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[[File:LMS Explorer bridge exterior.png|300px|thumb|The bridge of the LMS Explorer, with bits of asteroid being deflected away from it]]
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The '''LMS Explorer''' <!--is a large mining spaceship that houses the [[Rock Raider|crew]] and [[Rock Raiders vehicles|mining equipment]] of the [[Rock Raiders]].  
The '''LMS Explorer''' is a large mining spaceship that houses the [[Rock Raider|crew]] and [[Rock Raiders vehicles|mining equipment]] of the [[Rock Raiders]].  


It set out to explore the outer rim of the galaxy. Three days before they were to return home, the ship sailed into a giant asteroid field, where it was badly damaged by the bombardment of rocks. Before the Rock Raiders could escape, the ship was caught in the gravitational field of a wormhole in the center of the asteroid field. With so much power already drained by the deflector shields, it wasn't long before the LMS Explorer was overpowered and fell into the wormhole. On the other end, it was flung into a distant galaxy, and ended up trapped in orbit around [[Planet U]] (though in some of the books, the wormhole was left out, and the LMS Explorer ended up at Planet U on the other side of the asteroid field). The ship's scanners used the little emergency power left to detect rich seams of [[Energy Crystal]]s and [[LEGO Ore]] below the surface, and the Rock Raiders began teleporting down to mine it to refuel and repair the LMS Explorer.


It set out to explore the outer rim of the galaxy
Likely due to its massive size and the effort to scale it down to an affordable set, no parts of it were ever released, though most of the bridge was built at LEGO HQ in Billund, Denmark.<ref>Matt Yeo (October 1999). "Behind the Scenes: Rock Raiders". ''LEGO Adventures!'' Issue 7. p. 31.</ref> According to a fan-made recreation in [[Wikipedia:MLCAD|MLCAD]] by [[Rock Raiders United]] user Arthuriel, the LMS Explorer is probably 975 studs (7.8 meters or 25 feet 7 inches) long, 134 studs (1.1 meters or 3 feet 6 inches) wide, and 109 bricks <!--133 studs -->(1.0 meters or 3 feet 5 inches) tall,{{verify}} and has a part count of ~57,000 for the hull alone, whereby this number doesn't include an inner structure or interior rooms.
 
Three days before they were to return home, the ship sailed into a giant asteroid field, where it was pelted with asteroids and badly damaged.
 
A wormhole opened behind he ship, trapping it in its gravitational pull. With so much power going into both the deflector shields and the engine
 
, and with most of its power going into the deflector shields, it ended up falling into its gravitational pull.
 
 
The Rock Raiders were travelling on their spaceship, the LMS Explorer, mapping the whole Galaxy. They had just finished their journey and were headed home, when they drifted into an asteroid field. The ship was badly damaged and, to make matters worse, a wormhole caught the ship in its gravitational pull. The fuel supply was drained in the failed attempt to escape, and the LMS Explorer was flung into a distant Galaxy. They found themselves around Planet U, a planet rich in mysterious Power Crystals. They sent down Rock Raiders to mine it, and found vast amounts of Energy Crystals to power and repair the LMS Explorer, but they also encountered many alien creatures. The team would endure numerous hardships to obtain the Crystals, but they eventually triumphed, and successfully gathered enough Crystals to return home.
 
The three books further expand on this story, as well as the missions from the games.
 
Onboard the huge mining ship LMS Explorer, the Rock Raiders are returning home
after a long expedition through the outer rim of the galaxy. Everything is going
fine…. until the ship accidentally sails into a giant asteroid field! The crew struggles
bravely to guide the ship through the storm of tumbling rocks, but the endless
bombardment quickly damages the ship’s shield and puts the crew in danger.
Just when the Rock
 
is a futuristic mobile space station which accommodates the [[The Rock Raider|Rock Raiders]].  Its original mission was to explore uncharted planets.  On their way home, however, they were sucked through a wormhole to a neighboring galaxy to another planetary system, including [[Planet U]].  Unfortunately, the LMS Explorer did not have enough power to travel back home, so they needed to find a source of power.  This power lay in that of the [[Energy Crystals]] detected on Planet U.  They began mining the planet for these crystals immediately.  Once they had plenty of power, they went into warp.-->
 
Likely due to its massive size and the effort to scale it down to an affordable set, no parts of it were ever released, though most of the bridge was built at LEGO HQ in Billund, Denmark.<ref>Matt Yeo (October 1999). "Behind the Scenes: Rock Raiders". ''LEGO Adventures!'' Issue 7. p. 31.</ref> According to a fan-made recreation in [[Wikipedia:MLCAD|MLCAD]] by [[Rock Raiders United]] user Arthuriel, the LMS Explorer is probably 975 studs (7.8 meters or 25 feet 7 inches) long, 134 studs (1.1 meters or 3 feet 6 inches) wide, and 109 bricks<!--133 studs -->(1.0 meters or 3 feet 5 inches) tall,{{verify}} and has a part count of ~57,000 for the hull alone, whereby this number doesn't include an inner structure or interior rooms.


==Description==
==Description==

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The bridge of the LMS Explorer, with bits of asteroid being deflected away from it

The LMS Explorer is a large mining spaceship that houses the crew and mining equipment of the Rock Raiders.

It set out to explore the outer rim of the galaxy. Three days before they were to return home, the ship sailed into a giant asteroid field, where it was badly damaged by the bombardment of rocks. Before the Rock Raiders could escape, the ship was caught in the gravitational field of a wormhole in the center of the asteroid field. With so much power already drained by the deflector shields, it wasn't long before the LMS Explorer was overpowered and fell into the wormhole. On the other end, it was flung into a distant galaxy, and ended up trapped in orbit around Planet U (though in some of the books, the wormhole was left out, and the LMS Explorer ended up at Planet U on the other side of the asteroid field). The ship's scanners used the little emergency power left to detect rich seams of Energy Crystals and LEGO Ore below the surface, and the Rock Raiders began teleporting down to mine it to refuel and repair the LMS Explorer.

Likely due to its massive size and the effort to scale it down to an affordable set, no parts of it were ever released, though most of the bridge was built at LEGO HQ in Billund, Denmark.[1] According to a fan-made recreation in MLCAD by Rock Raiders United user Arthuriel, the LMS Explorer is probably 975 studs (7.8 meters or 25 feet 7 inches) long, 134 studs (1.1 meters or 3 feet 6 inches) wide, and 109 bricks (1.0 meters or 3 feet 5 inches) tall,[verify] and has a part count of ~57,000 for the hull alone, whereby this number doesn't include an inner structure or interior rooms.

Description

Bridge

The bridge of the LMS Explorer is the most frequently-seen room, as it's where the ship is controlled from and where Chief spends most of his time. It has a main monitor, that can retract from the ceiling, a small platform and several computer systems to control and supervise the ship.

Hangar bay

A Granite Grinder and Small Transport Truck in the hangar bay

The LMS Explorer contains several hangar bays, where vehicles and tools are stored until needed.

Engine room

Reactor room

References

  1. ↑ Matt Yeo (October 1999). "Behind the Scenes: Rock Raiders". LEGO Adventures! Issue 7. p. 31.
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