Lego Design By Me : The 2 Man Star Raider Spacecraft

Lego Design By Me has been good to me.  I ordered the set as described in my last post, and though not as impressive as my original set I'm still very pleased with the final result.  It's a very solid model, which looks functional and would fit my 'Black' new interpretation of the classic Lego Space theme well.

The only real compromise with this Lego Design By Me set is the canopy over the cockpit - it would really benefit from a specifically moulded single piece.  My original intention was to use the green domed pieces which went onto the single seater Lego Design By Me LCX1 Fighter I made for my nephew, but the piece is tricky to get to fit right and when it did it made the craft wider than looked sensible.  Besides that I really wanted a genuine two man cockpit - a bit like a flying sports car with guns sort of thing.  Seperate domes didn't really give this feel.

Images below:-

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Canopy open.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Rear view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Occupied Cockpit.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Occupied Cockpit.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Unoccupied Cockpit.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Climbing into the Cockpit.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Ready for the canopy to be fitted..

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Front View

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Square on front view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Square on front view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Side on view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Rear view showing engines.

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Square on Rear view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Rear View

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Showing undercarriage

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Showing undercarriage

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Top down view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Top down view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Top down view

Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft :With other ships - my Space Patrol set and the classic Transporter Set.

Please support my Lego Cuusoo Projects:-



http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5890 (My Space Based MMORPG which implements player designed ships and buildings from Ledo Digital Designer.)

http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5384 (My Space Patrol Ship)

Lego Design By Me : My Final Set?

I started designing a huge Lego Design By Me Battlecruiser that was going to have crew quarters and a command centre, mess and galley - but before I'd finished the chassis it was already over £200...

I had to order another set though, so I decided to get my hands on the 2 man Star Raider Craft which I started showcasing the Design By Me process on this blog with.

The Finished Model

I haven't taken any pictures of this Lego Design By Me set in the bricks yet, but as soon as I do I will post them.  It does work well as a model though and is very sturdy - you can hold one wing adn shake it up and down and it stays together.

The only real criticism is the canopy for the cockpit - it works, but a moulded single piece canopy might look better.

Pictures will follow soon!

Please support my Lego Cuusoo Projects:-



http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5890 (My Space Based MMORPG which implements player designed ships and buildings from Ledo Digital Designer.)

http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5384 (My Space Patrol Ship)

New Hope For Lego Design by me...

Space Patrol Ship Lego Design by me set - interior shot.

Well, it's not really Lego Design by me... In some respects it's something even cooler!

A chance to get your Lego set made into a full production set which gets full proper production and advertised and sold - and you get 1% commission on the sale of your design?

I'd love for this set to be made, if you want to see 'Space Patrol' in production and show me some support - go to this page:-

http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5384

sign in with facebook - and click on the support button the like button and tweet it!

Maybe I should offer to buy a copy of the production set and offer it up in a prize draw?  I'll think about that one... I don't know how much the set would be as a production - I'm guessing about £60, I had to pay £90 for it as a Design by me....

Anyway, please, please do me a huge favor and earn eternal gratitude... And help get my Space Patrol set made production!

Thanks!

Some images to tempt you?  Remind you what the set I want made into production looks like?

The Space Patrol model with the Lego Design by me box