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This is a dream come true: I've been hoping somebody would re-make this ship since the game's theatrical trailer reveal in late 2009. (I think it was then?) Any plans on building her in the real world? Long live LEGO Universe!

Real world photos added to the first post! (sorry they are so dark, there is a storm rolling through my town and they came out worse than I thought they would)

This menacing car was inspired by this build which in turn was a modified version of set 70911 - Arctic Roller from the LEGO Batman Movie. This model is owned by Cruella De Vil of "101 Dalmatians" fame in the classic red and black paint-scheme and revised headlights / trunk / taillights. The car can fit one figure in the driver's seat and has space in the opening trunk for a single suitcase. I'm not sure the rumored Cruella CMF fig will fit inside, but even if she doesn't, I'm still gonna build this if / when it's confirmed she's coming. The build is missing four of these spoked wheel covers in flat silver. Yes, I know the wheels are to big: I'm making the best out of a bad situation and this was the only good looking option. The model is about 6 studs wide (with a tiny 1 and a 1/2 stud bit of overhang on each side due to the front fenders) and 28 studs long in total. @RichardGoring This is model I was talking about over in the Disney Properties 2023 thread. Thoughts everyone?

I only ordered ~200 parts to create this. This includes black to replace white, yellow to replace azure, three more trans-red 1 x 1 tiles, a new control panel, and the logo parts. Every original brown, black, red, and green part stayed in... so quite a bit remains. I hope this answers you question @vexorian!

That's what I did. Currently working on updating it my 2018 LDD version with newer parts and techniques. Will post when I can, probably tomorrow.

Great idea for a thread! I grew up loving Adventurers, Trains, and themes that look "old". 2003's Orient Expedition was my dream theme at the time (sadly got only a few set as gifts, but I've made up for it since then!) World City and Trains theme were awesome, I loved that 2003 train shed to pieces (literally) while the 2001 / 2002 My Own Train series inspired my custom train collection, which became much more advanced once the Emerald Night rolled around in 2009.

Cruella must have her roadster! Now I just have to dig out my MOC one and build it IRL...

@MRYJ Awesome! I also have Blacktron bot and a Iron Giant-inspired classic space mech. However, I think maybe these two should reread Isaac Asimov's Three Rules of Robotics...

It's Morbin' time! I purchased set 76244 (Miles Morales vs. Morbius) today for the sole purpose of making the Morbile out of it. I removed the lower set of headlights, the printed front logo slope was replaced with plain version. It looks like a Morbillion bucks right now, but it will be better later when I on change the canopy around a bit using this part. (This will happen when I order my next Bricklink order later in January.) I'm doing this just to differentiate it from the Miles Morales Spiderman version of the vehicle. Just thought I'd let you all know, so you can do it to your copy of the set if you so desired.

Thank you @MRYJ! I didn't know that about the Invader. (Blacktron is normally out of my wheelhouse as a space builder) I'm so glad I didn't change the engines to dark bluish gray! Thanks for the info @danth!

Fantastic work! It needs a companion flat version for when it gets runs over by a tank! (Also a Reliant Robin to tip over to be super accurate!)

They kinda did that already, though. See the "Hunted" subtheme, with sets like the Dieselnaut. Also, fully half the LEGO Movie 2 was Mad max inspired. see Welcome to Apocalypseburg! for the D2C of that theme. No zombies, but still Mad max.

All the letters!

Looks A-mazing to me! However, are we getting the other 25 letters of the alphabet in cabin form as well?

My mother hated Dobby in the CoS book and film so much she actually was happy when I told her he died in Book 7. (He is annoying to me, but he's not worse than Jar Jar from SW) Thus, I've got to get her that buildable Dobby for Christmas! Also, disappointed there is no Hogsmeade add-on.

They did an invisible man Brickheadz... it was just invisible. But seriously, I agree 100% about the sets... and don't forget the wolfman in your list!

Thanks! If I had thought of changing the engines before, @Feuer Zug, I would have... not taking it apart now!

Thanks @danth! I've heard of doing the logo that way, and I actually wanted to do it as you describe originally. However, I wasn't sure how to go about attaching it to the wing. (proper positioning / spacing and so on) I used LDD to figure out the symbol, and that part isn't in there. So, I made do with the smaller ones that are in LDD. It isn't pretty, but it should work well enough. Thank you @Triceron, I agree!

I wouldn't recommend lying to Lego period, as it's against terms of service and can get you blacklisted if found out... and they will - eventually - find out. Cheaters never prosper, after all.

