One more for the road uhmmm.... sky... eer space!
This is LEGO 31151 Alternate Build / MOC, turning the T.Rex set into VF-1 Valkyrie from Macross anime / Jetfire from G1 Transformers toy
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Last year I had a good run building VF-1 Valkyrie using a few LEGO sets , and it all started with set 31152 (below)
Due to profound responses from my creation above.... I continued to produce a
few more VF-1 using other LEGO sets as well.
ABOUT VF-1 VALKYRIE
VF-1 Valkyrie is an iconic fighter jet from Macross/Robotech anime series
back in the 1980s. It turned into 2 alternate modes: Gerwalk (
jet plane with extended robot limbs) and Battroid (fully bipedal robot
mode).
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
It's a no brainer actually... LEGO set 31151 has many wedge plates and
consistently toned color scheme for me to build a jet plane . My
initial worry was lack of hinged /ball joints to make a Tramsformer jet
plane with such complexity ..
My initial worry actually came true when I found out I was unable to
design a symmetrical feet heels due to lack of parts. So my initial
design was forcing myself to use a ball joint for the left foot and
frictional hinge for the right one.
The unsatisfactory feet design is what caused me to put this project
aside for a few weeks to cool down.
Wings actually retract!!
With cannons mounted
Trivia: The white cannon barrel is actually a common LEGO piece for
toilet bowl!
TRANSFORM TO GERWALK MODE
As you can see.. I finally solved the asymmetrical foot design I
mentioned in the early part of this article.
The knee connections are pretty fragile and when transforming it
between modes, the legs might pop out from the knee
joints.
GERWALK MODE
TRANSFORM TO ROBOT/ BATTROID MODE
BATTROID MODE
WITH CANNON
MURPHY'S LAW STRIKES AGAIN!
After the photos above was snapped and edited, I
found out that I have accidentally used a wrong piece for
the robot mouthplate. It should be an existing
tan colored piece from the set, rather than a yellow
one ! Beats me how this yellow piece ended up in my
project!!
I also discovered something that bugged me...... there's a
bit of color bleed on the jet nosecone. It's
annoying enough that I've decided to swap the pieces around
to fix this (below).
However, the fix involve transferring the "bleed" elsewhere
which I think is more acceptable.
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- LEGO creations made using set 31151: T.Rex
- LEGO creations using Creator 3-in-1 sets
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