E.O.S. Shade Class Shuttlecraft : A LEGO® creation by Kyle Bartley : MOCpages.com

E.O.S. Shade Class Shuttlecraft

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The Shade Class Shuttlecraft is a versatile unit and plays an important role is E.O.S. fleet operations. Its primary mission is to act as a lifeboat in emergency situations. The craft requires only one pilot, but can hold an additional three passengers or 800 lbs of cargo. The shade is also used to transport personnel between ships or into orbit from planetary bases. The Shade has occasionally been used for insertion missions of small special opps teams. The inherent stealth characteristics of the craft make it ideal for such missions. During these missions it can be fitted with a light rotating laser cannon or a rocket pod.

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This view shows the craft with the landing gear fully extended.

The large viewport allows pilots to easily and safely make close maneuvers with large capital ships.

The eight thrust pods give the craft enough thrust to break orbit on a typical class M world. The entrance ramp opens from the bottom side of the craft when the landing gear is fully extended.

A perspective view showing the thrust pods folded in to save space while the craft is stored aboard a capital ship.

A perspective view showing the thrust pods extended to provide increased maneuverability during flight.

A forward view. Weapons are mounted below the “nose” of the craft.

A top view showing the heat sink and main sensor pallet.

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Kyle Bartley

June 10, 2009

Quoting karta deraji Not bad. Tis a little too basic, but a couple of more detailed points, like the top and sides, could really polish this model up.

That was the idea, to build a basic pod type shuttle that would be easy to construct.