"You are now entering the Blacktron sector! This is the absolute limit of the Classic Space quadrant! You have been warned!" ...sorry about that. Had to get the legal stuff out of the way first! Anyway: Blacktron long-range fighter "Buzzard" Above is the two copies of the Blacktron XL-15, which are now dubbed the "Buzzard" type starfighter. So back in January of 2023, I decided to convert the XL-15 spaceship from the film "Lightyear" into original Blacktron colors. The blue became yellow, and white was turned to black, with all the trans-green removed. I added laser blasters under the wings where some technic pins are and put a different control tile in the cockpit. I was thinking about building a second ship, but then again, getting some of the parts from Bricklink was a total pain due to extremely low quantities in the needed color. (I'm talking about you, 3 x 3 wedge plate in yellow!) Thankfully, I bought one too many of both kinds of the yellow 12 x 3 wedge plates, as they are very rare as well with only one store selling four of each kind in the USA, which made making the second one easier later on. Blacktron command vessel "Executor" In addition to the two Buzzards, I wanted a Blacktron capitol ship. I had no ideas of my own ship, so I spent most of the afternoon of 10/5/23 taking Benny's beloved spaceship from The Lego Movie and corrupting it into a twisted, evil version. I revamped the nose, removed the expanding wing assembly and snub fighters. Of course I then recolored it almost exclusively in black and yellow. (some gray was unavoidable!) I armed it with a turret on the top rear where the sensor array once was, and put the commanders office below where the wing mechanism used to be. To keep with the one-word naming scheme of the original Blacktron, I borrowed the name of Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer, decreeing this ship the Blacktron Executor. I struggled to think of an engine flame color that fit OG Blacktron, but eventually trans-light blue was selected. Since the wings don't extend anymore, I added a third section for figures with a turret on top in their place. The rear-most section lifts away, but the rest of the roof sections are supposed to fold open. The ship seats seven troops and 1 commander. Blacktron cargo transporter "Vendetta" The Blacktron Vendetta is finally finished! I combined the Renegade with a new cockpit modified from the Blacktron Cruiser GWP, with added parts from a free Rebrickable MOC's instructions for a Cruiser / Renegade adapter . The cargo pod is reverse engineered and modified from one posted in a Brickset article. You can view the Rebrickable MOC by user Brickstertwo here while the Brickset article about modifying 10355 is here. The rear of the vessel. I changed the engines flames from trans-red to trans-light blue to match the rest of my fleet. Same thing with the yellow technic wheels becoming light bluish gray. The cockpit seats one mini-figure, and has two laser cannons just outside the canopy. The removable cargo pod is inspired by one in a Brickset article from late December of last year. It works beautifully with the ship's drop mechanism. The top lifts open on a hinge so you can put cargo inside. Blacktron two-man snub fighter "Avalanche" These ships are Blacktron 1 versions of a classic Star Wars speeder design is mostly taken from set 75204 - Sandspeeder, with portions taken from other snow-based versions of the type as well. All this is wrapped up in a new black and yellow paint job with a trans-yellow windscreen from 75414 - The Force Burner Snowspeeder. I call this ship type the Avalanche class snub fighter, and they will be going with my heavily modified Renegade set and the rest of my Blacktron 1 MOD's. Rear view of the two ships. This type of short-range fighter is usually assigned in massive quantities to defend critical planets with Blacktron bases on them, whereas the much more capable and deadly Buzzard type is usually for capitol ship escort duty, and can take on much bigger vessels with only a dozen or so fighters. The inside seats two figures. Blacktron armored ground transporter "Marauder" The 2021 Star Wars set 75311 (Imperial Armored Marauder) has been transformed into a Blacktron 1 version, complete with revised guns instead of those annoying flick-fire things. I couldn't use space seats inside this one, but there are plenty (four) 2x2 modified tiles with just enough room for air-tanks in the model... at least I hope that will be the case! The rear of the hover-vessel with the laser turrets rotated. There are eight total opening hatches on the all four sides and top to place figures / store cargo. One figure sits in the rotating rear turret, two troopers sit in the main body of the vehicle, while the last fig sits in the drivers seat. Blacktron giant robot "Destructor" For this model, I used parts and ideas from the Eternals line's "In Arishem's Shadow" set 76155 (body / head / upper legs / upper arms) along with claw from the old Agents 2.0' "Robot Attack" set 8970. The lower legs and laser arm are (modified) holdovers from the "Build Better Bricks" Iron Giant instructions. (I need to fix the laser arm's elbow joint but I keep forgetting!) Blacktron "Shadow Runner" space car Recently, while I was on my Blacktron kick, I decided I needed a vehicle for the commander. So, after a few false starts with other models, I dusted off this old TRON Legacy Light Runner model and went to town modifying it. The model originally was made five years ago (was 2018 really that long ago?!?), and is based off the two-seater TRON set 21314 MOD that was made by BrickBrosUK and posted on Brickset here. The name Shadow Runner is a play on the Light-based vehicles from TRON. Blacktron minifigs 1x commander 4x officers 19x troopers 1x robot (E.D.G.A.R.) (Thanks to my brother for giving me ~10 of his unwanted Blacktron torsos from the old GWP that were purchased from Pick-A-Brick back in 2023.) Blacktron robot "E.D.G.A.R." This model is recolored and modified from the E.R.I.C. robot from set 76831 - Zurg Battle - from the Pixar film Lightyear. I call this one E.D.G.A.R. which stands for: Electronic Data Gathering / Assimilating Robot Blacktron space base "Outpost 13" This sandwich-looking model was built from an 2002 Alpha Team set 4795 (Ogel Underwater base and AT sub) but heavily modified to fit into the Blacktron I theme. I had to fill in the spots where the flexible plastic "window' pieces were, replace the skull logo with the upside-down Tri-Force logo of Blacktron I, find ways to make the model almost totally "air tight", and add on a radar dish instead of a harpoon gun. I also made the building a lot deeper - about eight studs. The rear of the model. I took out the fancy spinning wall of the original set and replaced it with a bank of windows. The radar installation and it's tower are my own design. As on the original set, the logo folds down, where it can be used as a ramp. Also as on the original set, the MOD folds open to access the inside details. Special shout out to Jon Mo who designed the brick built Blacktron logo I used on my model (thanks also goes to EliteGuard01 for finding that logo design and recommending it to me). The inside was very hard to figure out, as most space furniture is for me. I decided on six computer stations and a desk for the commander. Another source of trouble was to make the building open cleanly and close without holes. The original set struggled with this, and it failed miserably - however I feel I managed to fix that issue. Inside of the rear with the commander's desk front and center. Blacktron hover tank "Havok" I modified 25 year old Star Wars set 7155 (Trade Federation AAT) into Blacktron I colors. Before that, the original set was very much a mess of too many colors, but now these two look elegant and refined in my opinion. Here is the rear of one of the tanks with turret rotated. The hatch is opened with control details visible and barrel elevated. Thoughts? Snub fighter added 1/21/26

