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.

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.

Blue Devil

Courtesy LL-104 by Fazoom

Interplanetary Zone- (BiS) While it may not be prudent or useful in space, aerodynamic design begins to take real meaning when re-entering the atmosphere of a planet. Plus, it'll draw the admiring eyes of space travelers from all around. The LL-104 is the newest ship from the NCS shipyards, and from initial sales numbers, the designers got it right! Not only does this MOC have amazing editing, the blue, trans-yellow, and grey play together in front of the eye in the most pleasing fashion. Not to mention, it looks fast!

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.

Falling Skies

Courtesy NCS LL-1776 by OUdaveguy98

Neptune- (BiS) While sleekness can often be a great factor in separating the good MOCs from the great, this amazing spacecraft by OUdaveguy98 has enough smoothness to make it great eye-candy, but enough jaggedness to make it believable as a rough-and-tumble NCS ship that could hold its own in a dog fight. The blue colouring creates a great standout from the grey, while the trans-yellow cockpit and bumblebee stripes give it that NCS flair. And it comes with cup holders, standard!

The Terminator

Courtesy T-7 Enforcer by Jasbury1

Saturn- (BiS) When the NCS federation needs something to "disappear", they call on the T-7 Enforcer. This slick spacer has ample cockpit space, giant thrusters, those amazing Gatling laser cannons, and those great missile pods. The only problem? Fuel mileage.

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.

Come in, Red-1

Venus- (BiS) Ah, M-Tron. Those little space miners who are so good at the job that they hold an intergalactic monopoly on the job. This great recon ship by Blake Foster has all of the elements of the classic M-Tron sets, but with a NCS twist! The engine/wing combo is great, as is the curvaceous shaping! Now, where are those magnets....

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!

LL-828 Wildgoose

LL-828 Wildgoose by Bricking-it on Flickr

This wonderful Neo Classic Space ship by LL-828 Wildgoose by Bricking-it (Jeremy Williams) is one of the cooler space MOCs I've seen recently. The front of the ship can detach as a small shuttle, and the interior features spots for 4 small "Egg" fighters, and 5 crew. It's lucky it was posted, the builder notes that it was dropped by his son and had to be completely rebuilt.

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!