Bill Ward - All - LEGO - Models - Space

Planetary Research Vessel

This vessel may look like a fighter, but rest assured it is completely peaceful. Honest. Really.

The things that look like guns? Oh, those are for drilling rock samples from asteroids. And those six missiles? Those aren't missiles, they're probes that are sent into gas giants to sample chemical composition.

Attitude jets are positioned all over for maximum maneuverability, for ... dodging asteroids, yeah that's the ticket! Dodging asteroids.

Really, totally peaceful. No warlike intentions. I mean it!

Formula X Racer

Formula X Racing uses the latest in rocket technology. This racer is expected to dominate the solar system racing circuit this year.

The wings are attached using hinges. The lower wings fold up to the horizontal for landing, and the landing gear legs fold out. In flight, the lower wings are adjusted to a 45-degree angle.

The rear engines have attitude jets on the top, bottom, and sides. There are also attitude jets facing down in the nose.

Sorry if the images are hard to make out... that's the hazard of building in black.

P38

This was my entry for the P-38 contest from LUGNET Space.

Sorry if the images are hard to make out... that's the hazard of building in black.

Tundra Explorer

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This was built for the Ice Planet 2002 Contest on Lugnet. I didn't win, but I thought it captured the essence of the LEGO Ice Planet 2002 theme.

Passenger Transport

This hybrid rocket/jet aircraft takes off and lands like a plane, and the engines switch to rocket mode to reach orbit, where it docks with a space station or the Lunar Tour Vehicle for their next destination.

This uses the Docking System I devised for spacecraft.

Lunar Tour Vehicle

Part bus, part spacecraft, this vessell meets up with the Passenger Transport in Earth orbit and ferries them to the moon, where they can spend a week visiting the Apollo landing zones and other historical and natural wonders.

Its rockets pivot aft for flight, and downward for takeoff and landing. Inside are all the luxuries a traveler could want, plus facilities for the crew. A generous galley and head are included.

This uses the Docking System I devised for spacecraft.

Hover Patrol

A simple police cruiser for the HoverThing Contest.

Blue Pocket Rocket

One of my entries in the HoverThing Contest. Identical to the Black Pocket Rocket except for the color.

Black Pocket Rocket

One of my entries in the HoverThing Contest. Identical to the Blue Pocket Rocket except for the color.

Astro-Pumpkin

A very silly entry for the HoverThing Contest. The main point was to employ an unusual color scheme and to find a use for the angled part in the nose.