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Hello! The ship presented here is a very good design, I like it pretty much. I'd never thought that trans-neon-green and orange would go along so well with each-other. I like the side circle fragemnt cockpits a lot. You've also placed special pieces from other themes well, like the Aquazone rotor or the bioncile claws. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! What really makes this a great moc is the detailed interior which gives it excellent playability. Working features like landing gear and opening hatch also contribute al lot on it. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello again, and thanks again very much for your interest in this project. Your comments are highly appreciated. To answer this question, I still think that I am unable to build at full scale. I enjoy all the great full scale mocs on this platform, admire them, and like to comment on them. Until I feel ready to join the big scale, I will stick in my shrinked down universe, I guess. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! The folding-up and concealing roof top is a great feature! It seems to work really smoothly. My favourite design aspect are the side spoilers built by the 2x4 curved bricks and 1x2 panels. They're embedded very harmonically with the entire layout. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello everybody! Today, let's have some fun with another littel Creator set. It's Creator 5866 - Rotor Rescue. It contains 149 pieces and is available for a relatively cheap price (9.99 EUR / 9.99 GBP / 12.99 USD). The parts variety is only moderately well, as it features many big 2 x 10 plates which make alternate building difficult. So I was thinking what to do with all these long plates, and suddenly thought of the stripes of a sail ship. Then I built the small yellow cog ship presented below. It uses 124 of the 149 available pieces. Click here for building instructions. That's it for now. These little sets are always fun once you got inspired, and a great creativity challenge. I wish you good inspiration and happy building! Yours Christopher. -------------------- Alternate Building Series Quick Links: --------------------

