Power Miners vs. Rock Raiders

[Aanchir]

PM colours are too flashy for me, The RR colour choice seems more suitable for a Sci Fi undergroud theme IMO.

Believe it or not, the colors are actually one of the more realistic attributes of Power Miners. It's common for real-life mine vehicles to be brightly colored much like construction vehicles, and for much the same reason: high visibility in low-light conditions. Of course, I also understand the appeal of Rock Raiders' gritty, vaguely dieselpunk color scheme, particularly since there are so few other themes with color schemes quite like it. But in a typical mine the last thing you typically want is for your equipment to blend in with its environment.

I suppose the difference between the color schemes (and, perhaps, the characters' costumes) could be seen as an extension of the very different story scenarios for the two themes. Rock Raiders had a stranded space crew making do with what limited resources they had, whereas Power Miners had miners outfitted with the best and most advanced equipment the well-populated surface world had to offer.

[obsidianheart]

I just made 'em the same team. Threw Axel in a PM uniform, put Doc (not Docs) in a spare Sparks jumpsuit, yadda yadda.

[Digger of Bricks]

All you fans of Rock Raiders here might be interested in this recently-submitted LEGO Ideas project... 

LEGO Ideas - Rock Raiders: UCS Loader Dozer by pacific_bricks