Count Sepulchure Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Hi all! Recently I cooked up something unusual. What happens when you put together the new and the old? Pieces and ideas, that is? I have never owned any of the droids or even been into Space sets and whatnot, so wasn't infatuated with these three classic buggers until I picked them up very recently. I also own UFO droids, but those aren't as charismatic or distinctive. By combining mostly vintage Lego pieces and sneaking in a few new ones, I made a custom "VHS" trio complete with printed stands to resemble the CMF series. One thing to note: times have changed, and so has the trio's purpose... First: the white Exploriens Droid. Enemies will not be walking - heavy hammer does the talking! Second: Insectoids Droid. The menacing cannon's electromagnetic, the enemies better be very athletic! Third: Spyrius Droid. Tracking foes with recon bot, slashing them with plasma sword! That's it, folks! Weaponizing the trio was not my aim, but it just so happened that everything fell into place this way. Cheers, and comments are welcome! Edited July 12, 2018 by Count Sepulchure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted July 13, 2018 I always loved playing with my androids from the little space LEGO I had. These are great figures, mixing old and new does create something fun. I would love to see your spin on the UFO guys too. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Count Sepulchure Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) @Peppermint_M, thanks very much, both for your comment and your suggestion. I have some very good news! Fist off, I already did a tribute to Ufonauts before by equipping them with third-party accessories. Second, I tried your suggestion and came up with these two. Not much of a departure from originals since I wanted to keep their key features intact, so basically just some equipment slapped onto them, using the same minimalist approach employed in building the trio. Similarly, both bots were significantly promoted in rank... tough times call for drastic measures! Enter the Ufonauts! The humorous abduction idea adopted from Pico's UFO Raptor. Left: Chief Abduction Officer. Such tactics are only a little demeaning - "Abductor 3000" is doing the cleaning! Right: Long Range Support. Sniping low and sniping high... plasma blade is also mine! Edited July 14, 2018 by Count Sepulchure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted July 14, 2018 Oh excellent! UFO was the first space theme I had a few sets from, those guys featured a lot in my childhood building. Gives me a few ideas of my own... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cylo Posted July 23, 2018 Never even knew that half these bricks existed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Count Sepulchure Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) On 7/23/2018 at 6:36 AM, JarJarBonks said: Never even knew that half these bricks existed! That's the fun part - digging up obscure pieces! .) On 7/14/2018 at 12:35 PM, Peppermint_M said: Oh excellent! UFO was the first space theme I had a few sets from, those guys featured a lot in my childhood building. Mine were green Insectoids, such a stellar design! I knew I had to do them too at some point, so there goes... Left to right: - Airborne assault. Bigger gun is all I need for my spirit to be freed. - Turret operator. Here goes BOOM and there goes BLAM... you won't hear the second one! - The commander. All my troops are well prepared - I shall take some rest instead. - Chemical specialist. I can smell a funny gas, though I doubt that YOU will last... - Recon drone engineer. Bats can see you everywhere - very soon you'll not be there! Edited August 4, 2018 by Count Sepulchure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
