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A really really really old MOC. I just haven't had a lot of time to build recently so lately I've been digging into my hard drive and seeing what I could come up with. This is what I found.... meh.
But, in the mean time while I try to come up with some new creations I will be posting setup shots for all my photography LEGO shots.
A small tribute to Timofey Tkachev's stunning Goliath Beetle MOC. ;)
It was definitely fun to build Mighty Micros style model.
Agent Chase is about to pull the good old tow cable trick and send Dr. Inferno into an unforgettable "trip". To the scrapyard, surely.
Based on 8970 Robo Attack from the Agents theme, released in 2009.
-> Comparison
This set was released almost ten years ago, but the fun doesn't end here. In the past couple years we've been graced with some remarkable parts that you can see in this build. They're great for small scale details:
1x1 round plate with handle on bottom
1x1 round tile with bar on top
Team ARCTIC brings this Viper-inspired ship into the GARC series to fight in the upper tiers of the series. Though it's large and it's maneuverability is somewhat lacking, it more than makes up for it in speed. Large front intakes, along with smaller side intakes, are needed to give this naturally aspirated V800 all the power it needs to be competitive.
Woo! Third micro GARC! This one really wasn't a VV when it started but it was lacking something without the stabilizer. I've always wanted to build a micro ship utilizing a large front intake design and finally was able to do it, I like it! I shamelessly stole the cockpit from JPascal, it's a sweet little design.
Inspired by the Whizzing Arrow from the anime Oban Star Racers.
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f2.8 Ai-S.
I wanted to scope out an old Nikon lens, and a Nikon guy recommended this lens as the best one to try first. (Either this or a 105mm f2.5 Ai-S, or one of the f1.2's).
It's a 1:2 lens, despite the name implying a greater magnification. I've got a PK-13 extension tube designed for the lens. It gives the lens a 1:1 magnification, but a rather bulky feel.
This photo was taken with a MIR-1 and a simple extension tube. I've finally cleaned the inside of the MIR, and it's as sharp stopped down as people say.
I'll be interested to see how the Micro-NIKKOR performs; it has a strong reputation among Nikon shooters.
This little Rogue Shadow has rotating wings and engine plus landing gear and a stand. It’s the same scale as the rest of my micro Star Wars ships, or at least I think it is, so many sources suggest it’s 65m long but in-game when seen next to a Lambda shuttle it seems to be about 35m. I went for 35, it’s much easier! It’s also dark grey in the game... so, to cut a long story short, Lord Vader would not be pleased. Instructions are, as always, on Rebrickable.... rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-61909/ron_mcphatty/micro-rogue-s...
De waterlelievlinder of het waterleliemotje (Elophila nymphaeata) is een vlinder uit de familie grasmotten (Crambidae).
Met een spanwijdte van 22 tot 30 millimeter is het een vrij kleine vlinder. De vleugels zijn wit met bruine cirkels.
De vlinder is voornamelijk te vinden in vijvers en poelen met drijvend fonteinkruid, waterlelie en gele plomp. De eitjes worden onder water afgezet op bladranden. De rupsen maken kokertjes van stukjes blad, die aanvankelijk met water gevuld zijn en later lucht bevatten, als de rupsen overgaan op luchtademhaling. De verpopping vindt onder water plaats.
De vliegperiode van de waterlelievlinder is van mei tot en met september met een vliegpauze in juli. De soort is in Nederland en België een gewone soort. De vlinder is vooral 's nachts actief. Overdag zit hij meestal aan de onderzijde van bladeren.
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The Brown China Mark (Elophila nymphaeata) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The moth is notable as its larva, like most members of the crambid subfamily Acentropinae, is aquatic and has tracheal gills.
The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Potamogeton, Nymphaeaceae and Nuphar lutea.
I love this ship! Starkiller’s horribly sinister and beautifully asymmetric flying shard was a piece of design genius, I hope it makes it back into canon one day and for now I hope I’ve done it some justice. Instructions are on Rebrickable...
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-61909/ron_mcphatty/micro-rogue-s...
I built this for some contest.
We should build a scene showing any event, that took place in the Year 2016. I get an extra point if it is associated with LEGO.
