Latest project is done, Long-Run AF-02 Light Mech by Gwyvern! Armed to the teeth, surprisingly fast for its size, this mech is used for force recon and hit and run cavalry attacks. I'm pretty proud of how accurate this is to the 3-D model.
OG model here: sketchfab.com/3d-models/lo...
Renders are done for the freighter which I've dubbed the Lehua-class (obscure music reference). Anyways, tried my hand at making a promo poster and some paint-over effects. Hope you like it!
Inspired by Seth Pritchard's Electric Magnolia: smpritchard.artstation.com/projects/RYJ...
Instructions for my Dragonfly gunship are available for free right now! Get em below
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-186...
Many thanks to Staladus on twitter and
@dogs-on-mars.bsky.social for help with the infosheet and GIMP tips respectively.
Mini-mag Orion Torpedo and E-war destroyer. Torpedoes allow for long range-engagement while phased array radars do double duty target tracking and directional signal jamming. The actual pieces for the radars are fixed in places but in my mind the arrays can rotate.
"Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people"
Little Dune diorama for a competition in my local lego club.
#Dune#Dunepart1#Dunepart2#Sandworm
Buddy bot for my upgraded construction mech is done. It's supposed to be an all-purpose material handling and removal bot. The hands can join together to act as a scoop for dirt or debris or separate to handle more solid objects. A small auxiliary pilot station is included for backup control.
Even when I'm doing soft sci-fi, I can't resist the urge to slap radiators on everything. Anyways, this is the Sai-class rapid offense frigate. main armament consists of spinal particle beam cannon and six VLS bays. Various macron cannons provide supplemental offense and PD.
Model of @gerardriley.bsky.social's long-run mech that I'm in the process of restarting since the current scale was too big and the part count was ballooning beyond control.
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Solar thermal rockets are the transport of choice for budget bulk shipping outfits. The low value of the cargo and simplicity of the craft means there isn't much of value to steal from either the ship or its payload, discouraging pirates from taking interest (usually).
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Solar moth's are much beloved by hobbyist spacecraft pilots for their simplicity, decent performance, and ease of fueling. The "Gossamer Chariot" is a prime example, being used as a private company shuttle for a lunar industrial outfit.
If you're in a pinch and lack a proper troop transport, you could do a lot worse than slapping some jump seats on the side of a Dragonfly and calling it a day.
The Blackman-Tronskien (BlackTron) Shipping Concern is known for its economic freighter designs and cutthroat business practices. This gas freighter uses liquid droplet radiators and tows cargo using tensile frameworks to reduce mass and propellant use.
Having learnt the danger of 21st century environmental decay, local governments employ fleets of salvage craft such as the weaver-class to keep the orbital environment free of hulks and micro-fragments alike.
The Dragonfly hopper is a well-tested flight platform for airless or low-atmosphere environments. Extremely modular and capable of both helicopter and plane-esque flight, this variant is outfitted as a light multi-purpose gunship.
The Pathfinder series was NASA's successor to the original space shuttle. Larger and equipped with a NERVA engine, the series namesake is (in)famous for its involvement in breaching the 1983 Soviet lunar blockade and the resulting of loss of Sea Dragon 17.
