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Hello All!
Thank you for your many comments / ideas on my last moc (shag wagon). Much
appreciated.
Some of you may have seen the “Aliens-Movie inspired Armored Personnel Carrier
(APC)” for the rest of you, here it is!
I found it difficult to give the swooping feel to the cab-forward design of this
apc without the boxy look. And a primary design consideration for my son was the
ability to pull the roof off easily and store soldiers inside. And we wanted to
create a sliding airlock door. And I quite desired to have both the front and
back wheels steer (to mimic the functionality seen in the movies). Basically the
model was to have playability...
So, it’s a bit boxy, but I think it captures the spirit ok ;-) Mike Yoder from
the CSF suggested the rear cannons fold into the body for better clearance in
tight quarters - so I’m thinking of modifying it to suit. Thoughts?
For the motherload score of pictures and animations, see the website...
Website Deeplink: http://www.qualzone.com/lego5/moc_apc/display_stuff.html
Cheers! ~ Paul.
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Paul Brassington wrote:
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Some of you may have seen the “Aliens-Movie inspired Armored Personnel
Carrier (APC)” for the rest of you, here it is!
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The APC is wonderfully constructed. Just sweet.
If I recall, I believe the movie version was wider (or at least seemed to
be--more low slung, perhaps; I suspect that’s what you were commenting on in
terms of the boxy-ness. Would widening the model by, say, two brick heights be
out of the question? Just from a speculative standpoint--I think the APC is
excellent as it is.
I also like the xenomorphs. Those marines are definitely on serious “bug hunt.”
(Or, is it the other way? ;o)
-best,
Wolf
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Paul Brassington wrote:
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Hello All!
Thank you for your many comments / ideas on my last moc (shag wagon). Much
appreciated.
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Wow!!! Very nice! Really like the look and construction, good solution on the
wheels. Just my initial reactions, now I have to look more and explore further
details.. :)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Paul Brassington wrote:
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Hello All!
Thank you for your many comments / ideas on my last moc (shag wagon). Much
appreciated.
Some of you may have seen the “Aliens-Movie inspired Armored Personnel
Carrier (APC)” for the rest of you, here it is!
I found it difficult to give the swooping feel to the cab-forward design of
this apc without the boxy look. And a primary design consideration for my son
was the ability to pull the roof off easily and store soldiers inside. And we
wanted to create a sliding airlock door. And I quite desired to have both the
front and back wheels steer (to mimic the functionality seen in the movies).
Basically the model was to have playability...
So, it’s a bit boxy, but I think it captures the spirit ok ;-) Mike Yoder
from the CSF suggested the rear cannons fold into the body for better
clearance in tight quarters - so I’m thinking of modifying it to suit.
Thoughts?
For the motherload score of pictures and animations, see the website...
Website Deeplink: http://www.qualzone.com/lego5/moc_apc/display_stuff.html
Cheers! ~ Paul.
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Hi Paul,
You keep sneaking these things past me by not cross-posting to a theme group. I
really love this. I’m a real sucker for Alien and its sequels so anything from
them arouses my interest and this is a most excellent build.
I find the front doesn’t quite match the prototype entirely but it’s quite
forgivable given the lovely interior you’ve fit in. I agree with Mr Yoder. Gotta
fold that guns back. I haven’t watched the film for a while but doesn’t it just
rotate perpendiclar to the side wall and fold to the back? Probably not too hard
to do and would add yet another cool feature.
And I’m curious how you do the wheels. They’re by far my favourite bit.
Tim
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In lugnet.build.military, Timothy Gould wrote:
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...I haven’t watched the film for a while but doesn’t
it just rotate perpendiclar to the side wall and fold to the back?
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The movie showed the turret mounted an a pair of rails that curved over the back
end of the vehicle. The guns pointed sideways and the whole turret then traveled
backwards and then down the back until it was tucked in behind so they could
smash through the wall unimpeded.
No, I haven’t watched it for a while but I watched it waaaaay too many times
after it came out on video. Still my favorite of the whole series.
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Hello Paul,
this is a true spotlight! I just had to login and answer. I like the details
of
the interior. And I love the playability. Great work.
I wonder how you did that sliding door. It looks fantastic in the animation.
And what about the wheels, are the back and front pairs connected with some
kind of gearing?
