This totally hit the mark for the 'tween theme. As soon as I saw those ball
sockets in the Ep II sets I thought 'rocket nozzle'. Looks like you thought
the same and employeed them in a most excellent fashion...they fit the
timeline wonderfully.
I think the best thing about this model is the underside....the hoses,
ventral thruster and landing gear look so spacey retro.
(...) Thanks dude (for everything but the cursin') Those ball sockets (the 12 year old boy in my is giggling) are really swift. They look like the bell on some Apollo era thruster or something. They were fun to use, and made connecting them fun (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
Hi all, The first of the 2003 lineup is the HopLab. (URL) is a quick hop lander with mobile lab and scanning equipment. A ship that the Lego Space Command split into two vehicles in the Classic Space Age. Combining the hoppin' tech of (URL) the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space) !