A combination of sorts.
About this creation
So you’ve returned for more nonstop action, eh? Grindhouse style. Two-in-one. Rodriguez-Tarantino. Minus the Rodriguez and Tarantino. A transport starship and a starfighter. Hopefully these creations will temporarily satisfy your MOClust, your strange need for crazy Lego satisfaction.
MOC added: May 29th, 2007
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Some obvious details I stole were his use of missile racks. Also, I wanted to do something with the Unitron minifigs I had.
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As the project progressed though, I decided to use less yellow, and move more towards a Brian Kescenovitz-type color scheme, as is apparent on his
Mark II Artillery
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Let's start with the transport, the first one created of the two.
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Side auto-cannons, machine guns, and two 8-magazine missile racks, not to mention two M.O.A.B.’s and you got doom itself.
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Bley is not the bane of my existence. Rather, I appreciate the fact that my creations no longer look uniform in color. Between the two MOCs, only 8 bley pieces were used.
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Goldman’s advice of rebuild, rebuild, rebuild was actually useful. I could’ve posted a much uglier version of this MOC. Goldman actually spared you pain. Don’t expect that to happen ever again.
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The shovels as viewscreens idea came pretty much out of nowhere. I’m partial to them. The cockpit looks good with and without them in my opinion.
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When the cockpit opens, the shovels (viewscreens, mind you) fold out to allow the pilot in and out.
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After seeing the actual Grindhouse movie, specifically Planet Terror by Rodriguez, I’d say he was highly influenced by Goldman’s
Food PopeHow else could Goldman have been so dead-on with his dauntingly accurate portrayal of plague zombies?
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A main problem posed early on in this creation was “How am I going to get the engines to turn?” I had to use some interesting SNOT techniques seen here.
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And you thought those bombs were fuel tanks. Shame on you.
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The underside shows the secondary engine used primarily for VTOL.
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Flashbang grenade launchers. Smoke Dispensers. Chaffe countermeasures. Additional thrusters. Whatever you think there are. Remember, there are no wrong answers.
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Cabin space for seven. Cramped. But Lego men don’t have feelings.
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The checkerboard pattern on the nose is meant to confuse you. “When I first saw this, I thought it was a racer.” I would ask if you were thirsty. Yes? How about a nice glass of shut the hell up.
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The rocket pods give the creation a strange hover-tank feel, at least this is what I thought when I first attached them.
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This creation also utilized more SNOT, specifically, the engines.
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The starfighter was the second, much faster build. I like how it came out in regards to similarities with the transport.
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The antenna on the top was put there to specifically piss you off.
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Landing gear on the bottom ruled out all space for any serious bottom greebling.
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“What’s with all the translucent, round 1x1 lights, man?” Don’t ask. I have a light fetish.
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Just how many 3/4ths views can you put on a single MOCpage? I bet this one sets the record.
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Engine intake shot, as well as a view of the side cannon and missile pod.
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I keep telling all of you. Hinged cockpit glass. It’s a requirement starting now. Do you think F-18 pilots would like it if their cockpit glass fell off onto the ground, shattering into millions of shards? No, and your Lego men don’t either, despite my previous statement.
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After the completion of the MOC, I couldn’t decide if I liked it better with a longer or shorter nose. Thus I developed a modular system in which the nose can become elongated with a simple addition.
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One might say that I have overused the long nose/cockpit/engines design. You may be right. But actually you’re not.
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February 21, 2012 |
Wow. Great concept, colors, and details/greebles.... In a word, AWESOME. |
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I like it |
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November 23, 2008 |
I was going to say "good racer", but then i saw your comment, so I'm taking your advice now and shutting up. |
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I like it |
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September 3, 2008 |
As Borat would say, That'sa very Naice!
Yeah. Dumb huh. PLZ RATE MY MOCS |
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I like it |
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April 2, 2008 |
WOW ! I've seen lot of good spaceships, but honestly, these ships are really awesome ! I can't say which one is my favorite, maybe the little one, but both are wonderful !
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I like it |
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August 28, 2007 |
TIGHT!!! |
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I like it |
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June 1, 2007 |
They're both excellent. Personally, I like the transport better. |
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I like it |
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May 31, 2007 |
I about fell off my chair... Amazing! Do you Have instructions? If you do can you Email them to me Plz? |
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I like it |
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May 30, 2007 |
Another excellent creation Jon. I really like the the design of the gunship, the colors you chose, and the detail you put in. Fantastic Job! |
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I like it |
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May 30, 2007 |
These are excellent, Jon. I like the fighter more...it's sleeker and has more agressive intakes. The long nose version looks like an SR-71 Blackbird. Great work and of course, nice color scheme...;-) |
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I like it |
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May 30, 2007 |
Ooh... two for the price of one! I like the fighter more. It uses that canopy nicely. The little checker pattern on the nose is cool, too. |
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