Brickdoctor Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Whipped this one up for the Underwater Action Theme Month, to use as a Aquanaut-themed version of my avatar: Among other things, -Yellow and black color scheme, as opposed to brown and black. -Harpoon instead of blaster cannon. -Propeller-driven -Crystal holder instead of pack. Finished September 2011; C&C welcome; thanks for looking! Quote
lightningtiger Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Excellent fusion of Atlantis and Star Wars ideas - great looking speeder bike 'BrickDoctor' and keep on diving ! Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Now that was a fast 'knee-jerk' build, just hours after the underwater themed month was announced you were able to whip up this very nice little creation! I love how both the Aquanot and SW elements perfectly mesh in this speeder bike. Very well done! Quote
Masked Builder Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Great stuff Doc! You really were able to mix the themes very well here. And that yellow speeder is lovely. Quote
Jedi master Brick Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Wow, this looks great . Love the cross theme action on this. This is the speeder bike they should use underwater in the ne CW series Quote
Brickdoctor Posted September 6, 2011 Author Posted September 6, 2011 Thanks, everyone. Now that was a fast 'knee-jerk' build, just hours after the underwater themed month was announced you were able to whip up this very nice little creation! I love how both the Aquanot and SW elements perfectly mesh in this speeder bike. Very well done! Yup. Speeder bikes are nice and quick once you've got the basic core design down and you're just doing another version of a previous one. Which is great, because it means you can let the imagination run wild instead of constantly worrying about connections. This is the speeder bike they should use underwater in the ne CW series Thanks, but I disagree. Star Wars has had enough of color schemes dominated by bright yellow. Quote
Horry Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 initially I thought that adding a magnet with a crystal box might have been more TLG-ish - and then I remembered that this is not an actual set - and that is really a shame! The whole MOC is a small thing of beauty! Quote
Brickdoctor Posted September 7, 2011 Author Posted September 7, 2011 initially I thought that adding a magnet with a crystal box might have been more TLG-ish - and then I remembered that this is not an actual set - and that is really a shame! The whole MOC is a small thing of beauty! I considered that, but the box was too bulky, and the bike looked terribly off-balance with an arm on it, so instead, I went with the claw to hold the crystal. Quote
Tanma Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Nice creation, it is easily recognizable as a speeder. Although the speeder's influence is heavy, the subtle changes really complete the change from hover bike to aquatic scooter. The only thing that annoys me is how high the crystal claw sticks up, it seems a little big. Regardless this is a great creation, by the way what holds his legs to the bike? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted September 19, 2011 Author Posted September 19, 2011 by the way what holds his legs to the bike? Rubber band threaded through the leg holes and around a bar between the front and back halves of the speeder. Quote
Legostein Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 Hello! There are many unusual connections here, enabling the slim construction of the aqua bike. So I think they're well applied here. Cheers, ~ Christopher Quote
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