[MOC] XJ-72 Angelic

[workfromtheheart]

This is my very first attemt to build a space ship. I felt challenged by the GHL contest, so I just started building and this is the result.

More on Flickr, or www.mocsfromtheheart.com.

Edited August 13, 2010 by workfromtheheart

[lightningtiger]

Great dropship look to your space transport , but how do those thrusters work ?

Nice detail, but not over done 'workfromtheheart' - great work and I'm a conformist! !

[Baylego]

Cool ship! This one has the same color scheme as the cargo ship I made earlier today. I really like how you did the thrusters.

I hope to see more spaceships from you!

[Fires-storm]

Well done, this is an amazing ship! My favorite parts are the wings and thrusters

[Apollo]

This ship is really smooth and the dynamics are very flowing! My favorite sections are the wings (specifically the placement of the navigation lights) and the thrusters in the back!

It is very original and creative!

[XimenaPaulina]

Very interesting and unique design, 'workfromtheheart'. Just like them, I love the wings and the rear wheel-type thrusters. Btw, I so love the crystal-clear photos, how I wish I could make mine the same. <envious>

[workfromtheheart]

Btw, I so love the crystal-clear photos, how I wish I could make mine the same. <envious>

I take a couple of white papersheets and used that for back- and underground.

Take the pictures in good daylight (4 or 5 pm is most perfect).

Let photoshop do the rest. (And luck is also very important).

[Masked Builder]

Wow. This is so different from the way I interpreted my ship. Thought still very cool. I like the black ring on the back of the ship.

[workfromtheheart]

It is indeed very different. But I like your interpertation as well.

It's lots of fun how two different people can build such different creations, by looking at the same object.

[brickmack]

Cool. Are the plate parts on the thrusters attached to the rest of the thruster by anything or just the rubber bands? Seems like it would come apart if it was just rubber bands.

[workfromtheheart]

No, just the rubber bands, but it holds very nicely. (Buy not suitable for play, but that's not why I build...)

[Plastemaurer]

This is a really nice ship you created there, 'workfromtheheart'. I really like the wings and the cockpit is also very well made.

However, i'm not so keen on the thruster wheels on the stern. Somehow the idea of attaching bricks only with rubber bands doesn't feel right to me.

But as a whole, this is a really nice design.

Where did you get the chrome 1x1 round plates? They are great.

[workfromtheheart]

Not just any rubber bands, but real LEGO rubber bands ;-)

The chrome 1x1's come from the Titan XP set.

[XimenaPaulina]

I take a couple of white papersheets and used that for back- and underground.

Take the pictures in good daylight (4 or 5 pm is most perfect).

Let photoshop do the rest. (And luck is also very important).

I do those things also - white back- and underground, daylight photoshoot, but I can't quite get your high quality photos. Well I guess, I need to improve my lighting or even purchase a better performance camera, or maybe I just don't have the luck that you have.

[Blackicep8ntball]

Very nice ship, and great photography. I love dropships - the very first MOC I built was a dropship for a contest too, although it wasn't up to this quality. You've developed a nice color scheme for it, and the overall design is very effective. Good luck on your contest!