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Space Day was created by Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1997. The goal was to motivate the youth of America to study math and science. This day was originally established as a one day event. An exciting topic of interest to millions, Space Day became an annual event.
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This is Lego set 6823 Surface Transport from 1983.
NCS fast transport.
Further details and backstory can be found at my blog: ghsquarefeet.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/space-sphinx/
Its only feature aside from turning wheels are opening doors which actually lead to the interior. I guess it should have an airlock but that'd be a waste of valuable space. Bring your own air, it aint free here!
Setting myself some building rules and limitations got me out of a bout of builder's block a while back, and saw the emergence of Hover Car Racers.
Not built anything for ages so set myself the challenge of putting another HCR vehicle together.
Here are the "rules" I set myself when building one of these:
- bold colour scheme
- a whiff of 'muscle car'
- some asymmetry
- enclosed cockpit
This one obviously grabs a chunk of inspo from Classic Space, but also benefited from a few references to the DeLorean from Back To The Future.
First proper MOC I've built for ages. Hope you enjoy it.
Here is my latest Classic Space MOC: A 6x6 Transporter.
I reused the steering from the 6895 Spy Trak 1 but added another axle.
The Planetary Mining Rover is a mass produced rover used extensively throughout the galaxy. The equipped dual drilling arms are capable of breaking through some of the toughest materials known to man. A cargo compartment in the rear of the rover enables the P.M.R. to transport materials back to base.
[b][NCS] Heavy Mobile Rocket Launcher[/b]
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Nous allons dire, que c'est un mélange qui réuni les sets :
- 6950 Mobile Rocket Transport
en même temps, et en plus gros ! Tous ces sets se ressemblent plus ou moins, ou bien, ne sont que des déclinaisons différentes au gré des versions. D’où l'idée de tous réunir, dans du 4 en 1, version mastodonte.
J'ai snoté à 90° les consoles de commande dans le mur, afin de pouvoir loger un maximum de panneaux de commande et d'y gagner 2 tenons supplémentaires en horizontal. Ceci me permettant de mettre 4 membres d'équipage, leurs sièges et une petite coursive (de justesse) pour qu'ils se déplacent entre les sièges. Le toit avec les 2 radars se déclipse et la verrière-avant pivote, permettant l'accessibilité.
Mon seul regret dans l'histoire : ne pas pouvoir mettre les 2 côtés en bleu (le derrière des 2 panneaux de consoles), car la pièce N°11203 (flat Tile, Modified 2 x 2 Inverted) n'existe pas dans cette couleur. J'ai du me contenter du gris et composer avec.
Je me suis étonné, moi-même, à l'avoir construit en seulement 3 jours ! Après réflexion, je pense avoir compris pourquoi je l'ai fait en si peu de temps. Je met cela sur le compte de plusieurs choses :
-1/ J'avais déjà la base de mon NCS - City Mars Exploration - Heavy Mobile Lab, qui m'avait pris un bon 10 jours. En plus de l'expérience de construction/agencement interne du véhicule.
-2/ J'avais déjà le radar et la fusée, de mon [NCS] 462-897- Mobile Rocket Launcher, Remastered, qui m'avait pris 3-4 jours
-3/ J'avais déjà les sièges de mon NCS - Heavy Transport
-4/ J'avais déjà les consoles murales, de mon NCS - Heavy Transport. (du moins, retenu ma technique de construction inverse) qui m'avait pris un sacré paquet de temps, car je devais mettre un max de consoles informatique dans un espace minimaliste, et surtout, à 90° et inversé par rapport au mur ! (donc sacré difficulté technique à s'arracher les cheveux). Rien que pour cela, j'ai du y passer plusieurs jours.
