They may be building in space but we’d bet they can still put a spade through your broadband connection. You can see more of TLCB favourite billyburg‘s classic space construction crew on Flickr.
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Intergalactic Rescue
Looking a bit like an enormous tow truck for spacecraft, David Roberts’ ‘Leviathan’ mobile landing pad is more than an excellent classic space vehicle. Underneath the red and yellow stripes beats a heart of pure Technic, with huge independent suspension, remotely controlled six wheel drive and Power Functions four wheel steering. Oh, and two very pleased-looking mini-figures at the controls.
See more of this wonderfully eccentric Classic Spachnic mash-up on Flickr at David’s photostream – click here for the full gallery.
Futures Friday
An almighty clang travelled up the office stairs from the Elf cage room today. A weary trudge down to uncover the source revealed an Elf of unusual flatness, and another sheepish looking Elf trying to push a stolen colander under one of the cages.
The cause of the conflict, as is often the way with our Elves, was competition. Two Elves, each with a spacey find, and the perception of only one available meal token reward. It’s survival of the fittest here at TLCB Towers.
Fortunately, and somewhat unnecessarily for the squashed Elf, both finds are deserving of a place on the blog today, and thus each Elf could be rewarded with sustenance. So we have two happy Elves (well, two fed Elves, one is still quite grumpy), and two creations to bring you.
The first (above) is the work of Flickr’s Lego Junkie, and he’s taken a trip back through Classic Space (although with a touch more ethnic diversity than was found in the ’80s range) and created this most excellent starship, launchpad and support vehicle. Click the link above to see the individual builds in more detail.
Our second creation comes from another Classic Space specialist, the wonderful Crimso Giger. Crimso’s ‘Zorg Light Tank’ is quite a thing to behold. We have absolutely no idea what it’s for, but we feel that way about most sci-fi builds so that’s not unusual for us. Flickr is once again your destination for more details – click the link above to be taken there.
Trucks in Space
TLCB regular F@bz returns with another sci-fi marvel. This time he’s swapped wings for wheels with this striking space truck. More pictures can be found on Flickr, click here to see more.
Daisy, Daisy
TLCB regular billyburg has come up with another in his series of super Classic Space vehicles. In contrast to F@bz’s creative solution to futuristic two-wheeled transport that we featured two days ago, billyburg has gone thinner, bigger diameter and side-by-side. The Elves have never seen wheels like this in all of their travels around the internet. Click this link to billyburg’s Flickr Photostream to see the details of exactly how he’s achieved it.
SHIPtember 2014
The great Sci-Fi Building race that is SHIPtember is now officially over and has given way to Ma.Ktober. 105 monster spacecraft, each over 100 studs long and each a Seriously Huge Investment in Parts, were completed. Many SHIPs also fell by the wayside, as their builders struggled to find building time, inspiration, a suitably strong enough Technic skeleton or waited nervously for Bricklink orders. There were some awesome thin-ships, bulky battleships and variations on the Classic Space, Blacktron and Homeworld themes. Some builders chose to tackle the challenge in novel and unusual ways and we thought that we would feature these builds in this post.
At the top of our post is Jonathan Walker’s beautiful “Eye of Misfortune” . This has been built using “brick bending” type techniques to achieve its smooth curves and is greater than 100 studs “in some dimension”. It nicely complements his SHIP from 2013 and we wonder if Jonathan has a special deal on white bricks at his local LEGO Store.
Whilst most SHIPs fall into the big & grey category, Chris Rozek’s “Yagami-Maru II” stands out in its red and white livery. Being a car blog, this reminded us of Starsky’s Ford Gran Torino, with its white vector stripe, which made us especially happy.
The next SHIP excited the Elves, as it contained something designed to be eaten, that wasn’t LEGO. SHIPtember’s rules state that builders should only work during September. Canadian builder Halfbeak was also out in his sunny garden, germinating camomile and mint on first aid dressings to go into the biomes on his “Pathfinder 4”. In addition to this novelty, Halfbeak has included a bunch of details in authentic NASA style, including the Canadian built manipulator arm.
Having recently featured Bionicle for the first and probably last time on this blog, we now come to the first and probably last Duplo creation to be featured here. Wm Byron Duncan’s “8-Belle” is a mind-boggling 100 Duplo studs long. His Flickr Photostream is well worth a visit to see his other Duplo spacecraft and tips on DUPLO SNOT techniques. This SHIP is 100% Duplo, which does unfortunately mean that it isn’t swooshable, if you could pick it up to start with!
One builder who had to endure a nervous wait for several Bricklink orders was Jacob Unterreiner. His Tron themed “Solar Sailer” features 96 identical modules and a beautiful brick-built sail.
