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Greetings! Here’s a new Space Tanker I made:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=144449
It is a modular tanker for transporting chemicals across space. I’ll be posting
to MOCpages later with commentary.
Enjoy!
--Dan
P.S. Props to Wayne Hussey for the idea of using 1 x 2 axle bricks and Technic
axle rods to connect the modular sections.
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Hey Daniel,
Super-Mega-Way-Hecka-Cool!! I love it, especially the almost blinding
canary yellowness. These must be some seriously dangerous chemicals! The
amount of studlessness and SNOT work is really impressive and that smooth
cockpit is aces. I sense you've were screening "Pitch Black" when you were
working on this? Am I right?
Way to build!!
Dave S.
"Daniel Jassim" <danieljassim@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:IMF4LH.21Lt@lugnet.com...
> Greetings! Here's a new Space Tanker I made:
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> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DanJassim/SpaceTanker/tanker-a1.jpg>>
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=144449>
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> It is a modular tanker for transporting chemicals across space. I'll be
> posting
> to MOCpages later with commentary.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> --Dan
>
> P.S. Props to Wayne Hussey for the idea of using 1 x 2 axle bricks and
> Technic
> axle rods to connect the modular sections.
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Schweet! I can just see the Dragonstar blowing that poor, defenseless ship to
bits!
James Wilson
Dallas, TX
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
Beautiful stuff. The exterior has just the right amount of studs in all the
right places too. I particularly like the engines - the trans blue works nicely
against the yellow.
Nice and restrained use of greebling too. Great ship!
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
As if we had any other choice!
Aaaahhh...the return of the Cyborg. Yellow and smooth, like a baby’s skin if it
were jaundiced or nicotine stained. I found the engine comparment to be
especially erotic. So much to like...the foldout ramps...landing gear...the
patented Jassimian interiors....I’m feeling the overwhelming urge to go out and
buy a box of Lemonheads. Wait...there is no name for this ship...just “space
tanker”? I dub thee Lemonhead. Great build D.
-Keith
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
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Greetings! Here’s a new Space Tanker I made:
P.S. Props to Wayne Hussey for the idea of using 1 x 2 axle bricks and
Technic axle rods to connect the modular sections.
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I was gonna ask about that actually - was there a reason you chose axles instead
of pins? Maybe because you found pins werent strong enough to hold the complete
ship together? It’s just that I seem to have accumulated an over-supply of NxN
bricks with pin, and would probably have tried them first, just to use some of
them up!
ROSCO
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> Super-Mega-Way-Hecka-Cool!! I love it, especially the almost blinding
> canary yellowness. These must be some seriously dangerous chemicals! The
> amount of studlessness and SNOT work is really impressive and that smooth
> cockpit is aces. I sense you've were screening "Pitch Black" when you
> were working on this? Am I right?
Why can't I make corrections like this conjugation error in my Reply post?
How do I make corrections like this?
Dave S.
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
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Greetings! Here’s a new Space Tanker I made:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=144449
It is a modular tanker for transporting chemicals across space. I’ll be
posting to MOCpages later with commentary.
Enjoy!
--Dan
P.S. Props to Wayne Hussey for the idea of using 1 x 2 axle bricks and
Technic axle rods to connect the modular sections.
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Excellent as always, Dan!
I like the modularity and the colour scheme, but sorta wish the front crew cabin
was larger. It would be cool if you squeezed a small bed in there, like tractor
trailers have.
Keep up the great work.
Mladen Pejic
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Holy moly! I love the white studs behind the trans-blue tiles in the engines.
Very cool smoldering. Ramp is great, too. Is the grill floor feature new? I
don’t recall seeing piping and whatnot under a grate before.
And I was just saying to myself, “Self, isn’t it about time Dan Jassim post
something?” Outstanding, Dan. Well worth the wait.
-Teddy
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
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Greetings! Here’s a new Space Tanker I made:
It is a modular tanker for transporting chemicals across space. I’ll be
posting to MOCpages later with commentary.
Enjoy!
--Dan
P.S. Props to Wayne Hussey for the idea of using 1 x 2 axle bricks and
Technic axle rods to connect the modular sections.
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Over all it is a very pleasing ship to look at, I especially like the greeblies.
My only reservation is with the underside, it appears to contrasts with the
smoothness of the rest of the ship.
-Brent
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In lugnet.space, Ross Crawford wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
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Greetings! Here’s a new Space Tanker I made:
P.S. Props to Wayne Hussey for the idea of using 1 x 2 axle bricks and
Technic axle rods to connect the modular sections.
