Canyon Race

[WesternOutlaw]

_{Canyon Race}

Not so much a MOC as it is a blending of two nice sets, this World Racers scene is a combination of the new Snake Canyon set with the bridge from Amazon Crossing. The baseplate comes from Wild West set Bandit's Hideout.

I think this blending of two sets, old and new, demonstrates how the World Racers theme could have been expanded with some additional landscaping to make it more than a vehicle theme.

Comments welcome.

[prateek]

Cool! A combination of an Old Action set and a new one. It's really cool to see them together

[ZO6]

I always tend to gravitate towards sets with structures or baseplates, so your MOC is certainly appealing to me.

I think all of the sets from the World Racers themes could very well incorporate into scenery to enhanced display looks. However, save for the smallest sets, I think it would be harder to come up with scenery that would be feasible for a retail set. The first idea that came into my mind after seeing your MOC was an addition to Blizzard's Peak - a white baseplate with a combination of white and grey BURPS to create the sense of a snow covered area with some mountains along one side or corner. When the vehicles go racing across the snowy terrain past the mountains, they 'trigger an avalanche' with appropriate coloured parts in various shapes and sizes to come pouring down. I'm picturing Bandit's Secret Hideout or Boulder Cliff Canyon, but winterized.

The biggest obstacle with adding scenery to the World Racers sets is the large size of most of the vehicles in the theme. Of course for most of us collectors with lots of parts for MOCing this would be quite do-able, but again, for retail it would likely be too costly in most cases.

[WhiteFang]

You have thought of endless possibilities for the wooden ravine/bridge which you have included in your Amazon settings and now, you have integrated it for the Canyon Race which is very fitting. Love the baseplate down there. Great job.

[BrickClick]

This surprisingly makes a really good combination!

My only complaint would be that the water is above ground level