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NASA's Andromeda Fighter was designed as a defensive and offensive space fighter that could be launched from earth and return on it's own power. The craft was also designed to be launched in groups of 4 not unlike the traditional Space Shuttle. The Andromeda is manned by a crew of 3 and it's weapon systems include guided rockets which launch from the port and starboard pods as well as 30mm rocket cannon.
This was done for Tromas's Real World Starfighter Contest.
I set myself the challenge of making a completely brick built tri-fighter. There are parts that exist that can be used to provide some extra details, but I like the challenge of replicating the effect in bricks.
I’ve always had a soft spot for this model- I was always quite impressed with the 2005 version that used the click hinges to create the semi-circular ‘wings’ which seemed quite unconventional back then. LEGO traditionally includes a buzz droid minifig with their version, so in that spirit, I asked MisterShramp if he could design a buzz droid to accompany my design. And he really stepped up to the challenge!
I originally thought about using bionicle shoulder armour parts to create the central sphere, but I settled on this design after experimenting with a number of other spherical parts.
The next challenge was to find suitable parts to recreate the semi-circular wings. I went through a number of different ideas- but many of the parts I could find didn’t have the right radius to match the original design. In the end I used bricks with studs on 4 sides with a rigid hose through the middle. The curved tiles help maintain the shape.
After tackling those two challenges, all the other details were pretty intuitive, and the build is surprisingly sturdy too.
The colour scheme also went through a few revisions. Each illustration/ concept art/ scale model I could find had some variation of blue and grey. In the end I went for this pretty subtle pattern. Any thing busier tended to draw attention to the (unavoidable) gaps in the construction of the semi-circles.
Check out MisterShramp's flickr
and instagram if you haven't already- he's got a bunch of really interesting ideas and instructions for his builds too!
I was a bit surprised to find that it has been seven years since I last took a picture of my "Teen Fighters", i.e. the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon/ Viper and F/A-18 Hornet.
heavy aromored star fighter used by an Hive like warrior race. Crafted from a bone like material.
only VV this year.
Based on medieval helmet. There is a light brick inside the cockpit but the picture did not convey the glow from the slits. I'll try and fix that when I have time. :)
A simple Sunday Stormtrooper photo. Star Wars LEGO building Star Wars LEGO.
Micro TIE fighter stolen from here.
Car: Bristol Fighter.
Year of manufacture: 2006.
Date of first registration in the UK: 22nd September 2006.
Place of registration: Not known.
Date of last MOT: 26th November 2011.
Mileage at last MOT: 42,265.
Date of last V5 issued: 2nd June 2014.
Date taken: 8th May 2016.
Location: Queen Square, Bristol, UK.
Album: Avenue Drivers Club May 2016
A fun little build. A Fredoichi-inspired fighter with Don Solo's Neo-Ice Planet color scheme.
Enjoy!
Working on the Modular aspects of the build, went real simple with technic axles. Not happy with the wing mounts, think I will go down to one technic connection and ad detail around it because I’m not liking the flow of the connections. Also want more greebles :)
The Scythe is a long-range, high altitude fighter designed primarily for covert reconnaissance. The aerodynamic profile and drop tanks allow it to cover incredible distances and collect high-detail map imagery. It is armed with light strike missiles that can be used in self-defense or in precision attacks against valuable targets.
Inspired by some of the Gamilan designs from the excellent anime Space Battleship Yamato 2099.
McDonnell Douglas F15D Eagle USAF 80-0003 Kingsley Field Oregon 173rd Fighter Wing
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2023
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I generally like the design choices of the new, "special" TIE fighter. Instead of having cool angled side panels, some wacky shape, it is just slightly modified by adding details where it was lacking some.
This is a commisioned build available at BrickVault: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JxQnjlg_tc&t=252s
A repurposed, armed and armoured up early shuttle to fight in the Classic Space Forces fleet homeguard.
The background was on Free Wallpapers and was unaccredited. If the artist sees this and comments, I'll certain either credit or replace upon request.
The TIE Fighter is such an iconic starfighter from the Star Wars universe I just had to build with LEGO bricks. There are some excellent TIE fighter designs in the AFOL community. I especially like Jerac’s TIE Fighter which inspired me to build a version of my own. I started from scratch using blueprints, screenshots from the movies and pictures of scale models. Obviously I also incorporated some of Jerac's ideas like the brick-build wings and the use of dome bricks for the round cockpit.
Redesigned version of the Republic Fighter Tank. More organic looking, beefier engines for speed, better cockpit visibility. I've kept the épée parts as antennas from set 75342 but angled them back. More pictures to follow.
A WWII Navy Hellcat fighter revs it's massive radial engine at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Texas.
All the rebel ships flying around in my photostream need something to shoot at ;) So here’s some target practice!
The imperial TIE fighter is such an iconic ship of Star Wars I just had to recreate it (that and the fact I wanted to play out some dog fights with my X-wing ;). I’ve had the shell of the craft built for a while now, but only recently got around to creating a proper interior. I’m not overly happy with how the interior turned out but at least this thing is finished now :D The model features an opening top hatch, enough room to comfortably fit a minifigure and a rear window.
With the vast number of Lego TIE mocs out there I doubt my design is totally original but I made a great deal of effort to work through my own solutions to design issues I encountered and to avoid just coping others. As such I’m happy to call this ‘my’ TIE fighter ;)
As ever, comments (both positive and polite negatives) are very welcome :D
EDIT: I've done an LDD model of the whole TIE which can be downloaded here: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?s=5332f76633d4d6115c4e...
Shot with Canon EOS 40d + Canon 50mm f/1.8
Oh, so many things have happened.
First of all: I moved into my first own flat. Now I live together with Mandy, my awesome girlfriend, and the apartment is just insanely cool.
Still a lot of work to do, but the end is visible.
Unfortunately this also means that I dont have too much time for taking new photos in these days, but as long as I have stuff from Belgium left, this shouldnt be a problem.
Second: My Website / Blog is developing more and more. I already had a good number of clicks, and I feel like you guys like it.
The feedback that I am getting is also mostly positive, so I really want to go on.
Is there anything that you miss on my website or something that does not work properly?
I would love to get some feedback and constructive criticism.
Thank you guys, you are awesome!