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I was so glad that I was able to see this movie in theaters the day after it came out. It instantly became my favorite movie, and I decided that I wanted to make a Ranger. However, after seeing all the amazing Rangers that others have built, I kind of lost interest for awhile.
It wasn't until the digital release that I decided to try. It's taken me since March to complete this, and I nearly gave up multiple times, but I really wanted a Ranger model in my collection, so I kept with it. Here are the end results. It does have some interior detailing, which was actually easier to do than the exterior. Sadly, I don't have to many Computer panel pieces, so it doesn't have a lot of screen like it does in the movie. Also, one last bit. I tried to scale this based on how big the Endurance is (There is an infographic that shows how big the Endurance -With Rangers- is compared to the U.S. Space Shuttle.) I used that to try and get a rough size for my Ranger model, and while it looks a little large when compared to minifigures, I am quite happy with the results.
The Interstellar Spark is one piece of Blacktron II technology that is an example of the expression: “If its not broken… don’t fix it!”. With a heavy bulky structure, this ship won’t break a lot of record speeds like its successors, but it is one of the most reliable Vic Vipers in use by the Blacktron II air force.
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This small Vic Viper was part of my participation on the New Elementary - 2019 Parts Fest #2.
You can see some of the other builds I made here:
www.newelementary.com/2019/11/lego-techniques-sagh-paulo-...
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And here is a small description of the process:
"When I saw the Roof Tile 1x8x3 Deg 25 No 1 in White (6262530|49618) I thought that they would be great to make spaceship wings because of their larger surface areas with fewer lines/unions. Since we are in “Novvember" I decided to make this year’s Vic Viper. Although I wanted to make a cleaner ship, I was able to incorporate some greebling on the wings using the “circular saw” part from the Mini Accessory, No. 11."
Here is a good view of this color. I really like this shade, but unfortunately ILNP does not offer it without the holo specks.
December Diary 2011
Interstellar Overdrive - a psychedelic composition written by Pink Floyd in 1966, which appears on their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn at almost ten minutes in length. An earlier, longer recording, 16:52, can be heard on the soundtrack to the film Tonite Let's All Make Love in London, which was released in the same year.
Interstellar is a fantastic movie. I love the way it explores the depths of time dilation. And the Endurance is a cool unique looking ship.
I saw a lego version of the Ranger in the link below and thought I'd see if I could make one like his. I think it turned out okay. I put and opening hatch on the back and also gave it landing gear.
.lxf file
www.dropbox.com/s/ui40qmsvi2vgzb1/Ranger.lxf?dl=0
link
www.flickr.com/photos/jp_velociraptor/16339532836/in/phot...
Traversing the milky way takes some time, even traveling FTL! Let the Ocatn Oddesy Class liner "Pasithea" take you on your next interstellar journey through the Galaxy. Enjoy luxurious 5-star accommodations, a lively entertainment district filled with restaurants, casinos & theatres and a recreation deck filled with activities or take a walk through the atrium that provided fresh food on your voyage thought the stars!
Pi (commonly shortened as 3.14159, or π) is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Its value can be expressed as a mathematical series that produces an infinitely long number.
As such, Pi is 'irrational', which means that the digits never end or repeat in any known way. This mysterious mathematical quirk has been recognised by humans for millennia, and the symbol has now become well represented in popular culture.
The famed astrophysicist Carl Sagan's science fiction work 'Contact' proposed that radio transmissions carrying prime or transcendental numbers would be the best patterns to broadcast across interstellar distances in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.
Certain astronomical objects like Pulsar Neutron Stars are known to send out precise and rhythmic radio signals, which at one time caused much premature excitement before they became better understood as natural phenomena. There is, however, no star which would emit radio pulses in a sequence as complex as Pi. Amid vast stellar expanses filled with spikes of static and confused electromagnetic noise, this elegant pattern could only come from an 'artificial' source.
