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The Blue Belle Space Patroller, or just “Belle” for short, is perfect for
extraplanetary excursions from the ol’ moon ranch or Tritonian ice castle. She
comfortably seats two, and can easily carry the goods for a nice Martian picnic,
cometary ski-fest or even a nature photography outing on the extraordinary world
of Rainbow’s Gold. This space ship has a nice, trans-red smile, with big,
friendly-eye windscreens--she tends to bring cheer wherever she goes:
The “Space Bunny” serves as the ship’s maintenance robot, pilot, cook and
all-around best friend. The Space Bunny’s laser eyes are useful for fending off
meteoroid strikes, various extra-terrestrial vermin and instantly boiling water
for tea. As the above photo was taken, Princess of Triton, Autumn Dawn, to the
right, said, “This solar wind sure is mussing up my hare!” These bunnies are
very tolerant.
Below, some of the Belle’s details are revealed. She has a powerful, ruddy
headlamp to help the vehicle “see,” including in the infrared. Also bright in
the visible spectrum, the light can be quite useful to the occupants, especially
on low-flying nighttime excursions.
An interior detail reveals the light switch, which is built right into the dash.
The seats look a bit Spartan, but they accommodate long, flowing dresses real
well. Interior storage is located behind the seats. A large bank of computers
provides instant information from the Belle’s myriad sensors. Plus, the
computers also serve as the backup pilot in case something happens to the
ever-vigilant Space Bunny. The reliability of this ship’s automation is such
that hand controls are optional. The center console is a perfect place to keep
the essentials, such as a cup of hot chocolate, gems and kitty chow.
This ship was inspired by my daughter, who has a bit of a Belville collection.
:o)
The Belle will probably visit Brickfest 2007.
Enjoy & have a great day!
-best,
Wolf
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In lugnet.belville, Damien Nesbit wrote:
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Leo,
Sorry to have been away for so long. There have been a few things
keeping me out of the loop, but its mainly been a new job and much less free
time. Shortly after our last series of postings, I finally got to work on
customizing some pieces to work towards the goal that you mention above. I’m
at my job now, so I can’t post flicks immedeately, but I’ll get ‘em up on
brickshelf & post a notice here ASAP. I think that you’ll like what I’ve
been able to accomplish so far. Anyways, keep your eyes peeled.
Cheers,
Damien
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Hi Damien,
At first ,congratulations with your new job. And I too have that problem of
having not much free time. But I am looking forward to see more of your
wonderful creations. They are very inspiring, and I like them very much.
It amazes me that, seemingly, only a few people can use this Belville figures in
an interesting way. Well, maybe some good pictures will change that a little..
Leo..
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In lugnet.belville, Leo Vermeulen wrote:
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My greatest wish; Belville scaled knights, soldiers, and so on. ...With all
movable limbs...
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Leo,
Sorry to have been away for so long. There have been a few things keeping
me out of the loop, but its mainly been a new job and much less free time.
Shortly after our last series of postings, I finally got to work on customizing
some pieces to work towards the goal that you mention above. I’m at my job now,
so I can’t post flicks immedeately, but I’ll get ‘em up on brickshelf & post a
notice here ASAP. I think that you’ll like what I’ve been able to accomplish so
far. Anyways, keep your eyes peeled.
Cheers,
Damien
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Nothing soft and pink with these Belville ladies. Here, they are laying tiles on
the floor of the Chapel of Sokenniwell Castle. Why is it, that always the girls
do the hard work in the Belville society?
Simply, TLG forgot, and still forget, to give us enough males to do the job.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=207175
Enjoy...
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In lugnet.belville, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
Some of these examples show us that Belville figures can be used in a non-pink
and non-sissy way. The problem is that TLG has decided to make this theme only
for girls. And almost automatically, boys don’t like them. But for the adult
builders, they have lots of possibilities, because of their flexibility and
better proportions. In my opinion, it is almost a shame that the newer ones has
rigid arms and feet, but undoubtedly this is due to cheaper production costs.
What a pity.
My greatest wish; Belville scaled knights, soldiers, and so on. ...With all
movable limbs...
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In lugnet.belville, Melody Brown wrote:
> In lugnet.belville, Leo Vermeulen wrote:
> > What has happened with the good old Belville theme? It isn’t even mentioned as a
> > shortcut on the home page of Lugnet anymore. I like this figures simply because
> > they have exact the right scale. And what is more, they have movable knees and
> > elbows. That is to say, the older ones.
> > Their proportions are better than the standard minifig, so you can make your
> > models in a better length/width ratio.
> > I think, Belville don’t need to be all pink and sissy. My belvilles, for
> > instance, are building Sokenniwel Castle, maybe not the biggest, but certainly
> > the most powerful castle in LEGO-history.
> > Is it really only me who like this Belville figures more than the standard
> > minifig within this whole LEGO-community?
>
> I like them too, I think some of them are rather cute ;) I think you will find
> a few more who also like them, maybe they are only reading this and not joining
> in with their say or they simply do not read lugnet at all, or even have seen
> this post :) But I am sure they are out there!
>
> I love the food too (they share with Scala and system) and lots of the other
> goodies and colours.... mmmm :)
>
> I am looking forward to seeing your castle, sounds neat, do you have any
> pictures of it so far?
>
>
> Mel
May I invite you for a grand tour to Sokenniwell Castle?
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=legomaat
Building time; 5 years and still going..
Finally, it will be a tourist attraction, with a terrace,and so on, and full of
all kind of Belville figures..
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In lugnet.belville, Leo Vermeulen wrote:
> What has happened with the good old Belville theme? It isn’t even mentioned as a
> shortcut on the home page of Lugnet anymore. I like this figures simply because
> they have exact the right scale. And what is more, they have movable knees and
> elbows. That is to say, the older ones.
> Their proportions are better than the standard minifig, so you can make your
> models in a better length/width ratio.
> I think, Belville don’t need to be all pink and sissy. My belvilles, for
> instance, are building Sokenniwel Castle, maybe not the biggest, but certainly
> the most powerful castle in LEGO-history.
> Is it really only me who like this Belville figures more than the standard
> minifig within this whole LEGO-community?
I like them too, I think some of them are rather cute ;) I think you will find
a few more who also like them, maybe they are only reading this and not joining
in with their say or they simply do not read lugnet at all, or even have seen
this post :) But I am sure they are out there!
I love the food too (they share with Scala and system) and lots of the other
goodies and colours.... mmmm :)
I am looking forward to seeing your castle, sounds neat, do you have any
pictures of it so far?
Mel
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What has happened with the good old Belville theme? It isn’t even mentioned as a
shortcut on the home page of Lugnet anymore. I like this figures simply because
they have exact the right scale. And what is more, they have movable knees and
elbows. That is to say, the older ones.
Their proportions are better than the standard minifig, so you can make your
models in a better length/width ratio.
I think, Belville don’t need to be all pink and sissy. My belvilles, for
instance, are building Sokenniwel Castle, maybe not the biggest, but certainly
the most powerful castle in LEGO-history.
Is it really only me who like this Belville figures more than the standard
minifig within this whole LEGO-community?
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