Tag Archives: Space

From giant space carriers to starfighters, moon bases to moon buggies, whether you love LEGO models inspired by real-world space programs or science-fiction, you’re in the right place.

Lukas amps his voltage to the max

Lukas‘ latest is a bright yellow, very swooshable racer with a low profile and awesome stripes.

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Jon Palmer tells us how to make a geodesic dome from LEGO

Building a geodesic dome is a complex engineering challenge. Jon Palmer tackled the challenge a while ago with his “Shpleem Dome”, and has just shared instructions on how to build your own. Head on over to ZEMI and read all about it.

Starfleet Voyager VX-2 by Chris Giddens

Chris Giddens (Flickr) has recreated the Classic Space set 6929 Starfleet Voyager from 1981. Would it be sacrilege to say that Chris’ version is a marked improvement over the original?

Mark Kelso’s epic model: the Invisible Hand

After 9 months of building, Mark Kelso has finally completed his epic model of the Invisible Hand. It spans an amazing 231 studs long and weighs 30 pounds, I can’t begin to imagine the cost. I have seen the various stages of this model from the many work in progress photos Mark has posted over time. The finished model is beautiful, studless, and full of details. Congratulations on a project well done Mark!

Tyrian class freighter by Brenden Wilson

The multiple levels on the bridge tower give some indication of the massive size of this microscale freighter by Brenden Wilson (Flickr). The modular cargo pods work wonderfully.

Homeworld: Vaygr Bomber

After a year of work in progress, Adrian Florea finally completed his magnificent Vaygr Bomber from the game Homeworld 2. The picture below is not a digital rendering, but an actual model measuring 75 studs long and built in minifig scale!

Andrew Lee micros Mark Sandlin’s very 3vil Asmodeus

The Fanboy Micro contest continues! Andrew Lee goes all tiny and adorable on Mark Sandlin’s massive and formidable Asmodeus.

Here’s the original:

Be sure to check out all the photos for a very cool bit of homage to the original.

Nnenn’s Vic Viper

Nnenn crafts a stunning Vic Viper. Particularly striking about this model is the color distinction and how nicely the blue outlines the ship. It’s a very difficult procedure and rarely attempted, but here it’s done beautifuly.

Peter Reid and Ed Diment Relaunch the Rocket Launcher

Remember this set? Well Flikerites Peter Reid (legoloverman) and Ed Diment (Legomonster) just revisited this Classic Space set and gave it some upgrades

Gallery, with more souped-up Classic Space goodness.

10182 Cafe Corner Space Roll by Mashikuf

Brickshelfer mashikuf (of the LEGO/Playmobil blog Toys in the Attic) has been building “space rolls” for quite some time, and has even posted specifications.

His latest space roll is inspired by 10182 Café Corner:

Click the picture to see the full gallery with lots of cool details.

Porphyrion goes microscale

Zach (zachmoe) has taken Danny Rice’s Porphyrion and shunk it to mini size, while keeping all the impressive details of the original. Step back and take a look at the pair from a distance. I bet you can’t tell the difference!

LL-142 by Peter Reid

What’s not to love about Peter Reid‘s latest Classic Space ship? There’s the awesome retro color scheme, an X-pod for a cockpit, retractable landing gear, and enough greebly bits to blow your mind.