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As promised, I looked for my old microscale models in the basement this weekend.
I came up empty.
Where I thought I had put them I found only gutted remains. I now remember
disassembling them for parts for the first ISCC and another contest. I
don't think there are any pictures :( but maybe they still lurk somewhere on
one of my hard drives. At any rate...
... both because I didn't want to return empty-handed and because I have
long thought about re-interpreting the whole line of Lego creations from the
'glory days' of the late 70's/early 80's, I dashed off two quick creations.
I picked two of my favorite classic space sets because I recently saw Robin
Harbron's mini-6950 Mobile Rocket Transport on his page at
http://www.tbaytel.net/macbeth/lego6950mini.html and thought it was a great
piece of work.
When moderated, please visit:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=36753
There you will find a 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base (a.k.a. 920 Launch Pad) as
well as a 6861 X-1 Patrol Craft.
For the impatient, please visit:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/a_display.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/astronauts01.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/alpha04.jpg
[You can also try 01 and 01 instead of 04.]
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/x-1_06.jpg
[You can also try 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 09, and 10
I am quite happy with the mini-483. I have no trans-yellow plates of the
correct size, so I used trans-clear instead. Nevertheless, I think it is a
decent effort. The tower and the dish antenna move as they do in the
full-scale set. I tried my best to make appropriately-scaled astronauts. I
wish I had more gold 1x1 round plates: I tried to use the one I have to
suggest the old "planetary swoosh" logo. Aside: does Lego make 5-stud
1x1x1's in white and red in current sets? I would have liked to have taken
the time to model the crater. Maybe when I make the 493 Space Command
Center....
I'm reasonably happy with the mini-6861. Actually, I'm delighted with the
top of it (I even managed to give the wings the correct notches :), and I'm
particualarly pleased with some 'invisible' use of SNOT and
fractions-of-a-stud offsets. The underside, however, is bulkier than I
would like. Any suggestions?
All comments and critiques are welcome.
--Muze
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Brian...these are awesome! I can't believe you were able to pull off a
mini-minifig! The rocket base was my first plate base...this is a wonderful
representation of it. Next Christmas I was thinking of making a mini scene
of classic space - these guys will definately be in there.
Can't wait to see the Command Centre.
Suggestions? Build more...lots more!
Great stuff.
Cheers,
-Gil
In lugnet.build.microscale, Brian Muzas writes:
> As promised, I looked for my old microscale models in the basement this weekend.
>
> I came up empty.
>
> Where I thought I had put them I found only gutted remains. I now remember
> disassembling them for parts for the first ISCC and another contest. I
> don't think there are any pictures :( but maybe they still lurk somewhere on
> one of my hard drives. At any rate...
>
> ... both because I didn't want to return empty-handed and because I have
> long thought about re-interpreting the whole line of Lego creations from the
> 'glory days' of the late 70's/early 80's, I dashed off two quick creations.
> I picked two of my favorite classic space sets because I recently saw Robin
> Harbron's mini-6950 Mobile Rocket Transport on his page at
> http://www.tbaytel.net/macbeth/lego6950mini.html and thought it was a great
> piece of work.
>
> When moderated, please visit:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=36753
>
> There you will find a 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base (a.k.a. 920 Launch Pad) as
> well as a 6861 X-1 Patrol Craft.
>
> For the impatient, please visit:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/a_display.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/astronauts01.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/alpha04.jpg
> [You can also try 01 and 01 instead of 04.]
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bkmuzas/microspace/x-1_06.jpg
> [You can also try 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 09, and 10
>
> I am quite happy with the mini-483. I have no trans-yellow plates of the
> correct size, so I used trans-clear instead. Nevertheless, I think it is a
> decent effort. The tower and the dish antenna move as they do in the
> full-scale set. I tried my best to make appropriately-scaled astronauts. I
> wish I had more gold 1x1 round plates: I tried to use the one I have to
> suggest the old "planetary swoosh" logo. Aside: does Lego make 5-stud
> 1x1x1's in white and red in current sets? I would have liked to have taken
> the time to model the crater. Maybe when I make the 493 Space Command
> Center....
>
> I'm reasonably happy with the mini-6861. Actually, I'm delighted with the
> top of it (I even managed to give the wings the correct notches :), and I'm
> particualarly pleased with some 'invisible' use of SNOT and
> fractions-of-a-stud offsets. The underside, however, is bulkier than I
> would like. Any suggestions?
>
> All comments and critiques are welcome.
>
> --Muze
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Brian Muzas writes:
> Robin Harbron's mini-6950 Mobile Rocket Transport on his page at
> http://www.tbaytel.net/macbeth/lego6950mini.html
Also add to that a great rendition of Space Cruiser 487 by Fred Herrman here:
http://www.1000steine.de/myimages/albun45/aao
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=36753
>
> There you will find a 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base (a.k.a. 920 Launch Pad) as
> well as a 6861 X-1 Patrol Craft.
