C-Wing Back
C is for coral!
This spaceship is based on the alphabet starfighter project that my son and I began last year. As soon as the new coral color came out I wanted to build something with it and a spaceship seemed like the perfect choice. The curved section was a little hard to figure out. Initially I tried hinge plates, but I didn't have enough so I ended up using clips and flex tube. It was fun trying to use at least one of every coral element I had. The play-feature of this ship is the way the fuselage can rotate around the cockpit section.
Backstory:
One cold weekend afternoon, I was looking for something to do with my four year old in the house. We went to our Lego room, "What do you want to build?", "A spaceship," Star Wars obsessive Elliot answered, "an E-Wing!" I knew that the Lego fan site From Bricks to Bothans held a letter based starfighter contest years before, but I was willing to give it our own try.
During the build I developed our own set of self imposed RULES:
1. The ship has to be in the shape of the letter
2. It must be strong enough for a four year old to play with it without breaking
3. The primary color and cockpit location are chosen by Elliot
4. Any piece Elliot finds (that matches the color scheme) MUST be incorporated into the build
5. What Elliot says, goes. So if he wants a play feature or design element, I had find a way to make it happen
As the project progressed the builds became more and more complex and the rules became more flexible. We finished the letters of Elliot's first and middle names and now we are working our way through the remaining letters.
C-Wing Back
C is for coral!
This spaceship is based on the alphabet starfighter project that my son and I began last year. As soon as the new coral color came out I wanted to build something with it and a spaceship seemed like the perfect choice. The curved section was a little hard to figure out. Initially I tried hinge plates, but I didn't have enough so I ended up using clips and flex tube. It was fun trying to use at least one of every coral element I had. The play-feature of this ship is the way the fuselage can rotate around the cockpit section.
Backstory:
One cold weekend afternoon, I was looking for something to do with my four year old in the house. We went to our Lego room, "What do you want to build?", "A spaceship," Star Wars obsessive Elliot answered, "an E-Wing!" I knew that the Lego fan site From Bricks to Bothans held a letter based starfighter contest years before, but I was willing to give it our own try.
During the build I developed our own set of self imposed RULES:
1. The ship has to be in the shape of the letter
2. It must be strong enough for a four year old to play with it without breaking
3. The primary color and cockpit location are chosen by Elliot
4. Any piece Elliot finds (that matches the color scheme) MUST be incorporated into the build
5. What Elliot says, goes. So if he wants a play feature or design element, I had find a way to make it happen
As the project progressed the builds became more and more complex and the rules became more flexible. We finished the letters of Elliot's first and middle names and now we are working our way through the remaining letters.