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Introducing the (URL) I>... (URL) Being one of my favourite vessels in science fiction, I've wanted to build a LEGO version of this ship for a long time. And as it turns out I actually HAVE been building it for a long time. :) I think I started this (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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(...) Very cool - wish I could build one for my desk! (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Fantastic. Any chances of some close ups of detail? Mike (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Beautiful! Even though it's sub-minifig scale, it's an awesome creation. I like how it's suspended on the black stands, which is absolutely essential for such a fragile ship (only intended to be operated outside of a gravity well). (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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I saw this at your site earlier today - very nice. Discovery has long been one of my favorite Sci-Fi ships, too. It's good to see such a faithful LEGO replica. (...) You're free to display it at my house! :-) James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I'll say! Man, oh man that's cool. I happened to watch 2001 for the zillionth time just last weekend, and I lamented for the zillionth time that I don't have the wherewithal to build a good-scale Discovery. Here are my two demands: 1. Post (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) OK, now that I think about it, I don't think the ship in 2001 carried the Roman numeral I. I may be mistaken, but hey, it's the only flaw I can find to pick at... Like I said before, this thing is GREAT (ok, I didn't say that before). James (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, to be honest I'm not really sure why I added the I. Various references call it the Discovery, Discovery One or Discovery I. Throughout the novel 2001 it's simply referred to as the Discovery and the second ship is referred to as the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) It's beautiful! I have the Blue Danube Waltz drifting thru my mind right now just from looking at it. Love the pods, love the 'communication array', basically the entire model! It's fantastic. HAL, open the pod bay doors.. I can't do that, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Not sure about hundreds, but I'll get some more. (...) I actually have some of the command sphere and a previous version of the spine done in LDraw. Unfortunately MLCAD gets awefully slow when you start working with a large model. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! Sure, I'll try and take some more pics tonight and throw them up on brickshelf. J (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Very nice Jason. Between that and Junkbot I can see you've been using your time very well :) I have one question. How are you taking such high quality photographs - especially the ones with the all white backgrounds? The photographs are brilliantly (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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!!!...!!! [click] !!!...!!! [click] ........ [click] !!!...!!! [click] ........ [click] ...... Wow........ [Translation: "Very good. I'm speechless."] ;) Franklin (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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(...) You better find a place soon. Junkbot's got a suspicious look in his eye... (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) That looks incredible. We'll have to plan our next meeting for your place so we can all 'oo' and 'ah' over it. I've had the privilege of seeing this near completion, and it looked GREAT. Great to finally see it in all its glory. You've put us (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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(...) Jason, That's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I'm especially impressed with how "tight" the angles look on the back hull and the triangular middle sections--they just seem so effort- less, yet I have no doubt getting them satisfactorily (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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I have uploaded a few more pictures of the Discovery to Brickshelf for those wanting more. Some detail shots can be found here: (URL) Details> A few construction shots can be found here: (URL) Construction> I appreciate all the comments that have (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Hi Jason Fantastic - that's all there is to say really! I am very impressed. I recently saw the film on dvd, not for the first time, and I found this website with schematics and blueprints: (URL) Probably a little redundant for you now, but maybe (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I can't find the actual drawings on that site...What am I missing? --Bram (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Click the second "Blueprints" in blue, or "next" in blue at the bottom of the text, or (URL). (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) As as lover of all things Arthur C Clarke (I own 2001 on VHS and I have read all 4 books in the series and a bunch more Clarke besides), I gotta say that this is way cool. And as a lover of lego, I gotta say that this is way cool :) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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Well done, Jason. It's great to see the old 'dog-bone' in LEGO. It's been a very very long time since I've seen the movie, but one glimpse brought a rush of recognition and nostalgia. I especially like the way you've integrated the saucer pieces (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Kevin! Here are some details on what I usually do... Setup: Here's a (URL) of my usual photography setup. I used to use a long piece of heavy paper from a (very) large printer but I find the bed sheet is much easier to work with. Due to (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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(...) Ha! You