the thrusters at the back

[@sakurazero3641]

And now why isn't it like that to begin with

[@Starwars2413]

Does it change the set like make it smaller or is it about the same size?

[@ForgedinLego]

It is exactly the same from the outside!

[@Marineford2000]

hey i have a question: I have a stand that puts the Venator at a 45 degree angle, would that result in the hangar doors flopping down immediately or does that need a bit more force than just gravity?

[@ForgedinLego]

Closed it'll work just fine, but open you will notice one door sits higher than the other, make sure the door on the side away from you is the higher one and it'll work to near vertical!

[@Marineford2000]

Thank you for the answer. I have another question: If i were to build the hangar mod, would i still be able to put the Venator on the 45° Degree Stand? Does it have the same Gap lengh from one stand leg to the other? ​@@ForgedinLego

[@thomassantino392]

I'm cool with making a small hangar opening like RoTS

[@americanfreedomkiki7529]

based

[@johnberry9567]

Just started building my Venator. Is it possible to follow the mod during the build so I can bypass the disassembly phase or will that change too much?

[@VslipstreamV]

Wait! The hanger bay is cool and all, but I want to know how you got the beam of the ship to be that sturdy? My bigger spaceships could not be picked up like that! Tutorial please?

[@currytigre]

That's awesome. Any particular reason the hanger bay narrows instead of being the same width the whole length? Is stuff in the way or a design choice? If it was the same width the whole length then you could add the red line that travels the length of the bay on the left and right sides. A suggestion for an additional mod that would be cool is the internal engines in the rear. If you google a cut away diagam of the Venator internals you'll see what I mean.

[@ForgedinLego]

I used the Incredible Cross Sections as a guide, that does get thinner towards the front and wider in the back. I thought that was how it was in the Clone Wars, but I might be wrong

[@butterpiggie9624]

The hangers doors do in fact taper, it can be seen in this video by The Templin Institute around 6:03. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWbbZ52cra1-Zskfeature=shared&t=362 It's just not as intense in canon as this mod is, but to make it all work seamlessly is astounding.

[@currytigre]

@@butterpiggie9624 If you watch the last episode of Clone Wars it doesn't look like it tapers. To me at least. It's a good episode overall to get a lot of details and angles of the hangar bay like the markings on the ground, and how the last third of bays towards the nose are about half as tall. I know there's a cross section of the Venator where it does look like it tapers which seems to be based on the Episode III movie version. So I guess depending on which version you're going for either could be correct.

[@dr_endermare362]

The reason why it told you this is because it creates stress to the build that you made so you had to carry it properly, so it doesn't create stress as much as you think.

[@IlDea]

do you think it's possible to "motorize" the opening of your hangar

[@Aerius_21]

makes no sense why this is not on the original

[@M.Pinky.16]

Does it work out easier to do it at the start???

[@MPC_44]

Except for the price of the instructions, how much does it cost to get all the necessary LEGO parts to complete the mod ?

[@ForgedinLego]

It can vary a lot, but I would guess around $50 or more. You can see out the inventory before purchasing instructions, so you can check it out for yourself! (BTW the Rebrickable estimate is super high, I'd recommend putting it directly in Bricklink for price estimation)

[@derrickstorm6976]

That's cool, but in the actual Venator the hangar isn't the full length of the red "stripe"

[@ForgedinLego]

In the Clone Wars show it does, as well as Clone Wars (2003), but in Episode III they do use a smaller door

[@n1c3s43]

Lego being unable to do this themselves is pathetic.

[@mstrgamer6212]

At last

[@coolbeans7349]

dont shake your venator like that ever again, that was stressful...