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I haven't built anything in a while, nor have I ever made a gallery at
brickshelf. But I had a dream about this thing last night, and had to take
the day to build it and upload it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=39100
Features: sliding twin-rocket pad, suspended launch pad, LL-914 craft, car,
radar towers, the works. Also, a surprise "wow-man" functionality that I'll
leave for the pictures!
I would die a happy man if something I designed (something like this!) could
be produced as a "My Own Creation" set to complement whatever Classic Space
Legend eventually comes out. The 497/928 Galaxy Explorer is my number one
choice for re-release, and probably high up on most others' wish lists, too.
I built this Space Center to complement it, if that actually happened...
Absolutely no post-1980 parts were used, with possible exception to the blue
wing pieces in the launch pad. But the molds existed, at any rate.
I realize there are a lot of factors preventing bona-fide Classic Space
parts being molded again. So, I hand-built craters out of grey slopes and
macaronis, sidestepping the crater-plate re-molding issue. I also made the
launch pad suspended, so Lego wouldn't have to worry about the Landing
Plate, either (besides, the clear-yellow platform was part of the dream!).
But I'm still hoping they can re-mold the classic helmet! And maybe provide
a new "LL-914" imprinted 1x4 for the ship?
Let me know what you think, and please spotlight me so many others can see
it, too! Thanks for looking.
--Dave (jot and jab)
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| A nice flashback Dave....reminds me of some of the stuff in the early 80's Idea Book. You've gone through great lengths to make the classic elements from scratch...good stuff! Cheers, -Gil (...) (snipage) (...) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Hi Dave, this is a great model you dreamed of. Sometimes I also dream of finding a misb LEGOLAND classic space set somewhere in a toyshop. It's always a BIG set. I just can't remember how it looked like when I wake up. Guess it must be the same one (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Overall design - very cool Continuity - nice! matches Classic Space well Innovations - great! I love the landing pad, so I'll be stealing it I also like the rocket platform made of 4x8 wings Ditto the hinged wall/walkway/platform Blue wings? (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Ooh, very nostalgic Classic Space. I love the way you did the landing pad- the way the whole base looks like it's on a platform is very cool. And the double rocket launchers and base are both done very nicely. Oh, and the little ship rocks. I've (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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