BeO Posted June 15, 2019 Elves in space! Surely that must be the next step in the evolution of the theme Two models are from the Classic Space range, the third you might recognize from another space theme. My biggest problem now is that I have more ideas than I have bricks in the right colours I don't think my daughter want me to take apart all of her sets.... Scooter01_s by BeO Johansson, on Flickr Scooter04_s by BeO Johansson, on Flickr SE918_02_s by BeO Johansson, on Flickr This_Is_Elves-Fighter01_s by BeO Johansson, on Flickr This_Is_Elves-Fighter02_s by BeO Johansson, on Flickr This_Is_Elves-Fighter04_s by BeO Johansson, on Flickr Let me know what you think :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Magistrate Posted June 16, 2019 Whoah, these are amazing! We all need more space elves in our life. If anyone complains, just pretend they're Vulcans. 3 hours ago, BeO said: My biggest problem now is that I have more ideas than I have bricks in the right colours I don't think my daughter want me to take apart all of her sets.... ...but if you did convince her to sacrifice some parts, what'd be your next Space Elves project? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeO Posted June 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Grey Magistrate said: Whoah, these are amazing! We all need more space elves in our life. If anyone complains, just pretend they're Vulcans. ...but if you did convince her to sacrifice some parts, what'd be your next Space Elves project? I'd love to do some of the ground bases. And of course 924 and 928 We'll see what I can put together with what I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NathanR Posted June 16, 2019 Fantastic models, they look really fun! Keep the builds coming! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted June 16, 2019 The scooter is incredible ...very original idea! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aanchir Posted June 17, 2019 These are genuinely pretty brilliant! To be honest I would not mind a theme with this sort of concept/aesthetic. In the very least I'd be interested to see if a girl-oriented Space theme might be able to deliver more in the way of alien landscapes, flora, and fauna than we typically see in traditional LEGO Space (after all, one of the most defining features of the Elves theme when compared to more boy-oriented counterparts like Castle was its emphasis on environmental detail). I wonder if your "Elves Fighter" could be improved even further with a different color/pattern for the windscreen like https://brickset.com/parts/6230217/cockpit-dia-47-79-w-shaft-no-11 from the Goblin King's Fortress, https://brickset.com/parts/6254646/cockpit-dia-47-7-w-shaft-no-16 from The LEGO Movie 2's Systar Starship, or even https://brickset.com/parts/6230222 from Marvel's Sanctum Sanctorum. At the moment, the very rectilinear, mechanical appearance of the TIE fighter windscreen seems a little at odds with the more ornate magic motifs elsewhere on this particular model or the scooter. The Goblin King's Fortress portal could be a particularly apt replacement as it would echo the smaller portal piece you used on the scooter! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeO Posted June 18, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 2:10 AM, Aanchir said: These are genuinely pretty brilliant! To be honest I would not mind a theme with this sort of concept/aesthetic. In the very least I'd be interested to see if a girl-oriented Space theme might be able to deliver more in the way of alien landscapes, flora, and fauna than we typically see in traditional LEGO Space (after all, one of the most defining features of the Elves theme when compared to more boy-oriented counterparts like Castle was its emphasis on environmental detail). I wonder if your "Elves Fighter" could be improved even further with a different color/pattern for the windscreen like https://brickset.com/parts/6230217/cockpit-dia-47-79-w-shaft-no-11 from the Goblin King's Fortress, https://brickset.com/parts/6254646/cockpit-dia-47-7-w-shaft-no-16 from The LEGO Movie 2's Systar Starship, or even https://brickset.com/parts/6230222 from Marvel's Sanctum Sanctorum. At the moment, the very rectilinear, mechanical appearance of the TIE fighter windscreen seems a little at odds with the more ornate magic motifs elsewhere on this particular model or the scooter. The Goblin King's Fortress portal could be a particularly apt replacement as it would echo the smaller portal piece you used on the scooter! Thanks for your comments and suggestions :) I very much appreciate them. For some reason I find it easier mixing themes in new ways, compared to coming up with an original design of my own You see my previous attempt at this in my other Flickr album, again a theme mix. But it's fun doing these mixes The Friends series have some smaller sets with science elements, the next step could very well be an astronaut training set followed by a proper rocket/shuttle mission set. I don't think girls are any different than boys in many ways, and a well designed space-themed Friends set could very well be loved by many girls (and boys for that matter). Yes the windscreen was pretty much what I had available, there's a windowless TIE Advanced in my bookshelf right now (there's five different TIE models stacked above each other in my ... ahum ... TIE rack ) I like your suggestions. It's easy to replace the coloured parts on the ship to match the windscreen of choise. I'll get them next time I make a BL order, better to try them all out. Could use two more dragon wings as well, they are supposed to be of the same colour Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeO Posted August 23, 2019 Here's another one I put together the day before an exhibition we had here in Sweden. This time it's set 75218 that got a remake. I used the instructions for the original set, but I had to modify it quite a lot to be able to use the colours I wanted. Some parts of the ship could've been done in a better way, but I was short on time Space Elves X-wing by BeO Johansson, on Flickr The cockpit window and the rubber bands are the only parts I had to borrow from my 75218 X-wing. I hope you like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neonic Posted August 23, 2019 I've seen more of these kind 'creations' like the elve version of the batmobile and warhorse, from mad max. But this x-wing fighter is I think one of the coolest. Especially with those wings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lordofdragonss Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) I love it! If Lego would ever made gold wings this would be perfect MOC to use them :D Edited August 24, 2019 by Lordofdragonss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeO Posted March 8, 2020 Alright, back to basics with a very small build. 6815 Hovertron is the newest member of the Space Elves fleet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeO Posted March 8, 2020 And here we have 6830 Space Supply Station The original (and best!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Magistrate Posted March 9, 2020 Coolness! You need to keep the revision and original side-by-side for the full effect -- they look like two parallel dimensions, or maybe the fever dream of an oxygen-starved astronaut. (Or maybe the elves are dreaming of astronauts?) I like everything here, but especially how you use a clump of plants to approximate the crater rise in the original plate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kieran Posted March 20, 2020 Very nice looking set of models Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
