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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat inspired
by an idea I posted in August.
This was a chance to use some dark red and other parts aquired in BrickFest
purchases. I really like the clean studless look (which Phil Painter does
really well). It’s funny how the last two ships I’ve built (the
Spiffcraft and this one) are circular, but the building
technique is completely different. Just about all of the SNOT in this one is
thanks to more than 20 1x1 Technic beams with half-pins.
Some tricky parts with this MOC included fitting the flaps and landing gear
(inspired by Jon’s T-Wing) into a space no more than one brick thick. I think
it turned out pretty well.
Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
--Bram
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
This was a chance to use some dark red and other parts aquired in BrickFest
purchases. I really like the clean studless look (which Phil Painter does
really well). It’s funny how the last two ships I’ve built (the
Spiffcraft and this one) are circular, but the building
technique is completely different. Just about all of the SNOT in this one is
thanks to more than 20 1x1 Technic beams with half-pins.
Some tricky parts with this MOC included fitting the flaps and landing
gear (inspired by Jon’s T-Wing) into a space no more than one brick thick. I
think it turned out pretty well.
Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
--Bram
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Bram, wow. This is one sweet little craft. Love the contrast of the sleek
round flat disc with the fin and cockpit/engine. Some pro-crazy snotwork you’ve
got going there. And the use of dark red where and how you did really adds to
it; makes it look even faster. Great flaps with the flags, and the greebled
underside is sweet. That landing gear config is so nice. Also, great work
using that evil cockpit piece and getting the whole fig inside. Doors - why
didn’t I think of doors! :-)
Awesome.
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In lugnet.space, Chris Maddison wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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Bram, wow. This is one sweet little craft. Love the contrast of the sleek
round flat disc with the fin and cockpit/engine.
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Thanks!
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Some pro-crazy snotwork you’ve got going there.
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Familiarity with the 5 plates to 2 studs really helps here. The only SNOT parts
I used were
about 24 of these:
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Also, great work using that evil cockpit piece
and getting the whole fig inside.
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It was really difficult figuring out how to use that piece. I picked it out
because I didn’t want anything large that would overpower the wing. Then I
tried to figure out how to use it in a standard configuration, but couldn’t get
something that looked sleek enough and would still allow a fig to fit.
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Doors - why didn’t I think of doors! :-)
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After that I realized car doors might help to get the right shape, I had to
search forever to find the barely-ever-used drawer with all the doors in
it....and when I did find it, I had to find some that hadn’t turned yellow.
Glad you liked it.
--Bram
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
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Wow!
I really liked this ship. Cool SNOT design and very innovative shape. It
reminded me vaguely of a much sleeker version of my own
Confederate Antigrav
Fighter. Your very cool creation might inspire me to make more ships with this
shape. Thanx for sharing!
Love, Sylvi
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In lugnet.space, Sylvia Tresto wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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Wow!
I really liked this ship. Cool SNOT design and very innovative shape. It
reminded me vaguely of a much sleeker version of my own
Confederate Antigrav
Fighter. Your very cool creation might inspire me to make more ships with
this shape. Thanx for sharing!
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Thanks! The circle is a fun form to try to work with, especially since it’s a
bit of a challenge working with primarily rectangular parts.
--Bram
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Hi Bram,
I am not a huge space fan but your creation rocks! I love the circle form and
your snot construction. The white and dark red color scheme works well. The
detailed hull is nice as well.
Ben E.
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Uh, wow. I really like the smooth design that everyone's doing.
This will inspire me to actually build more space stuff :)
-Anne
This one time, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat inspired
> by an </space/?n=27080 idea> I posted in August.
>
> ~ <http://lego.bldesign.org/?v=new <http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/disc001.jpg>>
> ~ <http://lego.bldesign.org/?v=new [The Disc Racer]>
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> This was a chance to use some dark red and other parts aquired in BrickFest
> purchases. I really like the clean studless look (which Phil Painter does
> really well). It's funny how the last two ships I've built (the
> </space/?n=28030 Spiffcraft> and this one) are circular, but the building
> technique is completely different. Just about all of the SNOT in this one is
> thanks to more than 20 1x1 Technic beams with half-pins.
>
> Some tricky parts with this MOC included fitting the flaps and landing gear
> (inspired by Jon's T-Wing) into a space no more than one brick thick. I think
> it turned out pretty well.
>
> Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
> ¬--Bram
>
>
> ~ <http://bldesign.org <http://bldesign.org/.gif>>
> ~ [Bram Lambrecht]¬<http://bldesign.org www.bldesign.org>
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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Wow, a unique take on a winged craft! This is a great looking ship, with one
truly distinct shape.
The landing gear is a nice touch, too, but the coolest thing is the open area
around the cockpit. That’s just cool!
Pulling my jaw off the floor,
Joe
.space paparazzi!
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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WOW - this is amazing! The unique shape, great colors and cool details (awesome
landing gear!) makes this ship ROCK! I love all the SNOT work and the engine
looks good too. There seem to be a lack on controls in the cockpit, though.
Awesome.
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In lugnet.space, Nathan Wells wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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WOW - this is amazing! The unique shape, great colors and cool details
(awesome landing gear!) makes this ship ROCK! I love all the SNOT work and
the engine looks good too. There seem to be a lack on controls in the
cockpit, though.
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Hehe, I was thinking the same thing. The pilot must fly via mind control :)
Great ship though, and a nice, distinctive shape too.
Adrian
http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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In lugnet.space, Nathan Wells wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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WOW - this is amazing! The unique shape, great colors and cool details
(awesome landing gear!) makes this ship ROCK! I love all the SNOT work
and the engine looks good too.
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Glad you liked it!
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There seem to be a lack on controls in the cockpit, though.