As Sagan's character Ellie Arroway puts it , upon the Very Large Array's discovery of such a signal emanating from the Vega star system; "Mathematics is the only truly universal language. It's no coincidence that they’re primes - it may be a beacon. Some kind of announcement to get our attention."
Science fiction aside, Pi remains a source of fascination due to its ubiquitous presence throughout the world of physics. Among many other applications, it is crucial to the calculation of circular or elliptical planetary orbits; satellite speeds, geometries, path vectors and decay rates - the Newtonian clockwork of the universe.
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Pedantic or curious readers with mathematic questions about the transcendentality of Pi can click here to see NASA's explanation, which covers the topic far more thoroughly than I ever could. Or, to see more mathematically inspired artwork, take a look at The Golden Ratio. Thanks for reading, folks :-)
Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula, the glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust is also found in the 1959 catalog by astronomer Stewart Sharpless as Sh2-101. About 8,000 light-years distant and 70 light-years across the complex and beautiful nebula blossoms at the center of the composite image. Red, green, and blue hues map emission from ionized sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Ultraviolet radiation from young, energetic stars at the edge of the Cygnus OB3 association, including O star HDE 227018, ionizes the atoms and powers the visible light emission from the Tulip Nebula. HDE 227018 is the bright star very near the blue arc at the center of the cosmic tulip. via NASA ift.tt/2dCMLmV
20:00 hrs local time on 30th November 2015 along an isolated beach of Black River, Mauritius!
The Milky Way, our galaxy, is low on the horizon and is setting. It follows the Sun which disappeared about an hour earlier below the horizon. The recent sunset can be guessed from the lighter area on the horizon and from the Zodiacal lights above the galactic center. The brighter stars are reflected in the sea as white specks. The tide is on the ebb. In the distance, the exclusive resorts light up the foot of the Morne Brabant mountain.
This panorama is an assembly of 11 pictures spanning from south to north through west and taken using a Sony Alpha 7R2 body and a Sony Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens, a Manfrotto tripod, a Roundabout np panoramic head and a Triggertrap remote control activated by an Iphone 6s.
This interstellar canine is formed of cosmic dust and gas interacting with the energetic light and winds from hot young stars. The shape, visual texture, and color, combine to give the region the popular name Fox Fur Nebula. The characteristic blue glow on the left is dust reflecting light from the bright star S Mon, the bright star just below the top edge of the featured image. Textured red and black areas are a combination of the cosmic dust and reddish emission from ionized hydrogen gas. S Mon is part of a young open cluster of stars, NGC 2264, located about 2,500 light years away toward the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). via NASA ift.tt/1RRhE5q
Based on my old BTII VOAT, also inspired by Jamie Neufelds Gunraven -
Very fragile model, it`s not swooshable at all.
The roof hinges have been moved all the way to the back behind the radiator grills. This makes access easier and also meant that I could get the window details more accurate on top.
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The iconic Ranger spacecraft from my favourite film of last year, Interstellar, lovingly recreated in Lego.
Here you can see the interior. TARS reclines in between the pilots. There are hooks behind the seats for them to hang their helmets and the airlock is aft.
If you like it and want to see it made into an official lego set, please add your support on Lego Ideas:
"Interstellar Overdrive"
Song by Pink Floyd from the album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"
Released- August 5, 1967
Recorded- February-June 1967
Genre- Psychedelic rock, space rock, progressive rock, instrumental rock, jam rock
Length- 9:41, 16:52 (London '66–'67 version)
Label- Columbia/EMI (UK) Capitol (US)
Producer- Norman Smith
Yet another Pink Floyd inspired piece.
Design 2 of 2011.
(info taken from wikipedia)
Rail Operations Group Class 37/6 37608 "Andromeda" hauls Great Western Class 387/1 387131 in Heathrow Express livery past Ruscombe Junction on an Ilford to Oxford Carriage Sidings move.
For this version I built a stand, allowing the model to be displayed at a jaunty angle.
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