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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Under my hat
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: Battle Pack Alt. Models! |
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Okay, Battle Packs. Good for minifigs? Yes, that's why the majority of people buy them. Good vehicles? Uhh... Not so much. Read any 'New sets' thread from January, and the general response to the BPs were "I'll get it for the figures and use the vehicle as part of another MOC".
But a few have decided to rearrange the bricks into alternative models, such as Jedd the Jedi's CLAS-Speeder and Mystery Machine's, uh, Slug. Now ain't they brilliant? In LEGO terms, it's a valuable skill to be able to make a good MOC out of limited pieces. So, to exercise that skill, we have...
The Battle Pack Alt-Model Group Project!
I'm challenging the members of FBTB Forums to come up with original MOCs using only the parts from the Battle Packs. For your convenience, here are some guidelines:
-If you don't own the battle packs, feel free to use a parts list and the appropriate software, such as LDraw or Digital Designer!
-Remember, only the parts from the Droid and Clone Battle Packs (2007 and 2009), Rebel Scout Sppeder and Imperial Dropship. (Meaning 7654, 7655, 7667, 7668 8014 and 8015.) That includes the minifigures, if you like. EDIT: Oh, okay, chuck in one or two extra pieces if you want, but try not to.
-No end date whatsoever. This isn't a contest.
-If you're out of ideas, or just want something to start off with, see the Challenges List below.
-You're allowed to submit old models as inspiration.
-Feel free to suggest a challenge that you think will get our LEGO fingers working.
-Have fun!
Challenges:
-Build Jedd's awesome lil' CLAS-Speeder by fishing around this gallery, and try to use all the pieces!
-See MM's Slug? Try building that, and get ready for the next challenge...
-Use the leftover pieces from the Slug to build another model - the name of the game is to use all those bricks!
-Make a model out of the most Battle Packs you can! The catch? You're not allowed to mix factions.
-Cross-breed a Clone and Droid Battle Pack to make an Ugly that isn't ugly!
Inspiration:
-Jedd the Jedi
-Andi
-Black Dragon (Large image)
Entries:
-Rook: Speeders and turrets and walkers, oh my!
-agent_jackson: Clone... Something-With-Lots-of-Guns
-Shifto Canucki: Republic MARV, Droid C.D.V.
-BobaFett95: AT-MPSS
-Stefan: AT-AW
-CloneCommando007: Infantry Support Tank
-Dr. J: MGP, IDS Mech
-I Scream Clone: AT-HT, Battle of Polis Massa, TIE Fighter
-Olog: Anti-Air Missile Droid
-The Plastic Jedi: Imperial Airspeeder
-Flynn: Droid/Imperial/Rebel Slave I
-Jedd the Jedi: Imperial Patrol Speeder, Version 2.0
-Turtle: Lots of Clone and Droid stuff
-CommanderJake: Droid Speederbike
-THUNDAAAAAAAAAAAAH-blade: Stormtrooper MMC (Mobile Mortar Cannon)
Leg godt!
The Jinja Ninja.. _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
If you really like fish, put this in your sig: ><>
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Leon S Kennedy

Joined: 26 May 2007 Location: Zombie Slayin'
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Cool! I like my BP's so i might not enter.
P.S, can we use the "new 08" Battle Packs ? _________________
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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Under my hat
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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If you have access to time machine, I don't see why not.  _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
If you really like fish, put this in your sig: ><> |
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DestructiveZombie Undead!

Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Location: City of Evil, Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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He probably means since there isn't an end date, once the new ones come out, if we can use those. _________________
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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Of course, of course! _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
If you really like fish, put this in your sig: ><> |
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Clonecommando007 New Clone on the Block

Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Location: Drowning in a pool of blood.
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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, I changed the rule on that. Well, just a little bit.  _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
If you really like fish, put this in your sig: ><> |
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DestructiveZombie Undead!

Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Location: City of Evil, Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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After I settle into my new home, I may enter this. Since it's not a big build too, not a huge amount of rebuilding once I'm done. _________________
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Jedd the Zombie Undead!

Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Location: Singapore
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks so much for the heads-up, Jinja! Here's a sample pic of the CLAS Speeder, using all the pieces.
Might I suggest this challenge (for all those who happily horde the battle packs ) Create a vehicle using as many of the battle packs as you have! Don't mix up droid and clone parts, just use the repeated bits to pull something awesome. Of course, Jinja gives clearance first. _________________ Ironic, huh.
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CommanderJake

Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Location: England
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome idea, but I can't enter, because I have no battle packs.  _________________ http://www.ogame.org |
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Location: near my laptop
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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I built something alternate in March.
Does that count?
 _________________ ~Andi
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Duck

Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Location: England
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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CommanderJake, can you use LDRAW/CAd or something like that?
Andi I love the little droid tank thingy with the transparent gun!
I will hopefully enter this If I can get my camera back from my father. _________________ My Avatars:
Yellow Duck-Thanks to 'babyjawa'
Gun Duck + Sitting Duck - Thanks to 'Galagoo'
Back after an absence, had my GCSE's. I missed it. |
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General Veers

Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Location: Getting on board the next flight to FBTB II
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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This sounds interesting. unfortunately, I have no battle packs  _________________ Raptor Fun Fact #73- The raptor's natural enemy is the gas-powered internal combustion off-road vehicle, which is made of evil.
So long everyone, my flight's leaving soon. |
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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Under my hat
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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I'd just like to point out that, since some of you clearly haven't read the guidelines, if you don't have any battlepacks, you can use a CAD program, as long as you only use parts from the BPs.
Andi wrote: |
I built something alternate in March.
Does that count? |
Well, this is designed to get people building, so entering something for the sake of entering it isn't really allowed, no.
And if the rest of you give me a couple o' minutes, I have some rule-altering to do... _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
If you really like fish, put this in your sig: ><>
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, no problem. Then may be my picture a stimulant for doing it better.
(I don't have the battle packs anymore, so I can't build something new) _________________ ~Andi
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Zombie Dragon Destroyed!

Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Location: Trapped in my own thoughts.
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Sometimes I wonder why I'm here. |
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Zombie Dragon Destroyed!

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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, what a coincidence! I already built two MOCs that fit the criteria for this set over the summe! Ah, the magic of boredom, a slight distaste for the original speeder, boredom, having small sets to take apart, and boredom. I shall post pics soon. _________________
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The Master Zombie Undead!

Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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The Jinja Ninja wrote: |
If you have access to a time machine, I don't see why not.  |
You mean one of these? *Unveils TARDIS*
You get one ride and that's it!  _________________ FBTB: The Final Chapter
See it come to an end, starting Monday 2nd February 2009. |
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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Under my hat
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:33 am Post subject: |
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Added:
Jedd's challenge,
Inspiration section,
Jedd's alternative picture,
Andi's alternative picture. _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
If you really like fish, put this in your sig: ><> |
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Rook New Clone on the Block

Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Location: Ontario
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Zombie Dragon Destroyed!

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Well, here's the two things I built over the summer.
For fear of large pics, this shall be a link.
It started out with me being unhappy with LEGO's BARC speeder, so I decided to make my own. After much trial and error, I ended up with a new speeder that I adore, although it's no BARC. I love this thing way too much to ever take it apart, and there aren't enough remaning peices to build anything, so I guess you won't be seeing any new alternatve from the clones. And the droid...thing emerged out of boredom and a desire to build an alternate for this set as well. It's basically a mobile anti-air turret with Quad-rockets(really spin!). So there is a possibility that you will see a better alernate from the CIS. Also, a better pic of the speeder will be posted as soon as my camera gets new batteries. _________________
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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Good stuff so far, but...
Just so everyone knows, this is still going. And you can enter any time you like... _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
If you really like fish, put this in your sig: ><> |
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agent_jackson

Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the one I made a little while ago:
This is made from three battle packs. I'm not exactly sure what it is, nor have I named it.
Gallery can be found here. _________________ Wit beyond measure is Man's greatest treasure.
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Shifto Canucki

Joined: 25 Nov 2007
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: Two questions. |
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This sounds like a fun exercise. I have two questions about the rules:
1. Is there a limit to how many battle packs that we can fuse together?
2. Can we cross-breed Droid and Republic parts to make a single MOC?
Thanks,
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zombly42 Undead!

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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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The Jinja Ninja wrote: |
Good stuff so far, but...
Just so everyone knows, this is still going. And you can enter any time you like... |
I have one for the droids battlepack but since we only have a film camera, it could take a while for me to upload it. |
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Shifto Canucki

Joined: 25 Nov 2007
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: Republic MARV Speeder |
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Hi all,
After practicing on a ton of LEGO SW kits, I am finally attempting my first MOC build since coming out of the "Dark Ages", so be gentle. It is the product of 2 Clone Battle Packs with only a few parts omitted. Please ignore the stand (although its made from Droid Battle Pack pieces).
Introducing the Republic MARV ( Medium Assault Recon Vehicle)
The entire gallery can be found here on my Flickr page.
The pictures are a little on the dark side as I took them without a flash. I need to figure out some kind of fill light solution.
Any pointers and suggestions are most welcome.
Next project...the Droids.
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Shifto Canucki

Joined: 25 Nov 2007
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Did i kill the thread? I didn't think my MOC was that bad.
-Shifto |
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Rook New Clone on the Block

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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Thread KILLER! No really. I'm glad this thread was started. It's always interesting to see what people can come up with, with a limited number of pieces. I would like to see similar group builds in the future. _________________
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The Jinja Zombie Destroyed!

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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Republic MARV Speeder |
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Shifto Canucki wrote: |
Introducing the Republic MARV ( Medium Assault Recon Vehicle)
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Wow... If I had a lot of money to spend on Battle Packs, I'd buy a couple right now to build that. That's really cool. I'm not sure what specifically makes it cool, but it sure is.
So, no, you definitely did not kill this thread.
agent_jackson wrote: |
This is made from three battle packs. I'm not exactly sure what it is, nor have I named it. |
Mobile Command Post springs to mind.
Shifto Canucki wrote: |
1. Is there a limit to how many battle packs that we can fuse together?
2. Can we cross-breed Droid and Republic parts to make a single MOC? |
1. Unless you're trying the 'use as many single-faction Battle Packs as you can in one model' challenge, try to keep it under four, so the MOC doesn't get too 'busy'.
2. Sure! In fact, I'm going to make it a challenge! _________________ Somebody set up us the bomb!
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Shifto Canucki

Joined: 25 Nov 2007
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:51 am Post subject: Droid C.D.V. 9 Chemical Dispersion Vehicle) |
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Here is one I cobbled together from pieces of 5 Droid Battle Packs.
I tried to use as many of the pieces as possible but not at the expense of making it look too silly.
I bought a lot of LEGO from eBay that must of belonged to a minifig peddler as there were tons of these battle packs sans minifigs...quite depressing. I am glad their existence has been justified by this group build.
The gallery can be found on my Flickr page. Again they are a little dark, I'm still working on the ideal lighting setup.
Happy building,
Shifto |
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