1920s Adventurers / Sinister military vehicles - real life models

[Murdoch17]

The following models are inspired by these sets: 3829 - Fire Nation ship (battle cruiser), 7620 - Indiana Jones motorcycle chase (motorcycle and sidecar), 7622 - Race for the stolen treasure, (troop truck and commander's car) 7626 - Jungle Cutter (Jungle cutter) and 7683 - Fight on the Flying Wing (tanker truck).

This Adventurers-style ship happens to be based off set 3829, Fire Nation Ship from a decade ago. (2006) The ship is 85 studs long, while being made to be 20 bricks in height and 16 studs in width.

The ship is modular, with the roof and bridge removable from the war room and each other.

The bow, or front, of the ship is tapered to a point much like on my 1920's Tramp Steamship. while the stern (or rear) is pretty flat. The name "Vladek" should go on the exposed studs back of the ship, as that's the vessel's name.

The vessel features two funnels and room in the lower level for the war room, complete with a large map table.

The upper floor features the wheel and a nautical telegraph.

The ship has three turrets with three barrels each that can elevate up and down or rotate left to right.

This diesel tanker is a almost a stock set 7638 (Fight on the Flying Wing) model, but with some minor front-end upgrades and better color choices.

The vehicle can seat two figures inside under the removable roof.

I bought the original set 7626 (Jungle cutter) in Summer 2008. I wanted to make it it in dark gray to match my two trucks but gave up after trying to order the parts from Lego. (I didn't know about Bricklink at that time) Well, now the shoe is on other other foot and here it is, in full grayish glory!

The jungle cutter can seat one figure at the controls.

The commander's car was inspired by a table-scrap jeep my brother gave to me. I turned the modern jeep into the car seen above with help from parts of set 7622, Race for the Stolen Treasure.

This car can fit one figure in the drivers seat.

The little motorcycle and sidecar seen here is inspired by set 7620, Indiana Jones  Motorcycle chase.

These troop trucks are made from 7622, Race for the Stolen Treasure. Since the fabric part is so VERY expensive, I found a solution in the Eurobricks Official sets LDD topic. I took the cover from the trucks built by user ADHO15 and redid some portions to be cheaper (I.E. thinner tires) and better coordinated color-wise.

Each of the two vehicles can seat two figures inside under the removable roof sections.

When Indiana Jones set 7683 (Fight on the Flying Wing) pictures was first leaked in dark grays, I was impressed... but then they went and changed it to dark green in the final, released version. Well, now I changed it back! I removed the unavailable parts, turned the regular green and dark green to light and Dark bluish gray. The cockpit is no longer hinged, making it much stronger, plus the rear guns no longer swivel, eliminating that weak point.

The rear of the plane, with the two pusher prop blades and gun turret. This plane can seat two figures, with one in the pilots seat and one in the gun turret.

This set is a modified version of set 7198 (Fighter plane Attack) from the Indiana Jones theme. I enclosed the cockpits and removed the wings-fall-off feature to make this into a regular fighter again.

The rear of the plane, which can seat two mini-figures, as one pilot and one navigator.

This set is a modified and militarized version of set 7628 (Peril in Peru) from the Indiana Jones theme. I took out the fancy yellow, dark blue, and white color scheme and gave the plane instead both dark and light bluish grays plus a black stripe with trans-black windows.

The rear of the aircraft.

The plane seats five figures, which you can place after the roof is removed. (the roof section is only held on by a half-dozen studs)

The forces of Ogel will stop at nothing to get their prize, and with help from Lord Sam Sinister, they just might win!

Here is all my Sinister forces of evil as they are right now. Nothing will stop them on their quest! (expect maybe Johnny Thunder and company)

Here are the planes as they are in LDD. (These will be built somewhat soon to add to my fleet.)

Please see this topic here for the object of the search and the evil alliance with Lord Sam Sinister!

Edited October 2, 2018 by Murdoch17

[Littleworlds]

They look pretty cool. Definitely not the style you see every day built with Lego. I am tempted to call them "dystopian dieselpunk", thanks to their aggressive, dark, WW2 inspired look. I would add some more details though. Especially the ships are very large and impressive looking, but look almost unfinished. Try adding some railings, ladders, controls, bits and pieces (lets just call it greebling) to make them look more alive and interesting. If you look at real warships, you will see there is a lot of visual "action" going on everywhere. No inch unused. 

[Murdoch17]

On 5/26/2017 at 5:18 AM, Littleworlds said:

They look pretty cool. Definitely not the style you see every day built with Lego. I am tempted to call them "dystopian dieselpunk", thanks to their aggressive, dark, WW2 inspired look. I would add some more details though. Especially the ships are very large and impressive looking, but look almost unfinished. Try adding some railings, ladders, controls, bits and pieces (lets just call it greebling) to make them look more alive and interesting. If you look at real warships, you will see there is a lot of visual "action" going on everywhere. No inch unused. 

Thanks! I'm reworking on the ship's turrets as we speak, so it's definitely a possibility. I'm also working on the temple (seen in the other thread), adding more gold details and changing it from a mainly dark bluish gray mass to tan, gold, plus both light and dark bluish grays. I do love the dystopian diesel-punk name.... I may just use that in the future to describe this Adventurers sub-theme!

[Littleworlds]

11 minutes ago, Murdoch17 said:

Thanks! I'm reworking on the ship's turrets as we speak, so it's definitely a possibility. I'm also working on the temple (seen in the other thread), adding more gold details and changing it from a mainly dark bluish gray mass to tan, gold, plus both light and dark bluish grays. I do love the dystopian diesel-punk name.... I may just use that in the future to describe this Adventurers sub-theme!

I'm looking forward to see the updated builds  & you are welcome to use the term I made up. It was literally the first thing that popped up in my head to describe your stuff! 

[Murdoch17]

Sorry for the year-long bump but I finally got the airplanes designed for Ogel's fleet, which have been added to the first post. Here is a description for the fleet's protocol for the procurement of ancient artifacts: 

When the troops make landfall at a new location, they scout out a potential airfield site and clear the way for supply planes, fighter escorts, and bombers in case local or native "pacification" is needed. When all this is done and the wanted item is secure, they send for Ogel to personally see it home to his fortress, while the troops re-board the battleship to search for more treasure.

Edited October 2, 2018 by Murdoch17

[Laura Beinbrech]

Looking really good, Murdoch!  I've always been a fan of your expanded Adventurer's projects, and these are a good addition to the line up.