LEGO SET 75306 - Alternate build | Imperial Probe Droid

Probing New Frontiers: 4 Creative Builds with the Imperial Probe Droid Set

From the moment you unbox the sleek, spider-like Probe Droid, your mind races beyond its canonical empire-wide reconnaissance role. Imagine it skimming low over a fog-shrouded ice planet, its sensory array repurposed into mining probes, or reassembled into an interstellar rescue skiff darting through asteroid fields. The soft hum of its electric joints becomes the heartbeat of a daring defence frigate bristling with hidden weaponry. These are not mere “alternate builds” – they’re invitations to reawaken the spirit of imaginative play that first drew you to LEGO.

Picture a remote space station on the fringe of Hoth’s outer belt. Here, the iconic sensor module of the Probe Droid is reborn as the command center of a nimble Defence Space Ship, its elongated “legs” now wing struts bristling with laser turrets. In another corner of the workshop, the same spherical core transforms into an Asteroid Mining Space Craft, outfitted with drilling arms and cargo holds to harvest precious ores from tumbling rocks. But why stop there? Merge that versatile hull with additional wing elements scavenged from sister sets, and you get a Tractor Space Ship – ideal for towing disabled freighters back to port. And for a playful twist, imagine adapting fragile droid panels and sensor lenses into a towering Snow Trooper Battle Pack Hoth Display, situating crystalline droid fragments amid blizzard-tossed trenches.

Each of these four MOCs was designed to use the parts from set 75306-1. They demonstrate how a single, thematically strong minifigure-scale model can inspire wildly diverse creations – from utilitarian workhorses to combat-ready vessels and theatrical dioramas. Ready to chart your own course through hyperspace? Scroll down to see each build in full.

Alternate Builds

Defence Space Ship

Designer: t53k
Get the instructions: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-133200/t53k/defence-space-ship/?spot=setalts_alt

Asteroid Mining Space Craft

Designer: t53k
Get the instructions: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-134390/t53k/asteroid-mining-space-craft/?spot=setalts_alt

Tractor Space Ship

Designer: t53k
Get the instructions: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-133267/t53k/tractor-space-ship/?spot=setalts_alt