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Lego Spaceship Earth!

Kylus

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So, I saw this set in my latest LEGO catalogue:

 

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So, it's just your basic battle pack, right? Well, I wanted to look a little more closely.

 

sselego.jpg

 

Right when I saw this piece, it brought to mind my favorite geosphere on the face of the planet, SpaceShip Earth in EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

 

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SSE's outer shell is composed of aluminum-composite triangles. Here's a close-up of the tiles:

 

180px-Spaceship_Earth_tiles_(close).jpg

 

So, if I had the time, patience, and money, I would create a sphere composed of an inner hub with several long bars expanding outward. At the end of each "branch", i would add three triangles positioned so they form a larger triangle that protrudes just like on the real SSE.

 

The only problem: I lack the aforementioned time, patience, and money to invest in plastic to build a model of a geosphere. :P

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Kylus

DISNEY WORLD SPICY!

 

Oh, and yes, I do. :3

 

I grew up with it, really. When I was still really young, something like 6 or 7, I went on an amazing trip there and have been crazy about ever since. I played Roller Coaster Tycoon, read up on the parks, and what not. I remember being really proud of myself when I first rode Mission:SPACE, the Tower of Terror, Space Mountain, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. It was some of the most fun I've ever had in my life.

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Kylus

Which is exactly why I've given up on the idea. :(

 

Sometimes, you get a lot of good ideas, but due to the harsh realities of life (lack of money, time, energy...) some can never come to fruition.

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