NIFT-E retro robot MOD - Neo Nexus Force - LEGO Universe

[Murdoch17]

This is a mod of set 40128, as seen here: http://brickset.com/sets/40128-1/Robot

Fictional background info:

The NIFT-E robot was designed in 2015 to compliment the thousands of Sentry (4416) series robots produced in 2006 by the X-POD corporation for the original Nexus Force founders. However, the newer robots produced by Yesterday's Tomorrow Corporation are coated with a hard-to-find mineral called Retro-nite to better protect from Maelstrom corruption. As a side effect of this mineral makes use of a retro-futuristic design which won over Commander Bob of the Neo Nexus Force. (He is seen in the main pic alongside the first NIFT-E)

Thirty-four of these robots were produced as a test batch, called the Nexus Iron Friendly Teammate - Engineer class (NIFT-E) for use as spaceship ground-crew and basic engineering duties, including fueling and maintenance, computer updating, and guiding ships into land. They work alongside human counterparts who work on the harder to reach areas of a ship's engine and take care of life support systems and crew comforts. Each human crewman is assigned an NIFT-E counterpart, in which they are partners working towards the same goal: keeping the ships flying and repair bay as empty as possible in case of emergency.

This robot requires one part not in LDD, AKA this printed part ( http://www.bricklink...sp?P=15068pb004 ) goes on the center of his chest.

The Rear of the NIFT-E.... nothing to see here!

LDD file for the NIFT-E and Bob: http://www.moc-pages...1473453461m.lxf

NOTE: The robot's head will not turn no matter what I do to the file, even though it's on a turn-plate. If you do need to turn his head, remove it, and then replace it when the turntable is placed int he correct position.

(Name of the robot provided by a good friend of mine after looking for a neat 1950's sounding name)

This robot will go alongside two more spaceships, an enlarged landing pad and a new car for Bob on my Nexus Force Ice Station Destiny space base when built in real life. Here's what the base looks back in late 2015.

Any comments, questions and complaints are welcome.

Edited September 9, 2016 by Murdoch17

[iammac]

Are you trying to open the floodgates of LU nostalgia?

This looks great, simple, cute and at a usable size.

[Murdoch17]

Are you trying to open the floodgates of LU nostalgia?

This looks great, simple, cute and at a usable size.

Maybe. This thread has more Neo Nexus Force builds, and I'm updating it as we speak! http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=106512&hl=

The robot's head issue has been fixed by my co-commander Scott Bourgeois, so here is his version: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/103974/1473457139m.lxf My version will be updated in turn very soon.

[iammac]

Thanks for the direction, I was over there and it was awesome.

[Murdoch17]

Meet NIFT-E, THRIFT-E, Chirp and Chip, the four robots that work on the Neo Nexus Force space base named Ice Station Destiny, making everything run like a well-oiled machine.... most of the time!

NIFT-E is the big one and he's the heavy lifter and heavy thinker of the group. He can lift a warp engine as if it were a sack of feathers, but he also spends his downtime writing 1950's-inspired science fiction screenplays and publishing books.

THRIFT-E is the financial wizard of the group, buying supplies and having it shipped efficiently to the remote base for less thgan normal prices. He can quote you the average price of eggs in ancient Persia, or the regular cost of green cars in Wheretheheckistan. Whether that matters or not is beyond most people.... but if you ever need anything in small or large volumes, ask THRIFT-E.

Chirp and Chip are the two red and blue (or is it blue and red?) pranksters of the group. They play games on THRIFT-E and NIFT-E, like asking one for the amount of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, or what number 1- infinity would be if numbered in alphabetical order.

(See, just reading that, you probably are getting a migraine just wondering how they can come up with those insane questions. I know i am just typing it!)