puriri Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) I was recently inspired to create my first SHIP. Since it is my first any advice, especially on good ways to support it, would be great. Here an old version to give you an idea of the general shape: After a couple tries at this I decided building it in modules would make it easier to change and build, as well as transport later in it's life. (Here's an old version showing the old one part command area.) In the front you can see were the laser cannons are going on the bottom. Here you can see the back side. Down at the very bottom are the hangars with ships inside. You can also see where the engines will attach as well as the curvature at the top of the airlock section. I'm probably going to shorten the top airlock module so I don't have to worry so much about how to finish the curve. Here's a shot of one of the hangars and the back of one of the fighters. The fighter simply attaches to the magnet on the ship and hangs there. (These haven't been changed a whole lot.) So close! The interior is almost the only thing left to do! The tan thing besides it is a 100 stud measuring stick and you can see that the SHIP or at least the antennae are taller than it! A true SHIP! Proof of 100+ studness: UPDATE: We have an interior now! Weapons console: Bridge: More photos at http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/259415 Any advice on this would be great! I don't know about a name yet and how I'll take pictures of it either. Any comments or critique is welcome! Edited April 16, 2011 by puriri Quote
Bricktrain Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 Are you building for a theme? Your main bridge is looking interesting, lots of detail there. Quote
puriri Posted March 14, 2011 Author Posted March 14, 2011 Are you building for a theme? Your main bridge is looking interesting, lots of detail there. No main theme. Just general alieness. Though you could say the new Galactic Conquest sets inspired it a bit. Quote
DeathMakuta Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 How bout a very straight to the point name, like 'The Incinerator' or 'The Destroyer'. Either that or you could base the creation on an animal like a squid or some fish. Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Interesting design so far 'puriri', now for a name Seluj Enrev....Jules Verne spelt backwards and it does sound quite alien too ! Keep on going and Brick On ! Quote
Scorpiox Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Can't wait to see this finished! The bridge has some nice detail, this looks like this is gonna be a big one. Will it be minifig scale or just a model? Looking closely at the bridge is that a pilot in a trans-green pod? Quote
puriri Posted March 16, 2011 Author Posted March 16, 2011 Interesting design so far 'puriri', now for a name Seluj Enrev....Jules Verne spelt backwards and it does sound quite alien too ! Keep on going and Brick On ! I like that name! Any one else got any ideas? Scorpiox: It's going to be minifig scale, and yes thats a fig down there. That's one of the fighters. The aliens are the Life on Mars aliens since those are the only ones I have a lot of. Quote
TheDesuComplex Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 I like that name! Any one else got any ideas? The Incarcerator, The Neputia, The Ko'tasho. If you're making an opposing faction, they can call it the 'Bubble-Brain' for need of a simpler explanation. Quote
eltsyr Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 Looks nice and original...impressive for a first try :) 2 remarks - what will be the main color theme ? Hopefully we won't see the red bricks by the end :D - the support technic bricks at the base look a bit fragile to me once you'll have covered the structure, you may want to reinforce it. Looking forward the final result ! Quote
puriri Posted March 17, 2011 Author Posted March 17, 2011 Looks nice and original...impressive for a first try :) 2 remarks - what will be the main color theme ? Hopefully we won't see the red bricks by the end :D - the support technic bricks at the base look a bit fragile to me once you'll have covered the structure, you may want to reinforce it. Looking forward the final result ! Yeah I hope I can find a way to hide the red as well. The color scheme is basically black grey and trans-light green. And the support has been reenforced some what, though it will probably have to be reenforced even ore by the end. That part is very much a WIP. Quote
brickmack Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Nice ship, looks like it will be great by the time its finished. One thing though, it might be nice to have some more windows on the bridge. Even with hundreds of sensor displays and such, it would be a bit hard to see what's going on in a battle with only one small window. Quote
puriri Posted March 19, 2011 Author Posted March 19, 2011 I've updated the photos with my new progress. Since it's spring break I'll try to get a lot done. Quote
CptMugwash Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Interesting shape, looking good, sorry I'm useless with names and building big awesome ships but it looks good so far, look forward to seeing the final product Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Preeettyyyy, makes a great target for the Space Police to raid! :D Quote
puriri Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 Thanks everyone. I've just decided for reasons of accessibility and ease of reconstruction I'm going to split the command area into three parts. Hangar, command deck, and roof. Quote
puriri Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 New Update. See the main post for the new stand and lazars! Quote
puriri Posted March 23, 2011 Author Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Yet another update. Check main post for details. Edited April 16, 2011 by puriri Quote
puriri Posted March 25, 2011 Author Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) New Update; Edited April 16, 2011 by puriri Quote
Jac-63 Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Hey, very interesting ship. But for a name, I waiting for a best avancement in your built, when you close WIP Quote
CptMugwash Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Very nice update, it's all coming together For a name how about Umbra? meaning shadow, or something Quote
puriri Posted March 26, 2011 Author Posted March 26, 2011 Very nice update, it's all coming together For a name how about Umbra? meaning shadow, or something I think I' going with Kraken since I think the tentacles are too flimsy now so I'm going to add bigger ones lower. Quote
Scorpiox Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) I've been following the updates, and it is coming along nicely. I agree that you should call it kraken as it is a good idea to name it after what it looks like. This will be cool when it is done, the hull looks really detailed and I love how the fighters fit in so snugly and, they look soooo nice in there . Edited March 26, 2011 by Scorpiox Quote
puriri Posted March 28, 2011 Author Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) New update Edited April 16, 2011 by puriri Quote
puriri Posted April 4, 2011 Author Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) UPDATE Edited April 16, 2011 by puriri Quote
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