Instructions to Build a Baby Spaceship
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For each issue of BrickJournal Magazine, the BrickNerd team creates instructions for a LEGO mini-model to go with the theme of the cover story. For a past issue focusing on space, BrickNerd contributor Geneva Durand designed an adorable baby spaceship. We didn’t post the instructions then, but we are now!
You also can travel in time and purchase past issues of BrickJournal from its publisher. These instructions come from Issue 69. Now, let’s take off to the instructions!
Blasting Off in Baby Scale
Blue, light grey, and transparent yellow are a trio of colors that have stood the test of time. No three colors scream spaceship—spaceship!—SPACESHIP! more loudly to a LEGO fan.
My philosophy is that anything that’s cool in minifigure scale must be even better in baby-scale! Baby-scale is a half-micro, half-chibi scale I’ve come up with to build things like castles, boats, and airplanes for LEGO babies to ride. This “Baby Build” version of the classic LEGO spaceship is one of the mini-models included in one of my past LEGO Ideas projects.
One kind of old-fashioned piece that I tried to use in an unusual way was the blue tile 1x2 modified with bar handle on the back of the spaceship. This is a piece with some interesting geometry, and it fits well sideways over two studs.
In the front of the spaceship there is a plate 1x2 modified with bar handles--an old part that really helps evoke classic space vibes.
This was a fun little build to create, and I hope you have as much fun building it. And yes, it is swooshable!
You can download a pdf of the instructions and full part list that BrickJournal published here. You can also purchase a copy of the entire issue here. And until next time, stay nerdy about the bricks!
What other cute things could be made at baby-scale? Let us know in the comments below!
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