In his latest Vic Viper, Peter Morris dispenses with minimalism in colouring and replaces it with all the gaudiness of a racecar. His ARX-02a Victoria’s Viper is loosely based on the 2009 Acura ARX-02a and the racing influence is a definite plus. It’s always a challenge to pull together this many colours but he’s managed with aplomb.
Andrew Lee is calling it the Raptor. I call them T-Rex parts. I expect that everyone will call it awesome.
I’m sure I’m going to have to do a round-up post at the end of the month with all my favorite Vic Vipers. In the meantime, I couldn’t resist posting one that I just saw.
Stefan (Brainbikerider) has a pretty different take on the Vic Viper shape. His ship is a lot less pointy than most, and barely has wings. It’s also great. He’s done some great color-blocking and used stickers impeccably.
These are my two latest spaceships: the Last Moon and the Grim Star. While the creations are inspired by the moon and star, the models are built to showcase their unique printed windshield. These are being auctioned as part of Creations for Charity.
Jarek has decided to build his own take on the vehicles in the Space Police set Hyperspeed Pursuit.
Here’s the police cruiser, which I think is an excellent revision. I especially like the distribution of black and white, perfect for a futuristic take on a cruiser.
Don’t forget to check out his take on the Skull Twins’ car as well.
It seems both inevitable and appropriate that humankind will name a spacegoing vehicle after astronomer and author Carl Sagan. We’ve also come to expect excellence from the collaborations between Ed Diment and Ralph Savelsberg.
The Carl Sagan certainly doesn’t disappoint.
Describing it as a “near-future deep space exploration ship” inspired by Ralph’s microscale John Archibald Wheeler, the builders stand behind their work and give us a sense of its immense scale:
As much as I appreciate the sleek starfighters and heavily armed starships we feature here so often, it’s refreshing to see builders taking both a more realistic and peaceful direction with a large LEGO spaceship.
Dean Hofmeyer (Unique Name) teased us with a work-in-progress picture way back in July, but the wait for his Gungnir Interceptor was well worth it.
To quote Chris Malloy‘s comment, “Gorgeous integration of anime-esque styling, advanced techniques, and classic colours. The windscreen is particularly note-worthy.” Well said.
Over on Flickr, Space2310 has posted an excellent new ship, the Wingham Red. It’s a little light on description right now, so I can’t be sure if it’s a fighter or racer or something else, but that hardly matters.
The curved shaping on the front of this sucker is just beautiful. Sometimes the gaps created when making curved shapes like this bother me, but this ship manages to look elegant. The sticker usage is also just right, not too many or too few in use.
The excitement doesn’t stop here, either. Check out the launch track for this thing.
Vic Viper VOAT Vinivious by Uspez Morbo
Space 2 by Tim Goddard (Rogue Bantha)
Eldorado Fortress Redux by Kris Kelvin
Once again I find myself with more neat stuff to blog and no time to do it all justice. At least I added names this time. Does anyone else find the new version of flickr really frustrating for obtaining image deeplinks?
The good folks in the LEGO Starfighters group on Flickr have started a new Novvember. That means that many people are building Vic Vipers, inspired by the game Gradius, all month long.
I’m digging the one below by legodrome, and I’m sure there will be many more nice fighters to come. I feel that the black stripes on the front are rather sharp.
Through a fortunate series of events, Alan McMorran was in Seattle last weekend and dropped by BrickCon for a day. When he wasn’t hanging out with the zombie overlords, he was taking a really cool set of pictures featuring his Doctor Who minifig and LEGO TARDIS.
Here, the good Doctor manages to avoid Josh’s motorized dragon in a cave, part of a massive LEGO Castle display with a 2,000-minifig battle.
Check out all of Alan’s Doctor Who adventure photos on Flickr.
(And in case you’ve missed it, I’ve updated my BrickCon 2009 wrap-up post with more links.)
Chris Giddens (Fazoom) has managed to get back on the horse and build something in his PCS theme. This science vessel has a really cool concept. Each of the colored pods on the sides is a different interchangeable science module. I like modularity, and this is a well thought out concept. I also can’t say no to trilateral symmetry, like this ship’s engines.
