Wednesday, July 18, 2012

'STALKER' INTERCEPTOR BOMBER

'STALKER' INTERCEPTOR BOMBER
Pierre E Fieschi is more well known for his microscale spaceships, but this vertical fighter is quite nice as well. As if the well designed fighter wasn't enough, Pierre even included a docking platform and ladder.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Comrade Rocks

Courtesy Soyuz R-a11 MARAUDER by nate_decastro
Kuiper Belt- (BiS) When in space, there are two things one has to look out for- enemy lasers, and space debris. While the tattered remains of spacecraft and the like can often appear, the most common form of debris is space rocks. This craft, the Soyuz R-a11 MARAUDER, has not only made peace with the rocks, it has been quite utilitarian in its design, and incorporated them! Not only would this craft be something formidable to run (physically) into, a skirmish with it would also be ill-advised. From the impressive panel-mounted turrets, to the hidden bombs on the underside, and the well-camouflaged radar dish/laser.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Ramming Speed!

Tangent-Class Assault Cruiser
Courtesy Tangent-Class Assault Carrier by Commander Hawk
Earth- (BiS) While starships and spacecraft are nice and all, nothing in the sky can match the brute force a tank can have on the ground. Massive weapons capacity, sheets upon sheets of armor, vehicle storage, and troop carrying capacity are all some of the great advantages to tank use. This lil' guy has the design of a tank, the slickness of a sports car, and the armaments of Rambo after a 50% off sale at the Weapon Store. The radar array on top is also worthy of note, as well as the excellent use of the Technic joint connectors.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Photon Lasers

Bandit
Courtesy Bandit by pasukaru76 
Planet Higgs-B- (BiS) With the power of engines and spacecraft rising almost daily, and major discoveries being constantly made, soon we will enter the age of interspace travel. And with that, we will have to re-design our spacecraft, just like Pascal did with this MOC. The red cockpit really stands out against the minimal colours of the rest of the craft, and it appears to come in peace. But be careful not to ruffle the pilot's feather's else he decides to use it's ample armaments.

Voyager 2



Voyager 2 by Apojove
While it's not Sci-fi (Not counting the first Star Trek movie), this wonderful model of the Voyager probe by Apojove is certainly in space. He's included a great amount of detail and realism on the craft, and even included a nice display stand and engineer.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Project HAVE SHIVER


Justin Vaughn aka Mainman has created Project HAVE SHIVER for the "Real World Starfighter" contest occurring in the Starfighters group on Flickr. This industrial monstrosity is about as real world as it gets. Who needs aerodynamic and sleek spacecraft when there is no atmosphere to be aerodynamic in? Who needs wings at all? The copious use of flex tubing, lightsaber handles and droid arms makes for a more believable support structure than any prefab pieces could. Buffing the printing off the Naboo planet from set #9674 makes those pieces more universally usable than if they were left printed. Justin also has a few pictures of the loadout and descriptions of the different areas of the ship. I especially enjoy the back view as well. There's also a quite detailed description for the photo to match the details of the ship. I would definitely have to give this one of the top votes in the contest so far.