LEGO SpaceX Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

This is SpaceX’s autonomous spaceport drone ship in LEGO and is a companion model to the Falcon 9 first stage rocket. This model features:

• Stylized SpaceX ‘X’ to mark the center of the landing pad.
• Approx 1:124 scale (~65cm long).
• 4 Azimuth thrusters
• Blast shields
• Onboard generator units
• American and SpaceX flags

Construction:

	Quantity	Color	Description	Bricklink	LEGO Element ID*
	26	Black	Plate 6x16	3027	n/a
	82	Black	Slide Shoe Round 2x2	2654	4278359
	2	Black	Plate 4x10	3030	303026
	17	Black	Plate 1x6	3666	366626
	2	Black	Plate 4x6	3032	303226
	16	White	Flat Tile 1x2	3069b	306901
	119	Black	Flat Tile 2x4	87079	4560182
	36	Black	Flat Tile 1x1	3070b	307026
	18	White	Flat Tile 1x3	63864	4558168
	41	Black	Flat Tile 1x2	3069b	306926
	15	Black	Flat Tile 1x4	2431	243126
	12	Bright Yellow	Flat Tile 1x1	3070b	307024
	16	Bright Yellow	Flat Tile 1x2	3069b	306924
	12	Black	Flat Tile 1x3	63864	4558170
	3	Black	Flat Tile 2x2	3068b	306826
	14	Black	Flat Tile 1x6	6636	663626
	16	White	Flat Tile 1x1	3070b	307001
	6	Bright Yellow	Plate 1x12	60479	n/a
	2	Black	Flat Tile 8x16	90498	n/a
	8	Black	Plate 1x1	3024	302426
	6	Bright Yellow	Plate 1x4	3710	371024
	10	Black	Plate 1x4	3710	371026
	4	Bright Yellow	Plate 1x8	3460	n/a
	4	Black	Plate 1x2 w/fork, vertical	60471	n/a
	2	Black	Plate 2x4	3020	302026
	2	Black	Plate 2x2	3022	302226
	4	Bright Yellow	Plate 1x2	3023	302324
	24	Medium Stone Grey	Plate 1x1	3024	4211399
	2	Medium Stone Grey	Round Brick 1x1	3062b	4211412
	1	Medium Stone Grey	Column 1x1x16	43888	n/a
	1	Medium Stone Grey	Nose cone small 1x1	4589	n/a
	1	Medium Stone Grey	Stick/Aerial	3957b	4211473
	1	Black	Flag with 2 holders	2335	n/a
	1	White	Flag with 2 holders	2335	6011794
	8	Bright Blue	Brick 1x2	3004	300423
	4	Bright Blue	Brick 1x1 W. 1 Knob	87087	n/a
	10	Bright Blue	Plate 2x3	3021	302123
	2	Bright Blue	Flat tile 1x1	3070	4206330
	2	Medium Stone Grey	Radiator Grille 1x2	2412b	4211350
	2	Bright Blue	Flat Tile 2x2	3068b	306823
	2	Black	Round Brick 1x1	3062b	306226
	6	Black	Brick, Modified 1 x 4 with 4 Studs on 1 Side	30414	n/a
	2	Black	Brick 1x1 W. 1 Knob	87087	4558954
	2	Bright Blue	Plate 1x1	3024	302423
	4	Black	Plate 1x1 Round	4073	614126
	4	Bright Blue	Angle Element, 0 Degrees	32013	n/a
	4	Bright Blue	Brick 1x2 with Cross hole	32064	n/a
	4	Black	Cross Axle 6M	3706	370626
	8	Bright Blue	Plate 1x2	3023	302323
	4	Bright Blue	Plate 1x2 W. Stub/Vertical	44567	n/a
	8	Bright Blue	Flat Tile 1x3	63864	n/a
	64	Bright Yellow	Profile Brick 1x2	2877	287724
	8	Bright Yellow	Plate 4x6	3032	303224
	8	Bright Yellow	Brick 1x2	3004	300424
	8	Bright Yellow	Brick 1x6	3009	300924
	4	Bright Yellow	Plate 2x2	3022	302224
	8	White	Brick 1x2	3004	300401
	8	White	Brick 1x6	3009	300901
	4	Medium Stone Grey	Plate 4x6	3032	4211404
	12	White	Brick 1x4	3010	301001
	8	White	Brick 1x1 W. 1 Knob	87087	4558952
	4	White	Brick 1x3	3622	362201
	4	Black	Radiator Grille 1x2	2412b	241226
	2	Black	Brick 1x3	3622	362226
	4	Dark Stone Grey	Plate 1x1	3024	4210719
	4	Black	Plate 1x3	3623	362326
	2	Dark Stone Grey	Brick Ø16 W. Cross	3941	n/a
	2	Dark Stone Grey	Brick 1x1 W. 1 Knob	87087	4558955
	128	White	Profile Brick 1x2	2877	287701
	18	White	Plate 1x4	3710	371001
	2	Medium Stone Grey	Plate 6x8	3036	4211408
	12	White	Brick 1x1x3	14716	6055541
	12	White	Plate 1x1	3024	302401
	8	Black	Plate 1x1 W. Holder	4085c	4550017
	6	Black	Stick/aerial	3957b	395726
	12	White	Brick 1x1	3005	300501
	2	White	Plate 1x8	3460	346001
	5	Dark Stone Grey	Plate 1x6	3666	4211056
	1	White	Nose Cone Small 1x1	4589b	4518400
	1	White	Brick Ø16 W. Cross	3941	614301
	1	White	Final Brick 2x2	553b	n/a
	1	Black,Medium Stone Grey	Mini Antenna	4592c02	4221775
	4	Medium Stone Grey	Plate 6x12	3028	4211400
	6	Medium Stone Gray	Slope 10 6 x 8	4515	n/a
	4	Black	Plate 1x1 W. Holder	4085b	4550017
	4	White	Plate 1x12	60479	4613256
	1	Dark Stone Grey	Plate 2x2	3022	4211094
	1	White, Black	Mini Antenna	4592c02	73737
	1	Bright Red, Black	Mini Antenna	4592c02	74335
	1	Transparent Red	Round Brick 1x1	3062b	n/a

How to purchase parts:

Complete kits can be purchased from the RepRage convenience store.

Alternatively you could source components individually. Parts with a ‘LEGO Element ID’ listed above can be purchased directly from LEGO:

• Click ‘Bricks’
• Select ‘Pick a Brick’
• Search by ‘Element ID’ in the Advanced search box.

The parts with ‘n/a’ as the Element ID can be purchased from collectors. Bricklink is ebay for LEGO pieces, collectors have stores that sell used LEGO parts. The trick is to try and get as many of the parts from as few stores as possible (to save on shipping costs).

How to support this project:

• Donate a few bucks.
• Hit me up in the comments below with model ideas and improvements.
• If you build one, send a picture!

Files:

• 2019-02-27-SpaceX-Spaceport_stud.io - The Studio file to help with making your own customisations.
• 2019-02-27-SpaceX-Spaceport-LEGO-instructions.pdf - A PDF containing build instructions.

 

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February 25, 2019