Toa_Of_Justice Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) UPDATE: Please see the latest version a few posts below. I'm back with another Sci-Fi MOC! I recently read the "Remembering Nate 'nnenn' Nielsen" article in BrickJournal #13, and I was inspired to build my own Vic Viper-style fighter. TURBO VPR Propulsion: 1 main turbo/hyperdrive engine and thruster, plus 2 wing-mounted thrusters Maximum Speed: Mach 4 (atmosphere), Warp 4 (space) Weapons: 2 wing-mounted plasma cannons, 4 laser blasters between the prongs, and 2 wing-mounted missiles Capacity: 1 pilot Other Features: Retractable landing gear, xenon headlights, opening cockpit, and hinged main wings LXF File Brickshelf Gallery (when public) This model was made entirely within LDD's Design byME mode, so it's buyable! It costs over 60 USD though. Thanks for looking! -Toa Of Justice Edited March 21, 2011 by Toa_Of_Justice Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Not bad. I like the design. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a VV, though, because a VV should have single dorsal tail, and yours has two. Quote
Toa_Of_Justice Posted March 18, 2011 Author Posted March 18, 2011 Not bad. I like the design. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a VV, though, because a VV should have single dorsal tail, and yours has two. Thank you. You're right about the single dorsal tail, but I wasn't sure how to work one into my model around the main engine, so I went with two. -Toa Of Justice Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Thank you. You're right about the single dorsal tail, but I wasn't sure how to work one into my model around the main engine, so I went with two. You could turn the current set of tails into a cover over the engine and then build the tail on top of that. Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Excellent designing there 'Toa_Of_Justice', but the good doctor is right a tail mount above the main thruster would look much better. I do like the overall design, landing gear and all ! Two things I would like to add, I'm not sure if missiles would work in space and flames....flames need oxygen to be visible....space 0% oxygen ! Anyway, fantastic LDD work there and Brick On ! Quote
Fuzzylegobricks Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Nice LDD job there! interesting landing gear. Quote
Toa_Of_Justice Posted March 19, 2011 Author Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the nice comments, everyone! You could turn the current set of tails into a cover over the engine and then build the tail on top of that. I'm not sure how to make the engine cover, but now I have an idea to make a neat single dorsal fin, which I'll post shortly. Excellent designing there 'Toa_Of_Justice', but the good doctor is right a tail mount above the main thruster would look much better. I do like the overall design, landing gear and all ! Two things I would like to add, I'm not sure if missiles would work in space and flames....flames need oxygen to be visible....space 0% oxygen ! Anyway, fantastic LDD work there and Brick On ! You're right about the flames, they're just there for show. I could get rid of them, but I think they add neat details to my craft. As for the missiles, I suppose they're not needed, but if the other weapons were to fail, how else would the pilot defend himself and his allies? Remember, the Turbo VPR is capable of atmospheric and space flight, so the missiles could come in handy on a hostile alien world! ...I'll go work on version 2 now. -Toa Of Justice EDIT: Here we go! LXF File It's also slightly cheaper than version 1! Edited March 19, 2011 by Toa_Of_Justice Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Pretty neat starfighter Toa! And thanks for sharing the LXF, I already included it in the LXF MOC Index. Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 This ship shouldn't cost more than $10 on Bricklink (assuming the same seller has all the pieces you need), don't even bother with shop-at-home. I like the design, only nit picks are: -The long red wedges in front would look more solid if you filled them in (with a 2x4 red plate?) -I like the detailing of the ship, but the guns on the wingtips look boring compared to the rest of it, instead of a pillar how about using a bunch of cylinders/cones or whatever Quote
Toa_Of_Justice Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 Pretty neat starfighter Toa! And thanks for sharing the LXF, I already included it in the LXF MOC Index. Thank you very much! This ship shouldn't cost more than $10 on Bricklink (assuming the same seller has all the pieces you need), don't even bother with shop-at-home. I agree, Design byME is way too expensive. I'm usually satisfied with just building and viewing a model using the software, so I don't need to spend any money that way. I like the design, only nit picks are:-The long red wedges in front would look more solid if you filled them in (with a 2x4 red plate?) Thanks for the suggestion. It looks much better now. -I like the detailing of the ship, but the guns on the wingtips look boring compared to the rest of it, instead of a pillar how about using a bunch of cylinders/cones or whatever I tried using a bunch of cylinders in place of the columns, but it didn't look very nice. How about this instead? LXF File -Toa Of Justice Quote
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