Designed to be fast and stealthy enough to avoid confrontation, courier ships like this carry sensitive packages and diplomats throughout the Hegemony of Albion's sphere of influence.
About this creation
Although designs vary slightly, all such ships have the same basic configuration - the cabin in the forward section, power systems and engines at the rear.
The powerful communications array and sensor package, combined with the low-reflective properties of the ship's hull, help to ensure that undesirable encounters are avoided
Entry to the cabin is through the front gangway...
The normal complement is two crew members, although the small but carefully designed cabin allows for one VIP passenger.
The passenger seat converts into a bed, which is used in rotation by the crew and passenger on longer voyages.
To stave off boredom and cabin fever, the ship is equipped with a multi-functional entertainment station, a holovid projector, and even a few real books for that luxurious feel. Storage compartments for personal effects are embedded in the walls. Just don't ask where they go to the toilet.
All passengers are advised not to leave the ship on unknown planets without oxygen tanks!
Despite the obvious Star Trek design influence, and passing resemblance to the USS Vengeance, this was never intended to be part of that universe - but a much smaller minifig-scale ship with a similar layout to Star Fleet vessels. I also wanted it to have a fully realised (if small) interior, hopefully as a practice for future, larger spaceship designs.
All comments and ideas for improvements appreciated!
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January 13, 2015 |
Nice, practical design, would like to see something larger, although I imagine such a project would be incredibly parts-intensive; especially if the ship were to consist of 2 to 3 decks. |
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Tirrell Brown August 18, 2014 |
Very sleek looking ship! |
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(I decided to contact you on a more private way so that not everyone can read my comment)
Hope this could help you. |
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January 3, 2014 |
Quoting Stuart Lucas
Hi Ian (or other judges), Happy New Year! And thanks for your generosity in running this contest again!
I'm debating whether to enter at the moment - I actually built an entry suitable for R1 already but I'm wondering a bit about the following rounds, if I were to get through. Are the categories going to be pretty directly locations/events from the books, as last year, or slightly more open to taking a sideways approach? The reason I ask is that I don't generally collect LotR sets, so if I get a category that needs a bunch of specific characters I'll be stumped. (Bricklink is pretty slow where I live too!) I'd appreciate any general ideas about what to expect in the following rounds, without of course giving too much away!
A Happy New Year to you too!
As the first one the following elimination rounds will mainly be about quotes, so that will leave you more space for your own interpretation than the last MELO.
Though there will still be quotes that expect a special location like "Speak friend and enter!"
But of course there are also quotes that don't expect a specific location or scene from the movies like "Fight! Fight to the last man! Fight for your lives!"(Gandalf in Minas Tirith) |
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January 2, 2014 |
I love the sort of fusion of an Enterprise and a Bird of Prey, if you see what I mean. The presentation in that first photo is really eye-catching, as is the contrast of the white cockpit and the dark hull. It looks fun to swoosh around too! |
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December 18, 2013 |
Nice work, very swooshable, looks like it could give the millennium falcon a run for its money! |
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Loov'i Lukywalker December 15, 2013 |
Yayay! Awesome! Excellent external and internal design! Well done! |
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December 15, 2013 |
very nice black MOC you have made there! Love the stealthy monochromatic design! |
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December 15, 2013 |
You've thought of everything! love the interior of this, and the outside's even better. Great stuff. |
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December 15, 2013 |
Fantastic! I'm always trying to find good curved leading edge bricks and your idea is an excellent one. Very cool indeed.
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Beautiful ship, dude! Very well thought out design inside and outside! |
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December 15, 2013 |
Polished design inside and out! :) |
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December 15, 2013 |
Evil Trek FTW! |
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December 15, 2013 |
Looks great! Nice colors an detail work in there :) |
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December 15, 2013 |
good looking and great playability! |
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matt rowntRee December 14, 2013 |
Fantastic boat there chief! Love the color, going from a black exterior to a white interior gives a definitive feel of a comfy space. The sparse controls are perfect with the rounds, very futuristic touch pad like feel. You have managed to cram a lot of detail in without it getting overwhelming. The space seems well thought out and flows efficiently and logically. The exterior couldn't be better. Love the black on black greebling. I'd almost like to see multiple engine variants just to get a different proportionate feel. Maybe four engines in a Stargazer cluster. Or five just to be different. Stellar job Stuart! |
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December 14, 2013 |
Wicked ship, Dude! Great design, and nifty interior features. |
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December 14, 2013 |
Wicked!!! The interior is amazing! I was surprised at first on how much you fit into it. Amazing work! I love the pattern of the thrusters too! |
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December 14, 2013 |
This is really cool! Fantastic work all around! |
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December 14, 2013 |
That just kicks arse! |
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December 14, 2013 |
Nifty! |
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December 14, 2013 |
That is simply fantastic! Very well built! |
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December 14, 2013 |
really nice done! |
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