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This small and nimble fighter was designed after looking at a Classic Space model I found on my hard-drive. (I think it was inspired by a model my brother bought off Brick-Link a couple years back.) Anyway, I then tore the model apart and have added four guns, larger wings, and the larger air intakes from my Nexus tower rocket. The ship features an enlarged cockpit with controls and seating for one figure. The rear of the model features one tail-fin and two engines exhaust ports. The nose of the craft features the standard Neo Nexus Force symbol. This is the third version of the ship, and it was halfway built in real life when I realized the engine would not work the way I designed without being extremely weak. Thus I threw the engines from the Nexus tower robot onto the half-built ship. Also, bob's car has been finished and is being added to the main post. Any thoughts?

Sorry to bump this older thread, but Bob's car got a major upgrade. The car you see in the main post is also part of a major space base. If you want to see more, I suggest you look at this thread here: LU / Neo Nexus Force inspired space base Thanks in advance!

Just a small update to the Neo Nexus Force space base. Bob's car is done and will be photographed soon (maybe tomorrow), but the two space fighters are still needing some parts while the light poles are installed. Any thoughts / ideas / complaints would be appreciated! Meet NIFT-E, THRIFT-E, Chirp and Chip, the four robots that work on the Neo Nexus Force space base named Ice Station Destiny, making everything run like a well-oiled machine.... most of the time! NIFT-E is the big one and he's the heavy lifter and heavy thinker of the group. He can lift a warp engine as if it were a sack of feathers, but he also spends his downtime writing 1950's-inspired science fiction screenplays and publishing books. THRIFT-E is the financial wizard of the group, buying supplies and having it shipped efficiently to the remote base for less thgan normal prices. He can quote you the average price of eggs in ancient Persia, or the regular cost of green cars in Wheretheheckistan. Whether that matters or not is beyond most people.... but if you ever need anything in small or large volumes, ask THRIFT-E. Chirp and Chip are the two red and blue (or is it blue and red?) pranksters of the group. They play games on THRIFT-E and NIFT-E, like asking one for the amount of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, or what number 1- infinity would be if numbered in alphabetical order. (See, just reading that, you probably are getting a migraine just wondering how they can come up with those insane questions. I know i am just typing it!)

Meet NIFT-E, THRIFT-E, Chirp and Chip, the four robots that work on the Neo Nexus Force space base named Ice Station Destiny, making everything run like a well-oiled machine.... most of the time! NIFT-E is the big one and he's the heavy lifter and heavy thinker of the group. He can lift a warp engine as if it were a sack of feathers, but he also spends his downtime writing 1950's-inspired science fiction screenplays and publishing books. THRIFT-E is the financial wizard of the group, buying supplies and having it shipped efficiently to the remote base for less thgan normal prices. He can quote you the average price of eggs in ancient Persia, or the regular cost of green cars in Wheretheheckistan. Whether that matters or not is beyond most people.... but if you ever need anything in small or large volumes, ask THRIFT-E. Chirp and Chip are the two red and blue (or is it blue and red?) pranksters of the group. They play games on THRIFT-E and NIFT-E, like asking one for the amount of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, or what number 1- infinity would be if numbered in alphabetical order. (See, just reading that, you probably are getting a migraine just wondering how they can come up with those insane questions. I know i am just typing it!)

Yes, but it's actually a multiple parts story, and it all hasn't been released yet.

You mean this figure? My original LU pioneer astronaut figure. One of only two in-game models sold / given to the first game players in October 2010, with the other being the modular rocket-ship given out at a Lego store build session around the same time in 2010. Their was another mini-figure, this time of ever-friendly Bob, given to attendees at a games conference in 2008. (But he could be made from any multitude of 1980's sets' mini-figures so he's not technically unique.) The only other LU figures were given to the 9 pod finders in 2009 / 2010, of which of all were unique to each other and only one of each was ever made.

Just a picture of my Neo Nexus Force space base as it sits now. Soon I will have two more space ships and a new car for Bob, plus some odds and ends to finish my soldiers and add some light poles onto the landing pads. The parts were ordered on Wendsday the 21st of September, and all six packages should be here by Monday the 26th, with pictures being here at the latest by Saturday October 1st... but hopefully way sooner than that! Any thoughts?

Let's revive this thread: one.... two.... three... CLEAR! *bump* A closeup of my Neo-Nexus Force's sensor array partially made from six Brick Separators. I never thought I'd say this: Hooray for brick separators in every medium-and-up set! and here it is attached to the base, which is currently in storage waiting for more parts to arrive. This thread examines the models in more detail, with everything from the base to the ski sled covered either digital screenshots or in real life photos: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=106512 Also, if no-one gets the joke at the top of this post, it is a play off of the common used technique to revive people whose hearts have stopped with electric paddles.

