bobasdad Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Recently, I was feeling nostalgic for my early childhood LEGO collection (which was sold off or given away during my dark ages); so I decided to order one of my favorite childhood sets from BrickLink: the Galactic Peace Keeper. I was a little dissapointed when I received it, because the "complete" set I ordered turned out to be considerably less than complete (to date, this has been the only really dissapointing BrickLink purchase I've made; but that's a different story). Necessity being the mother of invention, I decided to mod the set into a more modern version of the Galactic Peace Keeper: The fold-out wings of the original Galactic Peace Keeper were--in my opinion, at least--the only real flaw of the original design. A mild gust of wind could easily knock them off of the model. I lost them fairly quickly when I was a child; so it's no surprise, really, that the model I received from BrickLink didn't include them. That being the case, I added a new--much larger, much bulkier, and much more firmly attached--pair of wings to my version. Keeping with the spirit of the original, I wanted them to be articulated: The original Galactic Peace Keeper had a pair of sensors (or whatever TLG called them to make sure kids knew they weren't guns even though they looked conspicuously like guns) tucked up underneath the printed panels. I wanted to put something in that space as well; so I asked myself, "what would TLG have put here if it had designed the Galactic Peace Keeper a decade later?" The answer was obvious: flick-fire missiles! The missile attachments fold out of sight when the wings are in the "closed" position and swing into firing position when the wings are in the "open" position: Overall, I'm very pleased with what I have created. It is--in my opinion, at least--an improvement over the original model; but it is still close enough to the original to trigger a happy sense of nostalgia. I hope you like it as well. Edited June 20, 2017 by bobasdad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 20, 2017 While I don't like most old LEGO sets, I wouldn't mind having this one with the mods you made. I like the shape and features, I just think it needs some more "modernizing" to make it even more badass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobasdad Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks, Henchmen4Hire. I agree that it would take quite a bit more updating to meet modern LEGO design standards. I basically took a 1989 model and upgraded it to a 1999 model (I didn't want to stray too far from the Space Police I design aesthetic, for nolstalgia's sake). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danth Posted June 20, 2017 The best part about this mod is the wings won't sag after the hinge gets loose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobasdad Posted June 29, 2017 On 6/20/2017 at 5:32 PM, danth said: The best part about this mod is the wings won't sag after the hinge gets loose. Or fall off completely (that's what happened to my Galactic Peace Keeper when I was a kid). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoRacer1 Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) Very cool,love the cage in the back. Edited June 29, 2017 by LEGORACER1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
