Blacktron Semi Truck

[Henchmen4Hire]

UPDATE: Added new pics

I think there are enough great builders of traditional semi trucks that I don't feel I can contribute much to that subject, so I figured I'd make a themed one instead.

Maybe this is what Blacktron trucks looked like a few years before flying vehicles were brought into mass production.

...obviously a WIP I just wanted to use hinges and see where they took me. Usually I don't use them in LDD because they're a hassle to work with, but I'm glad I used them here. The hood is sloped by one plate and it's enough to make the truck more interesting than if it was just square. I'll fill that missing 1x4 hood tile if I ever build this for real (it bumps into the slopes above the grill by a hair)

Don't know what looks better, showing more or less of the grill:

There's enough room to build an engine under the hood:

In the future, all vehicles will have trans-colored elements in odd places for no apparent reason haha

Edited February 14, 2012 by DrNightmare

[BrickBox]

Ha, I like that idea a lot! Blacktron have always been the coolest guys around in Lego Space imo (though I never had opportunity to pick up some of those sets myself back then).

The truck looks really promising, I'm curious how it will turn out. And don't forget to add some yellow and trans red into the mix as well

Thinking of it, you know what would be really cool? If this truck was hauling some kind of prototype Blacktron space rocket!

[JackJonespaw]

Looks nice with less grilles. Can't wait to see it finished!

[Henchmen4Hire]

Thanks guys, I finished it a few minutes ago but I need some sleep, will post pics later

I like the prototype idea, it could be hauling the very first spaceship Blacktron used to launch their organization into space

If anyone wants to design something feel free to post it!

[Henchmen4Hire]

Alrighty, here you go:

This ended up looking like a mishmash of different themes, looks like there's some Tron, Road Warrior, Rocketeer helmet, The Blot (Mickey Mouse cartoons), and maybe even some Alien Queen thrown in!

I wanted angles on this thing, there's a nice "X" shape going on:

Roomy interior, semi-wraparound dashboard, attachment points to store weapons and secure cargo. I should probably add a door there or something so it's not so gaping. Roof comes off easily.

Didn't want to leave the rear wheels bare so I covered them. Didn't want to use bulky smokestacks so I added vents instead.

Lots of room underneath to add some pipes, driveshaft, axles, etc.

Some greeble - I want to use a magnet to attach trailers, I just can't find the magnet in LDD.

[BrickBox]

Impressive, that trucks looks really cool and menacing! All those angles and curved shapes give it a lot of dynamic.

But I have to say you kind of missed the initial goal of making it look like Blacktron I think there needs to be more 'Space' about this truck, maybe more trans-colored pieces?

Off topic: those renderings don't seem to be made with LDD, did you use some third party program for that, or did you build the whole thing in MLCAD instead?

[Henchmen4Hire]

Thanks!

To be fair, I didn't want to make a Blacktron spaceship, I wanted to make a semi truck that resembled what their trucks might look like before their space age began (like a concept car).

I posted this in City but it was moved here, so I can see why it's confusing seeing a normal truck in Sci-Fi!

I'm using LDD, I just have the "Outlines" option turned on to see the bricks better. (go into Preferences and click the little Outlines box).

Those fire trucks in your sig make me want to build some rescue vehicles from Batman Beyond

Also, I learned that you shouldn't post something on MOCPages late in the day because you won't get very many views. It's best to post something around 8pm to 9pm Pacific Time, after the "Popular Today" list is cleared out, since that's a common place visitors click on.

Edited February 15, 2012 by DrNightmare

[BrickBox]

I'm using LDD, I just have the "Outlines" option turned on to see the bricks better. (go into Preferences and click the little Outlines box).

Aha, I've missed that option until now. Very helpful, thanks!

[Henchmen4Hire]

Yar, also turn up Advanced Shading, you need a decent graphics card for that though.

[Si-MOCs]

Very nice truck.

It's got a great futuristic vibe going. Not far future, close future

Only thing I could suggest is a splash of yellow (trans or regular) to make it a bit more blacktrony.