jere7my Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Hi folks. This is my first post here; hope I'm ticking all the boxes. This is the first in a series I'm calling "Mini-rigs for minifigs," the MTV-7 (Multi-Terrain Vehicle). In 1981, Kenner, in an effort to save on plastic costs, began releasing small, one-action-figure Star Wars vehicles that weren't featured in the movies but were designed with the same aesthetic. Since then, some of those designs have actually appeared in official Star Wars stories and games, but I'm basing my builds on the original toys, or rather what I imagine the original models that the toys were based on would have looked like. For this build, I'm most pleased with the solution I came up for the spring-loaded shock absorbers that were most of the fun value of the original toy. I used rubber Technic dampers threaded onto the axles at 90° to each other, which give the legs plenty of play but still return them to their default upright position when the pressure is released. If I hadn't won an "Anakin's Custom Jedi Starfighter" in a Legoland Discovery Center contest, I never would have known those dampers existed! Lego MTV-7 by jere7my tho?rpe, on Flickr Lego MTV-7 by jere7my tho?rpe, on Flickr Lego MTV-7 by jere7my tho?rpe, on Flickr Lego MTV-7 by jere7my tho?rpe, on Flickr Details of the shock absorber feature: Lego MTV-7 by jere7my tho?rpe, on Flickr Lego MTV-7 by jere7my tho?rpe, on Flickr Lego MTV-7 by jere7my tho?rpe, on Flickr This is the original toy, for comparison: MTV-7 by Paratrooper Rocky, on Flickr Quote
Moppo Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Nice job! I love seeing the old toy-only SW vehicles recreated in Lego. Quote
Smitty500 Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Wow that is one ugly toy! you did a good job of recreating it in lego form! Quote
samurai-turtle Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Their back! Some else was making these toys in LEGO a while back. But I don't believe one of these where made. (If you are going to make more of these you should check the others out.) Quote
Moff Muffins Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Sweet!! I love those Kenner Mini-Rigs, and attempted quite a few myself in the past. This is definitely the best LEGO rendition I have seen! I need to built one! Quote
jamie75 Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 I made a series of these Mini-Rigs awhile back. But, I made them in LDD, still haven't got around to building in real bricks. I made mine much bigger, but, still drew inspiration from the old toys I had as a kid. The rest are in my Brickshelf gallery in my sig. I like how you stay true to the toy and figured out a way to include a suspension system in yours. Can't wait to see more from you, Jamie Quote
Ellisss_2 Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Nice job, great technique with the suspension! Quote
roadstermatt Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 nice work the mini rigs were cool I had a few of them as a child Quote
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