[MOC] Adzam 5-XM Star Louge (my first Sci-Fi MOC)

[SirBlake]

Howdy spacers,

I just started branching out from the Historic side of things and I have to thank y'all for the great inspiration. I don't know if this qualifies as a Vic Viper as I just learned about them. Either way, the last few pages of MOCs really got my wheels turning, so here's what came out of it:

Introduced 25 years ago by Japanese shuttle maker Adzam, the 5-XM Star Louge is a small runabout built for the personal transportation market. Capable of both in-and-out of atmosphere flight, it's nimble size, sporty handling characteristics and affordable price made it an ideal platform for racing.

This particular example has been modified with a more powerful ion-charged engine and is armed with pulse cannons that allow it to clear a path in the famous Aurora Asteroid Belt 5000 race.

I had a lot of fun building this and, parts allowing, I think I'm going to try my hand at a couple more. Apologies in advance for poor cell phone photography. Special thanks to the Stig for modeling the ship for me.

Let me know what you think!

[SirBlake]

Nothing at all? Wow, I gotta say I'm a little disappointed. Thought I might be onto something here.

Oh well, I'm having fun and it hasn't stopped me from making another. I'll post that one up for dismissal in a few, lol.

Just in case it wasn't immediately apparent, this one is inspired by a real car: The Mazda MX-5 (Miata in the States).

[B-Lister]

Very clean design. I love a spaceship with an interesting design.

[SirBlake]

Very clean design. I love a spaceship with an interesting design.

Thanks! Check out the latest that I just posted. I like the big curved slopes for these and the only parts like that for the color I wanted were under-side pieces. It led me to make some unusual decisions, but I'm really happy with the result.

[Only Sinner]

I like this one, too. The engine and intakes are particularly well done. I suppose it does somewhat resemble a mazda.