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Hiyas,
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
necessary to do it the way I wanted to. I also have some sketches numbered
sequentially to show how the design changed over time, and how I tried
different styles to represent the tech.
I am really happy with this one, I actually like it far more than the
BenGrace. First, it didn't take weeks of building, and second I was able to
get all funky with some SNOT design and tile the tops so the only studs
showing are the ones that I wanted or couldn't cover due to hinges in the way.
This ship will eventually appear much like you see it here in my graphic
novel, as I actually built this as a reference model of sorts.
I'd love any input good or bad, or any questions, of course.
Cheers!
Joel Kuester
http://minispy.tripod.com
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> Hiyas,
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
> and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
> necessary to do it the way I wanted to. I also have some sketches numbered
> sequentially to show how the design changed over time, and how I tried
> different styles to represent the tech.
> I am really happy with this one, I actually like it far more than the
> BenGrace. First, it didn't take weeks of building, and second I was able to
> get all funky with some SNOT design and tile the tops so the only studs
> showing are the ones that I wanted or couldn't cover due to hinges in the way.
> This ship will eventually appear much like you see it here in my graphic
> novel, as I actually built this as a reference model of sorts.
> I'd love any input good or bad, or any questions, of course.
I like it. IMO, it almost has an underwater feel to it.
And yes.. it's amazing how much faster the construction goes the clearer the
design is in your head.
-Tom McD.
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In lugnet.space, Tom McDonald writes:
> In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> > Hiyas,
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
*snip of me babbling*
> I like it. IMO, it almost has an underwater feel to it.
>
> And yes.. it's amazing how much faster the construction goes the clearer the
> design is in your head.
>
> -Tom McD.
yeah, no kidding! I started this at 4 in the evening and worked until about
2am, then worked on it from 10 am to 5 pm the next day. so 17 hours total
not including breaks.
I have heard a couple of times reguarding recent ship designs I have drawn
that they have an aquatic feel to them... I'm not sure if that is good or
bad or neutral as critisizm? What makes it feel 'underwater', because I'm
not really sure why people are interpreting it that way?
cheers!
Joel K
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> I have heard a couple of times reguarding recent ship designs I have drawn
> that they have an aquatic feel to them... I'm not sure if that is good or
> bad or neutral as critisizm? What makes it feel 'underwater', because I'm
> not really sure why people are interpreting it that way?
IMO, it's not a bad criticism, at least not from me. Though in real life in
space it might be structurally acceptable for a hemispherical viewport, it
reminds me more of the viewports found on underwater craft I've seen in
movies (specific examples elude me :)
But don't let my comments stand in the way if you like the way it looks.
Your ship is well done. And anyway, ships are often function specific so
maybe it has required features that make it look that way.
-Tom McD.
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Wow! I am very impressed by the originality of this craft's design. There's too
much cool stuff for me to talk about, so I'll just say this: I am in awe of
your ability to make detailed and creative space MOCs.
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> Hiyas,
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
> and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
> necessary to do it the way I wanted to. I also have some sketches numbered
> sequentially to show how the design changed over time, and how I tried
> different styles to represent the tech.
> I am really happy with this one, I actually like it far more than the
> BenGrace. First, it didn't take weeks of building, and second I was able to
> get all funky with some SNOT design and tile the tops so the only studs
> showing are the ones that I wanted or couldn't cover due to hinges in the way.
> This ship will eventually appear much like you see it here in my graphic
> novel, as I actually built this as a reference model of sorts.
> I'd love any input good or bad, or any questions, of course.
>
> Cheers!
> Joel Kuester
> http://minispy.tripod.com
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In lugnet.space, Mladen Pejic writes:
> Wow! I am very impressed by the originality of this craft's design. There's too
> much cool stuff for me to talk about, so I'll just say this: I am in awe of
> your ability to make detailed and creative space MOCs.
thanks Mladen! I dunno why you would be in awe tho... you've done some
great stuff yourself. :)
cheers!
Joel K
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Great to see some more pictures of the ship! Also cool to see your sketches.
I think we should all show sketches like this more often.
-Jon
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> Great to see some more pictures of the ship! Also cool to see your sketches.
> I think we should all show sketches like this more often.
yeah! that would be cool... I wanna see how you developed the Bardiel!
and everyone else... I know there are a lot of talented artists here. I
think it would be great to share your sketches of your favorite ships!
cheers!
