After getting reinvested
into the LEGO Blacktron theme with the Scouttrax, Trooptrax and
Liberator, it was a given that I also had to build a Blacktron
spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!!! I wanted something big like a
command ship but not so big that I would have to spend a small
fortune of Bricklink. So I opted for a frigate class ship.
This is the Blacktron
Blackbird a Blacktron C3 (command, control and communications)
frigate. Designed to act as a forward HQ for an AO (area of
operations). As most ships in the Blacktron fleet, it is fast,
heavily armed and cool looking as hell. It has two modes of
operation. It's standard cruise mode in which the ship is one long
sleek craft. And then it has a battle mode in which the front cockpit
detaches and acts as a multipurpose fighter/bomber. The fighter is
called the Wasp it has a variable-sweep wing which can be completely
folded backwards. When the fighter detaches the main ship is
controlled from a secondary cockpit slightly farther back.
It is not difficult to see
where the inspiration for this build came from, I think. It had two
main sources of inspiration the first obvious being the Lockheed
SR-71. The second is a bit more obscure but I hope fan of the Star
Trek universe will still notice it.
Have to say I had a lot of
fun making this build and also making some of the images. All my
other MOCs since my dark age rely heavily on LEGO Technic, all of
them are remote controlled. This is quite the opposite. Hardly any
technic involved here. Nor any complex mechanisms so I was able to
fully enjoy the design process, which was a lot smoother than normal.
Still planning to expand my Blacktron forces further.
BT4EVER!!
