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Hi all,
Well, as promised I’ve finally got around to finishing and photographing my
latest moc.
It’s a small freighter used primarily on the Earth/Moon run.
I deliberately built this incorporating several .space no-no’s:
- It’s boxy. I tried to make it a reasonably cool box though.
- It’s black, although I hope you find the photographs clear enough
- No cool new parts in clever usage. It’s all pretty basic stuff.
At least it’s got retractable landing gear, and the boy loves playing with the
ramps.
For the eagle-eyed, yes Jon’s
Bison was certainly an
influence.
Comments and criticism are welcome. Smack, non-sequitors and tangential
ramblings are purely optional.
Cheers,
Allister
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| (...) In all seriousness, from the side this reminds me of a cartoon dog with legs waaay to small. But it's a righteously gnarly cartoon dog with legs waaay to small! Beautiful detailing and neat play features. Does the side ramp have hinges at its (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Holy cow, this is awesome. It's like a superneat playset, complete with crew, cargo, and loading truck! Visit exotic worlds! Trade cargo! The front end sort of reminds me of the Omega destroyers in Babylon 5. Nice smooth sides that sandwich the (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Wow. Your modelling here is really top-notch. Wonderful attention to detail, like the way you put the windows on their sides to make them less tall, and the way you lined the passage walls with stuff. I love it! (...) It's definitely not boxy (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Well, it is somewhat Bisonesque as you indicate, but it does stand on its own...its own spindly legs. It has a pleasant collision of Mack truck, earthmover, architect's-house-on-stilts, Hercules (the plane) and sheer playability. The contrast (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Allister, this is simply a jaw dropping creation.. When I clicked that link, I discovered that I a big fan of that gallery "almac" but never thought it was you all this time.. I thought that mysterious "almac" is a Japanese LEGO enthusiast ;-) (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Yes, but a creative boxy. Boxyiness isn't a no-no, but rather it is difficult to get right. A good builder can do it, but most can't. I for one, can't. But this shuttle is an excellent example of how it can be done right! (...) Black ain't so (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Little behind in my posting, but wanted to start it off with this. I saw it a while back and really enjoyed it. Getting back to it now, I enjoy it even more. Boxy but it works goes for Volvos and this....in fact, I think it works because it's (...) (21 years ago, 12-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Allister! I can't believe I missed this! Incredibly cool! The schmoove black panels with the exposed greeblies... man that's just HAPPY! Great details and superb functionality. NOt a wasted space on that ship. GOOD WORK! ~^- (URL) ~^- Admiral (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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