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4:00 AM
| Name of Model: Super Soldier | | Created by: legoloverman (Pete Reid) | Found at: NeoClassicSpace & Flickr
| Details: Legoloverman created this awesome bit of science fiction for NeoClassicSpace.com's month-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the classic space sets from LEGO. The idea of the celebration has been to make "classic space" style creations using modern fan techniques, and they have posted 1 or 2 a day all month for March.
I'm usually a sucker for a really good mech or, in this case, mech-type creation. NeoClassicSpace described him as a "Space Marine Cyborg."
I love the use of lots of little tiny parts to create the whole look. You get the idea that this cyborg is in minifig scale (i.e. he's supposed to fit in with a world that is inhabited by minifigs) -- it's just that all his robotic enhancements mean he's about 9 feet tall, in 'fig feet. :)
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Dan
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2:03 PM
| Name of Model: LL-142 | | Created by: legoloverman (this link also has more info on the model featured here) | | Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38509565@N00/2151076891/ | Details:
 This brilliant spaceship has a number of excellent features. For one, there's that perfect classic LEGO Space color scheme. For another, there's an X-Pod for a cockpit here. That alone would be enough to make this model stand out - but there's still more. The underside has a number of bizarre details - controls, hatches, landing gear, and such - and it's not really clear how most of it stays on. I have no idea how he got this to work. | | This is Wednesday's model of the day |
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Dan
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12:35 AM
| Name of Model: Morgan | | Created by: legoloverman | | Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38509565@N00/746194449/ and the three previous photo pages. | Details:
 I'm not a mecha fan, but I never stop being surprised at the way that mecha builders find ways to turn ordinary LEGO parts into bizarre and robotic things. On this one, there are claws, wrenches, minifig hands, binoculars, and even red Darth Vader helmets all used in bizarre places to get just the right effect. I'm guessing that this one took a while to figure out - and even longer to make it self-supporting in that standing position. Perusing some of the other photos available for this one, it becomes clear that this was just a way of putting rare parts to use (and the other bizarre elements were thrown in to perfect the color scheme!) | | This is Saturday's model of the day |
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Dan
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6:53 PM
| Name of Model: One for the Road |
| Created by: legoloverman (Peter Reid) |
| Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38509565@N00/5029063347/ |
Details:  Maersk LEGO sets have never been easy to come by. Since a special color of LEGO brick is manufactured for use in these sets, they're highly prized among LEGO hobbyists - the slightly greenish shade of light blue is useful in a variety of settings. On those rare occasions when Maersk-colored parts are available to the public, they're quickly bought up for use in larger creations. The popularity of the bricks leads to extras of the stickers being available. Naturally, the challenge then becomes finding models to use the stickers. Microscale Maersk models have been done before, but this one seems particularly realistic and compelling. The builder has a nearly magic touch when it comes to greebling on very small space vehicles.
See also: the same builder's latest Maersk spaceship.
| | This is Thursday's model of the day |
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