Heinlein's Gay Deciever - In LEGO® Bricks
Gay Deceiver has a LOT of storage if you know where to look. This LEGO version doesn't have quite as much, but that's due to limitations of scale more than anything else. In particular, I didn't have room for removable deckplates. This time.
"Abaft bulkhead. Starboard. Frame forty. Under deckplate." - page 201
But that doesn't mean I didn't squeeze in what space I could. Here we see the rear access panels in open position.
This isn't detail from the book - at least not directly. But, in the book, there are references to two things: A refillable water supply, and four rechargeable power packs.
"...Water tanks topped off. Load trimmed. Two reserve power packs, two zeroed. Juice zero point seven two capacity. Wings spread full. Wheels down, unlocked to retract. All systems go. Ready." - page 219
Well ...all those things have to be somewhere, don't they?
The air intake cylinders behind the cabin were the perfect place to stash most of them. The front grill of each intake has ductwork behind it that pipes incoming air into the engines, and that use of ducting left a lot of free space for me to include the details I wanted to show.
On the starboard are the four power packs. The text describes them as being able to be recharged by crank - so I made sure that each one had a slot to fit that crank onto.
The duct work to carry the air from the grill to the engines can be seen just above the battery array - there are two pipes leading away. The two yellow cables seen here are power conduits leading from the battery rack and into the engine.
The small grey brick to the right of the arrow label represents the panel release.
On the port side is the water supply tanks. Not shown are the bucket and hose available to refill the tanks if a fully-equipped service station is not available. The lever and controls mounted on the main intake plate control the input (and, if needed, outflow) of the water supply.
It was a busy day. Water tanks had to be topped off. Zeb and I used two collapsible buckets, taking turns (that hill got steeper every trip, even at 0.38 gee), while Deety guarded us. Endless trips... - page 211
Also note the smaller control to the right, to handle water purification and adjust usage levels.
The other end of the air-intake ductwork can be seen here. Note the right angle turn down into the engines.
The side-looking sensor array is visible one the edge of the wing.
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