Serenity in LEGO
    Construction

The final stages of construction included building the shuttles and the light ring - and completely overhauling that troublesome neck one last time. You can see the end results in the photo section, so you can see the changes there.

Here's a shot of the completed underside. (Although I just noticed there's a small bley brick missing on the very bottom - that should be a complete grid. Oh well.) Of note in this shot are the support struts for the nacelles. They just rest against the sides of the engines, much like the struts do in most of the effects shots in the TV series. You can also see the location of the belly-hatch with respect to the rest of the ship. (Click for a larger view.)

Even at half of the scale I had originally envisioned, Serenity is too big to pick up and "Swoosh!" around the room. (Well, not without a nearly 100% chance that it will fall and explode into a bajillion pieces, anyway.) To that end, the FireFly Drive is a completely separate module that snaps together with the main body of the ship. One advantage of this is that I can balance the main body of the ship on the join and get a decent shot of the underside. (Click for larger view.)

Here you can see the access panel I built into the roof of the ship. I figured eventually I'd need to replace the batteries, and I didn't want to have to tear the ship apart to do so. As mentioned elsewhere, the bridge and dining area are all lit from the same battery pack and switch. The Firefly Drive and light ring run from a more elaborate battery pack in the Drive section.

This shot also has a good view of the redesigned neck - enjoy.

Finally, here's an "exploded" view showing the alignment joint (in yellow) for fitting the Firefly Drive to the main ship. The second battery pack has two buttons- it's actually a rocker switch that tells the lights either to blink or to light up constantly.

In conclusion, there's one question I was asked a LOT while working on this project.

"Just how much LEGO do you own?!?"

Well, to answer that here's a photo of one wall of my workshop. Two other walls also have storage bins along them - the last has a couch. I know, scary, isn't it?

(Click for a nightmarish view of a Type-A personality with a pack-rat mentality.)

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