{"id":1062,"date":"2012-03-26T19:33:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T17:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2012-08-18T09:01:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T07:01:59","slug":"lego-classic-space-set-918-classic-space-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/?p=1062","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Classic Space Set 918 &#8211; Classic Space Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a few month since my last efforts on re-building old LEGO Classic Space sets. By now, eBay has done a fantastic job: I have failed to trace down my old collection (still sucks: I borrowed them to someone and cannot remember who it was) but most of the models I was able to re-capture for a reasonable price tag in various online auctions (including some I did not own). One of these is the <em>LEGO Set 918 Space Transport<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>The little brother of LEGO 924 &amp; LEGO 928<\/h2>\n<p>This set is the smallest of three ships that form a loose series by design and common look &amp; feel: <a href=\"http:\/\/lego.wikia.com\/wiki\/918_Space_Transport\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO 918<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lego.wikia.com\/wiki\/924_Transporter\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO 924<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/lego.wikia.com\/wiki\/928_Galaxy_Explorer\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO 928<\/a>. Instructions &#8211; as usual &#8211; can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/peeron.com\/scans\/918-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Bild-0001.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1062]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1063\" title=\"LEGO 918 Space Transport\" src=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Bild-0001-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"LEGO 918 Space Transport\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Bild-0001-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Bild-0001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Bild-0001.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Having a &#8220;real&#8221; LEGO Set in my hands for the first time in I guess more than 25 years, I obviously like to add it to my <a title=\"A composition of LEGO Classic Space Sets \u2013 Part II\" href=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/?p=952\" target=\"_blank\">Luna 13 Compilation<\/a> of Classic Space Sets.<\/p>\n<h2>The Compilation in MLCAD<\/h2>\n<p>Like before, I am using MLCAD to construct the model, then POVRay to render the scene. There is nothing really &#8220;fancy&#8221; in this model so I will not go through details about the construction. Finally, I got my model created and saved in MLCAD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MLCAD.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1062]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1065\" title=\"LEGO 918 in MLCAD\" src=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MLCAD-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"LEGO 918 in MLCAD\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MLCAD-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MLCAD-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/MLCAD.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Using LDView, we can now create a POVRay Scene file, replace the camera settings and render the image.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/LEGO-0918-Space-Transport.png\" rel=\"lightbox[1062]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1066\" title=\"LEGO 0918 - Space Transport\" src=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/LEGO-0918-Space-Transport-1024x650.png\" alt=\"LEGO 0918 - Space Transport\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/LEGO-0918-Space-Transport-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/LEGO-0918-Space-Transport-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/LEGO-0918-Space-Transport.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Which is pretty darn close to the photo of the original&#8230; the last step now is to incorporate the model into the larger composition of LEGO Classic Space sets.<\/p>\n<h2>The Luna-13 Moon Base extends&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Adding this model to the already existing compilation Luna-13 Moon Base brings this one just one more step to completion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Luna-13-Moon-Base.png\" rel=\"lightbox[1062]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1072\" title=\"Luna-13 Moon Base\" src=\"http:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Luna-13-Moon-Base-1024x819.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Luna-13-Moon-Base-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Luna-13-Moon-Base-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/andreaszapf.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Luna-13-Moon-Base.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>As you can see &#8211; the base has come a long way since the earlier posts &#8211; and there is still plenty of things to be done&#8230; another day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a few month since my last efforts on re-building old LEGO Classic Space sets. 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