-5/ Mes expériences passées, qui sont presque une marque de fabrique chez moi : l’extérieur de mes vaisseaux et véhicules (NCS - Heavy Transporter, NCS - City Mars Exploration - Martian Colonization Base, Intergalactic Girl, NCS LL-6929 Starfleet Voyager, Space Heavy Rover, Lunar Space Pod , NCS - City Mars Exploration - Heavy Mobile Lab, etc) sont généralement dépouillés, mais en revanche, l'intérieur est généralement assez blindé dans tous les sens. Mettre un max de greeblings, en espace confiné et minimaliste, c'est presque devenu mon [i]"dada".[/i]
Donc normalement, vu la taille du véhicule du mastodonte, cela aurait du me prendre minimum 7-14 jours bien tassé. Mais comme je fais toutes mes constructions "en modulaire", je peux repiquer facilement des parties (ou des modules) pour les mettre dans d'autres constructions. En plus des expériences de constructions passées. C'est pour cela que je n'ai mis que 2-3 jours et que j'ai gagné énormément de temps.
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It's a mix that brings together the sets :
- 6950 Mobile Rocket Transport
at the same time, and bigger !
All these sets look more or less alike, or are just different variations depending on the version. Hence the idea of bringing them all together, in a 4 in 1, mastodon version.
I used the 90 ° snot technique with the control consoles in the wall, in order to be able to accommodate as many control panels as possible and gain 2 additional horizontal studs. This allows me to put 4 crew members, their seats and a small passageway (narrowly) for them to move between the seats. The roof with the 2 radars unclips and the front canopy swivels, allowing accessibility. My only regret: not being able to put the 2 sides in blue (the back of the 2 console panels), because part N°11203 (flat Tile, Modified 2 x 2 Inverted) does not exist in this color. I had to settle for gray.
I was amazed, myself, to have built it in just 3 days! Upon reflection, I think I understood why I did it in such a short time. I put this down to several things:
-1/ I already had the basis of my NCS - City Mars Exploration - Heavy Mobile Lab, which had taken me a good 10 days. In addition to the experience of construction / internal arrangement of the vehicle.
-2/ I already had the radar and the rocket, of my [NCS] 462-897- Mobile Rocket Launcher, Remastered, which took me 3-4 days.
-3/ I already had the seats of my NCS - Heavy Transport
-4/ I already had the wall consoles, from my NCS - Heavy Transport. (at least, retained my reverse construction technique) which had taken a hell of a lot of time, because I had to put a maximum of computer consoles in a minimalist space, and above all, at 90 ° and inverted in relation to the wall! (so damn technical difficulty in tearing your hair). Just for that, I had to spend several days there.
-5/ My past experiences, which are almost a hallmark of me: the exterior ofmy ships and vehicles (NCS - Heavy Transporter, NCS - City Mars Exploration - Martian Colonization Base, Intergalactic Girl, NCS LL-6929 Starfleet Voyager, Space Heavy Rover, Lunar Space Pod , NCS - City Mars Exploration - Heavy Mobile Lab, etc) are generally stripped down, but on the other hand, the interior is generally quite shielded in every way. Putting a lot of greeblings, in a confined and minimalist space, it almost became my "hobby".
So normally, given the size of the mastodon's vehicle, it should have taken me at least 7-14 days well packed. But since I do all my constructions " in modular ", I can easily transplant parts (or modules) to put them in other constructions. In addition to past construction experiences. This is why I only took 2-3 days and saved a lot of time.
The bus has no driver, but has a robot instead. The robot sits in the middle, so *both* front seats are free for taking. Yee!
I'm calling this the SPARTVS (“Spartus”; “Synergistic Piloted Assault Robot Tactical Victory Suit”). Twin-piloted mechs aren't all that common, but I'm really not too sure why not.
I'm thinking it's some sort of close-quarters battle mech or possibly law enforcement-type.
Today's recolored set is 6849 (from 1987), in M-Tron colors.
Might be my last upload for a while, i've barely take care of myself and my flat since almost two months, so I've got to go back to "serious" things ^^
The Taxon-Lazar Spaceworks LL-2022 heavy reconnaissance/strike starfighter first entered regular service over the planet Bianka IV in the Systar system in early 2019. This picture shows the never-produced LL-2022B concept, which aimed to improve the ship's swooshydynamics by cutting down the rear fuselage and increasing the rake angle of the bottom windscreen.
