3/8/2024 0 Comments Lego microscale skyscraperIf you’re familiar with the Ninjago spinners, you may be wondering how I got it to stay in place, since they’re filled with a cast-iron weight. ![]() This also allows me to try out a lot of unusual elements, such as the Ninjago spinner for the micro-asteroid shield on the ship’s front. ![]() I like this technique because it lets me play with small structures of a few dozen elements at a time, which also results in a look similar to the real International Space Station’s modular design. I built it as a series of discrete modules, and then strung the modules together to create the larger spacecraft. The first ship I built was the Vanguard, part of the fictional Interplanetary Expedition Alliance, mankind’s first attempt at visiting nearby planets and their orbiting bodies. I’ve displayed them at a number of conventions, but over the holidays this year, I finally polished them up and photographed them. Several years ago I built the space shuttle launch system for the theme, and since then I’ve been working on a couple of spacecraft. Rather than ships bristling with big guns or outfitted with wings, I decided to take my visual cues from movies like Interstellar, The Martian, and of course, NASA’s own designs. ![]() After years of building Star Wars and video-game inspired spaceships, I wanted to try my hand at building a spaceship that is, paradoxically, a little more down to earth. As a longtime LEGO space builder, I found I was ready for a bit of a change.
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