Making AT-ST - Part 1
This is another 2-parter post.... I’m starting to like writing these kind of posts. Please like it or share if you do too so I know to make more of these!
Anyways, this time I decided to take on making the AT-ST. Or the long form is ‘All Terrain Scout Transport’. I have a caveat though, the final piece I made looks more like a fallen AT-ST. Read on to see what I mean.
AT-ST blueprint
Most of my labeling comes from the following diagram, which helps for easy reference.
Control Cabin - top and front piece
Now making the control cabin is basically like making a box. It is made up of the top + front piece, side pieces and bottom pieces. All put together to form the cabin. I started off with the top and front piece, not forgetting the gap right at the bottom.
Control cabin - side pieces
Making the sides proved to be quite a challenge. As you can see, I made many iterations initially. First, I used too much sc2tog1 until it kept curling up. Then I made one that does not slope at the bottom. Then I subsequently made one that slopes but the sloping part looks like a parallelogram!
If you analyze how the AT-ST looks, the sides that slope downwards are of varying lengths at the top and bottom, which means a parallelogram is not the right shape. So there was a fair amount of tweaking, until I got the intended shape. These are how to pieces look like before the assembly:
Assembly of Control Cabin
Sewing them together makes the whole piece slightly floppy. This was because I chose not to use a mesh. I have seen some previous patterns where you can crochet onto a mesh to maintain some rigidity. In this case, because of the irregular shape, I chose to keep it mesh-free. Adding the stuffing later on helps with making it more rigid.
So concludes a partial view of how the control cabin looks like. In the next post, I will feature the additions of the Gyros and Drive Engine (see what I mean when I say refer to the diagram :)!
PS: If you would like to skip to the end and see the whole detailed pattern, check it out below->
Also, I did a previous 2-part post on making the Razor Crest, just in case you missed it!
