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In lugnet.space, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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I am probably the only one that made them both on the same side. Futron is the
Navy. Blacktron is the Army.
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Works for me, mostly... Blacktron look a bit more like “Special Forces” to me.
Being black-uniformed and all.
Cheers,
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In lugnet.space, Paul Baulch wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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I am probably the only one that made them both on the same side. Futron is
the Navy. Blacktron is the Army.
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Works for me, mostly... Blacktron look a bit more like “Special Forces” to
me. Being black-uniformed and all.
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But black is camouflage for Space. Besides I use a couple of Ogel figs for my
spec-ops.
-Mike Petrucelli
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A previous MOC I made featured Blacktron as spies and terrorists and
Futuron as police.
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Damien & All,
> What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
One of the nicest things about LEGO products is the ability to make whatever
they say into your own. I read through all of these posts and found them pretty
neat, I have my own take on it.
The Blacktron is that in my space universe
http://www.exodus-war.com/
were an army formed in a few colony worlds, in the near future after humanity
started exploring the universe. However, they attacked Earth, and after they
were defeated by the Earth Alliance Defense Force (Classic Space) the leaders
were sent to a far away planet for punishment, and came back hundreds of years
later and took the Terran system over, and defeated the United Earth Alliance,
whose military was called the ADF (Futuron). The ruthlessness of the Blacktron
Empire soon became apparant, and soon had a civil war, and was eventually
defeated. Now the Blacktron Prefecture is actually a strong ally.
After the Exodus war, the remnants of the ADF, were reformed into a new
military, the TDF. The TDF is the military branch of the TPA, the Titanian
Planetary Alliance, where humanity is beginning again.
Well, that was a longer answer than I thought it would be. The website has more
than this simple summation. : )
Sincerely,
Scott S.
--
Scott E. Sanburn
President, Michiana-LUG http://www.michiana-lug.org
Webpages: http://www.scottesanburn.org
LEGO pages: http://www.scottesanburn.org/legoindex.html
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In lugnet.space, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> A previous MOC I made featured Blacktron as spies and terrorists and
> Futuron as police.
Is jealousy the only motive for Blacktron sabotage?
Or is there a "Blacktron message"?
- Damien
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In lugnet.space, Scott E. Sanburn wrote:
> Damien & All,
>
> > What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
>
> One of the nicest things about LEGO products is the ability to make whatever
> they say into your own. I read through all of these posts and found them pretty
> neat, I have my own take on it.
>
> The Blacktron is that in my space universe
>
> http://www.exodus-war.com/
>
> were an army formed in a few colony worlds, in the near future after humanity
> started exploring the universe. However, they attacked Earth, and after they
> were defeated by the Earth Alliance Defense Force (Classic Space) the leaders
> were sent to a far away planet for punishment, and came back hundreds of years
> later and took the Terran system over, and defeated the United Earth Alliance,
> whose military was called the ADF (Futuron). The ruthlessness of the Blacktron
> Empire soon became apparant, and soon had a civil war, and was eventually
> defeated. Now the Blacktron Prefecture is actually a strong ally.
>
> After the Exodus war, the remnants of the ADF, were reformed into a new
> military, the TDF. The TDF is the military branch of the TPA, the Titanian
> Planetary Alliance, where humanity is beginning again.
>
> Well, that was a longer answer than I thought it would be. The website has more
> than this simple summation. : )
>
> Sincerely,
> Scott S.
> --
> Scott E. Sanburn
> President, Michiana-LUG http://www.michiana-lug.org
> Webpages: http://www.scottesanburn.org
> LEGO pages: http://www.scottesanburn.org/legoindex.html
Hi Scott & all,
In my imaginary space universe Blacktron are the proponents of Carbon, fire and
any energy produced by combustion. The ultimate goal of the Blacktrons is to
consume the whole universe with fire to turn it into something new. They are
like consumer facists. On the contrary Futuron are the proponents of Oxygen,
consumer pacifists, gradually changing the shape of the universe by small
harmless increments.
