[MOD/MOC] neo-classic Adventurers in set 80024 (Monkie Kid Flower Mountain) and Aero-Nomad MOC remake

[jp-30]

What do you do when you love the look of a set (80024), but don't want to start a new theme? Sell the figs and re-theme it!
 

Here are Neo-Classic Adventurers Johnny Thunder, Pippin Reed, and Professor Kilroy rafting and flying in on their new Aero-Nomad balloon. The expedition is to explore the Legendary Flower Fruit Forest, but they're unaware it's the stronghold of the fearsome guardian Tygurah, and his minions.

While most are just very minor MODs and minifigure swaps to 80024, there is also MOC remake of the Aero-Nomad (7415) Set.



















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Edited March 6, 2021 by jp-30

[The_Creator]

Is that ballon a Star Wars planet?

[jp-30]

Yes.

[Alexandrina]

That's a clever little idea - and is Johnny's raft your creation, because I love the technique!

My only little teensy bugbear is with the modernised Pippin. With dark red hair and a new face, she just doesn't seem Pippiny enough - though that's likely just a limitation of available parts, since Johnny was specifically updated by Lego and Kilroy's retained his head because there's simply nothing equivalent to it.

[jp-30]

45 minutes ago, Alexandrina said:

That's a clever little idea - and is Johnny's raft your creation, because I love the technique!

My only little teensy bugbear is with the modernised Pippin. With dark red hair and a new face, she just doesn't seem Pippiny enough - though that's likely just a limitation of available parts, since Johnny was specifically updated by Lego and Kilroy's retained his head because there's simply nothing equivalent to it.

Thanks - the raft is the official one from  80024, but I removed the small sail. 

As for Pippin, she always wore a hat in the original theme, but did have red-brown curls down the side of her face, which was what I was going for with that hair. I'm happy with the face update, but have found a better hair/hat piece, which closer resembles her original style. Thanks for the suggestion.

[The Reader]

Great idea, your MOD!

As for a modern Gail Storm aka Pippin you could take the green torso from set 60267:

 

 

 

Edited March 6, 2021 by The Reader

[Alexandrina]

35 minutes ago, jp-30 said:

As for Pippin, she always wore a hat in the original theme, but did have red-brown curls down the side of her face, which was what I was going for with that hair. I'm happy with the face update, but have found a better hair/hat piece, which closer resembles her original style. Thanks for the suggestion.

Yeah, that I think captures her essence well. The difficulty with modernising her is that her face - minus the frame of hair - doesn't have distinguishing features in the way Johnny and Kilroy have with their facial hair. Having that frame of hair is unnecessary with a good hair piece, but then there's nothing distinctive about her face. Adding the dual-moulded helmet gives her that "adventurer" feel.

[jp-30]

31 minutes ago, The Reader said:

Great idea, your MOD!

As for a modern Gail Storm aka Pippin you could take the green torso from set 60267:

Oh, nice, might pop that torso into my Adventurers BL want list. Thank you.