Elephant Knight Posted June 26, 2023 Posted June 26, 2023 I was looking at my Lego TIE Defender set, and I thought, that is ripe for the Blacktronizing. Blacktron 2 TIE Defender Blacktron 2 TIE Defender Blacktron 2 TIE Defender Blacktron 2 TIE Defender EKnight Quote
Alexandrina Posted June 27, 2023 Posted June 27, 2023 And you were right, that is a wonderful build. It very definitely maintains the feel of Blacktron, to the point where I'm almost wondering if I did see it in an old catalogue somewhere . Excellent job! Out of interest, is the support stand so thick out of necessity? Is the model heavy enough that a flimsier stand wouldn't be able to take the weight? Quote
CP5670 Posted June 27, 2023 Posted June 27, 2023 The style of this ship goes so well with Blacktron. My favorite detail is the 1x2x5 trans neon bricks in the wings. Quote
Elephant Knight Posted June 28, 2023 Author Posted June 28, 2023 13 hours ago, Alexandrina said: And you were right, that is a wonderful build. It very definitely maintains the feel of Blacktron, to the point where I'm almost wondering if I did see it in an old catalogue somewhere . Excellent job! Out of interest, is the support stand so thick out of necessity? Is the model heavy enough that a flimsier stand wouldn't be able to take the weight? Thank you! The model is actually pretty heavy, but the stand was a quick, 10 second build. So maybe? 9 hours ago, CP5670 said: The style of this ship goes so well with Blacktron. My favorite detail is the 1x2x5 trans neon bricks in the wings. It was actually a suggestion by my wife to put it there. I originally had it blank, much like the Blacktron sets had. It was an excellent suggestion. EKnight Quote
2ndgen Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 I love, (and miss), my Blacktron II Lego sets, this really is what started my love of Lego. This is just an awesome build, filled full of nostalgia. Quote
danth Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Star Wars looks better in Space colors! Nice. I like the use of the large trans neon green panels. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Wow! This is a great Tie/Defender MOC. The colors make it better than the canon Star Wars look. Your wife had a good idea with the colors too. Quote
Time77 Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 On 6/28/2023 at 2:04 PM, 2ndgen said: I love, (and miss), my Blacktron II Lego sets, this really is what started my love of Lego. This is just an awesome build, filled full of nostalgia. Same. For some reason I have a strange affinity for B-tron 2; especially the figures. Quote
2ndgen Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 3:20 PM, Time77 said: Same. For some reason I have a strange affinity for B-tron 2; especially the figures.the black, white, florescent, just look so good, and I totally understand the figures lol. Quote
royalstick Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 My favorite LEGO space faction is Blacktron2 and My favorite galatic empire's fighter is TIE defender... So, this fusion Blacktron defender fighter is very good! Quote
SpacePolice89 Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 This is so much better than the original. It has the right Lego feel to it. It looks perfect in every way! Quote
nyugvo6 Posted August 23, 2023 Posted August 23, 2023 It's awesome! I feel old space sets have always had references to sci-fi movies, it fits right in! Blacktron 2 happens to be one of my favorite themes as well so I'm super biased haha. Quote
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