Malydilnar
The hidden feature
If you thought that the light grey hull was sort of boring, and that I was just building your standard octagonal ship with big slabs like everyone else then think again. The front hinges off. A month or so ago I showed this thing in a vertical stance as a "space elevator". I liked the idea but still wanted this to be a space ship of sorts. Well I compromised and thought of hinged aircraft such as the Antonov, and transferred the idea here. I figured that if you discover a new planet your first goal is creating a supply chain between you, the exploring vessel, and other ships behind you.
This whole thing will get bigger as is traditional, but I'm really taking my time. Since I've finished the biggest obstacle (the Nautilus), I can proceed further with my sci-fi grand plan. Really the goal is to continue building sci-fi shit like this and other ships until I graduate. I'll then see if I can continue building during Masters study and finish the whole project for a future brick con or other lego convention.
The scene I've had in my head for the past couple years is the Nautilus coming in as backup to an exploration vessel(s) which look somewhat abandoned on a desolate new world. I guess kind of Alien inspired with a mix of Halo.
The biggest struggle is going to be building the whole environment. It is going to have to be at least 1 x 2 meters squared area for the world to look big in comparison to the other ships, and definitively have curvature of the planet built into it. Issue there is that would take a ludicrous amount of parts and $ compared to all my other stuff. My lego collection is actually tiny compared most AFOL's, and all my ship builds including the Nautilus have been on a tight budget.
The hidden feature
If you thought that the light grey hull was sort of boring, and that I was just building your standard octagonal ship with big slabs like everyone else then think again. The front hinges off. A month or so ago I showed this thing in a vertical stance as a "space elevator". I liked the idea but still wanted this to be a space ship of sorts. Well I compromised and thought of hinged aircraft such as the Antonov, and transferred the idea here. I figured that if you discover a new planet your first goal is creating a supply chain between you, the exploring vessel, and other ships behind you.
This whole thing will get bigger as is traditional, but I'm really taking my time. Since I've finished the biggest obstacle (the Nautilus), I can proceed further with my sci-fi grand plan. Really the goal is to continue building sci-fi shit like this and other ships until I graduate. I'll then see if I can continue building during Masters study and finish the whole project for a future brick con or other lego convention.
The scene I've had in my head for the past couple years is the Nautilus coming in as backup to an exploration vessel(s) which look somewhat abandoned on a desolate new world. I guess kind of Alien inspired with a mix of Halo.
The biggest struggle is going to be building the whole environment. It is going to have to be at least 1 x 2 meters squared area for the world to look big in comparison to the other ships, and definitively have curvature of the planet built into it. Issue there is that would take a ludicrous amount of parts and $ compared to all my other stuff. My lego collection is actually tiny compared most AFOL's, and all my ship builds including the Nautilus have been on a tight budget.