In Space, No One Can Hear You Scan

Courtesy ECM ship "Oddity" by Karf Oohlu

Deep Space- (BiS) While many of the satelites and spacecraft we've been seeing recently are for the real-world starfighters contest, it appears that this one is spurred on by imagination and creativity. Or, atleast, that's what the space program directors would WANT you to think. While it may not be completely clear as to its purpose, it's still a mighty-fine looking spacecraft. The sensor arrays, spalashes of blue, and excelent engine use are all part of what make this craft great. Plus, It's got FINS!

Yellow River

Courtesy ISA Yangtze Partol Frigate by Hawk

Titan- (BiS) While sleek, sporty, eye catching starfighters and curvaceous command ships may be what we envision of the future, the current reality is that satelites have gone the furthest distance from Earth while still being in the realm of current feasibility. This great satellite, the Yangtze, seems to be an attack drone, programmed to fight off threats to the Earth from above the skies. With an elegant half-stud offset between the dark grey cheese slopes near the back of the ship to the excelent forward section, this craft makes an amazing Lego spacecraft!

Boeing C-15 "Strike Eagle" lunar starfighter

The "Real World Starfighter" Contest is really heating up lately. This offering by Shannon Sproule is rooted heavily in early NASA design aesthetic. Complete with a moon rover, the contest entry is visually nostalgic and functional, with just enough stickers to make the markings blend into the built. As with some other recent MOCs, this also incorporates the Death Star elements in a clean and efficient manner.

Space Mace

Courtesy NSM-MOC008 by oursblancgroschat

Pluto- (BTT) Bad guys need ships too. Darth Vader had the Death Star, The Borg had Borg Ships, and HAL took over the Discovery One. As far as baddie ships go, menacing shapes, big lasers, and large spikes go a long way to asset your dominance over the lesser man (or machine). This beauty of a death machine has all of those great aspects, from its lionfish-esque spike pod, to the large dual laser at the front and the engine hub at the back. The gray scale body, embellished with trans red specks breathes malice, and the rest of the ship is enough to make the most soulless baddie smile.

In Soviet Space...

Earth- (BiS) Coming directly from one of the contributing authors of this blog, brickmack brings us a hyper-realistic starfighter. Designed in the vein of the Soyuz spacecraft of the 60's and 70's, this one brings us to the current time, when starfighters are needed to solidify orbital claims, and is not so far removed from probability as to need hundreds of years to have a remote possibility of existence.

Independence Day

Earth- (BiS) When it comes to alien invasion movies, the name Independence Day often comes up. No only does it include lasers, Area 51, and Will Smith, it also has some pretty awesome spacecraft. Halfbreak has created a beautiful Micro rendition of the destruction of the White House from the movie, complete with minifig head trees!

Mighty Ox

Mercury- (BiS) When it comes to spacecraft, Tromas is your guy. This beauty, which could be yours for only $10,000,000 credits, has the brute strength of an exploding sun, but the precision of a gamma ray targeting system. Equipped with all of the necessities, operating it gives the pilot the biggest smile! Or it could be a deadly Nitrous Oxide leak...

Baby SHIP

Carrier Bridge WIP by Mike the Maker

(FG)- When Lego fans think of a SHIP, they usually think of a massive minifig scale creation. Mike the Maker (Mike Yoder) takes convention and throws it out the door. Instead, he goes for an amazing 1/4 minifig scale behemoth, and he still isn't done with it!

Also, sorry about the lack of posting- it's Lego contest season, but we'll try our best to keep you updated!