[MOC] Venture Scoutrider

[arnoldtblumberg]

Stepped up my game with this one...

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-44564/arnoldtblumberg/venture-scoutrider/?inventory=1#comments

Sticking to my personal rule of only using parts from the chosen set, I further restricted myself by trying to use only the parts in Classic Space colors in the set, and as many of those as possible. I eventually decided that because I really wanted to have that spot of old-school red on the wheels, I would use a minimal number of Technic axle and bush pieces (only eight in total) that weren’t in the set. When I discovered I couldn’t fit a minifig in the seat with a backpack tank on, I added a place for the tank to hang while piloting the buggy, and that meant adding one more part, a single blue one-stud plate; small price to pay for our friend to have ready access to his long-term air storage.

So to be clear: This MOC can be built from 31075 almost entirely, with just the addition of nine extra pieces (one single blue one-stud plate, four dark bluish-gray Technic axles with studs, and four light bluish gray bush pieces).
 
VENTURE SCOUTRIDER
 
This armed and outfitted buggy, built for the CCS (Classic Colonization Service) by the Venture Mining Company and featuring the CCS’ distinctive original color scheme, was often seen venturing (appropriately enough) deep into unexplored territory on newly settled planets. The bravest pilots would drive these rugged vehicles into the unknown solo, unshielded (Venture skipped including a windshield for murky reasons) and armed only with surveying tools, a steelstring tow cable, and twin mounted sabercannons that fired longbolts of ionized light. All of the scoutrider’s systems, from the basic drive to the weapons, transparent tilon lights, and circular gray sensor nodes, are powered by one replaceable tank of Yaxxline fuel. Later versions of the scoutrider were modified for use on in other environments, including the dusty environs of Mars, and the intense cold of ice planets. You can still find scoutriders today, although most are now refitted for recreational use (sans sabercannons).
 
Also included with this MOC in an attempt to use up as much of the set parts as possible is a slice of forest planet landscape with a Yaxxle tree, leaking the sap that gets refined into fuel, and a Venture Mining Remote Portable Surveytron 75.

[Jerry McGlade]

really awesome!

[arnoldtblumberg]

13 hours ago, Jerry McGlade said:

really awesome!

Thanks, I was really happy with how it turned out. :)