Built August 2012.
About this creation
Note: This backstory is completely from my imagination.
The Behemoth-Class Frigate, "The Desert's Spirit," began its lengthy term of service around 2549. It fought victoriously throughout the remainder of the Covenant-Human War. It was constructed at a dry-dock on the high desert of California. Its name was derived from its ability to maintain a semi-invisible status similar to a Spartan's Active Camo. In 2612, it mysteriously disappeared while investigating a Forerunner installation.
"The Desert's Spirit" was one humanity's greatest feats of engineering - at 23,550 ft. long, this ship was truly massive! A Covenant Corvette is shown for comparison.
The front of the ship was equipped with a stunning array of armament: 2 heavy coilguns and a behemoth-class coilgun (inside and at the back of the ship's front grooves) and a nuclear warhead launcher. Other armament includes additional warheads, hundreds of ODST Drop-Pods, and thousands of .88 - .379 mm cannons.
ODST Drop-Pod bays (each stud represents approx. 10 Pods) and observation deck/science lab (on bottom of ship).
Docking bays and bridge.
Yuuuummmm, greebles! :P
The engines. Also, I wanted to make this clear, but I loosely based this ship on a UNSC Frigate, so I used some artistic freedom. The "wings" on this are supposed to be where they are.
In extreme circumstances, the entire bridge can deploy from the main ship.
Thanks for looking! :)
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January 4, 2013 |
Amazing! I love the detail!! |
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August 22, 2012 |
Amazing! |
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Carter Heald August 20, 2012 |
Great UNSC space ship! |
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August 20, 2012 |
This is one beastly ship! It looks like it would be fun to play with its weapons... |
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August 20, 2012 |
Looking at it from the side or front, it looks like a gun with a scope,but it's a great build though. I challenge you to make this ship in minifig scale. For example, if this micro version were 50 times the length of a micro minifig, take it and make a normal size ship that's 50 times the length of a normal minifig. |
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August 20, 2012 |
Quoting Brixwhiz .
I'm not one to comment on spaceships, but this one really deserves it! You put a lot of work and details into this one. I do have one question though. Surely you don't own all those tan parts, so may I ask which (Bricklink?) store you got those pieces from? Thanks, and keep building!
Actually, I didn't order any bricks from Bricklink. All of those 1x1 cheese slopes are from the Tower Bridge set. I highly recommend it! |
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August 20, 2012 |
I'm not one to comment on spaceships, but this one really deserves it! You put a lot of work and details into this one. I do have one question though. Surely you don't own all those tan parts, so may I ask which (Bricklink?) store you got those pieces from? Thanks, and keep building! |
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August 20, 2012 |
Sweet nanoscale space stuff! |
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August 19, 2012 |
Stunning! |
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August 17, 2012 |
Quoting Tim C
Ah, crap, Elliot. Sorry about the faux pas there. I was just looking at Andre Benjamin's works before I switched over to your frigate. I'd love to say that never happens, but I get names mixed up all the time. Well, I came back to this build to congratulate you for your spot on Across MOCpages, and to see if you would mind if I featured your ship on the My Current Favorites spot on my page sometime in the future. That's when I noticed my brain lapse. My apologies, sir.
Be my guest! And no worries on the whole name thing! :D
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August 17, 2012 |
Quoting William Vandyk
Very good, like the greeblies, although is that a bit of structural failure in the close up shot ;-)?
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No, it's held together by a few technic pins, but it has to be pulled out slightly to connect with something else that you can't see in the picture. Good eye though. :P
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August 17, 2012 |
Very good, like the greeblies, although is that a bit of structural failure in the close up shot ;-)?
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August 17, 2012 |
That is an epic ship right there. The color is amazing; the grey and tan go perfectly together. |
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August 16, 2012 |
Ah, crap, Elliot. Sorry about the faux pas there. I was just looking at Andre Benjamin's works before I switched over to your frigate. I'd love to say that never happens, but I get names mixed up all the time. Well, I came back to this build to congratulate you for your spot on Across MOCpages, and to see if you would mind if I featured your ship on the My Current Favorites spot on my page sometime in the future. That's when I noticed my brain lapse. My apologies, sir. |
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August 15, 2012 |
This is a very interesting take on the frigate design, good job on this one. |
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August 15, 2012 |
WOW. amazing. Halo rocks (and so does this moc!) |
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August 15, 2012 |
WOW. amazing. Halo rocks (and so does this moc!) |
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Does the frigate have all those gears and fan belts? |
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August 15, 2012 |
Quoting Michael Rutherford
It's a good looking ship. But it does not look very "Halo-ish". The giant gears and fan belts are a bit distracting. They must be more than a thousand feet across. It's very punkish, and that in and of itself is not a bad thing, but it just doesn't mesh with the Halo style. The ship is photographed very well, and your pics illustrate the details quite effectively. I like the MOC, but it doesn't fit with your text. Just walk away from the whole Halo cult and build your own theme. If you stick with this style, it would be a very good theme indeed! Attack!
I think if it was all grey it would look almost exactly like a regular frigate. I just didn't want to do that because it seemed a little bland. I'll take your feedback into consideration for future builds though. :) |
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August 15, 2012 |
Quoting Prehistoric Echoes
Very cool, but you do realize that this "frigate" dwarfs the largest UNSC military ship class (Marathon-class cruiser) by 19,640 feet...
Heh heh heh, yes. Ah, the joys of fan fiction...
