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Re: New Blacktron I Creations
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Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:02:50 GMT
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terrific expansion of the blacktron theme (which just got cooler), frank!
..joseph g
In lugnet.space, Frank Filz writes:
> Well, I got tired of never building any MOCs, and decided that the first
> thing to do was to use up all those Blacktron parts I've been acquiring on
> eBay. The results may be seen on my new Space Creations web page (WARNING -
> the images are all on one page, about 774k worth, and unfortunately, I
> haven't gone in and put size tags in yet so the page will load a little
> slowly):
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> http://www.mindspring.com/~ffilz/Lego/space-creations.html
>
> This was a lot of fun to build. I had a lot of fun putting together the
> Challenger's cockpit section. Angled plates just kept finding a good place
> to get a nicely shaped front. The side was a little fancier, but I ended up
> putting in the black train window with yellow glass so that you could see
> the rear section of the cockpit. Unfortunately, an almost all black interior
> doesn't show through the trans-yellow plates very well.
>
> I also re-worked the container module. I got tired of the cover always
> falling off, plus, I didn't like the way it opened. My new container is 2
> studs longer, but also seems to have a better profile. I REALLY wish a 3x3
> quarter octagon TILE existed, it would make for a much better container.
> Optionally, a 1x2 Technic beam with a smooth top instead of studs would be
> nice (there is a slight gap at the rear of the cover because there is a 1x2
> Technic beam with 2 holes stuck on top of the castle wall corner. This
> provides the sockets for the 2 studs on a 1x2 hinge plate (which is
> connected to a 1x2 hinge tile) to connect to. Unfortunately, while the cover
> does stay on better, and opens much nicer, it does fall off occasionally.
> The 1x2 hinge tiles are what usually pops off, but sometimes the 1x2 hinge
> plate separates from the cover (especially at the forward end, which only
> connects on one stud, a 1x1 Technic beam. The other stud fortunately fits
> inside the castle wall). What was a little amazing is that the hinge plates
> fit on a proper stud boundary.
>
> Those big space wheels come to the rescue again as engines (I actually had
> to go dig these out of a recent eBay acquisition, and clean them before
> using...). There is a 3x3x2 cone inside each wheel, with 4 trans-red 1x1
> cones to simulate rocket exhaust. I copied the use of the trans-red half
> octagon plates on the engine (I guess they must be some kind of cooling
> vane, obviously very hot). Other than that, the engine module is pretty
> straight forward, most of it is the battery box (designed for easy removal).
>
> With all 4 containers, plus the two spacers down the middle, the ship is
> pretty sturdy. It does sag a little, but that is to be expected when using
> the Technic connectors in this way. One thing I really would love to see is
> some more trans-yellow parts. I toyed with the idea of using the 6x6
> octagonal domes, but antifreeze ones just didn't look right. A large
> trans-yellow tile with studs on 3 edges would make for a much more see
> throughable roof. Trans-yellow 2x2x2 slopes would make a better side window,
> and would be fairly transparent if not all scuffed up (like most of my
> trans-yellow is).
>
> As you can see, I have a few Blacktron I minifigs (I have more that I
> haven't put together yet, plus two in Space Police sets).
>
> I also had fun working the electrical components in. I also built a quick
> little motorized radar dish using a micro-motor which plugs right onto the
> battery box. I didn't take pictures of it because it looks a little dorky.
>
> Frank
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