2 flanged, 1 blind are all that come with this set.

A closeup of my Neo-Nexus Force's sensor array made from Brick Separators. I never thought I'd say this: Hooray for brick separators in every medium-and-up set! The whole base, with 99% of the vehicles in it's storage bin. The two modular Lego Universe-style rockets were removed and are sitting on my desk for now, and Bob's car is awaiting a re-build. Speaking of Bob, can you spot him in this pic?

Actually the Beatles had very little to do with this movie besides the songs and an end credits scene. Actors voiced them other than singing, and they really didn't help with the production. But that's a tad off-topic....

Added real life pictures of the 1870's modular train station and digital pictures of the collapsing train bridge. The LDD files were added for both as well. If a mod would wouldn't mind, could they change the title "Western style steam locomotives their trains"? Thanks!

I think the train needs work to get it right, though you could use the design as a spring board to bigger and better things, like this: I used the front and driving wheel design of the loco in the set to make the rear wheel set of this custom steamer MOC. The front bogie is from the Emerald Night and pistons inspired by Anthony Sava. Naturally I left out the motor parts, but they could be used to push the loco from a following freight car. If anyone wants to see more, just tell me and I'll provide a link to the thread in the Historic forum....

...and if anyone needs further proof these are true to the film, here's the original artwork from the soundtrack box: You will also see the Blue Meanies / dreadful flying glove / apple bonkers / snapping turks, and such. And yes, those were the villains of the film, which I recommend you see before placing blame on the figures as they are accurate to the source material as per the 1968 film.

I've watched yellow submarine, and the figures are perfect for the fluid, almost boneless movements of the characters. If you look at some of the scenes with the Blue Meanies, they just don't move like they would in the real world. It's just the animation style of the era and movie. I mean, how are you supposed to draw the human form and still fit 8 normal humans in a thin player piano like in the movie's "Hey Bulldog" sequence, and yet still have room for the player piano parts? I think reality went out the window at the at the opening of the film with the submarine floating around Liverpool in the air as if it were water!

Thanks for you suggestion, I'll see what I can do about a turntable. Right now, I'm thinking about cutting up a 48 x 48 base-plate into smaller chunks to make the modular base have a more sturdy foundation, such as instead of buying two smaller, more expensive base-plates, I could use a surplus XL and make ones in a custom shape that fits perfectly. EDIT: These parts for my space base are going to be ordered next Friday, September 23rd. They consist of three light poles, two star-fighters + their launch pads, one NIFT-E robot, parts for Bob's car, and five space helmets for my orange-suited troopers. As a side note, the landing pads were jury-rigged into working in real life without buying more parts for them or cutting base-plates. (I really don't want to cut any Lego ever, but sometimes you just gotta cross that line of purism for certain things)

BUMP: I just added a proper town to the first post. This includes a saloon, general store, Bank, and Sheriff's office along with the LDD of it all. Enjoy!

EDITED: 9/15/16: Added vehicles and K-8 to the main post. It's a dog meet dog world when Benny and K-8 meet Doctor Who and K-9!

I like how my models look from ldd, but thanks for the advice, I'll see what I can do. Ok.... I'll look into that as well.

Actually, that's what that car was inspired by.