Keep that fantastic piece of work
Marco
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Paul,
Ah, I was admiring this the other day - very nice work! How many troops does it
fit on the inside?
I know how hard it can be to balance functionality and scale, and I think you’ve
done a great job.
I like the slightly sloped roof and you’ve added the number 5 very nicely too!
just a detail, but it’s the details that count;)
thanks again for sharing
Magnus
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In lugnet.build.military, Wolf Read wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Paul Brassington wrote:
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Some of you may have seen the “Aliens-Movie inspired Armored Personnel
Carrier (APC)” for the rest of you, here it is!
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The APC is wonderfully constructed. Just sweet.
If I recall, I believe the movie version was wider (or at least seemed to
be--more low slung, perhaps; I suspect that’s what you were commenting on in
terms of the boxy-ness. Would widening the model by, say, two brick heights
be out of the question? Just from a speculative standpoint--I think the APC
is excellent as it is.
I also like the xenomorphs. Those marines are definitely on serious “bug
hunt.” (Or, is it the other way? ;o)
-best,
Wolf
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Wolf,
Yes I toyed with the idea of making it a few studs wider originally, but the
scale of the vehicle looked out of place with the wheel diameter... and those
are the only wheels in my collection (from 1980’s technic set ;-) that would
work.
Thanks for the comments.
Cheers! ~ Paul.
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In lugnet.build.military, Timothy Gould wrote:
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You keep sneaking these things past me by not cross-posting to a theme group.
I really love this. I’m a real sucker for Alien and its sequels so anything
from them arouses my interest and this is a most excellent build.
I find the front doesn’t quite match the prototype entirely but it’s quite
forgivable given the lovely interior you’ve fit in. I agree with Mr Yoder.
Gotta fold that guns back. I haven’t watched the film for a while but doesn’t
it just rotate perpendiclar to the side wall and fold to the back? Probably
not too hard to do and would add yet another cool feature.
And I’m curious how you do the wheels. They’re by far my favourite bit.
Tim
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Tim,
I used the technic wheels from set 8842 from 1986. My dad bought me that set way
back then and it was a favourite because it had steering that worked and a
simplistic engine with moving piston when you pushed it along the floor.
Memories... http://www.brickset.com/search.aspx?Set=8842-1
Stuck some technic pins in there, slapped in a 1x3 plate and then put some flat
tiles on it. The dark grey 1x2’s just magically snapped into place on either
side of the 1x3. Zingerlicious.
Thanks for your comments!
Cheers! ~ Paul.
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In lugnet.build.military, Marco Tagliaferri wrote:
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Hello Paul,
this is a true spotlight! I just had to login and answer. I like the details
of the interior. And I love the playability. Great work.
I wonder how you did that sliding door. It looks fantastic in the animation.
And what about the wheels, are the back and front pairs connected with
some
kind of gearing?
Keep that fantastic piece of work
Marco
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Thanks Marco!
The steering front and back are not connected. Would be a great idea though and
totally possible. There’s enough room under the vehicle with a slightly modified
floor. And plus my son likes driving the vehicle sideways with both wheels
turned in favor ;-)
The sliding door has 1 plate hieght top and bottom to keep it from sliding all
the way into the interior... and then there’s a slide path backwards with a pin
to stop it sliding too far. Playability was a key in the door design.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Cheers! ~ Paul.
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In lugnet.build.military, Magnus Lauglo wrote:
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Paul,
Ah, I was admiring this the other day - very nice work! How many troops does
it fit on the inside?
I know how hard it can be to balance functionality and scale, and I think
you’ve done a great job.
I like the slightly sloped roof and you’ve added the number 5 very nicely
too! just a detail, but it’s the details that count;)
thanks again for sharing
Magnus
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Magnus,
Thanks for the comments.
You can squish 15 troops inside plus the driver and gunner in the seat shown. If
you’re really into the harsh reality of militaristic economics, you can get
about 22, maybe 23 tops in there ;-)
Cheers! ~ Paul.
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Paul,
Steering like this is easy enough if you have space under the vehicle.
Check out the pix showing the underside of my Wild Boar APC, in this case I was
even able to incorporate suspension, but this system wouldn’t work with just the
four wheels on your APC.
cheers
Magnus
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=203197
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