Finished 30/1 2009
This moc was made for the Small Starfighter Contest on the flickr-group SCI-Lug.
Rules: Make a starfighter that can fit within LWH 14x14x6 studs when landed.
Basically I tried to get as much as possible out of the limited volume by folding the craft as much as possible, and since everybody likes a huge gun, why not make a railgun twice the length of the craft (this seems to be the maximum weight 3 1×4 hinges can carry)?
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The cockpit stays in place because the top and bottom squeeze the beam from top and bottom (the fact that the beam is made up of 1×2 plates with rails and 2×2 tiles also create some extra friction).
And the pilot have to get out in time: it’s those extra 4 studs inside the cockpit that close the gap at full extension.
I’ve come back to this a couple times now, real neat.
How did you keep the cockpit from sliding all the way off? Does the fig have to come out before it folds?
This is simply beautiful…well done!
Unbelievable – it looks wonderful both folded and unfolded !!!
This is brilliant work. Love the colors, as well.
^What he said. Seriously. You guys are starting to piss me off with all these great entries. This ranks up there with the best contests I’ve seen.
That’s how I felt when I saw dasnewten’s entry Dez, and look at the comments I got here (thanks guys!), so hurry up and finish it so we can have a look!
This MOC needs to be put into cryofreeze, so that future generations can study it and isolate the awesomeness molecules, and reproduce them for the good of mankind!
Well done!
Does it also fold time and space?
This is some wicked piece of work. It really looks like Lego. The squary shape with the angles is just great. It reminds me of early japanese mecha design. The part I like most is the folding up!
*Scraps WIP.*
More than meets the eye! Hellz yea!
Very cool, great colors too.
Excellent. Foldy-upyness is nice.
Simply brilliant!
Folding is the way to go, Very nice work Niels. It’s a great fighter irregardless of size constraints.
Superb fighter.
Now that’s some transformation!
Very well done!
Yeah, this is great.
Well done, Niels!