[Challenge 2][Cat B] MANTIS Night Hornet Gunship

[A Gallifreyan Cat]

MANTIS Night Hornet by BrickRailz4884, on Flickr

The Night Hornet is a staple of MANTIS's military fleet. Doubling as both a gunship and a troop transport, it can blast the ground to smithereens with its dual nose-mounted plasma cannons, and then deploy troops on the ground. Although the cramped conditions in the troop bay make it the butt of many jokes, most MANTIS marines owe their lives to one of them.

MANTIS Night Hornet by BrickRailz4884, on Flickr

MANTIS Night Hornet by BrickRailz4884, on Flickr

[mediumsnowman]

Nice build! I reminds me of the Avengers Quinjet.

[SpacerSteve]

Way to go. Nice first MANTIS build. cool how you made the intakes. It looks like a harrier on steroids.

[MontyPython]

Nice work!

[A Gallifreyan Cat]

Yes, I was inspired by the Quinjet, and also the Pelican from Halo. I am quite satisfied for a two-day build.

[Bob De Quatre]

Can 5 minifigs really sit in there?

[LittleJohn]

Sweet ship! The shaping is really cool and I love those intakes

[A Gallifreyan Cat]

Can 5 minifigs really sit in there?

Yup, I got one pilot in the front, and I fit the whole Ghostbusters team in the back. As I said, it's a bit cramped.

[engineermax]

You could fit at least 5 in the back alone. While we were building it he asked for 4 people to put in the back so I gave him the Ghostbusters...

[A Gallifreyan Cat]

You could fit at least 5 in the back alone. While we were building it he asked for 4 people to put in the back so I gave him the Ghostbusters...

What do you mean "we"? You handed me a piece now and then.

[engineermax]

You could fit at least 5 in the back alone. While we were building it he asked for 4 people to put in the back so I gave him the Ghostbusters...

Actually, he built it. I just helped a little.

[shmails]

Very cool ship, I really like the angled wings!

[mccoyed]

Looks like the designers of this ship are fans of vintage (ancient?) Earth-based aviation.

[A Gallifreyan Cat]

At least one the outside. The inside, though, is another story.

[Umbra-Manis]

Nice build!

[Andromedas Gates]

The judges awarded you 5 points.