I agree, official themes give more freedom than licensed, they are as
simplistic/complex as you want them. They are merely a cool color scheme,
everything else is from your imagination.
They tried that again with Rock Raiders, unfortunately they have failed, seems
kids prefer ready-made stories.
You can consider Blacktron as isolated terrorists or as a whole evil empire,
civil or military, so i am sure not everyone has posted his original idea.
Greetings,
Damien
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In lugnet.space, Damien Guichard wrote:
> I always have considered Blacktron as the polluters, consuming masses of carbon
> derivatives (may be C-60 or something like that)
>
> http://membres.lycos.fr/brickcaster/themes/space/blacktron/
>
> and Futuron as the ecologists based on a clean water-cycle technology
>
> http://membres.lycos.fr/brickcaster/themes/space/futuron/
>
> What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
>
> - Damien
Futuron is better, because Futuron has a monorail. Muahahahaha!
Actually, I'm a big fan of MTron. Since there's no love for them so far in this
thread, I'll be the first to point out their greatness.
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In lugnet.space, Damien Guichard wrote:
> What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
>
> - Damien
I think this one's pretty much in the bag for the Forklifts. Blacktron's got
Johnson, who can beat anyone from Futuron one-on-one, but none of their other
players are any good with the ball. Meanwhile all Futuron's players are above
average. Looks like Futuron will be the one who goes on to play Ice Planet in
the finals.
...that's not what you meant, is it?
-Andrusi &&
Sanity not included.
No, I'm not dead, obviously.
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> Actually, I'm a big fan of MTron. Since there's no love for them so far in this
> thread, I'll be the first to point out their greatness.
Heh, M:TRON would probobly be ok if it wasnt for the use of
Trans-Fluro-Green (a color I loathe)
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It was a bit of a play on current events.
The MOC in question was a moonbase module, the MB Police Department 200
division (aka the Department Of Moonbase Security).
Their job is to capture and interregate rogue elements.
There is no real "message".
This same MOC also featured an Itallian Businessman who was arrested by the
MBPD DMBS at the behest of the Motion Picture Association of Moonbase for
distributing illegal Holodisk copying software (this is kind of a play on
how it seems like the media industry is able to get all sorts of inane
rules and laws passed, especially in america)
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In lugnet.space, Andrew Verner wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Damien Guichard wrote:
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What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
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I think this one’s pretty much in the bag for the Forklifts. Blacktron’s got
Johnson, who can beat anyone from Futuron one-on-one, but none of their other
players are any good with the ball. Meanwhile all Futuron’s players are above
average. Looks like Futuron will be the one who goes on to play Ice Planet in
the finals.
...that’s not what you meant, is it?
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But defensively, anyone on Blacktron matches up well. Anyone out there,
including Johnson, can stick to Blue Guy and Red Fella like a post-it note.
Plus, the Bonnies bring all 5 down the floor - there is no Yellow Dude bogging
down the “O”.
They are the favorites on the board. Here’s three reasons Dr. Nicky bets
against ‘em, though:
1. Everyone thinks black is a cool color. IT’S NOT A COLOR!! IT’S A COP OUT!!
For more on this diatribe, see http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=28462
2. Those harnesses on their chests weigh a lot more than the zippers adorning
the Forklift’s unis.
3. They can’t see $#!t through those solid visors.
-Nick
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What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
Who cares, I use each as their own world’s explorers/troops, goodguys/badguys.
My favorite is the Space Police II. Kinda like the Federation from Blake’s 7.
They go anywhere, do anything, they are the ‘law’.
I have more of Spyrius (46) than SP.II (33), but I like the SP.II the best.
Don
GtwLUG
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In lugnet.space, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
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Actually, I’m a big fan of MTron. Since there’s no love for them so far in
this thread, I’ll be the first to point out their greatness.
