Neo Classic Space Landing Pad

[Missing Brick]

I decided to rebuild and mod my LL918 for the 40th anniversary. Then I thought 'this thing needs a landing pad' so I threw this together.

Tropical Landing Pad by Missing Brick, on Flickr

[Littleworlds]

Very cool! When I read the thread-title, I had a certain picture already in my mind. I'm glad to see that my expectations were completely mislead. Great idea combining technology and nature this way. And the building ideas are really impressive as well: I like the platform support a lot and of course the brick-built palm tree. Good thematic contrasts, top-notch building - excellent MOC!

[icm]

This is a nice, unconventional build and a bit of a surprise - like Littleworlds, I expected something different.  As it is, I'm getting vertigo just looking at it.  The elevator, the pad itself, and the desert island are great, but I can't figure out how the struts attach to the underside of the pad.  Do you mind posting more detailed pictures?  Thanks.

[danth]

Space and the beach? This is my dream.

[Missing Brick]

Thanks everyone!  The 45° connection from the girders to the underside of the landing platform is similar to the connection you can see at the bottom. At first I thought setting the girder angles would be a problem - but it turns out that since all 4 struts are identical they automatically adopt the correct angle - so the structure is self-levelling and quite sturdy - even without the elevator tower attached.

Edited April 27, 2018 by Missing Brick

[deraven]

Lovely, and definitely something different from the typical landing pad MOC!  The rock/crystal formations are a nice touch, too.  I would like to see more of this planet with the Classic Space technology integrated.   

[Bob De Quatre]

I really like the rocks (?)! I may borrow that technique :)