Joel K
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in article GGJ8u7.2wF@lugnet.com, Joel Kuester wrote:
> Hiyas,
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
<snip>
Your ship is the official winner of:
The Coolest Ship Mark Has Seen In A Long Time Award.
Dude.
DuuUuUuUuuuuuUUde.
*drool*
*droooooooooooooooo*gasp*oooooooooooooooooolll*
Man, I wish I could hold that in my hands and just turn it over and over and
look at it. Jeez.
I really dig the cockpit. Not many spaceships have the cockpit on the bottom
like that. And the facets around the bubble are a nice touch as well. The
swivel-y front engines are excellent, and give the ship a feeling of speed
and maneuverability. Very sleek. You have also struck a nice blend of detail
and smoothness to the hull.
Kudos for this one, man. Very unique design, coupled with excellent building
and detail. You rock!
I would like to see a photo of the boarding ramp angle, however, showing the
access to the interior. Also, what kind of ship is this? Personal transport
of some kind?
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin writes:
> Your ship is the official winner of:
>
> The Coolest Ship Mark Has Seen In A Long Time Award.
>
> Dude.
awesome! do I get a .gif? hehe j/k
> Man, I wish I could hold that in my hands and just turn it over and over and
> look at it. Jeez.
my door's always open to visiting AFOLs. The last time I held a fest for
Milwaukee only Tim Courtney and his buddy Brandon showed up tho. It was
great to meet them and see their cool space destroyer, but a little
disappointing in that a lot more people promised to show.
> I really dig the cockpit. Not many spaceships have the cockpit on the bottom
> like that. And the facets around the bubble are a nice touch as well. The
> swivel-y front engines are excellent, and give the ship a feeling of speed
> and maneuverability. Very sleek. You have also struck a nice blend of detail
> and smoothness to the hull.
thanks! glad you like it... I was actually inspired to build a lot of
detail greeblies into it after refreshing my memory of a few of your ships,
namely the Bricru and the Cowboy Beebop inspired Frieghter.
You may notice a little of Spike's Swordfish II in the Ves-X, also. I love
the designs in that show to no end. Except for Jet's ship which is just
ugly... but I think they wanted it to be so <shrug>.
> I would like to see a photo of the boarding ramp angle, however, showing the
> access to the interior. Also, what kind of ship is this? Personal transport
> of some kind?
I actually had about 25 or pics of it that didn't turn out, so I will be
re-taking them eventually. I had some pics of the lights inside the
cockpit, the rear ramp, and the interior that just weren't postable.
I originally wanted it to be a dogfighter or light assault craft, but as I
developed the tech in my storyline, the way battles work outmoded a craft
like this for anything but transport. Right now it exists as the fastset
shuttle used by the highest ranks of the I.F. (a special military force).
For defense it has powerful energy shielding, glitter fog, E/M/G noise
generators, and anti-projectile lasers.
It is capable of 2 types of thrust, hyper-grav (the standard for most of my
space ships), and M/A engines. The M/A are seldom used, and are backups in
case the main engines fail.
cheers!
Joel K
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > Your ship is the official winner of:
> >
> > The Coolest Ship Mark Has Seen In A Long Time Award.
> >
> > Dude.
>
> awesome! do I get a .gif? hehe j/k
>
> > Man, I wish I could hold that in my hands and just turn it over and over and
> > look at it. Jeez.
>
> my door's always open to visiting AFOLs. The last time I held a fest for
> Milwaukee only Tim Courtney and his buddy Brandon showed up tho. It was
> great to meet them and see their cool space destroyer, but a little
> disappointing in that a lot more people promised to show.
>
> > I really dig the cockpit. Not many spaceships have the cockpit on the bottom
> > like that. And the facets around the bubble are a nice touch as well. The
> > swivel-y front engines are excellent, and give the ship a feeling of speed
> > and maneuverability. Very sleek. You have also struck a nice blend of detail
> > and smoothness to the hull.
>
> thanks! glad you like it... I was actually inspired to build a lot of
> detail greeblies into it after refreshing my memory of a few of your ships,
> namely the Bricru and the Cowboy Beebop inspired Frieghter.
> You may notice a little of Spike's Swordfish II in the Ves-X, also. I love
> the designs in that show to no end. Except for Jet's ship which is just
> ugly... but I think they wanted it to be so <shrug>.
I was going to say that it looks very "Cowboy-Behop-inspired" but didn't. I
didn't want to speak for you. Now that I know, even more kudos! Bebop rocks!
