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Ever since I got my first Mobile Lab (6901) and Galaxy Explorer (497/928) as a
child, I always wanted to build the Explorer in the Lab’s colors. Finally,
after--what?--more than a quarter-century, I’ve achieved that long-held dream.
:o)
This Galaxy Explorer often supports both the Mobile Lab and the Alien Moon
Stalker (6940), and is also teamed up with the Lunar Scout (1580), the
unmentionable (er, unnamed 1968), and the Gamma-V Laser Craft (6891).
Since trans-green 4 x 10 plates haven’t ever been made, AFAIK, I had to get a
little innovative to meet this one key Galaxy Explorer element. I used a bunch
of trans-green 1 x 2 plates and stuck them together via some gray-plate “welds”.
This lowered the ships’ ceiling, but I left a space so that the pilot still had
room to stretch (seen in the photo below). Also, because of the general 2/3
thickness of the canopy, I had to redo the hinge mechanism. I opted for some
technic 1 x 2 bricks and friction pins. This method works rather well, though
there’s a little less space in the cab, and in the rear storage area.
-best,
Wolf
PS. Yes, indeed, the colors of Ley’s suxxorg inspired me to post this recent
creation here.
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| (...) Great work. I love being reminded of the space sets that first got me into the theme, as some of the recent posts here have done. ...Still have a couple of X-1 Patrol Crafts myself, kicking around still assembled since days of old... But one (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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