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August 15, 2012 |
Now there is a truly excellent MOC! The form and detail are astounding. Great work! |
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August 15, 2012 |
It's a good looking ship. But it does not look very "Halo-ish". The giant gears and fan belts are a bit distracting. They must be more than a thousand feet across. It's very punkish, and that in and of itself is not a bad thing, but it just doesn't mesh with the Halo style. The ship is photographed very well, and your pics illustrate the details quite effectively. I like the MOC, but it doesn't fit with your text. Just walk away from the whole Halo cult and build your own theme. If you stick with this style, it would be a very good theme indeed! Attack! |
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Wow - NICE! Love the details, and great work on the design. |
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August 15, 2012 |
Very cool, but you do realize that this "frigate" dwarfs the largest UNSC military ship class (Marathon-class cruiser) by 19,640 feet... |
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August 13, 2012 |
Very well built and full of details. |
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Chris Melby August 12, 2012 |
Admittedly, I'm not exactly sure what this ship is, BUT, the detail, design, and "steampunk" like functionality really make it cool to look at, very nice build! Z |
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August 10, 2012 |
It is really, really fantastic! I love the use of the colors and the rubber bands. It is an excellent build.
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August 10, 2012 |
This is by far one of the best space-ships I've ever and I give it a 100/100. |
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August 10, 2012 |
Nice and interesting build!! |
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August 9, 2012 |
Great work. With the coloration and the gear greebling it almost has a steampunk feel. If not Steampunk at least very industrial. |
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August 9, 2012 |
Quoting Zane Houston
Is it just me or does the bridge in the last picture look EXACTLY like Wile E Coyote?
Anyways great ship, details and colors are awesome!
Man... ...it does!! |
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August 9, 2012 |
Quoting Tim C
Goodness, Andre, this is phenomenal. One of your best works yet. I love the greebling. Repeating the circular features there really adds something to the build. The coloring is the perfect pick. The thrusters look good, though my favorite part is the front. Well done!
Andre? Oh well... :P
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August 9, 2012 |
Quoting Evan Melick
Loving the MOC, but it's quite a bit bigger than a frigate would be. :P
I know... but it looks like one, so, oh well! :P |
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August 9, 2012 |
Quoting LukeClarenceVan The Revanchist
Nice! Perhaps a tad over-textured, but still a superb MOC. I like the tan colouration, I don't see that often.
Yeah, the one thing I was worried about was that it might be a little too intricate!
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August 9, 2012 |
Great greebling and intersting parts use |
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August 9, 2012 |
The usage of rubber bands as detail is really effective and unique! Brilliant. |
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August 8, 2012 |
this is probably the biggest piece of awesome i've seen for a while!!! 5/5 |
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August 8, 2012 |
Is it just me or does the bridge in the last picture look EXACTLY like Wile E Coyote?
Anyways great ship, details and colors are awesome! |
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August 8, 2012 |
Frankly, I would believe you if you said it was a gun. That does not mean I do not like the shape, mind you. |
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August 8, 2012 |
Very good job! So many greeb-- I mean vital systems. Yes, vital systems... |
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August 8, 2012 |
Really cool! 5/5 |
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August 8, 2012 |
Nice. I wish I had all those tan pieces. |
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August 8, 2012 |
Goodness, Andre, this is phenomenal. One of your best works yet. I love the greebling. Repeating the circular features there really adds something to the build. The coloring is the perfect pick. The thrusters look good, though my favorite part is the front. Well done! |
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Señor Waffles August 7, 2012 |
Wow! I love all the details and greebles. |
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August 7, 2012 |
Awesome greebling! I like that the bridge separates. Excellent ship all around. |
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August 7, 2012 |
Sweet ship! This is such a cool design, and you really did a fantastic job with the little things (aka the details). Again, great job! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Killer! |
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August 7, 2012 |
This should be a set! I would totally buy it! (If only I had the money ;)) |
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August 7, 2012 |
Whoa, where'd you get your Ph-D in Greeble-ology? ;-) Crazy Good! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Oh my! This is so big I thought it was a gun! (That's a good thing, BTW) Great PU and great job! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Loving the MOC, but it's quite a bit bigger than a frigate would be. :P |
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August 7, 2012 |
Beautiful job on the ship m8!!! Great detail work!!! Keep it up. |
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August 7, 2012 |
Nice! Perhaps a tad over-textured, but still a superb MOC. I like the tan colouration, I don't see that often. |
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August 7, 2012 |
A detailer's delight! Lovely colors too! :) |
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August 7, 2012 |
The deploying bridge is awesome. Great work. |
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August 7, 2012 |
This is really cool! I love the greebly structure area near the back of the ship. |
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August 7, 2012 |
awesome design! great PU! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Fearsome! It's gonna take a little more than "brute force" to take that baby down! Splendid creation! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Woah, what a behemoth! Very nicely done! |
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August 7, 2012 |
This is awesome! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Great colours, especially the pink splashes. The deployed bridge is my favourite part. |
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August 7, 2012 |
What a great ship! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Very nice. :D |
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August 7, 2012 |
Super cool! I love the styling and the details, and the detaching bridge is a great idea! |
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August 7, 2012 |
This is a nice looking ship, very nice details and everything. |
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August 7, 2012 |
SO many great details, but I really like the non-tan area that connects the engines to the main hull. ~Dave |
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August 7, 2012 |
Quoting Eric 'Hawk' Mickle
Not really in the Halo Lore, but who really cares? Fan-fiction can be great, and that ship is epic. Lot's of technical areas. >Eric
Yeah, I just kinda made it up as I was typing... |
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August 7, 2012 |
Not really in the Halo Lore, but who really cares? Fan-fiction can be great, and that ship is epic. Lot's of technical areas. >Eric |
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August 7, 2012 |
Nice angles here! |
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August 7, 2012 |
Nice angles here! |
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