>
> > I would like to see a photo of the boarding ramp angle, however, showing the
> > access to the interior. Also, what kind of ship is this? Personal transport
> > of some kind?
>
> I actually had about 25 or pics of it that didn't turn out, so I will be
> re-taking them eventually. I had some pics of the lights inside the
> cockpit, the rear ramp, and the interior that just weren't postable.
>
> I originally wanted it to be a dogfighter or light assault craft, but as I
> developed the tech in my storyline, the way battles work outmoded a craft
> like this for anything but transport. Right now it exists as the fastset
> shuttle used by the highest ranks of the I.F. (a special military force).
> For defense it has powerful energy shielding, glitter fog, E/M/G noise
> generators, and anti-projectile lasers.
I.F.? Like in _Ender's Game_?
Gonna build a Battle School? ;-)
Remember: the enemy's gate is DOWN! Sorry, I couldn't resist! ;-)
>
> It is capable of 2 types of thrust, hyper-grav (the standard for most of my
> space ships), and M/A engines. The M/A are seldom used, and are backups in
> case the main engines fail.
>
> cheers!
> Joel K
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
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In lugnet.space, Mladen Pejic writes:
> I was going to say that it looks very "Cowboy-Behop-inspired" but didn't. I
> didn't want to speak for you. Now that I know, even more kudos! Bebop rocks!
yeah, I thought after I finished building that the Ves-X looks like the
mutant lovechild of the Swordfish II and the X-wing from Star Wars.
> I.F.? Like in _Ender's Game_?
sorry, I have to admit ignornace. I have heard of Ender's Game, but haven't
seen it/read it. I.F. stands for Invisible Fist in my storyline. I hope I
didn't accidentally copy that from somewhere with out knowing.
cheers!
Joel K
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> Hiyas,
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
> and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
> necessary to do it the way I wanted to. I also have some sketches numbered
> sequentially to show how the design changed over time, and how I tried
> different styles to represent the tech.
> I am really happy with this one, I actually like it far more than the
> BenGrace. First, it didn't take weeks of building, and second I was able to
> get all funky with some SNOT design and tile the tops so the only studs
> showing are the ones that I wanted or couldn't cover due to hinges in the way.
> This ship will eventually appear much like you see it here in my graphic
> novel, as I actually built this as a reference model of sorts.
> I'd love any input good or bad, or any questions, of course.
>
> Cheers!
> Joel Kuester
> http://minispy.tripod.com
ooooOOOooooOOOoooohhhh
:^P must...get....grey....facets....
I have several in yellow. I'd like to make a tug version of this. May I
glean your cockpit idea?
where did you get those dumptruck parts in grey, anyways? Do they come with
the tie interceptor?
~Trev
Astro Lift Co.
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In lugnet.space, Trevor Pruden writes:
>
> ooooOOOooooOOOoooohhhh
>
> :^P must...get....grey....facets....
>
> I have several in yellow. I'd like to make a tug version of this. May I
> glean your cockpit idea?
sure. I would be interested to see how others handle some of the problems I
had with it. Thanks for asking tho :)
> where did you get those dumptruck parts in grey, anyways? Do they come with
> the tie interceptor?
the Polar Base. That was actually the part I was waiting for to build this
ship. I had to get 3 of 6575 for the 5 wedges around the cockpit, so I
waited until they went on sale cheap enough. (Thanks Target!) Although I
really like the grey concave corner panels that set has, and I know I will
use the big gray window panels too. And the grey bottom hemisphere... It's
actually one of my fav parts sets right now.
cheers!
Joel K
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
> and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
> necessary to do it the way I wanted to
Joel, That is truly an awesome design. It's different and looks like it
really has a purpose.
Todd Trotter
http://www.lugco.com
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In lugnet.space, Todd Trotter writes:
> In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> Joel, That is truly an awesome design. It's different and looks like it
> really has a purpose.
>
> Todd Trotter
> http://www.lugco.com
thanks!
BTW, Jon recently showed me that anime styled art you did for that scanner
ship, and I just wanted to say it's really cool! You combined Lego style
and anime to great effect and you seriously have to do more! I was
especially impressed with your color skills. Manga computer coloring has
always been a problem for me, I can never decide what colors to use,
although I guess using Lego kinda solves that huh?
The story I am working on has been influenced by anime a lot, and I just
posted a concept sketch I did before I decided exactly what the Ves-X would
look like:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=55240
I did this right before I saw Cowboy Bebop, so it gives you an idea of how
that show influenced the craft. mostly in the cockpit, and engines.
cheers!
