jamie75 Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 Today, I would like to present my MLC-3 Mobile Laser Cannon from the 80's Kenner Mini-Rigs line. The MLC-3 Mobile Laser Cannon was a self-propelled gun used as a light artillery weapon by the Rebel Alliance. The MLC-3 was armed with twin blaster cannons and moved on a compact tracked chassis. The use of wheeled bogies rather than repulsorlift units suggests that, like many Rebel units, this was a relatively low-tech vehicle, and it seems that the cockpit hatch was opened manually rather than hydraulically. While the MLC-3 was designed to operate with a single pilot, they could be programmed to run autonomously, firing at preset targets. If you read the description and look at the picture, you will see a little difference. Namely, 2 figures, instead of a single pilot. I didn't like the look of the model when I made it smaller with one pilot. I couldn't get the "scale" and angles right, to me, it looked off. There are some big differences between a Kenner Star Wars figure and a Lego Mini-Fig, in both size and proportions. On the Kenner model, the pilots' head stuck out of the dome on the top of the model while his legs went all the way to the front of the vehicle. So, after playing with the design a lot, I scraped the idea of a lone pilot and decided on a pilot and gunner. All in all, I'm happy with the way this model turned out. Maybe a little chunky! And yes, I did "cheat" a little, I ended up using the tracks from my SRV-1, http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=100747. Working with these is a pain! This model has 296 pieces, of which 70 are tread pieces, the .lxf file is in my Brickshelf folder. Tomorrow, the flying AT-ST head, INT-4! Thanks for looking, Jamie Quote
Robianco Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I'll happily concede that for Lego purposes a 2-man MLC-3 is the way to go. Another lovely addition to the mini rig family. I take it you're planning on creating brick versions of each of these? Quote
jamie75 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) Yes, in tme, I would like to have all of these built. Work slows down for me in the winter months, after the holidays, so maybe around Feb or March?! Jamie Edited October 6, 2014 by jamie75 Quote
Thorpe Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I love it, this and the AST-5 were big favourites of mine as a kid. Quote
GeneralLego Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 I love the bubble cockpit! The two primary blasters need to be replaced with flick missiles though. Quote
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