Everyone knows that red is the fastest colour. It’s a scientifically proven fact. Using the racing colour of choice to great effect are Hot Rod Vince with his ‘Little Racing Bike’, and Tyler Sky with his ‘Formula One Space Speeder’. See more of both on Flickr.
Another day, another Elf returns to the office, creation in hand, expectantly looking for a meal token. Today’s sci-fi find is this ship entitled ‘White Dragon’ by Biomanniax on Flickr. Funky angles are very in-vogue at the moment, and this creation packs in quite a few. Check it out at the above link whilst we feed the lucky discoverer.
You lot have been busy. We’ve had so many Elves trooping back to the office holding spaceships, mechs and battle tanks that we’ve got a back-log to clear. So here it is, a Sci-Fi Special with no less than six creations featured!
Row 1; from left to right: Maedhros1980’s Survey Ship, NHI’s MHS Mech, and Shannon Ocean’s R-Type Starfighter.
Row 2; from left to right: Nathanael Kuipers’ M.B.A. Mech, pasukaru76’s Duel Tangent Fighter, and finally, NatNeto’s Galaxy Patrol Heavy APC.
Daikon Cat‘s super impressive Super Valkyrie Variable Fighter is now on LEGO’s Cuusoo programme. Like it? Cast your vote and it could become a real LEGO set. See more on Flickr.
The Elves must be feeling quite robotical today. One of them got into the kitchen and put a colander on its head and now we have a small and annoying army clunking around the office.
Still, it has influenced their finds and that’s no bad thing as we haven’t featured Mechs in a little while. So here’s your second of the day, by blawkward on Flickr. It’s more than it appears though. Find out why at the link.
We’ve blogged some huge creations this week but small simple builds are fun too, like this brilliantly photographed Town scale hovercar. See more at Alex B’s MOCpage.
Swoooooooosh!
A quick space post today, as this is swooshy and blue, and those are good enough reasons for us. Peter Morris is the builder.
Fighter, 2086 style
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.
Starfighter Breakdown
Nathan DeCastro recently posted a breakdown of his fantastically smooth looking Duolos Starfighter. If you want to make your own version, or would simply like to expand your LEGO-building techniques, take a look at Nathan’s page via the link above.
Full of Quarians. Probably.
Jason Corlett on MOCpages recently uploaded an incredible spaceship. 4ft 2″ of incredible spaceship. Based on the Envoy Ships in Mass Effect 3, his version uses around 4,000 pieces and took 100 hours to construct. See the full gallery at his MOCpage here.
To battle!
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.
UBURO Class Stealth Drop Ship
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.
Not a car
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.
Also not a car
FebRovery Rovers Roving
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.
More Rovers Roving.
Swooooosh!
This slick looking spacecraft is the work of Henrik Hoexbroe on MOCpages, who came up with the design by crossing The Jetsons with a Ferrari. Well, the Premiership footballers of the future are going to need something flashy to drive around in. See more here.