[MOC & Mods] 71818 Ninjago Tournament Battle Arena mods + expansions (including Elemental Cup)

[King_of_Lomadia]

This is a big one. I got 71818 Tournament Battle Arena nearly two years ago and have been meaning to expand on the original set for a while. I finally sat down to do just that three weeks ago. The set was good, but I was missing some training space and spectator stands. I also wanted a bit more floor space for the fights. I was able to salvage a number of parts from the remodelling and two copies of 30675 Tournament Training Ground. In the end I was able to add a floating arena platform, an exploding bridge, the capture the flag point and the champion's podium. I didn't make any of the obstacle courses or the Lloyd vs Zeatrix gauntlet. First a quick overview and then we'll go in depth.

The base arena.

Extra add-ons.

The main platform is largely unchanged. I stripped the play feature but kept the platforms to be added separately.

The weapon rack has been expanded to add training space. The core of it is similar to the drum platform from the original. This is also a good spot to pose the ninja team to spectate.

The back has the scoll that the FSM satue was holding, you could consider this a miniature City of Temples Museum.

The bridge was the first expansion I build, I made it not long after I got the set. It's basically a bigger version of the Tournament Training Ground.

Here's a shot clip of the exploding feature.

The aftermath.

To make space for the spectator stands I gutted the entite drum platform. I took the banners from the FSM statue and put them here too. There's two rows of seating and some standing space. Out front you can pose team Ras. 

The palisade bricks can be move to open the gate.

The statue of The First Spinjitzu Master has received a few updates too. I couldn't make the minifigure hands work on it, so I took some cues from the FSM statue in his tomb from Posession. The cheese slopes on his shoulders cover the open studs and evoke the ZX shoulder pads.

The arms are flipped from side to side to face the tiles on the outside. I also added ball joints for the hands.

As mentiond earlier, I removed the banners from the back.

The hands have jumper plates on the inside.

 

I got some use out of the attachment point too. It makes a good spot for this capture the flag point.

The sky arena is smaller than in the show, but big enough for my needs. It's also more lethal due to the absence of guard rails.

I put some thrusters on the underside. The medium platforms have them in the show, I didn't see any on the gauntlet from the Lloyd vs Zeatrix fight.

A 2x8 plate helps to secure the sky arena to the main platform.

The small platforms are from the original set, I made a third one to use for Roby.

The champion's podium was a late addition, I still had some parts left from the drum.

It fits nicely on main platform.

The Elemental Cup was made shortly after aquiring the set. The use of mech fingers really made it come together.

Let's finish off with some matches.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

Edited March 1 by King_of_Lomadia