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(...) This is the first thing I saw when I came in to work. What a great start to the day! Very well executed... er, played. (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! This ship has a really 'cute' feel about it from the roundness of it, I would guess. It's size really makes me want to swoosh it, too. I really appreciate your feedback, so thanks again! Joe (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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After a few comments about the non-rotating camera (which I did consider on the top but found it looked clunky), I took the suggestions and made some additions to the shuttle. I didn't want anything that was 'permanent,' so these are essentially (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) nice couple of ships, bram. they look kinda like experiments with colors. if you are playing around with that, then I can't wait to see what you'll do on future mocs. and, yes, phil's studless work is great! I guess we could say Phil is such a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! The canopy is trans smoke (from the World City police chopper), and I chose to go with the color scheme because I want to start using all the other bricks that I have amassed:) Red and white is a color scheme from my high school and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) pretty cool :-) -paul (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) This was a really fun build, and one that had it's share of interesting problems...the interior is about a two plates short of minifig with helmet height, for one. So it's cramped:) But I really love the form it ended up being, especially when (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) something about this one really appeals to me. the light grey w/ the red/white schema, perhaps. can't really put my finger on it, but this is a nice little MOC. clever concept, too -paul (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) insane. wonderful. i love it. -paul (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Definitely cheaper. I had tried putting a rotating cam on the top, but it looked...clunky. So I did this, per Paul Baulch's suggestion: (URL) detachable camdrones! (...) There's going to be more...I have to build a shuttle that can hold cargo, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Damien & All, (...) One of the nicest things about LEGO products is the ability to make whatever they say into your own. I read through all of these posts and found them pretty neat, I have my own take on it. The Blacktron is that in my space (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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Paul, here's the cam drones: (URL) and mounted: (URL) The drones are essentially cams with a thruster pack on them. I can always count on you to nudge me:) Joe (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) LOL! That's great! Highlighted. (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey, I like it! I really like the shape and it looks like it could fit in the palm of your hand! However, I think there are too many colors, maybe if you change the black canopy with a smoke one? Great work! (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) That is as hilarious as it is gorgeous. Beautiful SNOT techniques, sculpting, and function (amazing cannon). Just priceless. Excellent, excellent job. Cheers, -Gil (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) This is definately one of those models after a few too many swigs of cough syrup :) Wacky. An interesting shape....particularily using that blasted egg. I've tried a few times myself and have an partially finished montrosity on my shelf. The (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) well, as do the sizable doors. As Paul was saying...tweaking the windshield with either flanking curves or slopes might smooth out the lines a bit... Hope to see some more! Cheers, -Gil (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) This is a lot of fun Joe....and I imagine more complex to build than it's shape tells. I often find that with all the pushing we do to ourselves here to discover new and as yet unseen element combinations, it becomes more difficult to build (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(URL) liked the RoboSheep from the NWBC so much, I felt inspired to make a Lambding Craft for them, a DropSheep. :-) Launched from a MotherSheep in orbit, the DropSheep, one of thousands, screams down into the atmosphere at hypersonic speed. The air (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space) !!
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A previous MOC I made featured Blacktron as spies and terrorists and Futuron as police. (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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Hehehe...cool concept! But I guess this is an cheaper/older paparazzi ship...a camera that can neither tilt or rotate??? GRIN More please...more Bas (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, and you're right, the hatch does open! And I was playing with the rde and white to see how I could work withthem. I'm pretty happy with the result. (...) Hm. Mine has a astronaut head from the Life on Mars sets. But I didn't have him (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! On this model I was more dealing with color and exploring parts uses than anything else. It was a fun build! And it does fit well in the hand and it's got a really nice swoosh factor about it. And instructions...hm, give me a few (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Um, no...and I tried to modify, but the camera would have to be further out to swivel. (...) How about 2, one for each wing tip? I did those tonight after reading your comments (you have a really bad habit of coming up with good suggestions, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) You oughta check out Chris Gidden's stuff on Bshelf...he uses these parts like there's no tomorrow! (...) Thanks! You might like it because it has a resemblance to the shuttlecraft from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I figured that out midway (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks! I was really surprised how this lil' ship came together so fast! (...) Now do you think the .Space Paparazzi would do that?:) Tho you might want to uprate your sensor arrays... Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I am very much a freeform builder, so I'm very impressed with what you did. There's a lot of details that I find really nice, such as the cockpit consoles (on a rounded armrest, no less!) I also like the aft end with the block cones around the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Yep. The central one is the FTL drive (he said just thinking that up now). (...) Every second-hand lot I've bought has been rife with it. Keep your eyes on the Trading Post. (...) If we have one. I'm keen. Go (URL) here> and add your voice. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Only 25% (...) Duplo has some very interestingly shaped pieces, but using them with standard system bricks can be even trickier than Bionicle. My son has tons of the stuff, and I keep seeing weird possibilities in them. I wanted to use the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) You're on to me :) Yes, I did at one point envision this being a somewhat more offensive craft. The exposed studs on the wings were going to be mounting points for all manner of ABS death. The clock on the wall displaying 2am put paid to that (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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This is pretty cool, I like the shape. Does the back open? It looks like there is a hatch with a hinge, but I could be wrong. I like the color scheme. I'm a little worried that your sig-fig seems to have the same face as mine, though, I think TLC (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. The bricks click together in mysterious ways. I usually have no idea what shape a ship will take until it's half built. (...) Hmmm. I must think about running that again, although there hasn't been much interest in the space seed part (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I like everything about this ship, but you're not exactly stretching yourself with it are you? ;) Anyway, this sort of thing is fun to play with more than anything - I expect it sits very comfortably in the hand, and none of the bits are prone (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) But black is camouflage for Space. Besides I use a couple of Ogel figs for my spec-ops. -Mike Petrucelli (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Excellent stuff, but a GIANT WORKING DEATH RAY?!! I hope everyone's ok ;) Ditto what Paul said re: the Vipers. Beautiful. Apollo and Starbuck ride again! (presumably we'll have to wait four years to see a Boomer fig, but in the meantime we can (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space)
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(...) Works for me, mostly... Blacktron look a bit more like "Special Forces" to me. Being black-uniformed and all. Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I really like how you used the slopes on the rear, it works really well with the rear window. The doors are cool too. I'm not sure I like the roof and windscreen, though - it looks a bit flimsy. Maybe if you had one of those newer curved (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I am probably the only one that made them both on the same side. Futron is the Navy. Blacktron is the Army. -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Very nice, Joe. Cute, compact and with some bumpy bits on top which go really well. Does the camera swivel? I think it would be a cooler feature if it did. Or maybe a detachable camera drone. And landing gear. ;-) Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (22 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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