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Re: finally
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Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:49:39 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Paul Hartzog writes:
> well,
> finally i respond,
> and finally an amazing new ship in here.
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> Adrian, my hat is off. <bows>
Why thank you.
> have you seen any Peter Elson art? your ship just
> screams Peter Elson. the form and particularly the
> biological markings (darth mauls' face, and Roger Dean's
> work also are similar, all of which are drawn from marking
> on tabby cats and grasshoppers and beetles and such
I really don't use other artists as my inspirations, at least not in a
direct way. I have seen enough stuff in my time that when it comes to
working on a new project, most often the ideas either spring fully formed
from my mind (like the overall shape of the Blood Moon) or they are driven
by what pieces I have available (like the side windows and Slave 1 canopies
that make up the cockpit). I am unfamiliar with Peter Elson's art.
> and if that isn't enough, not only does it LOOK awesome,
> its actually a cool ship. greeblies and well planned
> design. I've been trying since the 70s to figure out
> a way to do large windows on spaceships. thank goodness
> for your inspirational canopies on the front, its perfect.
Surprisingly enough, I didn't really plan this shape from the beginning, it
just sort of evolved. I started with a pile of plates and made the general
shape of the rear wings. From there the shape just sort of flowed forward
til I ran out of plates and decided that the entire ship was done. I guess
that's why it looks organic :)
> also,
> here's a ship that uses the new curved pieces w/out pointing
> out 'hey i'm using the new SW pieces'!!! its all integrated
> and seamless. So nicely done.
They're just another element. I try to keep everything in balance, without
any one element getting to out of control (unless that's the point, like the
super-big tires on the Jeep Cherokee model) They're great elements. Within
reason.
> and finally (there's that word again...)
> I REALLY REALLY REALLY love the way the 'panels' on the
> wings are NOT symmetrical or the same from wing to wing.
> You see this a lot in professional design and paintings
> and its so hard to pull off in a lego ship. But you did
> it exquisitely
That was originally driven by the fact that I didn't have enough plates to
finish the wings in a single color, so I was planning on just doing it
patchwork style and covering it up with bricks. It ended up looking so good
I kept it that way.
> thanks for sharing such an awesome ship,
> if it breaks on the way to b-fest, i'll help you
> rebuild it (i'd love to see HOW its built)
Except for the weapons and sensor arrays, this thing is built like the
proverbial brick s***house. It has a technic keel that runs from the center
of the wing assembly to about halfway down the main body of the ship. From
there, it's just a mass of bricks and plates. The wings themselves are held
together with such a jumbled mass of technic beams that nothing short of a
thermonuclear war will knock them apart :) Most of the ship is pretty
traditional construction, without too much SNOTwork. The wings are
obviously studs out on both surfaces, accomplished with a metric crapload of
these:
http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=2436
and these:
http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=2434
which give me, when placed back to back, studs out on all 4 sides.
It really is a phenomenal challenge to build a ship this large and make it
stable enough to transport easily too. It can be done, but the results use
a LOT of bricks, and you have to be careful that it doesn't end up just
looking like a big flying brick (unless that's your design intent).
Cheers
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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