(When the base and any other digital creations are built in real life, I will add those pictures into this page.) This is the beginning of a journey through the wormhole to a mini-figure called Benny and a civilization on the cusp of greatness. His continuing mission: to seek out new lifeforms, to explore unknown worlds, all in the name of of science and awesomeness. The year is 1980-something, the name of the theme is Classic Space. Classic Space fortress walls The base as it was ordered... will post a picture of the complete setup when built in real life. Here is the front gate of my space base to let the train (or road vehicles) through. It can safely open and close still using the HoG (Hand of God) method without impacting the flow of 9v current (still need to add those 9v tracks..) through the rails... though I wouldn't suggest driving through it with the door closed! This is one of twelve walls sections, held together with the other modules by four Technic pins.(two on each side) This is one of four of the corner modules. I redesigned these since last time to be less parts intensive and have fewer gaps in the wall. Astro Bot Recharge / Repair bay The inspiration behind this large robot-recharge port model is mainly inspired by the mech repair bay from 2006 set 7709. (Sentai Fortress) from Exo Force. I can attach the robot to a small mound behind each foot, where it holds it there by two studs per heel. The dark gray thin sidewall pieces located on three sides of the foot make sure Astro Bot 33 won't wiggle side-to-side and disengage from his charge port prematurely. The wall supports the mech repair bay and also gives me another two brand-new wall sections (in length) in for the base to play with at the same time! Classic Space HQ / Benny's skyscraper - 76038 MOD This building was inspired by my brother's take on set 6398, Central Precinct HQ. He added a back staircase module (which I have removed in favor of an older 2015 Avengers tower-inspired model / MOC I made a couple weeks back), while I removed the prison cell and changed the color scheme from white and black to blue and white with trans-yellow glass. The windows and doors were also modernized, and the large spinning sensor array added to the roof. I've also added connectors to the main base walls, which means the building is fully integrated into my Classic Space base. As previously stated, the rear was inspired by set 76038, Attack on Avengers Tower, from the Age of Ultron movie. This ultimately meant that the 1990's-style model's floors had to be stretched upwards by two bricks each in height to match the newer model's floor-plan. I really like the sleek wraparound window on the top floor of the building, as it is where personal Benny's office is. He gets to look out on the space base, and marvel at how things have changed since his creation in 1984. The right side wall opens up to reveal the inside of the building. Ground floor is official meeting space, second and third floors are for monitoring the radio telescope and other such devices across the galaxy. Fourth floor is the break room, while the fifth floor is Benny's personal office. (Note: On the outdoor patio on floor three is the monument to Jens Nygaard, the gone-but-not-forgotten creator of Classic Space.) The rear tower folds open for access too, and like the side wall, locks shut on a Technic pin. Here you can also see Benny's desk. Lunar Crater Crawler vehicle This model is based off 60192 (Arctic Ice Crawler) from the 2018 CITY Arctic theme, this MOD is called the Lunar Crater Crawler and moves boulders with it's larger gripping claw tool. It can seat one fully-suited astronaut figure. It also has printed controls in front of the space seat. Floodlights sit on the sides of the craft, allowing you to see on the dark side of the moon, while there is a clip for a handheld radio should you need to contact the command base. The rear should feature the Classic Space logo on a 4x2 slope, while a bumblebee stripe printed 1 x 2 tile goes above the logo. This printed pieces will be applied in real life once it's built. Lunar Armored Marauder hover-transporter The new set 75311 (Imperial Armored Marauder) has been transformed into a Classic Space version, complete with revised forward-facing side guns. All the hatches still open, but I couldn't use space seats inside this one, but there are plenty (four per vessel) of 2x2 modified tiles with just enough room for air-tanks in the model... at least I hope that will be the case! The rear of the Marauder. I just need to buy two copies of my digital file as shown, as that's at least $15 total cheaper than buying two sets and recoloring them after the fact. Any thoughts on this MOD? Classic 1950's Moonraker automobile Inspired by this recent @hachiroku build here, I have completed this new early 1950's car for Benny, who seems pretty happy with it. Looks pretty classy, right? The two doors open, but the obligatory black space seat is missing, because any more height and Benny would not fit inside. The rear has a license plate, the classic space logo, and two coverings partially obscuring the rear wheels. The roof is held on by four studs, and is as such removable. As a courtesy to the driver instead of the space seat, I have included a light bluish gray upholstery for the back of the seat. Classic 1980's Security Forces Jeep (x2) This model was heavily inspired by set 75916: Dilophosaurus Ambush from the first series of Jurassic World sets. I have turned that jeep into a Classic Space vehicle by subtracting most of the features and adding the CS logo to this piece on the trunk and a space seat for the driver. This CS version has a trans-yellow windscreen and a revised roll-cage. The rear of the vehicle has a spare tire, license plate and tail-pipe while the roll-cage folds back to allow for you to place the driver in the seat. Cosmic Explorer This is a heavily modified set 70816 (Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!) to features a new canopy from set 75176 (Resistance Transport pod) for the front windscreen, plus a rear turret that elevates and rotates in lieu of the radar dish and repair robots. To match the new canopy, the crew quarters were enlarged and opening roof remade, but the wings still fold out via the same Technic mechanism as in the original set 70816. More recently, I added a new nose to the ship inspired by DC comics set 76028. (Darkseid Invasion) The rear of the ship features the three main engines. The sensor array that was once near here was replaced by a four-barrel repeating laser turret that can rotate a full 360 degrees and elevate to 180 degrees, allowing for cover fire in almost any direction. The wings fold out if the center engine is pushed inwards, ready for the foam-tipped missiles to be engaged and aimed at any Blacktron III enemies... I did remove those yellow missiles, as they were too touchy and could fire accidentally. The main canopy has been heavily modified to allow for crew to go between the engineering and navigation sections without having to exit the ship. The Unikitty-seat area was replaced with a opening canopy for the engineering and fire-control crew to see outside from their stations near the Imagination Reactor. Deep Space Fighters These ships are deep space fighters of the Galaxy-class. Each seat one figure and have enhanced hyper-drive making it nearly as fast as LL-929. (Benny's spaceship) This ship was designed to be a heavily-armed fighter, and features an enclosed cockpit allowing for long distance