Apologies for all the sci-fi posts in recent times, for some reason the Elves seem to be in a Spacey mood. Still, today’s post is different from most of the Lego spaceships circulating the interweb. Set only a few decades in the future, Shannon Ocean’s Mcdonnel Dougles F4 Phantom III is recognisably using current technology, from the reflective tiles to the rockets, and is manufactured by a well-known defence company. It’s also, not unlike the Space Shuttle, looking a little rough around the edges, as the missions take their toll. In other words; Plausible Science-Fiction. See more on Flickr.
This beautiful photo comes from Kei_Kei_Flic on Flickr. Depicting the Soviet-era Lunniy Korabl Lunar Module (and a cheery Russian cosmonaught) on the surface of Earth’s Moon, it’s sadly more fantasy than historic event.
The Russian KL Moon Lander never made it to the Moon. The N1 rocket designed to take it there started encountering problems following the death of its designer, and the project ended in spectacular fashion, with the largest artificial non-nuclear explosion in history.
This beautifully shot Battlecruiser spacecraft, from Bart De Dobbelaer, shows what can be done by keeping it simple. Just two colours are used throughout. Although when we say ‘simple’, it’s a relative use of the word, as this creation is 110 studs long. Show your appreciation on Flickr or MOCpages.
This magnificent drop ship was discovered by one of our Elves on Flickr. Based on the artwork by Syd Mead, iomedes !…‘s UBURO class transport shows us what mini-figures will get to ride in the future. To see more of this spectacular model, visit iomedes !… Flickr gallery at the link above.
With MOCpages broken (again) we’ve sent the Elves a little further from their usual haunts. To Brickshelf’s ‘Space’ categories in fact. Which means that today’s post stretches our blog name a little, but hey, who doesn’t like Spacey MOCs?
The first (above) is by forrest-john, and is entitled ‘Unlikely Flying Machine’. It certainly doesn’t pay much attention to aerodynamics, but it looks cool and that’s what counts.
Our second MOC today (below) comes from figueifoto, and is the sort of Classic Space freighter that makes the whole office go ‘oooh’. Liveried in the famous blue hue of the early sets, its style pre-dates even the Blacktron/M-Tron/Futuron years. See more of both MOCs via the Brickshelf galleries – just click the links.
Classic Space builders are a colourful bunch, and February is a particularly colourful month for them. Unfortunately for us this over stimulates the Elves somewhat, but we do get lots of lovely creations to feature as a result. February’s prominence on the Classic Space Calendar is down to Crimso Giger and the FebRovery group on Flickr, which is packed full of weird and wonderful ways to voyage across the surface of a faraway planet. To see all of the creations submitted during 2013 click the above link and enjoy the madness.
It’s all LEGO in this picture, Earth and Moon included
Sometimes it’s the simplest solutions that yield the most impressive results. This micro-scale shuttle and space-scape is the work of bruceywan on Flickr. Everything in the shot is a LEGO brick. Click the link to read how he did it.
Long ago, during the Classic Space era, the exploration rover 6950 was sent into uncharted territory. Communications were lost, and the brightly coloured pioneer was doomed to forever rest in the relentlessly grey landscape of Classic Space. Until now. Chris Melby aka ZeeMasterBrick decided the plight of 6950 was worth action, and in response he built the monstrous ‘Archimedes III’ recovery vehicle you see above. Sadly it looks as though 6950’s original crew all perished, but no doubt they were smiling as only Classic Spacemen can. See more of the recovery on MOCpages and Flickr.
With 2013 just round the corner, The Lego Car Blog Elves detained over Christmas were re-released last night. Their search for 2013 is unchanged from 2012; to find the best car-related LEGO creations, news and groups on the web. After a period of hunger and boredom whilst locked in their cages they do seem rather keen to earn themselves some dinner. As such today we have three great MOCs to share with you right out of the box. By coincidence, or through some kind of Elf pact, all today’s posts are on the green side.
The first (above) is this stunning Claas Arion tractor from Flickr builder thietmaier, complete with mowing attachments. View more at thietmaier’s Flickr page or on MOCpages.
Know Your Enemy
The second MOC of today comes from Andy L on MOCpages. Based on a childhood toy, Andy’s truck is a 1950’s rocket launcher platform. It really fires rockets too. See more at Andy’s MOCpage via the link above.
Hitchin’ a Ride
Our final Green Day post is from a TLCB regular; the incredible Malte Dorowski. Famous for his beautifully detailed Porches, Malte sees out 2012 in style with this absurdly green RWB Porsche 964. Underneath the curves the MOC features working suspension and steering, plus one the most detailed interiors we’ve ever seen. View more of Malte’s stunning cars by clicking the link above.
And with that we end our green-themed finale to 2012. Thank you for your readership, comments and suggestions during the past year – we look forward to hearing from you all in 2013, where we’ll continue to bring you the best LEGO cars on the world wide web : )
21/12/12. The date the Mayan’s reached on their calendar before they got bored and went down the pub.
Is this our last post ever? Probably not. But if it were, it’s good to go out with a bang. Even better to go out with four really big bangs! D-Town Cracka is the megalomaniac behind this ridiculous Soviet SA-3 Goa Rocket launcher. Whilst he sounds like an early-’90s rapper, Mr Cracka is properly handy with a LEGO brick; there are over 300 pieces in each missile alone. View the full gallery on Flickr.
Matteo Russolillo’s rocket may be small, but he’s certainly made it look impressive in this picture. This micro-scale Shuttle Crawler is a masterpiece of nice parts usage (NPU). View more pictures on MOCpages.
This very purple viper spaceship is the work of the rather talented tardisblue. Side-note; Punk appears to make a resurgence at some point in the future, judging by the follicly-endowed pilot. Check out the full photo gallery on Flickr.
Yes, that really is a mini-fig scale Saturn 5 rocket
Ever wondered what mankind’s largest vehicle would look like if it were mini-fig scale? Ryan McNaught, a certified LEGO professional, shows us just how massive the Saturn Space Programme rockets were with his 19ft Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket. 120,000 LEGO bricks went into this astonishing creation, which you can view in glorious detail by clicking his name above.
