I built this on a whim and because I had a really good shape in mind for the overall structure. It's not as huge as I originally intended it to be, but I like the end result very much; plus, it gave me good opportunity to experiment with some of the recently-added parts. 529 pieces total.
Left side, where there are tubes and stuff (that's how you can tell it's space!), a turret, and an electrical generator complex.
Right side, where you can see the beams I included so that the wall isn't one giant block of the same color. I don't think they actually do much in terms of support. Also, now's a good time to say that the gate is just a simple "pick up put down" kind of thing- no fancy mechanisms this time, unfortunately!
Hinge and a detachable turret (really, because the hinge would not open all the way with the turret in the way; hehehe).
More of the inside with the hinge, where you can see shields on the wall, a table, and part of the command center. The top of the tower doesn't really do much aside from remind you this is, in fact, a castle (in space!).
Eek! Zombies! The background to this, story wise, is supposed to be that explorers on another planet got infected with an alien pathogen and started turning into zombie/skeleton things (uncharacteristically dark for LEGO!); the remaining explorers and soldiers had to build castles and walls in order to protect themselves from these intelligent-but-very-malicious-and-well-armed creatures. Here you have two zombies, showing different levels of decay: one of them is wearing some sort of clothing and has an alien bow rifle. Also, the space knights look pretty intimidating right now!
Everybody armed. The space knights don't look quite as intimidating without their helmets and breathing masks on (seriously, though, I really like using that robotic face). Also to the right is the "Chief," who must always be a wise old man. *nod*
Now the space knights don't look intimidating at all! From left to right, Sparks the scientist, Chey the strategist, and Isa the weapons master. Writing all this stuff makes me wish that Brickshelf had an "author comments" feature. Oh well.
Sparks, out of armor, getting attacked by a zombie. You silly boy you, Sparks.