Joel K
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wow,
that's one big greeblie (greebly?)
the whole thing, really. :-D
pretty much the exact opposite of
Todd Trotter's style (as in his Sighthound Recon).
I like 'em both. :-)
-p
In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> Hiyas,
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
> and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
> necessary to do it the way I wanted to. I also have some sketches numbered
> sequentially to show how the design changed over time, and how I tried
> different styles to represent the tech.
> I am really happy with this one, I actually like it far more than the
> BenGrace. First, it didn't take weeks of building, and second I was able to
> get all funky with some SNOT design and tile the tops so the only studs
> showing are the ones that I wanted or couldn't cover due to hinges in the way.
> This ship will eventually appear much like you see it here in my graphic
> novel, as I actually built this as a reference model of sorts.
> I'd love any input good or bad, or any questions, of course.
>
> Cheers!
> Joel Kuester
> http://minispy.tripod.com
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i have to say that i agree with everyone above, this is literally _the_
coolest ship i have seen yet, although it would be nice to have a smoother
top to the main white body, i question the purpose and placement of the
white hatches on the sides of the cockpit, and the warp nacelle thingies on
the side is seen too often IMO (although yours is very nicley done, with the
2x2 curved bottom pieces breaking up the usually flat surfaces), but
everything else more than makes up for it. i especially dig the forward
thruster pod, its utilitarian and lends a lot to the realism of the ship,
and of course the cockpit and its placement. i like the forward landing
gear too, as well as the read hatch. nice use of the 2x4 grey wheel cover
plates on the top surface, too. i also agree with the coments about concept
sketches. i have an inexplainable fetish for concept art, so yours was a
treat.i look forward to the graphic novel. sorry for all the criticism, but
seriously, its absolutly astonishing work!
-David
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=ktaark
In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> Hiyas,
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
> and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
> necessary to do it the way I wanted to. I also have some sketches numbered
> sequentially to show how the design changed over time, and how I tried
> different styles to represent the tech.
> I am really happy with this one, I actually like it far more than the
> BenGrace. First, it didn't take weeks of building, and second I was able to
> get all funky with some SNOT design and tile the tops so the only studs
> showing are the ones that I wanted or couldn't cover due to hinges in the way.
> This ship will eventually appear much like you see it here in my graphic
> novel, as I actually built this as a reference model of sorts.
> I'd love any input good or bad, or any questions, of course.
>
> Cheers!
> Joel Kuester
> http://minispy.tripod.com
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> Hiyas,
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5529
>
> This is a ship I have had in my head in some form or another for along time,
> and I was able to build it this weekend finally after getting a couple parts
> necessary to do it the way I wanted to. I also have some sketches numbered
> sequentially to show how the design changed over time, and how I tried
> different styles to represent the tech.
> I am really happy with this one, I actually like it far more than the
> BenGrace. First, it didn't take weeks of building, and second I was able to
> get all funky with some SNOT design and tile the tops so the only studs
> showing are the ones that I wanted or couldn't cover due to hinges in the way.
> This ship will eventually appear much like you see it here in my graphic
> novel, as I actually built this as a reference model of sorts.
> I'd love any input good or bad, or any questions, of course.
>
> Cheers!
> Joel Kuester
> http://minispy.tripod.com
Joel, I was playing around with your cowboy-bebop style like I said I would
- but I have to hand it to ya: I am totally at a loss on how you got those
grey arctic doors mounted. Could you give this artistic novice some
insight? I farted around with those pieces for over an hour and a half - no
luck. What's the secret?
~Trev
Astro Lift Co.
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In lugnet.space, Trevor Pruden writes:
> Joel, I was playing around with your cowboy-bebop style like I said I would
> - but I have to hand it to ya: I am totally at a loss on how you got those
> grey arctic doors mounted. Could you give this artistic novice some
> insight? I farted around with those pieces for over an hour and a half - no
> luck. What's the secret?
>
> ~Trev
> Astro Lift Co.
MUAHAhahahahaha!
ahem.
actually my secret is:
http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=32017
and 2 1x2 brickhinges. between the panels.
The VES-X is also 2 ship tops combined in the middle to make one ship.
There are no undersides on it. That's part of the trick to mounting those
parts.
Hope that helps! You must become "one" with the Lego. ;)
cheers!
Joel K
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