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I know. That’s one thing I’m not really happy about. It was difficult enough
getting a fig to fit inside that tiny cockpit, so I guess the controls are
“hidden” in the studs on top of the car doors...
If anyone has a solution for the lack of controls without fundamentally changing
the design, I’d love to see it.
--Bram
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In lugnet.space, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Nathan Wells wrote:
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There seem to be a lack on controls in the cockpit, though.
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I know. That’s one thing I’m not really happy about. It was difficult
enough getting a fig to fit inside that tiny cockpit, so I guess the controls
are “hidden” in the studs on top of the car doors...
If anyone has a solution for the lack of controls without fundamentally
changing the design, I’d love to see it.
--Bram
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It seems like you might be able to fit the little space levers on the studs on
the doors, allowing for a throttle and a steering joystick.
Pretty cook design, I really like it overall.
Daniel Rubin
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Supersweet!
Think I'll have to try my hands at one.
Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu/
(remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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Swweet!
That’s really cool, Bram. The whole ship has a really cool shape, and the color
scheme, dark red and white, works well. And the flaps and the landing gear is
really cool, especially for such a thin craft.
Only critisism is that the background is a bit distracting... it almost looks
like it has ‘noise’ in it.
-JHK
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In lugnet.space, John Henry Kruer wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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Swweet!
That’s really cool, Bram. The whole ship has a really cool shape, and the
color scheme, dark red and white, works well. And the flaps and the landing
gear is really cool, especially for such a thin craft.
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Thanks.
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Only critisism is that the background is a bit distracting... it almost looks
like it has ‘noise’ in it.
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I didn’t want to use my normal white background for a white MOC, so I grabbed
the first large piece of colored paper I found in my house. Unfortunately, the
fibers in that paper kind of stand out, especially since the paper has been
kinda crinkled. I’ll try not to use it again. At least it seems not to have
affected file size much.
--Bram
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Very innovative design, Bram. Way cool! Thanks for introducing a new
perspective. Ashley
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
This was a chance to use some dark red and other parts aquired in BrickFest
purchases. I really like the clean studless look (which Phil Painter does
really well).
Some tricky parts with this MOC included fitting the flaps and landing
gear (inspired by Jon’s T-Wing) into a space no more than one brick thick. I
think it turned out pretty well.
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Bram-
What a superb study break! I love it and would very much like to have it sitting
on my desk. I really like the overall form, the negative space (as Joe said:
“The landing gear is a nice touch, too, but the coolest thing is the open area
around the cockpit. That’s just cool!”), and the way in which you integrated
those dark red pieces. As Chris said, “And the use of dark red where and how you
did really adds to it; makes it look even faster.” Agreed.
Alright, best wishes on midterms. Thanks for sharing such an inspiring craft.
-Andrew
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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Awesome. I love the landing gear and the red double lines with projections on
the wing, very dynamic and really nicely done. One set of pilot controls short
of a perfect score.
Cheers,
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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I recall thinking at the time ‘how on earth is he gonna pull that off’, and by
golly, you did an outstanding job.
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Some tricky parts with this MOC included fitting the flaps and landing
gear (inspired by Jon’s T-Wing) into a space no more than one brick thick. I
think it turned out pretty well.
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I think you’re right. Is there no limit to the usefullness of those droid arms?
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Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
--Bram
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The only thing in an otherwise beautiful model is that I think the tail is a bit
disproportionately large. Nevertheless, you continue to inspire me to improve.
You make it look so easy - it’s only when I try to emulate such elegant
simplicity that I realise how difficult it is to achieve. Thanks for keeping the
bar high.
Allister
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
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Now that I’ve seen it in person, I’m really impressed with the SNOT techniques
on this, as well as how round the whole shape was made with all those slopes. A
very nice job!
Adrian
http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
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Please LMKWYT! Comments, questions, criticisms, etc encouraged.
--Bram
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This is gorgeous Bram....so elegant. I tried to build a similar craft a while
ago, but couldn’t coax a convincing oval out of 45 and 33 degree slopes...using
the long convex curves works wonderfully. Placing the cockpit on an angle works
so well too...breaks up the single plane of the disk just enough to make it
interesting.
Just love it.
Cheers,
-Gil
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Bram,
This is a beautiful MOC. One of the most unique designs I’ve seen. I
especially like the way you worked in the details like the landing gear, the
flaps, and the stripes in such a compact space.
Bruce
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I love the fins and the overall shape is great. Excellent work Bram.
Pat Bunn
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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I took a break from studying midterms to build a small ship, somewhat
inspired by an idea I posted in August.
This was a chance to use some dark red and other parts aquired in BrickFest
purchases. I really like the clean studless look (which Phil Painter does
really well). It’s funny how the last two ships I’ve built (the
Spiffcraft and this one) are circular, but the building
technique is completely different. Just about all of the SNOT in this one is
thanks to more than 20 1x1 Technic beams with half-pins.
Some tricky parts with this MOC included fitting the flaps and landing
gear (inspired by Jon’s T-Wing) into a space no more than one brick thick. I
think it turned out pretty well.
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nice couple of ships, bram.
they look kinda like experiments with colors.
if you are playing around with that, then I can’t wait to see what you’ll do on
future mocs.
and, yes, phil’s studless work is great! I guess we could say Phil is such a
non-stud!
-paul
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In lugnet.space, Paul Hartzog wrote:
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nice couple of ships, bram.
they look kinda like experiments with colors.
if you are playing around with that, then I can’t wait to see what you’ll do
on future mocs.
and, yes, phil’s studless work is great! I guess we could say Phil is such a
non-stud!
-paul
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At least I’m not a hoser.
Really neat little ship, Bram. There’s a lot of neat details. The ones that
stick out to me are the dk red fins that raise out of the wing, and using doors
to achieve the angle on the cockpit.
Good job.
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