Brian, these are outstanding. I have both of those sets and I immediately
recgnized them when I saw the page on Brickshelf. I especially like the
Alpha-1 as that was always one of my favorite sets. Your micro spacemen are
outstanding as well. I do see what you mean about the X-1, but I don't think
there is much you can do about it.
I'd love to see more like this. Maybe this weekend I'll go though my old sets
and see if there's anything I can reproduce in microscale.
Bruce
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Paul Baulch writes:
> Awesome. A resounding success! Now I'm really looking forward to your mini
> versions of all the other Classic Space bases... ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
Thanks, Paul. The next base might wait a while, though... I need to have a
masters thesis in library-ready condition in a few short weeks. OTOH, maybe
I'll build something as a means of procrastination or as a way to decompress
along the way :). I think a ground vehicle might be appropriate as a next
effot since I've done a base and a spacecraft, and I might even be able to
dash it off today before I chain myself to my desk and lock my room...
--Muze
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Gil Shaw writes:
> Brian...these are awesome! I can't believe you were able to pull off a
> mini-minifig! The rocket base was my first plate base...this is a wonderful
> representation of it. Next Christmas I was thinking of making a mini scene
> of classic space - these guys will definately be in there.
Thanks, Gil.
> Can't wait to see the Command Centre.
And I look forward to your microSpace Christmas diorama.
--Muze
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> In lugnet.build.microscale, Brian Muzas writes:
> > Robin Harbron's mini-6950 Mobile Rocket Transport on his page at
> > http://www.tbaytel.net/macbeth/lego6950mini.html
>
> Also add to that a great rendition of Space Cruiser 487 by Fred Herrman here:
> http://www.1000steine.de/myimages/albun45/aao
Thanks for pointing this out, Bruce! I actually thought it was a Galaxy
Explorer. Both of those sets, though, are begging to be modeled at this scale.
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=36753
> >
> > There you will find a 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base (a.k.a. 920 Launch Pad) as
> > well as a 6861 X-1 Patrol Craft.
>
> Brian, these are outstanding. I have both of those sets and I immediately
> recgnized them when I saw the page on Brickshelf. I especially like the
> Alpha-1 as that was always one of my favorite sets. Your micro spacemen are
> outstanding as well. I do see what you mean about the X-1, but I don't think
> there is much you can do about it.
Well, if the X-1 was immediately recognizable, then I guess I don't mind
that it's a little chunky. :)
> I'd love to see more like this. Maybe this weekend I'll go though my old sets
> and see if there's anything I can reproduce in microscale.
By all means, please do.
Truth be told, I wouldn't mind if Lego released a series of 'Legends' at
microscale -- and that goes for Legoland Town and Castle as well as Space!
--Muze
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Wow,
These are wonderful. Absolutely. My favorite part is the gold 1x1 round on
the chest of the fig.. how creative is that!
Again, we week the mighty coolness of classic space!!! Great job capturing it!
Chris <><
www.classic-space.com
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Chris Giddens writes:
> Wow,
> These are wonderful. Absolutely. My favorite part is the gold 1x1 round on
> the chest of the fig.. how creative is that!
Thanks, Chris!
> Again, we week the mighty coolness of classic space!!! Great job capturing it!
Now, would you object to a miniaturized moonbase? ;)
--Muze
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Brian Muzas writes:
> In lugnet.build.microscale, Chris Giddens writes:
> > Wow,
> > These are wonderful. Absolutely. My favorite part is the gold 1x1 round on
> > the chest of the fig.. how creative is that!
>
> Thanks, Chris!
>
> > Again, we week the mighty coolness of classic space!!! Great job capturing it!
>
>
> Now, would you object to a miniaturized moonbase? ;)
Now that's a fun idea! a 16x16 baseplate's probably an ideal size, though they
don't come in grey too often.
Adrian
--
http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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"Brian Muzas" <muzasbri@shu.edu> wrote in message
news:HBM8Au.21wH@lugnet.com...
> As promised, I looked for my old microscale models in the basement this • weekend.
>
<snip>
> When moderated, please visit:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=36753
>
> There you will find a 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base (a.k.a. 920 Launch Pad) as
> well as a 6861 X-1 Patrol Craft.
<snip>
> All comments and critiques are welcome.
>
> --Muze
Those are some great sets you chose to work with. 6861 was my very first
lego set ever (back in the day). I lost the instructions a long, long time
ago and all I could remember about it was a green wind shield, but a couple
years ago I figured out which set it must have been, and what do ya know - I
still had all the pieces I needed in my parts bin! Anyway, that set is
special to me, so nice choice and nice work on it. The Alpha 1 is also one
of my first sets and you did a great job on that too. I'd suggest a 1x1
trans green plate with a 1x1 trans red one on the top of it for the top of
the rocket (instead of that 4 stud block with round plates all around).
Yours is more acurate to colors and locations, but it just looks too
big/blocky to me. The rest is excellent. Nice hack on the radar dish.
The Mobile Transport is just perfect as is! I don't have that set but it's
on my wanted list. I've always been an air-person, but that's one of the
few land units I really like.
-- Tom
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