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01-06-2013, 08:27 PM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 348
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UPDATED WITH WILD WEASEL ON PAGE 2
This was the most troublesome vehicle I've made. There's a few regrets on the final build, and I may revisit it someday, but I think that overall it fits nicely with the other vehicles I've made and it's recognizable enough to evoke the warm fuzzies in me. Can't wait for that Kre-O Trubble Bubble to join the line-up. Cobra Rattler 1 by Hobbestimus, on Flickr Cobra Rattler 2 by Hobbestimus, on Flickr Cobra Rattler 3 by Hobbestimus, on Flickr Cobra Fleet by Hobbestimus, on Flickr Last edited by Hobbes-timus Prime; 02-21-2013 at 01:05 PM.. |
01-06-2013, 08:28 PM | #2 |
Scarlett's Boyfriend
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: The Pit
Posts: 448
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Wonderful. I love your customs!
Was it difficult to get all the blue pieces? You use Bricklink, right? Which of all the vehicles was the most challenging?
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01-06-2013, 08:45 PM | #3 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2007
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I did buy an Alien Conquest set with the sole purpose of using some of its pieces here, though. First time I'd ever done that. Otherwise, everything here came from my collection that I've amassed since childhood. Some of the bricks on the Rattler are probably 30 years old (you can tell because some of the older ones are discolored. Hopefully I hid them well enough, though). The Rattler was definitely the most challenging: making the wings moveable and sturdy, matching the right round shapes of the A-10, and finding the right ways to sub in other colors (mostly gray) for when I didn't have enough of or the right kind of blue pieces for what I wanted to do. Glad you enjoy it! |
01-06-2013, 08:53 PM | #4 |
Scarlett's Boyfriend
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: The Pit
Posts: 448
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Fantastic. Make sure you use bricklink, it'll save you money.
I look forward to some of your future sets! Quote:
I don't use bricklink, though I'm looking to start. Right now I just tend to work with what I have.
I did buy an Alien Conquest set with the sole purpose of using some of its pieces here, though. First time I'd ever done that. Otherwise, everything here came from my collection that I've amassed since childhood. Some of the bricks on the Rattler are probably 30 years old (you can tell because some of the older ones are discolored. Hopefully I hid them well enough, though). The Rattler was definitely the most challenging: making the wings moveable and sturdy, matching the right round shapes of the A-10, and finding the right ways to sub in other colors (mostly gray) for when I didn't have enough of or the right kind of blue pieces for what I wanted to do. Glad you enjoy it!
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01-06-2013, 09:24 PM | #5 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Lockport, NY
Posts: 451
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This is getting interesting- I'm almost done with my rattler. It is 6 studs wide instead of 4, and all three landing gears retract. Do your wings actually turn or do you just take them off and put them back on at the vertical angle? I'm trying to work out a technic way of getting them to lock at any angle. I'll try to finish mine in the next day or so. And- like others said- bricklink is awesome.
Larry
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01-06-2013, 09:44 PM | #6 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 228
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Those vehicles are awesome.
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01-06-2013, 09:48 PM | #7 |
They Won't Stay Dead
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: the arctic
Posts: 2,624
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Wow! Im digging this a lot.
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01-06-2013, 09:54 PM | #8 |
Painter
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Pasadena, CA
Posts: 1,022
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nice
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01-06-2013, 10:00 PM | #9 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2007
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This is getting interesting- I'm almost done with my rattler. It is 6 studs wide instead of 4, and all three landing gears retract. Do your wings actually turn or do you just take them off and put them back on at the vertical angle? I'm trying to work out a technic way of getting them to lock at any angle. I'll try to finish mine in the next day or so. And- like others said- bricklink is awesome.
Larry That's mostly why I don't have a functional rear turret. There's no room for the minifigure to fit with the hinge running through the plane. Can't wait to see yours! |
01-06-2013, 10:27 PM | #10 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
Posts: 2,038
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really cool!
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