Bill, yes there are many LEGO songs that have been made, but many of them by the LEGO company and I asked for permission to play those, but was turned down. And I realize my explanation on where I found the MOC was VERY rushed, I’m still trying to get into the habit of giving that info (and asking the quests for it).

About the MOC of the week - I really like the cockpit windows; using that part in a SNOT configuration as he did was pretty unique and clever, and I don’t think I’ve seen that before. Reminds me of a 1970’s sci-fi movie esthetic. I agree with your comment about the wheels, and I’d add that it fails to overcome a problem I’ve always had with LEGO’s space land vehicles - the ground clearance issues. Unless there are paved roads on Mars, you’re going to need much better ground clearance than that, and you’re going to need a better suspension too… I’m not sure this is really a Mars Mission MOC though, despite the color scheme. Also, I’m glad you mentioned how you found the MOC of the Week, but which RSS feed? Was it just the “lego” tag feed, or do you track particular groups or authors?

I think the “5 billion” refers to the number of hours spent building, but it’s really unclear and badly phrased in my opinion. My guess is the text was originally longer, and the editor “tightened it up” by combining two or more sentences, losing some of the meaning in the process. It’s a common editorial mistake: since the editor has read the full text, it isn’t always obvious that the edited text no longer makes sense the way the original did.

I’m assuming the “5 billion” number was referring to the number of individual LEGO bricks used daily, not the children using them. Don’t you just love cramming things one sentence?