[moc] (set 6883) 8x8 space truck

[Space Police XVIII]

6883 was my second Lego set, here's a brickset link for anyone curious, and I remember really hating it. Which was okay; it was my first 'picking this just for the parts' choice. Recently I felt like revisiting the idea, just making a big eight-wheeled articulated cargo vehicle, so here it is.

It started with that big hinge assembly, I had it laying around for a few weeks before I figured out what to do with it.

Suspension was next, lots of articulation for rock crawling.

There's a little drone for scouting the terrain ahead, some accessories for the pilot, and the back section is mostly a big cargo container. This one holds a little quad vehicle and the white satellite thing from the original 1987 set.

[LegoPercyJ]

Cool! Defiantly looks neo classic space!

[Bony_em]

nice!

[Pimbo]

Love it! Classic space, when minifigs in space were all about exploration! Somehow, you just know that the gun he's sporting is just for self defence - not for kicking some agressive alien faction's behind. The build might not quite be instantly recognisable as 6883 but the minifig is better off in this comfortable ride anyway.