Hello! That's a fantastic use of the huge module. It looks vers smooth in your speeder. I am not sure about the term "airspeeder". It could get really windy for the gunner at the rear turret. Maybe rather a close surface speeder. Nonetheless, an original design. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! The scene looks beautiful. Soon this time of the year is coming with the snow. I have one minor suggestion. The top of the letterbox could need a white 1x2 snow plate as well. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Lovely scene! It took me a while to discover the many details here. I like the use of the classic flowers, they give a fresh an lively look to the scene, especially for the beautiful trees. It'a also nice to see the many spanish flags you included everywhere in the building. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Besides the very large images which could use a resizing this is a nice scenery. The roof of the shed is a clever construction, but I am also fond of the simple and clever solution for the door of the fence by using the bar. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! An interesting constrcution that would - as mentioned - perefctly fit into the TimeCruisers theme. The working propellor is a great feature. And also using a bicycle wheel for the side wagon is a clever idea. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! That's a nice technique for placing fish in an underwater scene by using those trans-clear bars with stud. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! An interesting design with all the hinges. I think that a little trans-clear 1x2 panel (like the ones you used for the wings) at the cockpit would even improve the design. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A well-designed little scene. It would fit in many movies with underground scenes. Details like the toolbox you included give it the right feel. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A pleasure to look at. The construction is superior to the original set. Using these many log bricks give the walls a really wooden look as it should be. Well done! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! From the first image you would not have expected the building being so tall. The facade looks really nice, especially with those small prize cups from the new minifigure series. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! The shop looks really nice. It provides the right Harry Potter feeling when looking at it. I pretty much the bay window with the dark-trans-orange glass. How did you do that? It seems that standard glasses are only available in trans-black or light blue. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Thank you for the nice comments! I am glad you like this batch of models, and especially that you are open for unusual design approaches like the Carrack Cruiser. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello everybody! It's a great pleasure to me to present several ships of the Imperial Fleet to you today. I have saved this batch of mini models up until I finally was able to take photos of the newest, yet unpublished model. It will be revealed today - the Victory Star Destroyer. This also gave me the chance to completely redesign several older models to newer standards (like the Dreadnaught and Interdictor Cruiser) as well as improve older models with some modifications (for example the Star Destroyer). Let's start with the summary image, beginning with the ships from the movies, then continuing with the ships appearing in the Thrawn Trilogy and concluding with two ships from the Dark Empire comic series. This will be a very long post, so pelase be patient with me. As usual the images provided below will take you to the rleated image gallery and building instructions. I will only provide one image per ship this time. All other are in the galleries of course. -------------------- The most famous ship of the Empire and the backbone of the Imperial navy is without any doubt the Imperial Star Destroyer. For the design I went for a compact wedge plate layout instead of the today more popular attachment of plates around a hollow core which gets uaually a bit fat for small scales. It comes complete with equatorial trench, triple engines, detailed command tower and both hangar bays on the underside as well as the power generator. -------------------- More massive and bristling with weapons is the gargantuan Super Star Destroyer. It has a similar wedge shape, a very popular shape in the Imperial Navy. It is not to scale with the Star Destroyer above for size reasons. The model features the huge hangar bay on the underside as well as the accurate engine block with 13 thrusters. -------------------- Now let's go on with one of my most favourite Expanded Universe starships. The Victory Star Destryoer (reference link). It's a ship of the Old Republic. Unfortunately my hopes to see one of those in the prequel movies was not fulfilled. It's a slightly smaller Star Destroyer predecessor, capable of atmospheric flight. This model now is roughly to scale with the bigger Star Destroyer and the smaller Interdictor Cruiser (follows below). Imperial Star Destroyer, Victory Star Destroyer and Interdictor Cruiser roughly to scale with each other. -------------------- Another ship from the Old Republic is the Dreadnaught Battlecruiser (reference link). It was once one of the most powerful ships in the Imperial Navy. Many of these ships got lost in a hyperspace accident - the mysterious Katana Fleet which was later discovered (Thrawn Trilogy). Some of these ships were also converted to the well-known Rebel Assault Frigate (to scale with the Dreadnaught). -------------------- Used to drag out starships from hyperspace, Interdictor Cruisers (reference link) have four gravity-well projectors integrated in their wedge-shaped hull. Typical design features are the four spherical projectors and the triangular bridge tower. Both characteristics were intergrated into the model. It uses TECHNIC® beams in the middle so that we have stud notched on upper AND underside allowing us to add boat studs from both sides to imply spherical gravity-well projectors. -------------------- A slightly smaller ship is the Strike Medium Cruiser (reference link), one of the few Imperial ships that has besides the usual TIE fighte complement also a small ground force of walkers. It has a very light shell with greebly decks below it. It was very hard to design, especially the way to attache the bridge tower. The shape increases by half-stud-steps from two (front) to four (rear) studs. -------------------- Imperial star systems which are not important enough to justify the presence of an Imperial Star Destroyer usually have at least a Carrack Light Cruiser (reference link). It's a very fast ship but has no internal TIE fighter capacity. It has one of the biggest bridge windows I ever saw for an Imperial warship. I did an experiment with this one and used a Throwbot/Slicer cockpit for this vessel. Opinions usually vary a lot on this design. Many may like it, but many do not. -------------------- Designed after the Battle of Yavin, the Lancer Frigate (reference link) is a starship made only for anti-starfighter-combat. The Empire realized its need after desaster of small Rebel starfighters destroying the Death Star. It costs as much as an Imperial Star Destroyer, as the advanced targeting systems are highly complex, and thus these ships were always rare. It has no capital ship weapons and relies on other capital ships to protect it from Rebel cruisers. The design is one of the trickiest in my collection. It has a lot of SNOT-techniques, for example the wedge bricks to get the optimal shape for the unique nose of the ship. -------------------- Designed as an armed transport or Escort frigate, the Star Galleon (reference link) can hold its own against attackers. It was armed with turbolasers and missile launchers, had troops and variable anti-intruder walls in the inside. Furthermore the cargo pos was detachable and hyperspace capable, so the goods would escape even if the ship was lost. The bricked model does also feature this removable cargo pod and is quite snotty in the rear. -------------------- To bring additional starfighter forces into a combat scene, the Empire used Escort Carriers (reference link), capable of holding an entire TIE fighter wing. This mini model is one of the few which comes with an interior layout. It has flight control and TIE fighter racks in the inside. The oustide features the greebly forward section with decks and hangar door. -------------------- For various mission profiles (observation, survey, hospital, ...) the Empire developped the Modular Taskforce Cruiser (reference link). It was able to hold different modules for the corresponding mission profile. The front section is pretty straight forward, but the rear section is completely studs down, to get the sloped details of the command pod. -------------------- The last, and probably most dangerous ship for today is the Eclipse Super Star Destroyer (reference link), a 17.5 kilometer long beast even featuring a superlaser. It's midnight black and menacing looking. The mini model uses many wedges to realize the sleek, shiny and dark look. It also uses SNOT to get the wedge bricks on the underside attached. -------------------- So, with more than one hour preparing this post, I am done for today. I hope you liked the Imperial Fleet so far. It's not complete yet, but it gives a general impression of its variety. Thank you for your time, interest, and patience. Have a great day and see you around! Yours Christopher.

Hello, it's a good combination of curved and round elements to form an aerodynamic design. Looking quite good! Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! A fantastic diorama you presented to us here! The environment is a great representation how it could look like on Mars. My favourite part of the diorama is the futuristic background city and the small micro freighter taking off from the surface. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello everybody! I'd like to thank everyone of you for the kind comments about this alternative model. I am glad you like it and will try/tried out the instructions. I am sorry if I caused you to spend money unexpectedly at the end of the month. See you around, Christopher.

Hello! A fantastic scene! I like photo shots where you can only see bricks in the background. And your background is outstanding, as well as the church with the technic gear pieces as facet. I am just wondering how the just married ones will fit together in the wedding car? There seems only to be space for the driver. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! These two trucks are really looking great. The technique by using those 2x2x3 double convex slopes for the trucks' noses is excellent and gives them a realistic look. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! Thank you for the kind comments everyone of you. It's right, I had quite some fun toying around with these little sets. Creator sets are indeed good to keep up creativity. Cheers, ~ Christopher

Hello! There are quite some notable techniques to dicover here. First I like that emblem on the socket side of the vignette. It looks great with all the cheese slopes. And second, the use of the Fabuland pot is a very original idea and works very well here. Cheers, ~ Christopher