Z 222 Coupe, modified - AKA 'Space Junk'

[Chase The Cop]

"Lovingly" nicknamed 'Space Junk' by its owner, this little spacecraft was obviously refurbished, fixed and patched way too many times in order to keep it (almost) flying.

Under this collection of scraps, the spacecraft enthusiast may recognize the lines of a good old Z 222 Coupe; an affordable 'bottom of the range' single-occupant spacecraft, that was mass-produced around 50 years ago by Zendros.

Designed for civil use, the Z 222 was everybody's first spacecraft in its hey-days, but the range was discontinued long ago and they have all disappeared by now.

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Concept:

I wanted to build the sh*ttiest possible spacecraft for one of my characters/ stories. Having low expectations for it; it was a good occasion to try something out of my usual comfort zone, and i wanted to try using more SNOT, modern parts and Technic parts this time.

Once finished it looked - and it fitted well in the story - like an overly refurbished civil craft, so i decided to try to build the original model.

I thought of putting together a 2 seater version but a mix of laziness and lack of parts won this one... But I may one day build a few of those in different versions and color schemes - and a Zendros showroom!

By the way... Is clicking a plate at 90° between 2 rows of studs considered not legit? I've always loved the possibilities it offers. But LDD doesn't seem to allow it...

Thank you for looking and of course all C&Cs are welcome

Edited September 11, 2015 by Chase The Cop

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Nice models,,I like the "sendy" one

[TheLazyChicken]

Wow nice job! Really like the look of it. Great snot building at the front too. Keep up the great work!

[Chase The Cop]

Thank you both :)

[Space Police XVIII]

Nice job, on both versions. The taillights and license plate really nail down the small civilian spacecraft look, and the Space Junk looks ..well, exactly as it says. Great greebling on that one.

[SpacerSteve]

I like the space junk version. I like all the hoses, technic beams, and tanks. The overall shaping is great.

[Legocitycustoms]

Awesome, the red/grey ship looks like it's grey wings can flip up, that would be great...

[Chase The Cop]

Thank you guys, really appreciate it.

Flip these wings up?.. Nice idea. Not too sure how i could do this but i'll give it a try :)

EDIT: Rushed attempt; poor choice of parts and even poorer photos; but that's a way it could be.

The only thing is that it makes that wing go 'out' a bit when down - while it was aligned with the rest of the hull..

Definitely deserves spending more time on it.

Edited September 16, 2015 by Chase The Cop

[Sorrelon]

Awesome build! It looks so exciting with all the tubes and mechanical parts coming out of both sides of the ship. Junk it may be, this just looks like the fastest junk in the entire galaxy!

[Space Police XVIII]

By the way... Is clicking a plate at 90° between 2 rows of studs considered not legit? I've always loved the possibilities it offers. But LDD doesn't seem to allow it...

That's an illegal connection, yeah. http://bramlambrecht...stress-bf06.pdf Someone call the Lego police, it's out of my jurisdiction.

Even though, Lego's done this themselves, in an official set.

Police car, no less.

Set number 420.

I am not making this up.

Edited September 17, 2015 by Space Police XVIII