Thanks to everyone for your kind comments. I'm excited as anyone to see a new line of space sets coming from TLG!

4:40 Lego is for creating. 👍 Couldn’t have said it better. Nice job.

I loved the set, but didn’t like that there was nowhere to store the included drone, so I modded to allow connection to the top/rear. Also will definitely be adding landing gear.

I didn't feel a desire to collect an entire wave of modern Lego in a long time but now it's here and while it's expensive, I'm looking forward to it. I think it's partially caused by my fond memories of the five Mars Mission sets I had as I kid. I spent a lot of time playing with them and modifying them. It was a great time. I even bought two orange blankets with my limited pocket money to be able to have my own Mars terrain to go with the Lego sets.

05:09 totally agree man! Having gotten back into LEGO as an AFOL, I initially only built sets. Then I moved on to building other people’s alternative builds of sets…then I started modifying sets myself and adapting them to what I wanted them to be! Good example is the Batman Mask set. I loved the idea but not the execution. So I modified it. First by adding a mouth so it’s not just a mask. Then I completely modded the set, turning it from a generic looking Batman with a mouth- a sort of disembodied head- to making it into a specific Batman look. I went for the Batman Beyond version, the Terry Mcginnis batman. So the added mouth became black and modified to look more like the Beyond Batman. As well as extending and slimming down the ears! I’m now onto building original MOCs!

I already intended to buy this set, I think it's one of Legos best flying machines ever, it's sleek; fairly sizable; has cool features and design, and looks great from every angle except the bottom. Your modifications really elevate it though; it uses easily obtained parts, and the build techniques are fairly simple. It's appearance is so good, it wouldn't even be too out of place among other MOCs. Now I think all get a couple and make a little squadron with them. Thanks for showing off your techniques :3

Slick little modifications! Might have to make these adjustments myself.

Loving these kind of mods, that don't take anything away and only build on it while preserving the original idea.

Awesome upgrades! Makes an already great set to the next level.

This is what Lego is really all about. Some people get so carried away thinking they’re just display models you have to put together, but they’re so much more. You can customize them and build upon them and even take them apart completely and build something new. No other model kits allow you to really do that so easily. When you’re willing to experiment and be creative there really are infinite possibilities with Lego, and not many other toys can really achieve that.

Thank you for the video. It was the reason I bought mine and spent almost all saturday modyfing it. :)

Nice addition to the bottom. It definitely needed some landing gear. I'm surprised the lower afterburner worked.

Awesome Upgrades! I had 2 add the landing gear & the 4th 'finger' 2 the booster setup!!! 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

Ive been a Lego fan and builder for most of my life, watching this video and your mods to this set made me start modding mine, thanks for the inspiration!

You absolutely brought it to life 😮 I could sense a story and worlds where this spaceship would travel to. Lots of inspiring ideas and beautifully executed! We will be building this on the weekend and using whatever spare peices we find to get creative. Thank you so much. New subscriber.

nice improvements to an already good set

I love modding my sets. Recently I got the Republic E-wing vs. Shin Hati's Starfighter and I modded the back section to fit the 3rd figure.

Wow dude, your mods are sick!!! 🤩 love it!

Nice modifications! Im going to make a blacktron themed version of this ship with a yellow canopy and include some of your ideas.

This sit is already so good but I love the modifications

This was a really nice video to watch, very calming and entertaining. Thanks!

The booster upgrade is so cool! Nicely done! 😮🔥

Wonderful video, thank you so much! I think that your advice on experimenting with modifications as a way to break into designing models is excellent. Your specific modifications to this model really add a lot to its visual appeal. Thank you again and best wishes. Liked and subscribed.

Love the model already. Especially your change to warp drive😊

Excellent modification!

I absolutely love it 🤩👍🏻 It’s simple, elegant, fits perfectly into the original design and makes it sooooo much better 👍🏻

In an ideal world, this would be the release version.

Lego needs to hire this guy

That looks very good

Great tweaks

That is so cool❤

I have shared this with at least 10 people, so this video gets a well-deserved buff in tbd algorithm

I dig the upgrades, especially the added flange

Great point. I agree that LEGO is for creating. I too try to encourage it.

It nice set I love silver with space logo

Holy Crap, you sir are underrated You really are a good presenter and creator but also to spark some ideas for others to do, keep it up man, you'll go far.

Great ideas!

I immediately pulled the trigger on this set and bought two - fully thinking this was based on the movie (in retrospect it doesn't look like the ship at all) - am I the only one? still a great set. Thanks Eric for your vid and mods.

Some nice mods. As for people shying away from building, this is also partially because Lego also focuses heavily on releasing more collector's editions, like the Star Wars helmets and a lot more. Also by dropping B-models for sets, and no longer putting images of alternate builds on the boxart, as they did in the past with just about any set

Cool. LEGO Sets have always been a bit sparse at least on one side. I've always been wondering, if it's to tickle creativity or if they are just cheap.

this is awesome! i did similar upgrades to mine.

Great upgrades! Can you provide a piece list for these upgradeds?!

For a company whose motto is "Only the Best is Good Enough" selling a set with only the upper half of a spaceship.... they could have added at least 0.2 USD worth of tiles to smooth it out.

I like your upgrades to the ship. Any chance of a parts list?

i think i've got the parts down for the mini manuevering thrusters (i hope) but the peice that connects the cone peice on the bottom ones are a torch peice i think? if i cant find them i might just put then on a 1x1 stud with another stud on the bottom (dont know if they exist) but the mods here are epic

Some have asked for a parts list, so here it goes: some tiles, some clippy things, some curvy bits, some roundy bits, a few snot brackets, angled plates and nubby thingies. ... You may think me a jerk, and I'm sorry. But I don't work in any kind of digital designer, just hands on. So I don't have the parts list ready to go. If you really want, you can pause the vid and see all or most of it. But I encourage you all to not place a bricklink order and recreate my upgrade. I'm flattered and happy to have offered some inspiration, but I encourage you all to build from your collection, and create something entirely your own.

