Adventurers Vehicles: Planes, Boats, & Cars

[Murdoch17]

(First off: Could a mod close or delete my other two Adventurers topics please? They are going to be retyped here. Thanks!)

Did you ever wonder....

What happened after Orient Expedition? Where did Johnny Thunder and his gang go after driving out China? What happened to Lord Sinister? Is he even still alive? What happened after the Monster Fighters defeated Lord Vampyre? Did they all survive to fight another day? Or what about Jake Raines with Amset Ra and his undead mummies? is he Amset-Ra still plotting from the underworld?

I have come up with a story to answer those questions:

All of these stories happen in the same time-frame.

First off: here are the year of their respective stories:

(see second post for more info)

Desert Adventurers: Summer to late fall 1921

Jungle Adventurers: Spring to summer 1922

Dino Island Adventurers: Nearly All of 1923

Orient Expedition: Winter 1923 / 1924 to Summer 1924.

Monster Fighters: 1920

Pharaoh's Quest: 1922-23

ISLAND HOPPER

I modified set #5935, (Island Hopper) bringing it more up-to-date parts, color and style wise. It now has a 100% 'brick legal' engine area, with larger props and less color clashing. (no green, tan or blue here!)

Back-story:

Built in 1920 by Seaplane Solutions Incorporated for Aero-Sea Cargo Limited, a trans-Mediterranean shipping service headquartered in Alexandria, Egypt. Eventually, the main pilot (Harry Cane) realized what his usual cargo was: stolen Ancient Egyptian artifacts and sometimes even whole mummies in shipping crates. Knowing the Authorities would do nothing unless proof was given as to what was happening, Harry decided to fly his plane straight to the police with a stolen mummy inside. Needless to say, the police took the plane and the mummy and shut down Aero-Sea Cargo Limited. They tried to arrest the hook-handed owner, but he had fled the country. For his bravery, Harry got to keep the plane, and made a new friend: Johnny Thunder who was near the police station at the time of the arrests, looking for clues to a certain Ruby. Johnny went up to Mr. Cane and congratulated him, whereupon they became fast friends. The plane was not used in the search for the Re-Gou Ruby, but was used in the Dino Island fiasco in 1923.

Rear view.

The plane features "damage", as you can lose the tail, the left wing, & the right wing. The cargo compartment is also accessible with a removable roof!

LDD file: http://www.mocpages....1394027600m.lxf

DELTA QUEEN

Builders Notes:

I built this ship from two Adventurers sets: I used the boat from set #5975 (T-Rex Transport) and modified slightly to resemble set #5976, (River Expedition). The captain figure is supposed to be the Collectable Mini-Figure Captain (from series 10) in his youth. The ship features a boiler, steering wheel and a metal-looking smoke-stack using column pieces in black. I might even put this piece:

on the back to signify the Queen's old owner, Octan Company.

Back story:

The Delta Queen was built in 1910 by the Octan Company for transporting supplies and empty oil barrels to it's many Oil refineries and pumping stations on the African coast. In 1914, World War 1 broke out and Octan's Egyptian properties were seized by the British for use to the war effort. This seizure included the Delta Queen, which was partially sunk in a 1916 accident in the Mediterranean. The ship was considered a loss and Octan was payed for it's replacement at the Great War's end. The wreck was bought in 1919 by a former US Naval officer named Jack Hawkins. He brought the ship up to the surface, repaired it, and started a business sailing cargo and customers around the Horn of Africa. He befriended adventurer Johnny Thunder during the 1921 search for the Re-Gou Ruby while looking for work in Alexandria. Johnny kept in touch with Jack, whom eventually helped Harry Cane (pilot extraordinaire and another adventurer friend) build a car for Johnny after his beloved automobile, the Scorpion Tracker, was lost in a sandstorm. They dubbed it the Treasure Tracker and gave it to Johnny after the Orient Expedition was over in 1924.