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Heh, M:TRON would probobly be ok if it wasnt for the use of
Trans-Fluro-Green (a color I loathe)
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What? Man, that stuff glows!
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In lugnet.space, Damien Guichard wrote:
> I always have considered Blacktron as the polluters, consuming masses of carbon
> derivatives (may be C-60 or something like that)
>
> http://membres.lycos.fr/brickcaster/themes/space/blacktron/
>
> and Futuron as the ecologists based on a clean water-cycle technology
>
> http://membres.lycos.fr/brickcaster/themes/space/futuron/
>
> What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
>
> - Damien
In the distant future pollution is not a great danger and Blacktron uniforms fit
nicely with more recent minifigs, especially the torsos of SW biker scouts and
stormtroopers. They are good guys in my universe, Templar Knights to be exact:
http://www.geocities.com/sylviatresto/
Those Futuron bastards want to rule the entire Universe! It takes brave Templar
forces to ward them off...
Love, Sylvi
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In lugnet.space, Damien Guichard wrote:
> What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
As a kid, I was frustrated with how happy and friendly BlackTron looked. I mean,
here was this awesomely evil-looking group of ships, and all the pilots had that
same dopey grin. Man. I hated that. The visor's down, you hear that copyrighted
"Darth Vader" breathing from underneath, in these dark, sleek ships. Then the
mask comes up and he's smiling like a little weenie.
So in order to keep their dignity, I turned all their heads around so that they
appeared totally faceless when the visors came up. MUCH better.
I know I had a story to go along with it, but I can't remember it for the life
of me. Something about their faces being burned off, and inducing some sort of
"space madness". I'm not too sure what "space madness" was as opposed to
"regular madness", but it assuredly must be worse, cuz, well, it's SPACE
madness.
And Futuron? Man, I don't get those guys. What's with that zipper? Believe me, I
know zippers. They're not airtight, trust me.
DaveE
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In lugnet.space, David Eaton wrote:
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Then the mask comes up and he’s smiling like a little weenie.
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Please believe that I have given this subject more than a passing thought and
quite recently too...
The smile shows that the BT1 minis are completely beyond good or evil -- they
just are who they are -- the bliss of Blacktron.
“Good. Bad. I’m the guy with the gun.”
-- Hop-Frog
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In lugnet.space, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Damien Guichard wrote:
> > I always have considered Blacktron as the polluters, consuming masses of carbon
> > derivatives (may be C-60 or something like that)
> >
> > http://membres.lycos.fr/brickcaster/themes/space/blacktron/
> >
> > and Futuron as the ecologists based on a clean water-cycle technology
> >
> > http://membres.lycos.fr/brickcaster/themes/space/futuron/
> >
> > What is your own opinion about Blacktron vs. Futuron?
> >
> > - Damien
>
> I am probably the only one that made them both on the same side. Futron is the
> Navy. Blacktron is the Army.
>
> -Mike Petrucelli
I would guess you are right that you are the only (or one of a very small
minority) that put them on the same side. TLC even pictured them at odds in
catalogs and instructions.
If they work for the same government (or company), Blacktron is certainly the
Special Ops, undercover folk. Present day Blacktronians ride about in black
helicopters, to be sure.
Aaron S
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In lugnet.space, Aaron Sneary wrote:
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I am probably the only one that made them both on the same side. Futron
is the Navy. Blacktron is the Army.
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In lugnet.space, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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I would guess you are right that you are the only (or one of a very
small minority) that put them on the same side.
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Not quite the only one- me too... sorta. I had them secretly working together
but faking a war with each other. They figured that if the other powers in the
area thought they were both on high alert all the time, they would all be left
alone. That way they wouldn’t have to build large quantities of combat
equipment, though they still invested heavily in R&D.
Now the BT2s... those
guys were total idiots! Not even their own mothers would deal with them if
given the choice.
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