- Way rad. - gambort
- Way rad - gambort
- Way rad - gambort
- Unfortunately the black technic axle gets lost in the background but the line roughly matches up with the angle of the bley cone above. I would've loved to shoot this on a yellow background but the rocket was too tall.
- Something like this was the very first thing that popped into my head when I saw these new sets. - Catsy [CC]
- favorite detail! Just perfect! - Pierre E Fieschi
- wow - Pierre E Fieschi
- yes, these are lovely. - Shadow Viking
- Seriously. - Mos Doomsday
Заправка космического корабля (Refuelling spaceship)
"Космос холоден, но русские женщины холоднее."
("Space is cold but Russian women are colder".)
Most cosmonauts in the Battle for the Moon were women, leaving the men to pilot their mechs against the American ground forces. The "Ladies of the Stars" quickly earned a reputation amongst their enemy for their bravery and savagery in battle.
Impossible to see but the pilot is a rather lovely female, I might get some closer shots of the truck and the pilot later. Some things bug me about the rocket but I'm leaving this one be for now. Got a few more of those lovely Death Star spheres and about 40 different ideas for stuff to build with them. Maybe a giant space laser next...I was going to start on some new Lego graffiti but this retro stuff keeps drawing me back.
Comments and faves
Ninja Pilot, Shuppiluliumas, gambort, dognize, and 103 other people added this photo to their favorites.
gambort (4 months ago | reply)
Stop posting such great stuff, Shannon. Actually... don't.
This photo was invited and added to the Blogged by The Brothers Brick group.
Karf Oohlu (4 months ago | reply)
Noice set matey
I see you finally scored yourself a Dearhstar
Adrian Florea (4 months ago | reply)
Man, this is very super!
car_mp (4 months ago | reply)
Incredible work.
Fredoichi (4 months ago | reply)
So good!
Nieks G. (4 months ago | reply)
WoW!
Shannon Ocean (4 months ago | reply)
A less dramatic but clearer pic of the rocket:
the oneman (4 months ago | reply)
Wonderful, wonderful work, comrade. Beautiful rocket with that amazing sphere, sweet tank-rover, even rocks and story... Bravo!!
and congatulations for well deserved Hero of the USSR Star :)
pete white brick (4 months ago | reply)
...loving the little vehicle...
Pha][_,][_, (4 months ago | reply)
Visually stunning composition.
rongYIREN (4 months ago | reply)
A fantastically retro design...
The Deathly Halliwell (4 months ago | reply)
The rocket may be awesome, but it pales in comparison to the title.
bermudafreze (4 months ago | reply)
The rocket ship looks so functional. With the lunar-lander-style struts and the pressure tank for fuel, I bet this would actually work.
halfbeak (4 months ago | reply)
Quality.
Proudlove (4 months ago | reply)
So cool!
.Carl (4 months ago | reply)
That is really neat!
Sydag (4 months ago | reply)
This feel so retro sci-fi, which is an absolute good thing ! And besides the fact that you made a particularly smart use of the new "planet" pieces my favourite thing is the pilot, I totally fall for female pilots :D
Well, seriously, I always think that women aren't depicted as much as they should/could be in LEGO. Guess that makes me a feminist. ^^
Anyway, keep up the good work !
.Tromas (4 months ago | reply)
Perfection in the brick!
Crimso Giger (4 months ago | reply)
I'm going mad trying to write something clever, but it the kind of pic you just have to look a long moment, staring at it with a big smile on the face, thinking "OMG OMG he did it again !"
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You're fraking good, my friend !!!
Nick Brick (4 months ago | reply)
Great retro style! Some of your techniques remind me of
Crimso Giger (4 months ago | reply)
Mad Czech (4 months ago | reply)
Makes me think of Chesley Bonestell and Destination Moon.
pasukaru76 (4 months ago | reply)
The mystery of the invisible landing gear! :-)
Way cool, Shan, way cool. You certainly are the reference for retroness.
C.Nile (4 months ago | reply)
Love it. Great shape
xtofcorthay (4 months ago | reply)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW !!!!! so cool !!!!!!
Januarybegan (4 months ago | reply)
Neato!
Magυs (4 months ago | reply)
Very cool.
Pierre E Fieschi (4 months ago | reply)
Absolutely brilliant... 'Battle for the moon' is actually a collection of your most awesome stuff anyway! Any chance it was inspired by this (awesome) thing? www.flickr.com/photos/olog/6554768783/in/fave s-47881312@N04/
qi_tah (4 months ago | reply)
Oh yessss... so good mate, perfectly expected/unexpected! :) I've got one of those death stars sitting on my work bench too, can't wait to give it a whirl.
Shannon Ocean (4 months ago | reply)
Thanks heaps guys!
Yep, especially the visual composition of
having the rocket in the middle and two
object either side. I saw it but strangely
didn't leave a coment.
Me, the retro guy? No way, I'm still trying
to catch up to the ace stuff Gambort and
Soren posted back in '07 and '08 :)
toms_h@rt (4 months ago | reply)
Perfectly built and awesome design!
gambort (4 months ago | reply)
PS. Savage Planet needs these.
nate_decastro (4 months ago | reply)
Top notch: build to execution to presentation--all A's. :)
Shannon Ocean (4 months ago | reply)
Uspez Morbo (4 months ago | reply)
Completely awesome! So great to see more Battle for the Moon!
teikjoon (4 months ago | reply)
I can totally see LEGO ripping you off and launching a retro space theme with funky colours :D
: VolumeX : (4 months ago | reply)
Most excellent stuff all round!
;)
SuperHardcoreDave (4 months ago | reply)
Excellent compostion Shannon, your retro style work is really impressive and I personally really like this one. Glad you showed the other picture too - it shows the strut work better, but this one has more drama.
bono1900 (4 months ago | reply)
Great scene!!
But there are some errors in Russian spelling
Refuelling spaceship - Заправка космического корабля
Space is cold but Russian women are colder - Космос холоден, но русские женщины холоднее :)
Shannon Ocean (4 months ago | reply)
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