travel such as from system to system if in an emergency. The rear of each of the two ship's features two engines made up of four smaller rockets. Here is the cockpit, which can seat 1 pilot figure per ship. Interstellar Frigate I really like this ship and have since I first saw it, I just had to wait for the instructions for set 75293 (Resistance IT-S Transport from Star Wars) to come out to make sure it could be built in real bricks with the changes I had in mind. (which were quite a lot!) I'm so glad I chose to do it in LDD first before just buying random bricks, as it required SO many modifications to the design (including an actual windscreen and extended cargo bay!) and changing other colors, that I would have been completely lost just swapping parts out at random. The eight engines are attached in a completely different way to the set design, as 2 x 4 bricks with three Technic holes going straight down don't exist in LDD. This new design was the only suitable way to get them to work on the ship in a very tight space. Also, I added double raised fins to the rear of the ship, for that extra retro '80's space flair. The cargo bay is quite spacious for troops or freight as it has been elongated by four studs from the set's original length. (You can see it is loaded with five yellow space-crates above) The roof of the cargo bay comes off, while the landing ramps fold up / down for loading or unloading of cargo / security personnel. The front of the ship has a space seat for a single pilot with two large laser forward-facing cannons. The pilot's cabin also features actual controls and a real front windscreen. (unlike the stickers and tiles in the original set!) The cockpit roof folds away, just as it did in the original set, which you can partially see here. K8-E the robot dog - Benny's best friend After meeting the Doctor (Who?) and his K-9 (pronounced Canine) unit, Benny decided he wanted a pet. So he bought himself a retired space police bot named K8-E (it's pronounced Katy) who helps Benny with his maintaining his SPACESHIP! and home base of the fleet. The two robot dogs eventually teamed up to sabotage a Blacktron and Dalek peace treaty from being signed, thus keeping the Universe safe from their plans for conquest for the moment. K8-E even took a laser shot from the Blacktron secondary leader, saving K-9 from being killed in the midst of them leaving the self-destructing Dalek ship. When reunited with Benny and the Doctor a short while later, the robot dog was fixed up and given the nod of approval from the Doctor, and a happy farewell from K-9, who left with the Doctor in the TARDIS to go to parts unknown looking for the Daleks fleeing from their loss at the hands of K8-E & K-9. From then on, K8-E has been keeping Benny company while awaiting the return of K-9 and the Doctor. K8-E is actually modified from set 8399 (K-9 Bot), which is a 2009 Space Police III set. Astro-Bot 33 - Classic Space's Giant Robot You may ask yourself: "Why would the Classic Space fleet want a giant robot?" The answer is a simple one: "Who in their right mind wouldn't want a giant freaking robot!?!?!" This Classic Space version of Build Better Bricks' Iron Giant with the head of the previous @hachiroku version of the model's head added on. (consider it a mashup of the two Iron Giant models!) I made it into CS colors (black, light / dark grays and blue) with red and green light parts, and two yellow / black bumblebee stripe tiles. The rear of the robot. The 4 x 2 slopes on the arms are supposed to have this print. The mouth now can open to allow for posing... but unfortunately, it doesn't play nice with the shoulders, so the mouth must remain closed until I can figure out a better solution. Another thing that didn't work well was the rotating waist: it operated too jerkily and was hard to operate, so I removed that feature. Conveyex Crawler-Transporter This is a heavily modified Classic Space version of 2018 Star Wars set 75217 (Imperial Conveyex Transport). It's length has been doubled and the visible weapons have been removed, to make more room for passengers. Behind the trans-yellow glass of the former cargo-cars are seats, so that workers can get to Benny's space base without driving in themselves. (Call it a commuter light-railroad system, without the "rail" part!) The vehicle can be shortened or lengthened in modular sections depending on the needs of the specific mission, but in this particular case it has two crawler engine units, and two cargo hauler segments that can easily detach for maintenance or to drop more segments in / out. On each of the engine units is the dual drivers compartments, located on either side of the tread behind the square openings. Each car seat four figures, meaning the whole train hauls eight people (+ their air-tanks!). ....and yes, two of the handles on the doors are upside-down in all the pictures. Classic Space figures These are all my Classic Space figures. The thirteen green figures are the soldiers of the group, while while the six red suited people are scientists. The three blue figures are Benny (in helmet), Penelope (with pigtails), and Unikitty who are the officers of the group. The two other figures, (the red android and the robo-dog) are T-3PO, who serves as the translator to other species and computer systems, while the robo-dog is K8-E who happens to be Benny's personal pet / security guard. The astronauts you see here are the famous "Lost Six". These half-dozen brave souls were with Benny in 1988 when the space station they were on was ambushed by Blacktron I forces and blasted into a black hole. Benny managed to escape the station before it entered the gravity field, but only just in the nick of time. (He could not reach his ship mates due to a computer error with the hatch systems.) Benny's suit was damaged in the escape, and he still wears it like that to this day as a reminder of his failure to get his crew off in time. This is the last picture of the Lost Six, with Benny out of frame because he took the picture. (He was supposed to be in the picture, but he forgot to set the timer on that take.) Will we ever see these brave men and women again? Only time will tell! Meet AstroKitty (in blue) and PuppyNaut (in white)! I've had AstroKitty built like this since 2014 when I got Benny's Spaceship (x3) from the original LEGO Movie line. I had to find a novel solution to the head-falling-off problem. (double the body width and pretend it's a bigger spacesuit) I was very sad to see Lego never released a blue one of the upside-down 1 x 3 tile parts with hole used in the newer Unikitty! sets seen around 2018 to correct this error. I did, however, note the new arrival of Puppycorn, Unikitty's energetic younger brother from the TV show and was disappointed to see he never had a Classic Space variant, besides the "Alien" version. (which I don't count as actually being Puppycorn.) So, in short, I made one from his Dalmatian costume, made to be double wide like AstroKitty. Sadly, there is no Classic Space logo on Puppynaut, as there is on Astrokitty. (This drives my OCD nuts!) ...oh, and they have headlamps on both their helmets, to provide light in dark environments and a convenient hole for the unicorn horn to fit into. I have used what was left of the word astronaut as originally worded by LEGO, as in ASTRO goes with KITTY; so thus PUPPY gets hitched to NAUT. Thus, we get PUPPYNAUT to describe him. EDITED 5/21/21 added some newer models to the post. As usual, Comments, questions and complaints are always welcome!

