Hi there. It's been a while since I last visited the artwork section and I don't know if anyone mentioned this before: I like to build Star Trek models, not just from model kits, but out of LEGO bricks! I know this seems odd as there aren't any round pieces, but it works quite fine for me.
At the moment I have got 3 Mirandas (2 Lantree version, 1 Reliant), an Excelsior, Nebula, Akira and I'm working on a Sovereign, which is quite challenging. The first model I built was the Ent-D, but I had to take it apart as I needed the Saucer etc. for the Nebula.
Anyone else tried this? Any comments, questions?
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Posted by Obese Penguin (Member # 271) on :
hey cool a fellow lego Fan !
I've been trying to build Trek Ships for a while , do you have pics of your work ? or maybe Directions ?
I've been building b5 ships for a while but ive never been able to build anything trek , I did get close to the Completing the Delta Flyer but it didnt look right
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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :
Cool. I tried this a while ago, but I sucked pretty bad, what with my green and red Olympic.
I don't suppose you could post pictures of any of your models, could you?
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Posted by KXZ (Member # 119) on :
I did the same thing with Lego. I built a square version of DS9 with only one ring and four pylons going up and down. Everything was miniature. I made the standard for the saucer section two 8 stud bricks and the hull one 8 stud brick.
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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
The thing for good lego building is to make them BIG... and I mean BIG! Think of that lego land in Denmark? or if anyone has been to any travelling lego shows... anything that looks real or that has detail is large - using lots of bricks... so try it guys! Maybe a few of you could get together and pool your lego pieces and plan its construction...
Andrew
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Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Well, as for the pictures, unfortunately my scanner doesn't work at the moment, but I will try to get this sorted out.
I also tried to do building-instructions using "ldraw", a nice tool which is, sadly, quite time-consuming. I haven't used it for some time but will try again in the near future.
I forgot to mention in my ship list that I also did two Klingon BoP and a Vorcha. I had to dismantle the latter, though, because I needed the parts elsewhere. Shame really.
Anyway I will try to post some pics ASAP.
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Posted by Obese Penguin (Member # 271) on :
BoP's are easy they always come out pretty cool :-) , I built four of them , i was able to make the Klingon Station from DS9 "Apocolypse Rising" its hangin in my Office
But Federation Ships are harder seeing as there arnt any curved pieces :-(
Right now i am working on a lego version of the Peregrine Class Fighter based on this model.
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Posted by TerraZ on :
I'm eager to see some pictures. I once built some ships, namely the Ent-A and Ent-D but they weren't very recognizable at about 6 inches in lenght. I also built a custom design that could be assembled in three different configuration. A "Transformer" starship of sorts...
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Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
As for the sizes, the Nebula is 10 inches long, 7,5 wide and 3,5 in hight. The Mirandas are slightly smaller, yet out of scale. The BoPs are roughly in scale with the Nebula, same with the Akira and the Sovereign. The Excelsior is somewhere in between.
By the way, don't want to sound stupid, but when I want to post the pics, how can I do that?
