Antak Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 My most extensive Set modification ever, Mobile Devastator was modified over the course of about 3 years. The main goal was to fix the colors and add armor, the set was a good design to start with, despite the skeletal look. The review for the original set can be found here, By ReZourceman http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/9695-8108-mobile-devastator-picture-review/ The most noticeable change is the armor, The blasters on the back have been repositioned to clear the doors, the troop compartment doors have been raised and have the rubber bands removed. Much of the frame has been recolored to eliminate red, dark grey and yellow. Command Tower extends like before, Mecha One's cockpit has been filled in to eliminate gaps. The side armor can be seen clearly here, its connected with balljoint bricks and click hinges. The gun turrets are mounted on hinges on the sides so they can aim at something other than the wheels. The armor wraps around the front too. I was extremely thorough. Cockpits have been redone to support the pilots, and add armor. Controls were added to the front cockpit, along with a view screen The Detachable Venom Gliders have new designs that look the same but fit the whole robot instead of needing to detach the legs There is a hatch at the top, and a ladder that goes all the way down. The roof and floor are filled in as much as possible, it's pitch black inside The side doors open, allowing the troops inside to disembark. 3 extra Iron Drones have been added to the crew, The rack for the inactive drones has been redesigned with sturdy technic parts. Rockets flip up while the troops are deploying, providing cover fire while the interior is vulnerable. Gun rack was also redesigned, and the interior is wide open instead of a cluttered disaster The back armor plates flip open (for access). There is a single prison pod with 2 torture devices. the interior is decorated with vents and slopes carefully placed to eliminate gaps from the outside when its closed. This picture is fuzzy, sorry. It just shows the ladder leading up to the hatch at the top. And that is my second biggest Lego project! (first is Eclipse http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/140733-moc-ufo-flagship-eclipse-picture-heavy/) Blazing Falcon was also modified, will post it later... Thank you for looking, any feedback is welcome! Quote
Antak Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 Okay, here's the Blazing Falcon (The extremely crappy orange and white pile of parts you get with the mobile devastator) I removed a lot of unnecessary colors, stripped most dark gray, light gray and black, and got rid of the stupid engine blocks and clips everywhere. ugly ehlek claws were replaced with Inika Claws, and armor was reinforced and smoothed down Thrusters were moved to the back, leg armor was redesigned. The feet were stripped down as well, The biggest change, though, is the cockpit being replaced with the shorter canopy piece, and the torso being shortened to fit it. no more horrendous gaps! I mean, there's still a gap, but you can't fit a robot minifigure through it anymore I've gone from hating this model to loving it. It took a lot of work to get it looking nice. Quote
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