Thanks Tim, Marshall and Jon, these are such great comments. I've started to find that a style is developing out of my specific element set. A week or so back I thought about investing in some smart new canopy/windshield parts, but now I'm starting to look at some older pieces and think about alternative uses. Come Easter, when I have a few pounds to spend on Lego, I'll be making an order - so I hope to have some examples of these ideas up then. In the meantime I've been working on a base (space refinery) using these same limited pieces - its a stretch. I've used the pod casing this dino mini set came in (
http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=4418-1), as I think it reflects the dual windshield motif in circular form. Fingers crossed I'll get some images up by the weekend. Thanks again guys, and I'm so glad you like what I'm doing, it means a lot when it comes from expert builders like you.