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I was gonna ask about that actually - was there a reason you chose axles
instead of pins? Maybe because you found pins werent strong enough to hold
the complete ship together? It’s just that I seem to have accumulated an
over-supply of NxN bricks with pin, and would probably have tried them first,
just to use some of them up!
ROSCO
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First I want to jump in line about how awesome this ship is! WOW! Great job Dan.
Glad to *help*.
In answer to the pin vs axle question - With lots of models, the pin connection
is just fine. Better with NxN bricks with pins than Technic bricks with pins.
With Technic bricks, the pins are loose and not necessarily aligned for best
connection. With both NxN bricks with pins and Technic bricks with pins, there
is a definite force to be applied to the pins in order to get them to begin to
engage. This causes jarring and sometimes the need to twist the parts a bit to
get them to start. And when you try to take the joint apart, there is a *snap*
at the end of disengagement that again jars the model.
If you jar a delicate (or even not so delicate) model enough times, the model
comes apart in unpredictable (can you say *catastrophic*) ways. Also, if you
have ever tried to push together (or pull apart) a model that needs more than 4
joiners, the force becomes extreme.
I have built models using my *patented* joint mechanism with as many as a dozen
co-planar joints. The model *slides* together. And it slides apart. The friction
will usually provide enough resistance to hold your models together.
You can test this yourself. Try to align 8 pins (separated on the plane by a few
bricks or studs) at the same time, push the assemblies together and pull them
apart. Then use the axle method with the joints in the same locations and see if
the forces aren’t easier to work with. The major difference will, I hope, show
the benefits.
There is a cost. With NxN bricks with pins (or Technic brick with pin), a joint
can be as small as a 1x1 or 1x2 (on each half). With the captured axle joint,
the size is 2x2 (on each half).
I have posted an image of the parts I use to make a *captured axle joint*
here (post moderation).
The green and yellow half of the joint holds the axle from moving. The grey and
blue are the capture part. You can put the grey brick with the green/yellow to
make the joint *softer*.
Again, Dan - great job! I wish I could borrow style as easily as we can all
borrow technique!
Wayne
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In lugnet.space, Edward Welsh wrote:
Holy moly! I love the white studs behind the trans-blue tiles in the
engines. Very cool smoldering. Ramp is great, too. Is the grill floor
feature new? I don’t recall seeing piping and whatnot under a grate before.
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Thanks Teddy. I used grated floor design on my earlier ship Explorer:
Offhand, I’m not sure who was the first to do it. I got the inspiration from
“Aliens” and don’t recall ever seeing it done with Lego. But I remember someone
saying it had been done before.
Does anyone know?
--Dan
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On 9/8/05, Wayne R Hussey wrote:
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> I have posted an image of the parts I use to make a *captured axle joint*
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=144595 here> (post
> moderation).
> The green and yellow half of the joint holds the axle from moving. The grey
> and
> blue are the capture part. You can put the grey brick with the green/yellow to
> make the joint *softer*.
A-Ha! I couldn't figure this out until I realized that the axle is
actually part 6587 - Technic Axle 3 with Stud.
Now it makes sense! clever!
-Rob A>
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
Have you had your I.Q. tested? I bet your I.Q. is rated at super genius. You
could get business cards with a picture of any one of your spamtacular ships
along with your name, Daniel E. Jassim, Super Genius. And people would totally
believe it!
Also, with your style and skill, you could give weekend seminars at
Pick-a-bricks across the nation and charge huge bucks.
This space tanker, or Lemonhead, is a far out, true brick masterpiece. Your
ships just continue to amaze with skill, style, and wonder at the brick usage
and where do you find some of the bricks you use?
When I say that this ship is sweet, I ain’t referring to the toxic chemicals.
-Avery
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
Absolutely fantastic! Wonderful detailing!
I’m curious about structural integrity. It looks like it is standing on its own
feet- can you also pick it up by the middle and swoosh it? Woohoo!
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Well, Dan I have to say “Wow!”. Fortunately I do have more to say. I’ve taken
some time to assimilate this one, and I see it as pure music. There are too many
excellent details to speak of, all worthy of borrowing. It’s the way they work
together to form a cohesive whole that really makes it sing. The way the angles
are carried through and the balance of greebles to cladding shall stand as
lessons to young and old. Keep playing.
Peace and tanking, Professor Whateverly
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