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[MOC] Nexo Knights -- Lance's Lava Train

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Caught between the pincers of Queen Macy's revanchist crusaders and Ambassador Ava's stone army, Lance and Magmar and their loyal lava retainers retreat deep underground.  The lava monsters have spread a vast network of tunnels and tracks through what once was Knighton, establishing bases to harvest vital energy crystals and reforge weapons of war.  Yet perhaps even their underground home, riven with rivers of lava, is not so secure as they supposed.

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On a typical day the station is packed with commuters heading to and from the mines and workhouses.

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Passengers on, passengers off!

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But today something is amiss.  A commuter train is stuck in place and cannot be moved.

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It was first thought to be a maintenance issue, but Magmar has learned there is something more seriously amiss.  Lance accompanies him to investigate.

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Lance's two bots follow closely as they enter the station.

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Careful on the steps!

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The maintenance team reveals the culprit: the tracks concealed a spellbreaker cube!

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Queen Macy's crusaders pioneered the use of spellbreaker cubes on the front lines...

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...but this one glows with a blue, stony energy.  The evidence points to sabotage by Ambassador Ava.

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But why would Ava sabotage the train tracks?  And surely no stone monster had access to these tunnels.  Who would have access?

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Who, indeed?

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Magmar proposes that Lance pay Ambassador Ava a personal visit and demand an explanation.

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And two little bots decide to alert their chief that the first step in their plan is complete.

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Edited by Grey Magistrate
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Ooh, exciting. I love that you’re continuing with this series!

I should say, that’s not a very good wig for Lance. I use part 87991 in tan, because that’s more accurate. (I have Lance set up as my superhero team’s PR expert and part-time actor in my city.) 

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Hey, thanks!  Y'know, I went back and forth on the wig piece for Lance -- I have that 87991 tan piece, and I used it initially, but somehow it didn't look right to me.  But neither does this one.  I will just pretend that, like many of us, his pandemic haircut proved a little too short.

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Nice build.

Lance had hair in 2 magazine gifts , which did use 87991, but this a LEGO MOC, so "Everything is Awesome" :thumbup:

I actually like seeing (purist) variations on figures, that look a bit different from the sets.

 

Edited by TeriXeri

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On 7/26/2020 at 11:23 AM, Grey Magistrate said:

Hey, thanks!  Y'know, I went back and forth on the wig piece for Lance -- I have that 87991 tan piece, and I used it initially, but somehow it didn't look right to me.  But neither does this one.  I will just pretend that, like many of us, his pandemic haircut proved a little too short.

Fair enough. Plus I can see his hair getting darker as he ages (now I’m picturing a ‘Nexo Knights: Fifty Years Later’ with elderly versions of all the characters and grey- or white-haired Lance. Hehe!).

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On 7/25/2020 at 7:23 PM, Grey Magistrate said:

Hey, thanks!  Y'know, I went back and forth on the wig piece for Lance -- I have that 87991 tan piece, and I used it initially, but somehow it didn't look right to me.  But neither does this one.  I will just pretend that, like many of us, his pandemic haircut proved a little too short.

 

 

Green Brick Suit Guy (20th Anniversary) - LEGO Series 20 ...This hapiece in the right color would be perfect for Lance. Even better than the official one

 

Good to see Nexo Knights MOCS here on EB :)

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Hey, thanks, everyone!  My favorite Hidden Side set is the ghost train and its color scheme inspired me to build a train for the lava monsters.  I hadn't built a train before so I made a lot of rookie mistakes trying to figure out how to make a Nexo version work.  Here are a couple of pics that didn't fit in the story, but show the other side of the train and how the top layer opens for access.

 

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