Diecast Model Show in Limerick was my first exhibition what I took a part this year and I chose it.
I built few models which were shown at the exhibition.
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A black micro skater skirt. The skirt is made from a lightweight cotton and so really benefits from being worn over a multi-layered micro petticoat. :-)
Classic Micro Trains
In this builds you can find the micro variations of official Lego Train sets. All models are well scaled, based on original trains. A little fun for your desktop.
If you like it, please support it at: ideas.lego.com/projects/52082. Thanks!
The previous weeks' escapades with microscale spacecraft left me itching for something more substantial...and something more asymmetrical. A bit of the inspiration for this probably stems from David Simon's Niobe, but I think I mostly just wanted to expand on last week's cockpit section.
On a separate note related only by the fact that I was listening to the audiobooks while building: what do people have to say about the Ender's Game sequels and prequels? I enjoyed the first half of Xenocide enormously, but toward the end it reached a level of metaphysical weirdness I don't know if I can put up with much more. For any other science nerds out there: is Children of the Mind actually worthwhile? I can deal with the suspension of disbelief that deals with philotic communication, but the whole "children" part just seems like stupid philosophical drivel. Your opinions?
Unable to abandon Mr Card's narrative completely, I moved to the new prequel trilogy and built this MOC mostly while listening to Earth Unaware. Thus far it is enjoyable, relatively believable, and, in contrast to the later Ender books, a bit more grounded in known physics. The one criticism I have is his justification for forcing the human ships to slow or even "stop" in order to spacewalk or dock.
The Tantive IV was the last and biggest ship on my micro scale to-do list. Its close to the size of set 75244 but I’ve aimed to give it a lot more detail and accuracy. I've done my best to make sure each hull section is the right size and proportions with as much detail as possible.
The modular hull sections are connected to an internal Technic frame. The ship is strong, pretty easy to pick up (as long as you avoid those fins) and rests firmly on a small stand which can easily be made taller or a different colour. Inside the Technic frame is the ship interior and crew! The two roof sections can be removed to reveal the main corridor which connects the cockpit to the docking bays near the engines. The upper deck also comes off to show a central conference room with engineering corridors and removable escape pods either side. The 4-stud high crew and interior features aren’t to scale sadly, but hopefully they stand out as a nice extra feature for the ship!
This was by far the biggest and heaviest moc I’ve attempted so far, it was a new challenge for me but I really enjoyed the process. I’ve put instructions for this and the Liberator colour scheme on Rebrickable (link below), and thrown in the Millennium Falcon, Ghost and plenty of Rebel Starfighters in the hope that someone likes it enough to make a little Rebel fleet :)
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-73874/ron_mcphatty/micro-blockad...
After falling a little short on my last attempt to build a micro freight terminal, I decided to give it another try. This time, I used a smaller scale (1:305 instead of 1:200) and narrowed the scope a little so that I could include all of the details that were missing from the first one.
This diorama is a section of a small, manned freight terminal, designed to handle both containerized and RO-RO cargo. A Panamax class container ship is docked at the quay and is ready to be unloaded. In the staging areas of the terminal are the cargo from a recently unloaded RO-RO ship, including a fleet of new cars and some heavy equipment (including a few ultra-class, 400-ton mining trucks). Yard trucks and reach stackers are busy moving containers around the yard, and there are two fully loaded freight trains on the rail spurs ready to pull out.
Well, at least really small ones.
Some decades ago I had one like this. I loved it.
It's a Honda Z600
"In Europe only the Z600 was marketed, as the N360 had been considered underpowered. 918 cars were sold in Europe, most of them in France and Switzerland. A large number of these cars found their way to Germany (where it had not been marketed), where the engines were downsleeved to 242 cc in order to fit a particular "Class IV" category of driver's licenses which did not require an exam. These models first appeared in 1969 after the last 250 cc car in regular production, the Goggomobil 250, had been discontinued. The engine offered from 12.5 to 14 PS (9.2 to 10.3 kW) and provided a top speed of 85 km/h (53 mph)" (Wikipedia)
I designed this for Brick Fanatics 2017 Star Wars Advent Calendar. You can find instructions for it here: www.brickfanatics.co.uk/brick-fanatics-lego-star-wars-adv...