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Hey Y'all,
During four months of lurking I read some here, posted some there, but that
was about it. Now, after a frenzied two-week long marathon of building,
brainstorming, building, sorting, building, re-sorting and more building, I
have decided to reveal myself.
<AUDIANCE GASPS>
My first MOC is the N.R.C.A. Atlantis.
This type of ship was "da-thing" in the Late Gaarluum Wars (2191 CE to 2219
CE). The Terrans (Earthling sounds way to wimpy) were just about to be
squashed completely when the engineer Marcus McLeigh presented the Terran
Space Exploration Corporation, Terran Homeplanet Defense Committee and the
Terran Military Assault Craft Committee his plans for the ship that might
just win the war. The first ship to be built was the N.R.C.A. Atlantis.
The innovative design had been 'borrowed' from the enemy's own ships; built
out of Tryllium steel and powered by a P-14 L'Garber PowFusion Eon Drive,
the Atlantis is armed with two Dingle & Howell X-12.3 sniper rifles, two
G-Power ARGER ion particle cannons, and a Grizzly K-22 "Big Momma" quantum
torpedo cannon.
The ship was also equipped with a D-JAK 333 Particle Shield and powerful
sensor array equipment. The Atlantis needed a crew of five: a Pilot, a
Navigator, a Gunner and two co-Gunners. The Atlantis had three other sister
ships: the Richard Daring, Alexandria and Olympia. The Atlantis was
destroyed by enemy fire during one of its final missions in 2218 CE.
Overall picture.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357214
The nose helps balance the rest of the craft. It is also where the shield
generator is located.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357210
Main fuel tank.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357225
The gunner is seats in the chair and remotely controls the ion particle
cannons and the quantum torpedo cannon. The two co-gunners manually control
the two sniper rifles.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357218
The pilot is located at the very rear of the vehicle, nestled between the wings.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357219
The quantum torpedo cannon. An additional fuel tank on the opposite side
helps redistribute the weight.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357216
More pictures:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38119
BUILDING NOTES:
The Atlantis was based upon a old creation I had made before I had sorted my
LEGO. The shape was inspired by those weird fish-ships in the Disney movie
"Atlantis: The Lost Empire", hence the name of the ship. Of course the
Republic Gunship influenced the shape of the wings, and, yes, watching Star
Trek episodes as much as I can rubs off on to my models. ;-)
Please LMKWYT and don't be afraid to criticize!
Nathan
Lord of the LEGO
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| i like the way that you've some of the parts, like the engines to make the wings look they are popeye arms. why does the rear gunner have a canopy and the others don't ? -tk "Nathan Wells" <lordofthelego@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) <> (...) <> (...) Nathan, This ship is great! Those engines are FABOLOUS! I also like the construction of the fuel tank and the sniper rifles...nice greeblies. Keep it up! ciao&salaam -Andrew (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| That's cool! The shape is weird, but it works. The greeblies are great, and I really like the hosing connecting the fuel tank to the rest of the ship. Cool stuff, can't wait for Part II! -JHK (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| This has got a totally original shape Nathan....it looks like a wave caught in motion. What I like about it is that the design and flowing line of it makes it look like it's flying, even when still. It almost looks as if could be the base to more (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Ooooooh. The shape of this craft is really cool, organic and mechanical at the same time. My only critique would be the seeming lack of greeblies. It's mostly a personal opinion, but I think the space just under the fuel tank would be more (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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