Regrettably, Madsen engineers had to introduce several structural compromises to achieve the swooshydynamics goals. The large canted fin pods were only attached by four studs each on the "B" model, and the "A" model's large and well-equipped cockpit was replaced by a cramped space that was heavily reliant on holographic "hard light" controls and even seats. The crew member in the front seat was supported by straps over his boots and force fields beneath his derriere. While the crew member in the back seat had a solid panel beneath his derriere, its attachment to the rear bulkhead of the cockpit was so flimsy that it, too, required supporting force fields during takeoff, landing, and combat maneuvers. The large, sturdy rear landing gear were replaced by small solid tires, and the forward landing gear was moved so far aft that stability and handling during takeoff, landing, and taxi were severely compromised.
Because of these compromises, it is unlikely that the LL-2022B will ever be produced.
The original is a stunning build by Taxon Lazar. I have no idea how it's put together, but it looks fantastic. I'm not sure my version would hold together very well if built in real life.
Original here -
www.flickr.com/photos/150674552@N07/46731750111/in/datepo...
Nothing spectacular today, just a bunch of little Classic Space sets, recolored in Futuron livery.
Hope you'll like them anyway ;-)
The Star Wars franchise finally died out after its 2,357th iteration flopped at the box office. Bereft of ideas, the production team's last project was a re-working of Samuel Beckett's classic "Waiting for Godot".
The film starred Jar Jar Binks as Vladimir, Master Yoda as Estragon and the late Sir Alec Guinness as the eponymous Godot. Lucky was played by a CGI reworking of Princess Leia, Pozzo by Jabba the Hutt and The Boy by Chewbacca. The ensuing syntactical assault on audiences' ears caused mass hysteria and rioting in cinemas across the galaxy. This subsequently bankrupted the producers with billions of compensation claims.
As a result of this kerfuffle, heaps of redundant lightsabers were cheaply available. Llwyngwril Systems' vehicle design department, ever on the lookout for making a quick buck and something silly, bought up the stockpiles and the Light Sabre Roller was the misbegotten result. The Light Sabre Roller had unfortunate career. It was a rather heavy vehicle, frequently deployed into swamps and marshes due to its misleading name.
With a large fleet of spaceships and many ground units like the APC mobile, the S.H.A.D.O.* agency needs a modern and well equipped bay.
My latest build is the S.H.A.D.O. maintenance bay where the agency's mechanics and engineers can fix and re-fit the Interceptors and possibly the ground units.
The facility is full of details and it features also a service vehicle, a forklift and an hand pallet truck.
Under the wing an operator is welding a support and please take a look at the sparks ;)
A little workbench and the column drill press are positioned on the right.
A spare nuclear missile is ready to be loaded.
Thanks for stopping by.
*SHADO (an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) is a secret, high-technology international agency established to defend Earth and humanity against the mysterious aliens. SHADO was the main subject of UFO, the popular '70 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth.
The planet of Lem 5 was a vital part of the Classic Space system. It's vast tea plantations provided the leaves for a refreshing brew at the end of a hard day of rushing around, exploring and smiling. Unfortunately the planet started to become uninhabitable, due to people experiencing terrible nightmares. Sometimes spacemen would dream that they were being sucked into the vacuum of space, due to their space helmet losing its visor. Even worse were the dreams where there was no cake to go with the tea.
To combat this problem, a brilliant physicist, Andrei Tarkovsky, invented the "Dream Catcher" spaceship. It would hang in space, above the heads of sleeping spacemen and filter the bad dreams out of the atmosphere. The ship was built in a hurry, using a spare pod for the pilot and some left over engines, attached to Tarkovsky's invention.
The nightmares were collected in a large tank at the back of the Dream Catcher and then stored in a old spaceship. When it was full, this ship was safely pushed over the event horizon, into a black hole and forgotten.
The Dream Catcher was eventually retired when the problem was discovered to be a Blacktron plot. Evil agents had established a hidden base on the moon which orbits Lem 5. Inside was a machine for beaming bad dreams into the atmosphere of the planet. The machine was disabled and the spacemen could happily sleep again, dreaming of earl grey and battenburg.
Fourth Wall:
It's all David Alexander Smith's fault...
A small Blacktron attack craft I built for New Elementary using the grey backside of the NinjaGo Arcade Pods.
