Board Thread:Space Lounge/@comment-5585298-20170602002850

After realising I have no GoF merchandise, and that there will not likely be any official stuff, I took it upon myself to create my own.

So what, t-shirts, a mug...? No, a huge, bulky Lego Bloodstar. I don't build much with the loose Lego I own, but I used a lot of resources to make this monster. I thought you might be interested. I'm super happy with it, so Imma show you.

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Looks a little gunky, right? The guns are boring, the wings are stubby... looks to fat. Ok, time for a design change.

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Much better. Cleaner, less crap at the back, wings are much more menacing. Shall we take a tour?

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You can see at the base there I've included the logo - simplistic, but effective. Also note how bulky the guns are compared to before. Much more powerful looking, plus they actually have... guns on them.

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The rear. These are actually traction wheels for a digger set, but here they're supposed to be huge flames from my-- from the Bloodstar's enormous engines. They're detachable, so they're not burning while idle.

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Top-down view. Nothing to add here, other than those red plates at the front, on top of the silver angled panels? Yeah, they're held there by Blu Tac. I feel ashamed of course, as this is not only and illegal connection, but downright taboo in Lego culture. Nothing to be done though - there was no other way to add them. They are necessary, yes.

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Front view. The front section is definitely the flimsiest part, but you'd have to try to break it to break it. Rather illegal joints here, as there are several different planes in use, but they line up well. Also the antennae things on the side? Very sketchy. But with care, they stay in place. Plus there were no other bricks I could use to give a similar effect, so illegal it is.

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Ok, last picture - the turret. This is a Hammerhead, as it was what seemed easiest to make, plus I had a rough idea of what I wanted beforehand. It rotates and pivots up and down, and is easily detachable. Not sure about the hemisphere on top though, I might change that to a more flat design.

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And that's it! Like I say, I'm very happy with this - if I had more light grey pieces rather than dark, I would have used them - but I didn't, so I made do. Let me know what you think! Does it suck? Is it ok at best? Dank as heck?

Oh, and this is the GoF2 version obviously, because 3? Hah, as if I have that many beige-orange pieces.

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