The MPV Reliant is a versatile space cruiser for multiple tasks such as deploying satellites, carrying out repairs and maintenance in space, transporting cargo or conducting limited expeditions. For this the Reliant can load in its cargo bay the Grabber Vehicle or a container. The astronauts arrange everything for a mission in the Terrain Docking Base.

USPs MPV Reliant

The wings of the Reliant are stable yet may be easily detached. You could then build and attach your own wings and thus change the looks of the Reliant completely. The same accounts for the engines. I am thinking of building another pair of wings/engines and share the blueprints with you.

The Reliant is furthermore built in a way that allows you to easily change the back part of the ship. For example you could shorten the back and convert it into a fighter.

Creation Specs

The whole creation consists of:

1. The MPV Reliant space cruiser

2. A docking base for a container and a grabber vehicle

3. The grabber vehicle (docks to the space cruiser and to the base)

4. The container with expedition tools (docks to the space cruiser and to the base)

Total amount of bricks: 2,196 bricks

- Space cruiser: 1,332

- Grabber vehicle: 157

- Container: 189

- Small base: 518

Stickers: 8 different exclusive stickers on an extra PNG File

Space cruiser dimensions:

- Width: 29,8 cm or 11.7 in

- Length: 27,9 cm or 11 in

- Height: 15,7 cm or 6.2 in

Creation Features:

- (Spaceship) 2 opening windshields, one for cockpit access, one for grabber access

- (Spaceship) 2 rotating engines

- (Spaceship) opening cargo backdoor

- (Spaceship) 4 opening hatches in the bottom of the wings

- (Spaceship) 4 unfoldable landing gears beneath the hatches

- (Spaceship) docking clambs for the Grabber Vehicle or container

- (Grabber) completely unfoldable and rotating crane with grabber and satellite docking screw with satellite

- (Grabber) 4 unfoldable wheels

- (Container) 2 opening front doors

- (Container) opening access ramp

- (Container) opening roof for better access

- (Base) 2 moving sleds, one for the grabber, one for the container

- (Base) a mechanical arm with functioning grabber for better loading/unloading. Pans and rotates. The grabber with rotating function.

Space Cruiser Specs:

Spacecraft Class: Multi-Purpose-Vessel (MPV)

Type: Space Cruiser

Name: Reliant

Crew: 2-3 (one pilot, one copilot, one driver/operator for the Grabber Vehicle)

Fuel: Enriched Hydrogen

Energy: Fusion Flux Generators

Propulsion: Plasma Drives

Range: Inter Solar System

Shield: Asnium Deviator Shield

Defense: Two laser cannons

Tasks: Transportation & deployment/maintenance of satellites in space

Cargo Docking: Grabber Vehicle or expedition tool container

Possible alternate dockings (further ideas): troop transports, labs, Blizzard Cannon, small vessels, cars, buggies...

It was very important to me to have a good looking space cruiser set for display and at the same time pack it with lots of features to make this ship playable. But the building is not over yet. In addition to the USPs you may create your own modules and dock them to the MPV Reliant for your own missions!

I hope you like this versatile space cruiser. I would be thrilled to see your own add-ons or maybe conversions of the Reliant.

Best

Giorgio

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