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Re: The Space Vikings
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Sat, 11 Sep 2004 07:55:26 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Brad McFeeters wrote:
> I like this because it uses a lot of Castle-themed parts that would otherwise
> most likely go unused in .space creations.
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> For the tips and tricks you asked about, it's a good idea to get all of your
> subtheme's dominant colours out, and look at which pieces are best represented-
> obviously, a collection of brown LEGO will have many parts that are unknown or
> uncommon in other colours. I can see that using a lot of wheels but not as
> wheels is a Space Vikings signature technique, which is pretty neat. There's no
> exact forumula for going from parts to finished model. With Ægyptron, the
> Bastet Starfighter came together first because I was determined to use a pair of
> pterosaurs for *something*, without a clear goal of a cat-like ship. On the
> other hand, the Pyramid Rover started out because I wanted a pyramid design and
> the wing plates were just an obvious solution to that.
I really like the pterosaurs, I also made use of the dinosaur joints once as
front cannons on helicopters. So rewarding when one can use almost redundant
parts.
> Whatever you do, there should be some design element other than colour to clearly place your model in
> the subtheme. I would say you are doing this well.
Thanks. I think there is a wealth of ideas surfacing all the time in the
existing and new subthemes which always makes .space interesting.
> Mjollnir is an interesting but somewhat confusing base. Why is there no ladder
> or staircase leading from the moonbase corridor to the cannons on the ground?
> (And have we agreed that the Moon of the future is enriched with oxygen to allow
> people to breathe and fires to burn? I'm rather new here.)
Good questions! I have played around with different castle helmets and
space/diver O2 tanks and have yet to find anything particularly good. I'll keep
trying but in the meantime I think these guys have drunk so much mead they have
just plain forgotten about the lack of air! Lame excuse but that's all I've got
just now.
As for the moonbase itself, I was much more interested in the cannon to begin
with, the base will hopefully develop into some kind of observation room with
possible access via a "Rover" of some description.
> I really like how Odin's Left Eye has its engines as oars, very appropriate for
> Space Vikings. The Thunder Chariot is simply the most skillful integration of
> livestock and spacecraft I have ever seen. ;)
Thanks again. I am particularly fond of the goats : ) (Brickshelf:dheyse).
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