Our penultimate SHIP is Karen Quinn’s colourful “Queen of Hearts” whose distinctive stripes give it the look of a spaceborne mint humbug. Karen has succeeded in creating an interesting shape from some of LEGO’s bigger chunks of plastic, which is a tough thing to achieve. The Queen of Hearts also features lots of playable features and an unusual domed front windscreen, complete with eyelids.
Last up is Peter Mowry’s “Battle Scarred Hexan Battleship”, built in his trademark style. Although a few SHIPs did suffer accidental collapses and crashes, Peter has deliberately broken his SHIP to make this unusual presentation.
We’ve featured just a small portion of the 2014 SHIPtember builds. To see more, click this link to the SHIPtember group on Flickr, where you can also vote for this year’s People’s Choice Award. Congratulations to all of the builders who completed a SHIP this year: the SHIPtember 2014 poster is going to be awesome!
The Peoples’ Surface Hopper…
…or Herbie goes to Classic Space.
One of the Elves is the happy recipient of a red Smartie today, having returned from MOCpages with a happy red spaceman and this Lunar Surface Hopper. Its creator, Gerald F, has made our job easier by including his name and the MOC’s title on his photo. Anything that can help with our confusion over sci-fi posts is very welcome, especially as it’s just a couple of weeks away from the ever perplexing Ma.Ktober. Hop on over to see more of this little Classic Space vehicle by clicking this link to MOCpages.
Blast Off into Classic Space
Stephan N makes his second appearance here with this delightfully retro classic space rocket. We’re pretty sure those green classic spacemen are pleased with it. You can see all the images at both MOCpages and Flickr.
Mobile Signal Scanner
It’s nostalgia time for TLCB readers of a certain age. LEGO has been “In Space Since 1978” and produced many themes but their original offering is still held in high esteem. We’ve no idea how old Stephan N is, but his Classic Space “Mobile Signal Scanner” includes all of the usual things that you’d hope for: a grey vehicle, complete with black & yellow stripes and a trans-green spot on the radar dish. The radar itself has been built using a host of 21st century parts and the machine rides on some neatly built wheels. Click on this link to more photos on MOCpages.
They See Me Rollin’
We kick off a space-themed day today with this; David Alexander Smith’s Classic Space Command Roller. We have absolutely no idea what to say about it, other than it reminds us of a t-rex, a cat, a steamroller and this, all rolled* into one.
Available on MOCpages and Flickr, see if you can try to work it out at the links.
*Sorry.
Moon Walk
One of our favourite Classic Space builders returns to TLCB. Billyburg‘s Lunar Jeep is ready for a moon safari, and seeing how eclectic looking the patrons are we can only guess at the weirdness of the wildlife! You can see more of the six-legged ATV on Flickr at the link above, plus you can find Billyburg’s past works featured here by typing his name into the TLCB search tool.
Terrifying Tetra-Track Trio
The blood-alcohol level is still pretty high in TLCB office today, so rather than trying to come up with something clever to say about this superb Classic Space trio by Flickr’s Billyburg, we’ll hand this post over to the builder himself;
Tetra-Track Micro: For those times you want to go for a space walk, but don’t want to use your legs – and because Segways are so last year.
Tetra-Track Mini: The ‘go-to’ solution for all those small space bases and outposts, and for those too cheap to buy the bigger model.
Tetra-Track Midi: Made from bits of scaffolding, old tank parts and recycled double glazing. Loved by the crews for its staggering good looks, supreme handling and load carrying capabilities.
What Billy said. See more at the link above.
Classic Swoosh!
Who doesn’t like a swooshing classic spaceship?* No-one in TLCB Office that’s for sure! See more of billyburg‘s swooshing spaceman on Flickr at the link.
*If the answer to this question is you, normal car-related service will resume shortly.
Six by Six in Space
Today’s final creation comes from Flickr’s Billyburg, who has travelled back to the mid ’80s and returned with this marvellous Classic Space 6×6 transport truck. Just look how happy the classic spaceman driving is with his new wheels! But then again, they always are…
Hump Day Classic Space Special
The Elves have been pretty useless at finding Lego cars this week. We’ve had planes, trucks and ships so we might as well complete the set and throw in some sci-fi too. Today’s two creations feature all the hallmarks of proper Classic Space creations; blue and grey colour combos, yellow ‘glass’, and a lax appreciation for physics.
First up (above) is Kristof A.’s ‘Pinpoint Sniping Vehicle’, which looks perfect for fending off marauding Blacktron robbers. See all the photos on Flickr here.
Our second creation comes from Classic Space stalwart David Alexander Smith, who’s ‘Superior Satellite Launcher’ looks the business for, er… launching satellites superiorly. You can see more on both MOCpages and Flickr.
