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06-13-2015, 10:49 AM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
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This is my take on the Whale. Like a lot of my other projects, this was started a while back, but through out the school year it is hard to work on these things. I kept the overall size of the vehicle similar to the size of the Hasbro version, but that makes it a lot more roomier for the Kreo mini figures.
GI Joe Whale by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr I wanted the figures to be able to walk around on deck and also be able to get below deck. There is a ladder down to the cargo hold near where Doc is standing. side view by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr Here is a closeup of the turrets. It was not necessary to dangle their legs down into the cargo hold like the original toy, and I also gave them a little more cover. closeup of turrets by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr Here is a closeup of the depth charge dispenser. Depth charge dispenser by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr The cannons can elevate and the turrets and missile launchers can swivel and elevate. guns elevated by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr The steering fans on the back of the boat are cool. I switched to the largest wheel inserts that Lego Makes in the new dark grey for the fan housing. The original ones I had used seemed undersized. I linked the 4 panes together with technic pieces so that they all travel together. Steering Swoosh 1 by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr steering swoosh 2 by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr Steering swoosh 3 by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr The cabin and turret section is removable, to give access to the cargo hold. Cabin and turrets section by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr Here is the inside of the cabin. Inside the Cabin by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr This is a view into the cargo hold. Like my Tomahawk, the Whale can hold both a Devil Fish and an Armadillo together in the hold. Ladder into cargo hold by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr The cargo hold by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr I always felt that the recon sled that shot out of the front of the original toy was a little lame. I dropped that in favor of deploying a devil fish from the main door. Front hatch open by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr deploying the devilfish by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr deploying the armadillo by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr I also thought the minibike stored on the back of the Whale was lame. It should have been a full sized RAM. At Lego scale, that's easy. I have a bunch of the official kreo RAMs, but I really needed to make a Lego one in the same green color os it would look like it belonged on the Whale. Ram motorcycle by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr Here are all 3 deployable vehicles for the Whale: Cargo Vehicles by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr I will end with a closeup of Cutter in his Cabin. Cutter in the cabin by Laurance Hiller, on Flickr Thanks for checking out my Whale. Comments welcome!
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06-13-2015, 10:51 AM | #2 |
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Phenomenal!!!!!!! Damn that is Awesome. Ill take two please. Man if Hasbro had thier shit together they would be putting out stuff like this. You really captured the essence of the original Arah line. So much damn playability
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06-13-2015, 12:21 PM | #3 |
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Honestly.. you could make money off of these. Seriously. Build more up and put them on ebay.. I still want your Hydrofoil and now this.. haven't even seen your Tomahawk.
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06-13-2015, 12:46 PM | #4 |
Cobra Viper
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The tomahawk is in the "build a tomahawk" contest thread.
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06-13-2015, 01:33 PM | #5 |
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Great work!!
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06-13-2015, 06:30 PM | #6 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: S.L.C. Utah
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That is fantastic! My favorite toy as a kid hands down. I love the Hydrofoil as well, that was my brother's favorite GI Joe vehicle. Once again fantastic work!!!
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06-13-2015, 08:30 PM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier
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You are knocking these out of the park! This is awesome, love the improvements on the sled and bike.
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06-13-2015, 09:59 PM | #8 |
Cobra Soldier
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Great!
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06-14-2015, 12:07 AM | #9 |
Top Shelf
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That is great!
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06-14-2015, 05:20 AM | #10 |
Wants to try Yo-Jo cola
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Very, very nice. How well does the model hold together?
Finding the right parts is key to this hobby, the model wouldn't be possible without those curved parts and the big engines at the right size, all in those particular shades. The fact that you made a new RAM is awesome! I want to play with this!
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