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My LEGO tribute to Douglas Adams.
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I've entered this LEGO Vignette in a contest where we're recreating scenes from
Douglas Adams' books as a tribute to the great man.
http://www.shush-its-secret.demon.co.uk/Tabletown/images/vig006/hhttg1.jpg
This is the scene from Chapter 7 of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
where Marvin encounters a Frogstar Scout Robot Class D which has been sent to
capture Zaphod Beeblebrox. They meet on a skybridge between two buildings
suspended 15 stories above ground and Marvin tricks and annoys the robot into
taking out the walls, ceiling and eventually the floor of the bridge, causing it
to plummet to the ground to its destruction. It's by far my favourite scene from
any of the books. The first time I read it I was on a bus and I totally lost it
- to the bemusement of all the other passengers. The Vignette shows the moment
the machine takes out the floor on which it is sat.
Here's an uncluttered view:
http://www.shush-its-secret.demon.co.uk/Tabletown/images/vig006/hhttg2.jpg
And another:
http://www.shush-its-secret.demon.co.uk/Tabletown/images/vig006/hhttg3.jpg
Here's the Robot. The Robot is described in the book as a towering black tank -
but on the basis that it's from the Frogstar, I tried to make it look a little
froglike as well as menacing - and stupid (even though Frogstar is just a stupid
name and has nothing to do with frogs at all). I've given it a mouth and eyes as
it engages Marvin in conversation.
http://www.shush-its-secret.demon.co.uk/Tabletown/images/vig006/hhttg4.jpg
Here's a side view of the Tank. I decided to give it some chrome exhausts as
it's a very vain Tank, proud of its weapons and capabilities and I figured it
would want a bit of "bling".
http://www.shush-its-secret.demon.co.uk/Tabletown/images/vig006/hhttg5.jpg
Here's Marvin. In the first book Marvin has very little description and in the
scene in question is merely stated as being "silver". I had a really hard time
putting together all my chrome pieces in anything resembling a robot and I
wanted to stay away from the film and TV depictions and go for my own - so my
Marvin is made of a bunch of Technic pieces and a chrome "head" on top. I think
it works quite well.
http://www.shush-its-secret.demon.co.uk/Tabletown/images/vig006/hhttg6.jpg
Here's the scenery - just an 8x8 square essentially cracked in half. It's
supported on transparent bricks and a trans' plate as I wanted to convey the
sense that this platform is suspended in mid air. The trans plate is NOT a part
of the Vig' - the Vig' itself is still 8x8 studs. The windows and ceiling have
of course long been disintegrated at this stage. The falling half is attached
with a hinge piece. The trans' studs you see on top are the support for the Tank
to click onto, thus making the entire creation one whole piece when fully
assembled.
http://www.shush-its-secret.demon.co.uk/Tabletown/images/vig006/hhttg7.jpg
For those of you who own the original radio series, you can hear this scene in
the first episode of the second series, or read it online here:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3550/ad21.htm
Dr. S.
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