medium sized lunchbox

[snefroe]

so i finally had the chance to take some photos of the Larger Lunchbox, at Space Base Dobbins, you know, the station that supplies interstellar Spacecraft from the planet's surface? Naturally, that's the reason why these larger transport ships are stationed there, they have to supply the ships in orbit with whatever they need, like smaller ships, pods, spare parts, even personnel.

This ship is basically just an enlarged version of the highly successful Lunchbox.

To show you how big this thing is:

the backside:

the frontside:

as usual, the cockpit is really high off the ground and most of the instruments are placed on top of the fuselage. Still, it's all quite simple, primitive, even. After all, a transport ship doesn't need to have complicated instruments, just the regular things will do. the proximity radar is the small dish in front of the canopy, the larger radar in housed in the grey dome on a boom. The yellow tank on the other side is a liquid of some kind... think it's the main hydraulics tank...

It seems this ship is from the "felix the cat" unit, as the nose art suggests. The yellow arrow indicates the emergency handle to eject the canopy; "101" is the official aircraft number within the group, but i don't know what the big red "7" means. It's probably a reference to this ship being the number seven in a passed mission. you can almost see that it's just a sticker, so i guess it's a very temporary thing...

This is photo from behind the engines. You can clearly see the two discs with the fuel cells, next to the identification board, that's barely visible behind the engines. No, "TT" does not mean this is TT's personal ship, according to the tailcode book "TT" refers to the mothership SCS Denver. However, my guess is that some idiot applied the wrong sticker, because the serial number is that of a pod! >:-( The two yellow tanks on top are filled with hydrogene, antifreeze and some kind of cooling gass...

there's a ladder on the opposite side... Sure, the low voltage formation light is a bit in the way, but the engineers have been able to sidestep the problem... "What is a formation light", you say? Ships fly in groups, very often at night, when it's really dark. These lights allow the ships to be clearly visible for each other so they won't collide... There's a camera next to the light to give the pilot a better view of the situation. After all, these big ships have to be able to land on cramped decks and hangars of ships, where space is valuable, so you have to land the bulky monster on an exact spot, sometimes very close to other ships... You can also see the landing gear, the yellow identification light and the sprankling system to fight specific elements, like radiation. ah! The white thing is a secondary auxiliary power unit. I know, it doesn't make any sense to have a second one, but Space Command regulations... you know how it goes...

The engines look rather small compared to the ship's size, as is the case with any huge cargo ship... There's no need to have huge engines for what's basically a container with a cockpit on top. The emphasis is on efficiency, flexibility, longevity, simplicity... still, they're working on a new engine for the box. they promised me i can take pics of that later in the week... *sweet*

Like the smaller box, there's a door at the front and at the back. That allows a "drive thru capability". also noteworthy is that they didn't paint the ship. all components have their originel colours. Don't know why that is... Maybe they were just too lazy to paint the thing... It is after all, big.

This is the inside with the ladder to the cockpit down...

[Kikuichimonji]

Whoa! Very nice ship you got there Sne. I'm no fan of boxy ships with visible studs, but for this one it fits the ship perfectly. The same goes for the lack of a real colorscheme (99% grey :-P).

It looks a lot better (read: less boxy) then the original. I love the ladder personally. Not something I'd build, but it's a great ship in it's own right!

[xwingyoda]

This ship is basically just an enlarged version of the highly successful Lunchbox.

How are the ankles there buddy X-D :-P

Great looking ship there !! Its great you kept the general concept of the original ;-)

It seems it has a long history of repairs due to the different colours it has !! Space missions can be really harsh sometimes !!

Are you planning new vehicles to go inside the "box" ??

You added some great details like the ladder and the Felix the Cat is soo nice hehe !! (note for later, could do get rid of the date oon the camera please ;-) )

However, my guess is that some idiot applied the wrong sticker, because the serial number is that of a pod! >:-(

Isn't you who applied those stickers :-P loool

*yoda*

[Kahgarak]

Great MOC here,i like the simple yet detailed shape of it all.You really got all of the details and stuff.

10/10

[jof]

Excellent, I love the engines & the plumbing

and none of that snot stuff. Make the studs the greebles and don't worry about it

(must get round to posting some more microscale capital ship images)

Jof

[SuvieD]

I am not sure if I like this one better than the original. Though a larger version makes sense. Very "cheap" looking and industrial. Almost like a train car. It has a still being worked on look like the Millenium Falcon.

Great ship. Proof that studless building is not the only way to have a great space MOC.

MOC on!