Photos:

front view

rear view

Over-head view (with now cargo to help show the deck)

Captain Jack Hawkins is on the left, while Johnny Thunder is on the right. (Johnny is supposed to be the 2014 LEGO Movie version)

A better look at the car (seems as though someone is missing their hat now! )

(LDD file coming soon)

Comments, Questions, & complaints welcome!

LDD file contains no cars, no figs, just the boat as seen here:

LXF here:

http://www.mocpages....1394027734m.lxf

ISLAND RACER & TREASURE CHASER

This creation contains updated and new cars for Johnny Thunder & Lord Sam Sinister. The red car is Sinister's Island Racer (modified set #5920), and the tan one is Johnny's Treasure Chaser. (modified from this speedster: http://www.flickr.co...05/11572177663/ )

Here we see the Island Racer (in red) & the Treasure Chaser. (in tan)

The rear view of the two cars.

This one-off car was bought in 1921 by Lord Sam Sinister for his trip to Egypt to try and steal the Re-Gou Ruby. Unfortunately, the car broke down in the desert sands and was sent to Cairo for repairs. It was not fixed until after the Ruby was destroyed accidentally by another evildoer working for Sinister. (This henchman, Baron Von Barron was consequently dragged into the darkness and driven mad by the Ruby's guardian, Pharaoh Hotep.) The car was going to be sent to South America in 1922 for the hunt for the Sun Disc until Senor Palomar offered his services and subsequently failed due to a a certain Amazonian warrior-king. The car was finally used in the 1923 Dino Island fiasco, where Sinister used the car to get around the large island while looking for valuable dinosaurs. The car was last seen in 1924 when Lord Sinister used it to get to China and set a trap for arch-rival Johnny Thunder. After failing to recover the Golden Dragon in China, Sinister used the car to escape to parts unknown.

The Treasure Chaser was built n late 1924 by Johnny's friends after selling the Golden Dragon to the United States government for study by 'top men'. The car was subsequently used in Johnny Thunder's return to Egypt for the search for his former student Jake Raines, who had gone missing after sending undead Pharaoh Amset Ra back to the Land of the Dead. Johnny was soon joined in Egypt by famed supernatural-being hunter Major Quinton Steele (who was there on vacation) The two became fast friends, and used the Treasure Chaser as part of the search group looking for Raines, whom they hope to find before something bad happens to him.

Builder's notes:

The Island Racer set is the perfect vehicle for Sinister. This car sets the style of a aristocratic Lord who has a habit of collecting antiquities through 'other' means. It's so perfect, I had to only strengthen the old light gray cylinders with a black 1x2 plate.

The tan car was harder, but I got it into a reasonably stable shape. I based it off the Scorpion Tracker and the Adventurer's car. (set's 5918 and 2995 respectively.)

LDD file for both cars here: http://www.mocpages....1393690911m.lxf

Any Thoughts, comments, or questions are welcome!

Edited March 5, 2014 by Murdoch17

[Murdoch17]

(Related to the above post)

