IRF Minerva - SHIPtember 2020
In the late 21st century, manned space flight had developed to a point, where orbital space stations had become obsolete. Engines were so small, yet so powerful, that leaving the orbit of any planet was a left hand task. Seizing this opportunity, the space agencies of the world, once divided by nations, but now united as the World Space Agency, built the first large scale research ship, the International Research Frigate (IRF) Minerva, replacing the ISS. Named after the Greek goddess of knowledge, the frigate was home to countless laboratories, spanning all branches of science, including biology, physics, chemistry, psychology and even cultural studies. The main goals were to understand how space travel and living on a space ship would impact body, mind and even culture as well as to research, whether orbiting other planets was different than orbiting earth. In its years of service, the Minerva hopped from planet to planet, each time gaining new data and crew members, who had grown up in the colonies and brought new cultural experiences. Over time, the crew had developed a thriving own culture, which some children, born on board, even grew up in. After being taken out of service, the remaining crew refused to leave the ship and continued roaming the galaxy with it, eventually being granted the status of an independent city state. All in all, the cultural studies experiment had come to the most interesting conclusion, that space travel could bring people closer together and could become an own cultural space.
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I did it! I actually managed to finish a ship in 30 days again! This time, I worked without any preconceived concept and just built off the top of my head. The result is the 132 studs long SHIP Minerva. Without including any play features this time, I focused on having a sleek and smooth ship with an interesting shape and color scheme, including lots of orange, my favorite color. Also, I finally included a ring structure, a plan I had for a ship since 2015. I hope you like it as much as I do!
IRF Minerva - SHIPtember 2020
In the late 21st century, manned space flight had developed to a point, where orbital space stations had become obsolete. Engines were so small, yet so powerful, that leaving the orbit of any planet was a left hand task. Seizing this opportunity, the space agencies of the world, once divided by nations, but now united as the World Space Agency, built the first large scale research ship, the International Research Frigate (IRF) Minerva, replacing the ISS. Named after the Greek goddess of knowledge, the frigate was home to countless laboratories, spanning all branches of science, including biology, physics, chemistry, psychology and even cultural studies. The main goals were to understand how space travel and living on a space ship would impact body, mind and even culture as well as to research, whether orbiting other planets was different than orbiting earth. In its years of service, the Minerva hopped from planet to planet, each time gaining new data and crew members, who had grown up in the colonies and brought new cultural experiences. Over time, the crew had developed a thriving own culture, which some children, born on board, even grew up in. After being taken out of service, the remaining crew refused to leave the ship and continued roaming the galaxy with it, eventually being granted the status of an independent city state. All in all, the cultural studies experiment had come to the most interesting conclusion, that space travel could bring people closer together and could become an own cultural space.
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I did it! I actually managed to finish a ship in 30 days again! This time, I worked without any preconceived concept and just built off the top of my head. The result is the 132 studs long SHIP Minerva. Without including any play features this time, I focused on having a sleek and smooth ship with an interesting shape and color scheme, including lots of orange, my favorite color. Also, I finally included a ring structure, a plan I had for a ship since 2015. I hope you like it as much as I do!