'The Avontuur' Zeppelin: A LEGO® creation by Mark Stafford : MOCpages.com

This is the zeppelin of Johnny Thunders friend Jeroen Van Bouwsteen. They have been on several exciting adventures together, unfortunately The Avontuur was destroyed shortly after the terrible incident of Cthulego Rising!

(Yes, I know the airbag is too small. It need to be at least four times bigger, but I don't have enough Lego for that so I built a more distorted version, I hope the play value more then makes up for this.)

Built: 2005.
Current Status: Dismantled.

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The airbag was by far the most ambitious and difficult part of this build.

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It's built over a technic frame and had to be secured in some places by stretching elastic bands between panels. I have a much better idea how to approach this next time I build an airship.

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I wanted to give the gondola an art-deco feel. The big curving windows and the brightness of light 'bley' helped to pull this off.

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From the side you can see the ugly tail fins, before this was taken apart I had replaced all of these with brick built ones, but I forgot to photograph them.

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The support ropes (string) helped to create the airbag illusion.

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The Gondola. I don't own any train Lego, getting those round windows was a fluke and a blessing.

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This pictures show the number of strings I used, some of them actually lent structural strength to the model.

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Nice engines - thank you Jack Stone (never thought I would say that.)

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Of course the door opens.

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This picture is confusing if you haven't seen the rest!

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Might use this as a spacecraft bridge one day.

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Swooshable? Not really, but great fun anyway.

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Tiny airbag I know... sorry, I'll get it right next time.

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Scorpier the Great

(from The US of A)

March 28, 2008

Oh men thats GOOOOOODDDD!!!!!! Awsome yup vearry awsome baby!I like your awsome creations!!....... If onely I no how to put pictures,,, it will be bether and I like your creations and I'm a STAR WARS fan.

Tristan Newberry-Cushman

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March 18, 2008

Veeeeeery good. i just dont like the gondola much.

Biebab zijnuwzakenniet

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(from Belgium)

January 12, 2008

waauw, is hij van een Belg of een Nederlander ?

Matthew Baker

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(from Maryland)

September 9, 2007

This is a very cool zeppelin. Nice work.

Ryan Rubino

(from KeithLUG)

July 19, 2007

I've always wanted to build an airship, this one is very creative.

Jared Rankin

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(from The Death Star)

February 12, 2007

That's cool! It's like the Hindenburg, but not. Just don't fill it with hydrogen!

Jordan

January 27, 2007

Sweet! People rarly make modern Zeppelins out of Legos and this is the fith one I've seen and liked. You should see CarWag's Hindenburg model on Brickshelf.

Rai Boreanez

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December 3, 2006

That is awesome....... seeing as Zep's are so rare in lego form. Good Job!

Nik

(from California)

November 25, 2006

yanowed be kewl? if there were TWO airbags!!

Clippert V

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(from Yorkshire, England (A Small Island Off The Coast Of france))

September 2, 2006

brilliant, amazing, love it. Can you put up directions, please?

Dean Spencer

(from yes, THE dean spencer im on a different computer)

August 22, 2006

oh dear god theres a few words that dont go well together; lego, trains and dont own any!! WHY WHY?? that zep is awsome i like the bridge, the airbag looks fine. or im sniffing too much glue LOL. good moc, i saw it on that monster landscape and i was whoah that thing is cool-where are the pics of it?

Graham Sullivan

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(from your closet)

August 22, 2006

Wow! This is Awsome! It sorta looks like the blimp from "The Mummy" ! Minus the ruggedy looks. Your's is cool!

Nick West

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(from not here)

August 22, 2006

breath taking. this has really been inspiration to build like this. i love it.

Adrian Juarez

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August 22, 2006

That zep' is awesome although the airbag is too small it still looks cool!