LORDS OF THE MONSTER REALM

Pharaoh Family

-Amset-Ra

1. Brother of Pharaoh Hotep

2. King of the Upper Egypt

3. Shares Lord of Monster Realm title with Hoptep.

4. Lives in the Scorpion Pyramid

-Hotep

1. Brother of Pharaoh Amset-Ra

2. King of Lower Egypt

3. Lives in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings

4. Shares Lord of Monster Ream title with Amset-Ra

Sinister Family

-Alexis Sinister

1.Sister of Lord Sam Sinister

-Lord Sam Sinister

1. Lives in the Sinister Family Mansion

2. Sam is one of the Lords of the Monster Realm

3. Also is Alexis Sinister's brother

Vampyre Family

-Victoria Vampyre

1.Wife of Lord Vladimir Vampyre

-Lord Vladimir Vampyre

1. Lives in Vampyre Castle

2. Vladimir is one of the Lords of the Monster Realm

3. Husband of Victoria Vampyre

PORTALS TO THE MONSTER REALM

1. Sinister Family Mansion (London, England) cellar door to Vampyre Castle

2. Scorpion Pyramid (Egypt) secret passage to Pharaoh's Retreat

3. Bermuda Triangle (Atlantic ocean) to Bluish Gray Lagoon

4. Ghost train (travels at will between the worlds to anywhere with train tracks)

5. The Haunted Ocean Liner (Pier 13, New York City Harbor through the void to Pier 666, Graveyard of Ships)

PORTALS TO THE REAL WORLD

1. Vampyre Castle (dungeon door) to Sinister Family Mansion

2. Pharaoh's Retreat to Scorpion Pyramid

3. Bluish Gray Lagoon (middle of the swamp) to Bermuda Triangle

4. Ghost train (travels at will between the worlds to anywhere with train tracks)

5. The Haunted Ocean Liner (Pier 666, Graveyard of Ships to Pier 13, NYC Harbor)

Edited March 9, 2014 by Murdoch17

[Boettner Builds]

I like where this is going. It's nice to see The Adventures getting some love. It's been my favorite theme since day one.

[ChrisBricks]

I like that ship. I wish lego would make a classic adventure like theme again :l .

[Murdoch17]

Added more Real World & Monster Realm Portals to the list.

New locations include:

Bermuda triangle - Bluish Gray Swamp

Pier 13, NYC Harbor - Pier 666, Graveyard of Ships, Monster Realm

Ghost Train (anywhere there are train tracks)

Thoughts?

Edited March 9, 2014 by Murdoch17

[Murdoch17]

Sorry for the double post, but there is something rather Sinister I needed to post:

The Sinister Family Mansion!

Built from 1910 - 1911 in Edwardian style by the Sinister family, this house is currently owned by Lord Sam Sinister and his sister Alexis Sinister. It is situated in England, near London.

This house sits over a dimensional portal to the Monster Realm, which is located in a hidden cave underneath the house.

(This is a Modified set #10228 Haunted House. It has a garage and most of the run-down details fixed. Some cracks are still in the foundation, but what would you expect for a house straddling a dimensional divide?)

The Rear of the Sinister Mansion

This where lord Sam Sinister keeps his precious artifacts & stolen treasure. Right now it is empty, (thanks to Johnny Thunder!) but rest assured, it will be full someday soon!

(Nothing is in the attic yet, but I do have plans to put treasure and a pool table up here!)

The Master Bedroom and writing room. Lord Sam Sinister is the eldest, so he inherited the house, while his sister Alexis owns a apartment nearby.

On this floor are the Family room and kitchen. The Sinister's must be very rich, as they have a mechanical ice box, a phonograph and a electric stove! You can also see the garage from here. That is where Sam stores his red car when he's not chasing down rare artifacts or dealing with the other Lords from the Monster Realm.

This furniture includes:

-Phonograph

-King-size Bed

-Couch

-Mechanical ice-box

-writing desk and stool

-Electric stove

-Electric Lamp on nightstand

-Cabinet with open back

-Cabinet with door

-small table

-Wine Cabinet

(These items are scattered about in the other Mansion pictures... try to spot them all!)

Builder's Notes:

This house has been rebuilt from 10228's dollhouse-opening style to a easier-to-handle modular-building style. In this form, the building is easier to modify / combine with the Modular Buildings series, and it matches the garage better, as the garage features a removable roof as well

The LXF for the house, garage, and furniture: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1394467432m.lxf

Edited March 10, 2014 by Murdoch17

[Murdoch17]

(sorry again for the triple post!)

Here is the back-story for the Sinister Mansion:

Built in 1910 - 1911, Sinister Manor is one of the last surviving houses in the Edwardian Style of architecture in Ironwood county. It was built by Lord Gregory Sinister for his family, and features one addition not usually seen on Edwardian houses: a automobile garage. The house was left to Gregory's family, (his son Sam Sinister & his sister Alexis Sinister) upon the elder Sinister's death of a stroke in 1913. Sam Sinister went on to serve in the British army in World War I, losing his left hand in the conflict and replacing it with a iron hook. When he returned from the conflict Sam set about continuing his fathers tradition: collecting treasure precious artifacts, through legal and illegal means. The collection was stored in the Attic of the sinister Mansion until it became too large and was moved to a more secure (and secret) location, rumored to be somewhere in the mysterious Monster Realm.