know I thought almost the same thing after I snapped that pic. That Junkbot and his shifty looking eyes - you just know he's up to no good. J (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Thanks Tim! Honestly I don't think it's any different from when you guys last saw it. :) I think the only thing I had left to do after that was some minor detail work and swaping out some yellow hinges for black ones I was waiting (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! You're absolutely right. To be honest it was absolutely ridiculous how much time I spent trying to get things just right on the reactor. The spine sections are a whole other story. The initial design for them was one of the first (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Jason, From the preview you gave a while back with the pod, I had high hopes for this MOC - and you shattered them. This is an excellent piece of work, which showcases the medium and displays the versatility of square pieces creating curved (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Truly excellent work!!! "2001: A Space Odyssey" is one of my favorite all time movies--sci-fi or otherwise--so I know I'm probably a bit biased. But still, as Lego MOC's go I have to say that this is one of the best scale movie models that I've ever (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Wow! That's aMAZing. Let me add to the chorus of accolades, very nice model. My questions are these: I'm not clear on how the centrifuge is arranged (I never figured it out in the movie either...), is it in the vertical plane while the pod (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Hi Thanks for sorting out the link Tim. Chris (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Like others have said, seeing this model immediately brang back memories of watching 2001: A Space Odyssey and hearing the accompanying music... Only a masterpiece of a MOC does that to you! :-) Phenomenal work Jason. I am floored by your solutions (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Yes, I did come across that site in my research. They also have a good number of pictures of cool real life models of the various 2001/2010 craft in the (URL) Arts - Models> section. Thanks for the response! J (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) That's a great idea. I was toying with the idea of building a custom display case for it but getting an existing one would be much easier. Your 'long narrow shelf up high on the wall' comment triggered another possibility that I (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yup, that's right. Obviously my interpretation of the interior exercises a lot of artistic liberties but I think the general arrangement is correct. In (URL) this picture> you can see the centrifuge in the vertical plane at the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Cool I will have to try a setup like that when I get some time. Thanks, Kevin (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) No problem. Thanks for posting the link. I spent hours looking through that site. Lots of interesting stuff. Play well. Tim Strutt (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I most certainly did. It would fit nicely with my planned next MOC - I am working on the designs for the LaGrange I space station from the very same movie. Yours, Christian Treczoks (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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(...) oh my goodness, Jason, this is amazing, I'm sure you've heard it before, but I had to mention it. I almost think the sin of cutting a box wrench is worth it in this case. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Just adding another Me Too. This was so stunning that I spent the last couple of days thinking about it to the point I dug out the movie and watched it again. I thought I'd point out that they do, in fact, refer to it as Discovery I at the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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(...) In case anyone is wondering, the proportions of The Monolith are 1x4x9; not 1x2x4 as (URL) some knucklhead> once suggested. Dave! FUT OT.fun (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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It's so space. 'nuff said. (URL) Admiral Giddens <>< (URL) space. ~^- (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) I did enjoy it very much! Love the greeblies! Great piece of work, J. This truly deserves to be mentioned in the best sci-fi replicas mad3e with LEGO, if not as one of the best MOC. Terry (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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In lugnet.space, Wayne McCaul wrote: snip (...) Cool, thanks for the additional info! I guess in the end it's more a matter of preference as it is commonly referred to with and without the 'I'. (...) I've actually prototyped a bit of it. My biggest (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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This is beautiful Jason, the type of thing that personally makes me love Lego. And it's not only about the design, but about how to show it, how you organize your thinking of this, how you create a system of form and thought that also truly honors (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I had meant that it would be worth displaying publicly somewhere like at a library(1), but yes a case would be good to keep the dust and cobwebs off. It's amazing (URL) how much they add up.> Peace and public display, Professor Whateverly (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Yeah, it would be cool to display it publicly. I just have to convice the ParLUGment guys that it belongs in our next train layout. :) I love the picture! J (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Just saw the flick this past weekend again....truly amazing, as it your represenation. Wow. -Gil (21 years ago, 12-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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