Thanks @Darkkostas25! A streamlined Constitution would be interesting, since the loco is based off of late 1860's locomotives, and this caboose is from the early 1930s. (so about a ~60 years difference in design!) As for Katy... Generally speaking, I normally have Katy attached to the rear of Conjunction Junction train (the link is to it's own topic) with my 2-8-0 pulling. (as seen in this older picture from last July)

What? I might be dense, but your post really isn't making sense to me...

This green 1930's streamlined caboose was inspired by a very similar real-world Wabash caboose (Katy didn't own streamlined cars like this as far as I know) located on the Katy Rail-Trail at St. Charles, Missouri. The caboose model is also inspired build-wise by the Katy Caboose (as in, "The Caboose who got Loose" from the children's book) model I copied in late 2021 from @zephyr1934's MOC, The one shown later in this post is my own version of that caboose, which you can read about in it's own topic here, or you can see his original version in his own topic. I was going to put MKT (standing for Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad, the same owner of Katy caboose, and from where she gets her name) on the sides of the new caboose where the printed brick is but in printed 1 x 1 tile letters, but the needed green 1 x 4 Technic bricks were problematic, as was the two letter T's that I don't have. Also, the doors to the inside open, but there are no interior details. There are a number of similarities between the two caboose models. However, they are more different than alike for several reasons. For example, Katy has A LOT more SNOT-work compared to her newer cousin. Why, you ask? Katy's walls are all sideways to better represent planks of wood (typical in caboose construction up until early-1910's), whereas her opposite number has only SNOT in the base of the body / stairs and regular bricks everywhere else to represent more modern steel construction. (I also left the mouth and eyes off the new arrival.) Thoughts anyone?

Update: I reversed the color scheme and flowers (red flower / yellow bus to yellow flowers / red bus), added a opening side door and roof rack. Also, a female hippie has joined in. Thoughts?

@CyrodiilWarrior I have created several threads here in Historic themes: wild west trains town military and mini figures, while here is a thread about a local LUG display of said items. I also have a thread about a stern-wheel steamboat I made. Over in train tech forum, we have this thread about a 2000's-vintage Western style train, and a western train shed for my two set 7597 MOCs / MODs. I also have a thread on the three first Disneyland engines / trains too, as these 8-wide engines fit in nicely with a western layout as well.