I like the plain, grey CS vehicle colour scheme, along with the trans red & yellow touches. The claws and feet look very functional. -9- I like the economical way that you’ve used the parts to get lots of interesting details. The “Swoop Bike” is a great looking alternative, with enigmatic CS sensors on the front. The scooter towing the radar looks fun, especially with accompanying, cute robots. -8- This MOC looks cool but I think where detailed designs like this fail (a bit!) is in how playable they might be in the hands of a 8 or 9 year old. The legs and arms would be a bit fiddly to move around. Having said that, you could use this MOC for so many different adventures, loading things, rescuing spacemen, exploring. With a few more parts you could add a rocket pack and go flying too! -6- No guns, an overall grey CS vehicle look, that also manages to squeeze in the black & yellow stripes and loads of play possibilities. If the parts had existed back in ’79, surely they would have made something like this! Perhaps the only thing missing are some grey tanks on the back to fuel it. P.S. As a fellow user of LDD and rendering I love the first picture. -9-Total score-32-

Design: Great CS hard-suit. The cargo-loading theme provides a convincing aesthetic. Looks a tad unbalanced for its task, otherwise great. 8 Piece Selection: The pieces are highly flexible. The robots in the second build are cute and just the tip of the iceberg as to what you could build. The fourth build is a great space scooter. Would be value for money if you picked it up for real. 8 Playability: A dilemma here, whist flexible and full of play ideas, the reality of standing him up and moving objects could be difficult. 7 CS Factor: A very modern take on CS, which I think exemplifies how LEGO designers might approach the theme today. For me some of the feel of CS is missing; I think it is something to do with a mech masquerading as a CS set that does this. Still good. 8

Wow, that's cool! I wish I had one of these for my spacemen back in the 80s. The alternative models are cool, too, especially the third one. Great job! :-)) And Merry Christmas! <<<=

I love it!

Wow, brilliant!

Thank you.

Very cool indeed. Especially that main set, fits really well into NCS, even into CS too.

Thank you, much appreciated.

I wasn't trying for funny, but thanks. :D

Thanks, and yes it is more neo-classic than classic. But since the competition was to create something original, I felt copying the old style too literally would go against me.

Thanks for the kind words, but I have to admit I'm not 100% happy with the alternatives. If the judges don't mind I'd like to use the remaining time to play with the set and add a better second design.

Thank you :)

Thanks Tim, but as it has already been pointed out, it's a neo-classic design rather than a classic design, so I may loose a few points for that. I'm just in it because I like the theme, winning isn't important.

Commander Cold, you are too modest. I'm sure you could make something awesome if you try. Besides, you have to be in it to win it.

Thank you, the second one isn't to my usual standard, but I'm really pleased with the first.

great mech suit concepts!

See what I mean? I could never beat this. Way to put me down.

Nice work, Andros. That will be a tough one to beat.

really a nice one!

Classic space brought right up to date. A lovely model, and well considered alternatives. Good luck!

While I don't think that this fits into the Classic Space theme, it's still a nice little robot that makes a great use of hinges and parts. Good luck in the contest!

Cool and funny!! The first one is very well done!

Love the Cargo Loader... 'Cuz it's Cute, Cool, And Clever! Alternates Are Awesome Also! :)