Another Personal Hovercraft

I started off building a small hovercraft with a checklist of things it had to have. It had to have a snub nose. It had to have attention paid to the sides of the cockpit. (In other words, no flat sides.) It had to have curves as well as many unexpected angles. It had to have either three or four arms for the vertical lift jets. (Obviously, I decided on three.) It has all of these things and more. I am very happy with this creation. In fact, I love this little hovercraft. I have nothing negative to say about it.

Independent rudders deflect the thrust for maneuverability

Flying Rocket Scooter

I’ve noticed that, very often, when I build a spaceship, I tend to wonder, afterwards, how the pilot is supposed to climb in and out of the ship. So, I set out to build a scooter-type ship with a skinny middle section that the pilot could easily hop onto and off of. The nose of this scooter ended up being bulkier than I had envisioned, but, overall, I think this turned out very well. It went together quickly, except for the handlebars. A minifig’s arms don’t have much flexibility, and it took a lot of experimentation to come up with something the pilot could hold with both hands at the same time. (At one point, I considered cheating and having the pilot waving with one hand in the air.)

Waiting For The Orange Line

I love the way this piece turned out. I started out looking at those brown arch pieces and thinking that they would be perfect as roof supports at a light-rail station. I envisioned the station, and started building. There was just the right amount of experimentation along the way to make it an enjoyable build. This station came together quickly, and the overall shape turned out exactly as I had wanted.

If I had to find something to quibble about, it would be that I didn’t have enough gray plates to make the platform surface a little more uniform. (Oh, well.)

Someday, I’m going to buy some tracks so I can build a train for these folks.

R is for RV

Motorized Wheelchair

For a gentleman requiring the use of a wheelchair, this latest model affords him the utmost in mobility. By harnessing the ultimate power source – steam – this wheelchair provides all the self-sufficiency such a gentleman should need. All that is required of a hired helper is the initial input of coal or wood, and then the gentleman is free to go as he chooses. Recent technological breakthroughs have allowed this wheelchair to be equipped with the smallest steam engine ever built, and has reduced the overall weight to merely a  few tons.