Enjoy!

Edited March 11, 2014 by Murdoch17

[Boettner Builds]

I'm loving your MOC's and the back story

[bruseforme]

the building is easier to modify / combine with the Modular Buildings series, and it matches the garage better, as the garage features a removable roof as well

[Bricktimus]

This is great work, I would love to see it one it has all been built!

[Murdoch17]

@Bricktimus: Only time will tell if I get these.... the Haunted House MOD is very expensive.

If anybody wants more Johnny Thunder - type vehicles, or just some older automobiles, look here:

1920's MOON

The MOON Motor Car company lasted from 1905 until 1930. Here is the lnik to the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia....Moon_automobile

This is not based on a specific model, but more or less the style of 1920's luxury MOON automobiles.

The MOON Motor Car company was based in St. Louis Missouri and built cars from 1905 to 1930. However, they did not get the very complex finances straightened out until 1965!

This model was inspired by the works of Bricktrix, whose Rolls Royce Phantom Mk II inspired me to build the chassis of his car into the model you see here. Link to the Bricktrix original: http://www.flickr.co...157622854792681

1930's Gangster Sedan

Built from set #7682 (Shanghai Chase) and modified with modern parts to give cleaner, more streamlined look.

The rear features a rear inspired by the yellow car in set 10200. (Custom Car Garage)

1930's Roadster

Look familiar? It's the same as the one in my Market Street Bakery 10190 MOD.

I included it only because it fits the bill of a vintage car.

1931 Ford Model AA truck

Everyone may have heard of the Ford Model T and maybe it's successor, the Model A. But here is something you may not know: The Model T and later Model A both had trucks made from the basic principles of those cars. They were called the Model TT & Model AA, which is where this Lego model comes in. It is based off a Ford Model AA truck.

I built this model from set #10222, Winter Village post Office.

Link to the Model AA wiki page: http://en.wikipedia....i/Ford_Model_AA

1930's German Automobile

This model was made from Indiana Jones set #7622, Race for the Stolen Treasure. It now features a roof and proper windows. I consider this the civilian version of the one in the set.

The rear also has tail lights, which were not in the original set.

1940 AEC Regent III

This is my double-Decker bus. It is based on an Associated Equipment Company (AEC) Regent III. This bus is missing one part: the stair case in the rear. I based this model off the 2003 version of the Knight Bus. I even added a proper staircase, which isn't in LDD. Here is a Bricklink picture of it:

This bus type is famous for being the basis for the purple Knight Bus in the Harry Potter "Prisoner of Azkaban" movie. In real life service, this bus type was built from 1939 to 1954 and used until the late 1970's. It was usually painted red or dark green, but I decided on reddish brown for this MOC just to be different.

Here we can see the support for the stairs off to the rear of the bus.

The roof and second floor of this bus are removable, even though no mini-figures can sit in the drivers seat and only one figure can fit per row of passenger seats. Here is the link to the Regent III wikia page: http://en.wikipedia..../AEC_Regent_III (I know the the Regent III usually had inside staircase, but the prototype did originally had an older outside one, and that's what I'm going with.)

1944 Jeep

Built from Indiana Jones set #7628, Peril in Peru.

I don't think I modified this one that much.

1920's Roaring Roadster

This car was made out of a desire to made a car using LEGO Western pistols as pistons. I think I did a reasonably good job!

Tail lights and spare tire, that's all you'll find back here!

Bessie (Doctor Who)

This is based off the Doctor Who car Bessie. (I don't know the original prototype or it's model year, so just called it "Bessie".

Rear of the car features tail lights and a spare tire. Bessie even has a page at the Doctor Who wiki: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Bessie

Sinister's racer & Thunder's car are also included in the file (see below).

Rear view of the two cars.

LDD file for all that you see here: http://www.mocpages....1395235446m.lxf

Comments, questions, & complaints are always welcome!

Edited March 25, 2014 by Murdoch17