Any chance of a parts list for the additions you've done, which looks great by the way

Would love to see it in classic blue and grey

Very nice! I've always been doing this, but my grand kids sometimes have trouble accepting me going off-script when it comes to the instructions ;) The oldest one is not even 5 years old yet, so they can be forgiven.

cool undercarriage mod!

hardest part is parts if you dont have a pick a brick wall - I tried to get into mocs - but its a slippery sloap to needing specific parts

I’d buy it if had classic colour scheme, which was beautiful

Very cool. Did you show the landing gear working?

Any chance of a list of parts you used? Some interesting stuff in there 👍

Brilliant! Could you share the parts list for this mod? I would love to surprise my son with this.

Hey will you make a video on the new X-Men jet with upgrades ?

GG. I'd like more upgrades from you on the other space sets ! especially 60429 ship which is a little bit ugly and station 60434 (if you buy it, because it's not the same price , and a little too high to my mind)

What I personally am Going to do is add a docking port so it can dock to the space station so I can recreate interstellar😅

will you have a parts list for this Very Cool build ?

nice mods, i'm looking at how to inc the jetpack/probe into the ship rather than have sitting by the side. Any thoughts?

These upgrades are so great! Is it possible for you to share the parts list for your build??

Nicely done! Do you have the parts numbers for what you used?

What is the button on the front of the maneuvering thrusters (Camera), right next to the landing gears. I've found things like that but not the one that attaches flush. Usually I find the one on the peg.

Can you share the parts for the "gizmos" you attached on the outermost side of the wings? I cannot figure how the bar thing is made 👀

Does gravity affect that extra thruster piece much? Does flop down very easy?

Hello there! Some quick questions! Did you custom build your landing gear or was it based on another set? If so, either what parts did you use for the landing gear specifically or what set did you get it from?

Has anyone assembled a parts list for this? I can ID some of the parts, but for some of them I have no damn idea.

lego is a building system not a display system. these days every body rants at lego products. adults complain about stickers and other stuff. first of all we are talking about toys for kids. kids like to craft new stuff they want a special piece and they can't use it because it's a printed tile. of courese i don't like stickers but how about warhammer? you need to paint them. how about scale modelling? you need to paint them and put some waterslide decal paper stickers to it. so tell me what is the problem?

3:00 god do I hate that term and it’s completely arbitrary as to what is and isn’t.

I don’t like the illegal building techniques

I made a list of the parts as best as I could tell. Dark Bluish Gray 2x4 curved slope 6005668 x 1 1x1 tile mod 2555 x 2 1x2 bar plate 48336 x 5 1x2 clipplate 63868 x 4 1x2 tile 3069 x 2 1x2 curved slope 11477 x 8 2x2 inverted tile 11203 x 5 2x2 dish inverted 2654 x 4 3x6 wedge 2419 x 2 1x2 plate 3023 x 2 1x4 curved slope 61678 x 2 1x2 inverted slope 3665 x 4 2x2 curved slope 15068 x 1 1x1 round tile with bar 20482 x 1 1x2 round plate 35480 x 1 screwdriver 6246a x 1 1x2 bracket 99781 x 3 Pearl Gold (or Tan) 1x1 plate mod 61252/6284379 x 2 1x1 cone 4589 x 4 Trans-Orange 1x2 tile 6240217 x 4 Light Bluish Gray 2x2 tile 4211397 x 1 1x2 brick mod 4595 x 2 1x1 antenna small base 4592 x 2 2x2 dish inverted 2654 x 2 1x2 plate w/clips 60470 x 2 telescope 64644 x 2 1x1 bracket 36841 x 2 Technic pin 4274 x 4 Black 3x4 tile 87079 x 1 White Bar with Light Bulb cover 58176 x 2 Trans-Clear 1x1 Slope 54200 x 2 Unfortunately that last assembly is difficult to see so I'm still probably missing some pieces.

Copying ariochiv's comment so more people can see the parts list he worked so hard on: Dark Bluish Gray 2x4 curved slope 6005668 x 1 1x1 tile mod 2555 x 2 1x2 bar plate 48336 x 5 1x2 clipplate 63868 x 4 1x2 tile 3069 x 2 1x2 curved slope 11477 x 8 2x2 inverted tile 11203 x 5 2x2 dish inverted 2654 x 4 3x6 wedge 2419 x 2 1x2 plate 3023 x 2 1x4 curved slope 61678 x 2 1x2 inverted slope 3665 x 4 2x2 curved slope 15068 x 1 1x1 round tile with bar 20482 x 1 1x2 round plate 35480 x 1 screwdriver 6246a x 1 1x2 bracket 99781 x 3 Pearl Gold (or Tan) 1x1 plate mod 61252/6284379 x 2 1x1 cone 4589 x 4 Trans-Orange 1x2 tile 6240217 x 4 Light Bluish Gray 2x2 tile 4211397 x 1 1x2 brick mod 4595 x 2 1x1 antenna small base 4592 x 2 2x2 dish inverted 2654 x 2 1x2 plate w/clips 60470 x 2 telescope 64644 x 2 1x1 bracket 36841 x 2 Technic pin 4274 x 4 Black 3x4 tile 87079 x 1 White Bar with Light Bulb cover 58176 x 2 Trans-Clear 1x1 Slope 54200 x 2