The top parts are Bionicle armour pieces from 2008-2009, added to this spaceship during a Bionicle-themed LondonAFOLs meet-up to convey a bit of alien technology into this angular craft.
Named after the Golden Poison Frog
As a Gift With Purchase. Details over on Brickset.com.
I can't tell you how excited I am! I would have loved more actual Classic Space stuff, but a re-imagining of the Invader is awesome. It was my first Blacktron set, and I loved it. It went up against my FX Star Patroller (naturally) and other sets. Actually I didn't think of BT I as bad guys at first. It wasn't really until Space Police I that I realized what LEGO was doing.
Anyway, I'm very excited. I hope the required amount isn't too ridiculous. I have a lot of VIP points to use. I'm a little bummed about stickers over prints, but life can't be perfect.
Thanks so much, LEGO! I know these probably don't move a lot of product (given the giant sale Wal-Mart had on Galaxy Explorers), but we really appreciate the effort!
Final thoughts on the build.
Pros:
Space
Details like engine room with stations and reactor core and robots
Air tight (it's space)
Printed parts and retro stickers
Play value (pull engine and wings pop out, flyers, hatches, radar, ROBOTS)
Bad guy ship is neat and looks good.
Cons: (my opinions)
STICKERS... yes they look good but these clear ones get a haze when you re-position.
Dark grey... sue me, I'm old school
ship is pretty on top and clunky underneath. Could use LANDING GEAR and engines there
Shooters... my problem I know. I like the new 1x4 brick shooters ok, the technic shooters are tucked in kinda cool, ok. but my aversion to shooters is well known.
Road building vehicle -
Milling, smoothing and painting in one stage.
A maintenance droid is sweeping the remaining debris off the new road.
It is my first Febrovery to take part in.
As it is about showing off rovers, I thought, I'd make a series about all those little helpful vehicles roving around on distant planets, moons etc.
This one was inspired by Bricksky's "Lunar Duster".
The 1x1 round tiles with the classic space logo are custom printed.
The road plates are old City road plates. I removed the green lane boundaries and zebra crossing and added yellow car decoration stripes (if heated with a hair dryer, you can even make curves).
Hazard Warning:
That road plate customization technique might be considered 'illegal' by some purists!
Zephyrus Fuel Miner
A space mining vessel that collects atmospheric hydrogen from gas giants and transports it inside internal storage tanks. The colors are based on the R:Tron prototype.
As a kid, 6846 was one of my favorite little ship. Here are three variations on this sweet little thing ^^
This vehicle obviously never saw service on the Moon but was used on other planets with thin atmospheres and low gravity. (We're not that daft at Llwyngwril Systems, we know hovercraft can't work in space!)
"But how can this be part of Febrovery?" I hear you ask, "This creation has no wheels!". This is actually a reconstruction, built by a Classic Space historical re-enactment group, 357 years after the hovercraft left service. It rests on 8 swivelling wheels, hidden under the bodywork. The sharp-eyed observer will also note that the fuel tanks on the front are, in fact, hollow.
Space crew gave it a pet name: „The Grab”. Officially however, it is called MV-300 – a vehicle designed to search for radioactive crystals (powerful energy source) that are often found in massive rock formations. Usually it is accompanied by the team equipped with exo-suits, who extracts the crystals from the rocks. MV-300 can not only “grab” the massive rocks, but it also has an inbuilt reactor that can fuse the crystals and transform them into the fuel.
This rover I wanted to build for a long time, now I am glad that is finally completed.
It's about 57 cm long.
Thanks to Fausto De Martini for inspiration.
Another flying wing MOC. I built the original MOC a while back but was never happy with the cockpit, I updated it this evening and am happy with it now.
...travelling the void in style...
This is my idea of a proper space age ride. The detached shuttle can be used for planetary excursions. With the rocket stage attached, you're ready for interstellar flights!
Mr. Chapman was very proud of his brand new rover.
"Light is right" he repeated to all the astronauts around.
He presented his work to the committee in charge of the homologation of the prototypes. He felt confident and optimistic.
Unfortunately, no one ever heard from him again after the crash test... which had pitted his rover against the Mega Core Magnetizer ^^
