Steffen´s LEGO website
by Steffen Kasteleiner
( Add to my favorite builders )
Hi to all other LEGO fans all around the world and welcome to my MOC page!
Before you can learn more about the stuff I build and myself further below on this page, check out some pictures of some my finest aircraft models:
A large trijet airliner-
KAAI P-2 "Sojourner:"
Side profile of KAAI P-1 "Falcon" jetliner:
Click to see more photos of my first attempt of an airliner...
Frontal view of KAAI C-3 X prototype (production came to a halt)
Check it out !
C-2 "TriStar" cargo aircraft [MOC OF THE DAY of November 29, 2009] & F-90 "Cyclone" fighter jet
...KAAI COMPANY NEWSLETTER...
11-29-2009: "KAAI's C-2 TriStar freighter continues to gain public interest and popularity"
Inspite of the company's recent decision to stop the production of its commercially successful C-2 cargo aircraft, KAAI hits the headlines with the MOTD-reward dedicated to the TriStar.
The overwhelming success and popularity of the mid-sized heavy freighter can be seen as another milestone in the company's history of cargo aircraft engineering, opening the way to the development of the current C-3 X prototype as well as further, yet unpublished plans for future projects.
...BUILDER'S PROFILE...
Lego Town & Trains: My focus since childhood...
I am from Germany and my "subject" here on MOC.pages is "-Town". Even though when I was younger, I played with pirates, knights and space ships as well, indeed, I am a fan of LEGO town because it gives you a multitude of things of our time or the past that you can create and put together to a town just as you like. "Town" is so multiple, so exciting.
Almost all of my earlier town layouts were train layouts, too. As for me, a nice town always needs train tracks:)... I own tons of 12V train tracks and supply material such as lamps, signals, remote-controlled switches, crossings etc., three 12V train engines and lots of parts to build train cars.
I also have the 9V grey high speed train, two 9V construction train sets and a few switches and tracks to build a bigger circles.
For combining the 9V and 12V circles, I created an interface where both type of tracks come together: from that point on, the central 12V conductor rail continued straight on in the midst of the metal 9V tracks until the next curve or switch. So both systems can be integrated in the same general body of train tracks!
Unfortunately, I did nott take many pictures of former town layouts or creations. The few ones I have are digitalised slides, of which my favorite ones are already posted here.
My "concept"
"Doing LEGO", to me, means creating AND playing. That is why I am a fan of the minifig scale. When I build, I create my personal fantasy city just as I would like to find one. After building, I play and get "sucked" into this world; it is like a substitute for things I probably will not live in the real life. And that is what I think is so fantastic about LEGO!
However, I do have a certain need for realism. Things should be "round about" realistic looking in my world: trucks should be wider than small cars, trains technically - even though I do not have experience in building in the 8-stud-wide technique - should preferably be wider than trucks, etc. Sometimes, though, realism needs to be cut on a little bit in order to preserve playability and integration into LEGO Town layouts.
My way of building is a combination/compromise between realism and playability.
My current building passion - aircraft engineering: "KAAI":)
Picture: Frontal view of a C-2 TriStar cargo aircraft
Since I had a driving job for students at Frankfurt International Airport, I got quite a bit of inspiration to build some aircraft. The airport theme and aircraft are my Lego obsession for the time being, and I am currently building aircraft for my yet-to-build airport/airfield layout. I really like cargo planes and commercial aviation, though this does not keep me from building military aircraft every now and then.
Oh, and "KAAI" stands for "Kasteleiner Aircraft & Aerospace Industries" :)...
Here is a list of my favorite (real) planes - in a coincidental order:
Cargo planes:
- Iljuschin IL-76 "Candid" (also seen at FRA, on a freighter position in "Cargo City Süd")
- Fairchild C-123 "Provider" (the awesome twin-engined propellor-driven cargo aircraft featured in the movies "Con Air", "Air America" and "Outbreak")
- Transport Alliance C-160 "Transall"
- Boeing/McDonell Douglas C-17 "Globemaster III" (Also seen at work; on a V-position at FRA, operated by the USAF.)
- Lockheed C-141 "Starlifter"
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11 "Freighter" (cargo version, I have seen it at FRA operated by Lufthansa Cargo, FedEx, WorldCargo and other airlines...)
Bombers:
- Northrop YB-49
- Avro 698 "Vulcan"
- Northrop B-2 "Spirit"
- North American Aviation XB-70 "Valkyrie"
- Tupulew TU-160 "Blackjack"
- Rockwell B-1 "Lancer"
Fighters:
- Dassault "Rafale"
- Grumman F-14 "Tomcat"
- McDonnell F-4 "Phantom"
- Suchoi SU-27 "Flanker"
- SAAB JAS-39 "Gripen"
- Avro Canada CF-105 "Arrow"
- MiG-29 "Fulcrum"
- MiG-25 "Foxbat"
Some great friends and builders (in no particular order - please check out their cool MOCs!):
Jeffery Smith, having built plenty of awesome aircraft and other nice creations. Spend some time in his "Malenco Union" and you´ll be amazed...
David P., a very skilled plane builder providing helpful constructive criticism in his reviews. I especially love his older, propeller-driven aircraft. Check out his "Black Widow"!
Bruno Vaiano, who taught me this HTML-thing. He has a great page - I really like his vehicles and aircraft. Starwars fans should check out his site as well!
Adam Travis´ awesome aircraft and military stuff. The smoothness and extravagance of his creations are fabulous.
Josh Dempsey from Scotland, another town freak like me. Check out his cool vehicles and city creations!
"Ysk" from Japan - who built two amazing looking turboprop airliners.
Sebeus Iniwum´s crazily creative MOCs. His interests seem diverse, but he has a special focus on old sailing vessels. You´ll find great town and military stuff, too!
Firas Abu-Jaber´s page, the master of realism´s crazy car site - awesome looking large-scale cars, packed with details!
Stephen Abbott, very creative and another commercial aviation fan like me.
Ralph Savelsberg´s (former) site - do I need to say more than his name?:) NO!!!:)
Dave Henderson, an expert in aircraft engineering. Fabulous, realistic models of commercial aircraft. His probably best model is a Boeing 787.
Special thanks to Jeffery Smith and David P., to Bruno for showing me some HTML and to Stephen Abbott for his constant friendship ever since my appearance here on MOCpages..
You can also find my creations on FlickR, and
some of my photos of real aircraft right here.
I hope you will enjoy my MOCs. If you like to and if you have time, I would be very happy to get your opinion on my creations by both rating and writing reviews. Also, I would like to exchange experiences with other Lego builders and especially with those who share similar interests!
So have fun checking out my stuff:)
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland,
Steffen
LEGO creations
|
Yesterday Jan 28 Jan 26 Jan 20 Jan 2 Jan 1 Dec 13 Dec 3
4,996 visits
|
