[MOC] Arethusa (SHIP)

[spacie]

Another year, another SHIP. 

Built for SHIPtember 2025. This is easily the biggest project I've ever undertaken at a length of 160 studs, a weight of 13.5 kg and probably upwards of 10,000 parts.

 

 

[Feuer Zug]

Sleek ship design. Has a Futurama (both style and show) feel to it with the angles and color scheme. Must be a monster to display.

[EamonnMR]

That aggressive prow just screams "ramming speed!" Awesome subtle detail between the panels too. Nice work.

[spacie]

On 10/16/2025 at 6:25 PM, Feuer Zug said:

Sleek ship design. Has a Futurama (both style and show) feel to it with the angles and color scheme. Must be a monster to display.

I hadn't made the futurama connection yet myself, but it makes total sense! I haven't really figured the display part out yet (and this is SHIP number three)...

On 10/18/2025 at 8:39 AM, EamonnMR said:

That aggressive prow just screams "ramming speed!" Awesome subtle detail between the panels too. Nice work.

Thanks! I was trying to channel some "naval ram" kind of design for the front end (and a bit of ocean liner funnels on the top), so it's nice that that's somewhat noticeable!

[GeoBrick]

That nautical star shape must've been hell to accomplish. It looks perfect.
The color scheme is perfect, and the subtle greebling between the sides finishes the ship nicely.

[hikouki]

Looks very sleek but deadly. Great job!

[Seagull King of Vaughan]

Lovely design and colour. There are so many different shapes coming together!

[Israel Hands]

I like them. They have a classic sci-fi book cover look to them. A bit Chris Foss, a bit Colin Hay inspired

Edited October 20 by Israel Hands

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very neat design ans beautiful color scheme. 

That azure is so much ...how many pieces are there for the entire MOC? 

 

[spacie]

On 10/19/2025 at 9:53 PM, GeoBrick said:

That nautical star shape must've been hell to accomplish. It looks perfect.
The color scheme is perfect, and the subtle greebling between the sides finishes the ship nicely.

Thanks! Interestingly the star shape at the front is all just simple connections to the spines that support the teal exterior panels (though those were themselves a bit trickier to get right)

17 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Very neat design ans beautiful color scheme. 

That azure is so much ...how many pieces are there for the entire MOC? 

 

Thanks! It's actually teal (tricky color to get right in pictures, straight from the camera it looked like medium azure). Best guess for part count is somewhere upwards of 10k, knowing that there's 2 to 3k teal pieces and another 2k+ brackets / SNOT pieces hidden in there, and that I went through the majority of my 1x and 2x plates.

18 hours ago, Israel Hands said:

I like them. They have a classic sci-fi book cover look to them. A bit Chris Foss, a bit Colin Hay inspired

Thank you! I had to look them up, but the general feel seems to match, indeed. Reminds me that last year's group shot made someone think of this piece.

[Israel Hands]

yes

I first saw that image in the Mechanismo art book. At time stamp 4:15 here. Minor warning if you go through the entire video, low level minor nudity 
 

 

[KotZ]

Great work! I love the color scheme and the angular design. I really like how you shaped those thrusters.

[RenLUG - Central Florida]

That's incredible. Well done.

[spacie]

On 10/23/2025 at 6:20 PM, KotZ said:

Great work! I love the color scheme and the angular design. I really like how you shaped those thrusters.

Thanks! If you want a look behind the scenes, the thrusters are a very dense structure based on the unique geometry of part 3145 (which also show up in large numbers for attaching the main hull panels).

 

On 10/21/2025 at 7:28 PM, Israel Hands said:

yes

I first saw that image in the Mechanismo art book

Thanks for sharing! Art books is not something I've really looked into before, but it seems like a worthwhile endeavor.

Edited November 7 by spacie