Just a small bump: the car is getting updated, and the thread showing it off is here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=140324 Keep an eye out for the real life version of this car coming in October!

One of the following car is owned by Benny the 1980-something space guy, with my space-themed town building. The Jeep is for use with not-yet-built Classic Space base. NOTE: If mods are reading this and want to move it somewhere else, feel free. I was thinking it was more town that space but I don't know for sure... Benny the 1980-something space guy's 1950's Classic Space Cadillac I transformed the original Ecto-1 (set number 21108) with parts from set 75916 (Dilophosaurus Ambush) into Benny's biggest ride yet: a 8-stud-wide 1959 Meteor. (This was to make it match my 8-wide Jurassic World jeeps in style and size) The car can seat two figures with full space gear: air-tanks and helmets do fit! I customized this car by shortening the frame by quite a bit, adding a classic space logo to the hood, painting the car blue and light gray, redoing the hood and adding trans yellow windows. Also, space seats have been added because of classic space theme regulations. The hood is supposed to feature this print: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=30363pb021 The rear of the car features classic '50's tail-fins and double tail-lights. The roof and windows come off the car, allowing you to place two astronauts inside with their helmets and air-tanks on. LDD file for the 1950's car and Benny: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1473874157m.lxf Classic Space - Base Security Forces' Jeep Ever since seeing the Jurassic World sets released last year, I've been thinking about Classic Space themed variations on both this set and the Indominus Rex breakout one. This particular model was heavily inspired by set 75916: Dilophosaurus Ambush with new trans-yellow windows and a hardtop back instead of a roll-cage. As with the other car, the 4 x 2 slope should feature this print: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1473861523m.lxf The rear of the vehicle has a spare tire (a real one, not a brick-built fake like the set), tail lights and a exhaust pipe made from a 1 x 2 jumper plate. The roof is removable to allow for you to place the driver in the seat. LDD file for the Jeep: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1473861523m.lxf (As a side note, I will be getting two of the jeep to patrol my base.) if anyone wants to see where Benny's newer car will be parked in the future, here it is. This thread will let you see Benny's spaceship shop and apartment on my layout with a guided tour from Benny himself: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=126573 As usual, comments, questions and complaints are welcome!

At long last, I don't have to Imagine ( ) what he would look like any longer! Now just need Paul, George, and Ringo.... though i wonder if any supporting Characters will make it into the set such as the older person named "Old Fred" who drives the submarine through opening credits and helps the quartet through most of the film.