Peppermint_M Posted October 14, 2014 Kitted out for a full expedition in any environment the Scorpion Venturer is an upgraded version of the Scorpion Tracker. With a more powerful engine and a longer wheelbase you can adventure with ease! So, the Scorpion Tracker was one of the first Adventurer sets I ever came across though I was only able to get the car that came in the Sphinx set. When I came to building a new version I decided to combine the two to create this much expanded car. The re-visioned Adventurer theme came about after I was messing about with minifigs and decided to use my newer fig parts to update old characters. Between the wealth of new parts, designs, sharper printing and great new colours I had all my favourite characters rebuilt. So: Figure details time! Johnny Thunder was the best character of the late 90s early 2000s. I have a lot more to say about him later . So he was fun to update indeed! I wanted to use a new brown hat and sadly the actual signature chapeau only comes in that colour in the rather expensive Super Secret Dropship set. So I had to substitute in a new design. I think it suits him and we'll just say that he lost his old one in an incident involving alligators... The torso is my favourite from Pharaoh's Quest. I thought Jake Raines looked better in his tan shirt and bandolier so I co-opted this one for Johnny. The Indiana Jones legs are a given, they look just right on a character who pays more than a little homage to the great man! The angle makes this awkward but he is equipped with one of the pistols from Lone Ranger. I like the gunmetal grey and the slightly more accurate design. Pippin Reed is kitted out in an outfit similar to her first appearance in the Egyptian subtheme. I wanted to stay true to the figure I loved to play with but with newer parts. I thought the adventurer/explorer torso looked perfect, the red bandanna a match for the scarf and the canteen a great replacement for the printed camera now that she has one to hold. The dark tan pith helmet looked nice and a change from white and I love dark red and my original figure had regular red legs so that was a switch I wanted to make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Im a brickmaster. Posted October 14, 2014 Wow! Nice update, I love it when old models get rebuilt with new parts. Orient expedition was my favorite themes as a kid and I was super happy the SSP dropship came with Johnny thunder! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoch17 Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Looks like I'm not the only one to build a Johnny Thunder redo. Great work on this. If you want to use the digital designs from my version, free to use them. Also, that suit for Thunder is not a half bad idea.... Edited October 14, 2014 by Murdoch17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManInATopHat Posted October 15, 2014 Great reboot of a classic series. Your minifigure updates are gorgeous while staying true to the original, unique design, and that car is a gem. The engine is a beauty! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted October 16, 2014 I have been working on an update for the theme for quite some time now, though I was waiting for some parts to become (I just knew the perfect hat would be made one day!) There are plenty more figures and builds to post in the next few days/weeks. I am glad others enjoy Adventurers as much as I do. This is one of the themes I wish could be cornerstone to Action & Adventure, something to get people building MOCs for this section. I know I'll never gather the same sort of userbase of Star Wars or even Town, but regular creative activity in Action is something I'm trying to get going! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuckBricks Posted October 17, 2014 Wow, nice job! This brings back so many memories of 2003... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted October 20, 2014 A request in my Island Raider thread for the original, I thought to post the Scorpion Tracker and the other car I used as a build off: The Scorpion Tracker The one from the Sphinx Secret Suprise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PromocjaLego Posted October 20, 2014 Nice, I like scorpions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
