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Re: MOC: Minifig-scaled vehicles based on the M.A.S.K. toyline!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:33:11 GMT
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> I had the Rhino, Thunderhawk and Condor from M.A.S.K and the Piranha from
> VENOM but that was about the extent of my collection of the toys as I was
> more into GI Joe and the original Transformers.
The Piranha was actually my first MASK toy, but for now I'm staying away
from trying to do lego versions of any of the motorcycles. I actually
started making a Lego version of the Condor but it got insanely huge.
> I'd say you've hit the vehicles on the head, the Rhino especially. It's
> very close to the original and looks just as I remember it. My friend had
> the Gator - which I thought was better as the Jeep than the boat, but here
> again you've nailed it.
Originally, I set out just to do the Rhino in lego form, since it was one of
my favorites for some reason. I totally agree with your thoughts on the
Gator, the only reason I chose to do it was because the Gator was the second
MASK toy I had gotten. In hindsight, the toy was one of the more boring MASK
toys I've had.
> I never saw the Manta as a toy, though it was one of two that had they made
> or I had the chance, I'd likely have gotten as toys. The other was the
> Porsche 944(?)that turned into a submarine. I thought it was just the
> coolest thing at the time. :)
It was a white Porsche, right? Driven by the female MASK team member? I
remember that one. Would have been very cool if they had made that in toy form.
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> I know the toy Manta's wings are stored along the length of the chassis and
> swing out to the sides... but as I recall from the cartoon, the wings were
> parallel with the rear axel - running left to right and the wheels rotated
> 180 degrees - flipping over as the wings swung down from under the car and
> out to the sides. The magic of animation. Talk about a complex system that
> would be high maintenance if used in real vehicles! :)
Actually the front wheels of the actual Manta toy are like that; they flip
inward as the wings come out. I can't remember most of the details from the
cartoon for any of the vehicles, so I just use the toys as my model to work
from. I would like to do that white porsche...guess I'm going to need to do
some research!
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> I don't know this that would be any easier to model in LEGO, I kind of doubt
> it, but that's what I recall from at least one episode of the show. Maybe
> keep the rear wings as you have them but have some way for the front wheels
> to be 'reversed' like that - even if you have to manually take them off and
> flip them around.
I was thinking of just having the front wings as seperate pieces that can be
attached somehow. As it is, there is really no room for them to be built in.
> Keep going! MASK vehicles are on my list of things to try someday but it's
> great to see other's keeping the memory of a fairly original cartoon alive.
> Great stuff!
Glad you like em! It's been a bit of a daunting task trying to get all the
features of the toys in such a small scale, but I've been having a ton of
fun figuring it out!
Garett
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