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The weekend before BrickFest, the GA was sharing his Grand Spiffcraft with me,
and I was inspired to create my own giant Spiffcraft. I originally planned on
doing only a minifig version, but my brother encouraged me to create a scale
Spaceman Spiff for the ship. So, I built both. The different interiors easily
swap out of the center section.
I built the whole thing in two days and two evenings to complete it in time to
bring it to BrickFest. Details include landing gear which is entirely geared
together so that all the legs move simultaneously, fiberoptic engines,
retracting guns (an idea obviously stolen from Mark), and a loading ramp that
hinges down from the ship.
Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
--Bram
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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The weekend before BrickFest, the GA was sharing his Grand Spiffcraft with
me, and I was inspired to create my own giant Spiffcraft. I originally
planned on doing only a minifig version, but my brother encouraged me to
create a scale Spaceman Spiff for the ship. So, I built both. The different
interiors easily swap out of the center section.
I built the whole thing in two days and two evenings to complete it in time
to bring it to BrickFest. Details include landing gear which is entirely
geared together so that all the legs move simultaneously, fiberoptic engines,
retracting guns (an idea obviously stolen from Mark), and a loading ramp that
hinges down from the ship.
Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
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This is incredibly good Bram. I love it. The interchangable interiors is the
icing on the cake. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a MOC that runs on 2 different
scales. Amazing.
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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The weekend before BrickFest, the GA was sharing his Grand Spiffcraft with
me, and I was inspired to create my own giant Spiffcraft. I originally
planned on doing only a minifig version, but my brother encouraged me to
create a scale Spaceman Spiff for the ship. So, I built both. The different
interiors easily swap out of the center section.
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And to think this whole thing came from your opinion that I should have used the
big domes on my Grand Spiffcraft :)
I like it. You incorporated features like triple landing gear and a ramp which I
sacrificed for interior details and rooms. Cool.
I like the probe. Did you add that since BF?
-Grand Admiral
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
And to think this whole thing came from your opinion that I should have used
the big domes on my Grand Spiffcraft :)
I like it. You incorporated features like triple landing gear and a ramp
which I sacrificed for interior details and rooms. Cool.
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Thank, Mark. I liked yours more after I saw all the pictures and the real thing
at BrickFest than from the initial teasers.
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I like the probe. Did you add that since BF?
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No, it hasn’t changed since BrickFest.
--Bram
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Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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> In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
> > In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> > > ~ <http://lego.bldesign.org/?v=new <http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/spiff.jpg>>
> > > ~ <http://lego.bldesign.org/?v=new [The Spiffcraft]>
> >
> > And to think this whole thing came from your opinion that I should have used
> > the big domes on my Grand Spiffcraft :)
> >
> > I like it. You incorporated features like triple landing gear and a ramp
> > which I sacrificed for interior details and rooms. Cool.
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> Thank, Mark. I liked yours more after I saw all the pictures and the real thing
> at BrickFest than from the initial teasers.
>
> > I like the probe. Did you add that since BF?
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> No, it hasn't changed since BrickFest.
> ¬--Bram
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> ~ <http://bldesign.org <http://bldesign.org/.gif>>
> ~ [Bram Lambrecht]¬<http://bldesign.org www.bldesign.org>
Love it. Now all you need to do is figure out how to change the shape of
the goggles for each picture...
Frank
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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The weekend before BrickFest, the GA was sharing his Grand Spiffcraft with
me, and I was inspired to create my own giant Spiffcraft. I originally
planned on doing only a minifig version, but my brother encouraged me to
create a scale Spaceman Spiff for the ship. So, I built both. The different
interiors easily swap out of the center section.
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Bram, awesome. Like Jon said, the fact that this works on two scales is really
cool. And as much as I love the minifig scale stuff, that Spaceman Spiff just
takes it. Great job.
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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The weekend before BrickFest, the GA was sharing his Grand Spiffcraft with
me, and I was inspired to create my own giant Spiffcraft. I originally
planned on doing only a minifig version, but my brother encouraged me to
create a scale Spaceman Spiff for the ship. So, I built both. The different
interiors easily swap out of the center section.
I built the whole thing in two days and two evenings to complete it in time
to bring it to BrickFest. Details include landing gear which is entirely
geared together so that all the legs move simultaneously, fiberoptic engines,
retracting guns (an idea obviously stolen from Mark), and a loading ramp that
hinges down from the ship.
Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
--Bram
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It’s two, two, two models in one!
Seriously, the choose-your-own interior option is amazing...and the fact that
they both look completely native to the craft.
Great stuff!
Cheers,
-Gil
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Bram,
Beautiful design, and very clever that you can swap out the interior to have
either a Calving and Hobbes sculpture or a minifig ship. My favorite detail is
probably the expression on Spiff’s face. Priceless.
Bruce
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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The weekend before BrickFest, the GA was sharing his Grand Spiffcraft with
me, and I was inspired to create my own giant Spiffcraft. I originally
planned on doing only a minifig version, but my brother encouraged me to
create a scale Spaceman Spiff for the ship. So, I built both. The different
interiors easily swap out of the center section.
I built the whole thing in two days and two evenings to complete it in time
to bring it to BrickFest. Details include landing gear which is entirely
geared together so that all the legs move simultaneously, fiberoptic engines,
retracting guns (an idea obviously stolen from Mark), and a loading ramp that
hinges down from the ship.
Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
--Bram
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Wow! both modes are excellently done, & the fact that you made both modes alone
is great! Spiffbot rocks!
Jeff
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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The weekend before BrickFest, the GA was sharing his Grand Spiffcraft with
me, and I was inspired to create my own giant Spiffcraft. I originally
planned on doing only a minifig version, but my brother encouraged me to
create a scale Spaceman Spiff for the ship. So, I built both. The different
interiors easily swap out of the center section.
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Bram,
Bill Watterson would be proud! This is fantastic. I much prefer the Calvin
version than the minifig version. More true to the original. I wish I had the
ability to do landing gear like that. My brain doesn’t think mechanically that
well. Wow. What a ship. Keep up the good designs!
John
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In lugnet.space, John R. Beck wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
Bill Watterson would be proud! This is fantastic.
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Thanks!
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I much prefer the Calvin version than the minifig version.
More true to the original.
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I do too, but I also like the extra details I was able to add in the minifig
version. I’m particularly pleased with the entry ramp.
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I wish I had the ability to do landing gear like that.
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Landing gear *is* very difficult to do like this. Mine is closely designed
after the gear on
--Bram
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Hi Bram
Wow! Your spaceships looks pretty cool and very well build.
Once again it is proven that you can actually build some pretty round shapes
using the rather “blocky” lego bricks.
I like all those little gadgets ... the fiber optic should be a must for every
space craft, hehe ...
And the Spaceman Spiff figure is simply awesome!
Andreas Engel
aka “El Caracho”
www.el-caracho.de
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