What if there was an M:tron-II

[whitswj]

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Edited December 3, 2021 by whitswj

[Aanchir]

The tricky thing is that M:Tron isn't M:Tron without magnets, and LEGO couldn't use the old magnet parts since magnets that small are a hazard if kids swallow them. That's why the more recent train parts use a pre-assembled buffer piece with the magnet securely sealed in.

Your concepts are kind of interesting, and I like the rugged shaping, though I'm not a fan of the gritty color scheme. Brighter colors seem to make more sense for a rescue outfit, same as how fire departments usually have brightly-colored trucks. Plus, bright, flashy colors are a big part of what makes Space sets in general so fun. LEGO Star Wars has already basically cornered the market on grey and brown space vehicles.

[-zenn]

First some history; Legowiki M-tron entry. The concept of ruggedness/industrial/gritty seems to complement the M-tron mining aspects, but I'm not sure about the color scheme though.
Maybe another color combo would be more fitting; dark gray, light gray, dark red, black & yellow. Offcourse they have to have magnets!

[whitswj]

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Edited December 3, 2021 by whitswj

[-zenn]

Wow, amazing builds! So many details in the base & salvage 2 I suddenly realized the 'M' logo, reminds me of the 'Weyland-Yutani Corporation' logo. What if M-Tron is part of the OcTan Corp (also ties red to the red/green colorscheme)

[Aanchir]

3 hours ago, -zenn said:

First some history; Legowiki M-tron entry. The concept of ruggedness/industrial/gritty seems to complement the M-tron mining aspects, but I'm not sure about the color scheme though.
Maybe another color combo would be more fitting; dark gray, light gray, dark red, black & yellow. Offcourse they have to have magnets!

I'm curious what that wiki's sources are for M:Trons being miners, since I've seen next to nothing suggesting that outside of fan speculation trying to explain the glowy bits in their storage containers. By comparison, I've seen several sources seemingly pinning them down as a rescue/emergency response organization:

• 6956 Stellar Recon Voyager was known as M:Tron Rescue Starcruiser in the UK, Croiseur d'intervention (Response Cruiser) in France, Supersnelle M:TRON Reddingskruiser (Superfast M:Tron Rescue-cruiser) in the Netherlands, M:Tron Rettungsraumer (M:Tron Rescue-chamber) in Germany, Crucero de rescate (Rescue Cruiser) in Spain, Cruzador de Salvamento (Rescue Cruiser) in Portugal, and Σωστικό καταδρομικό (Rescue Cruiser) in Greece.
• 6989 Mega Core Magnetizer was known as M:Tron Recovery Centre in the UK, Unité d'intervention (Response Unit) in France, Mobiel M:Tron Reddingscentrum (Mobile M:Tron Rescue-center) in the Netherlands, M:Tron Rescue-Center in Germany, Centro de rescate móvil (Mobile Rescue Center) in Spain, Centro Móvel de Salvamento (Mobile Rescue Center) in Portugal, and Κέντρο ελεγχου σωστικών (Rescue Control Center) in Greece.
• This video from 1990 clearly shows M:Trons performing emergency response and accident cleanup operations, while this one uses the slogan "New LEGO M:Tron to the rescue!"
• The M:Tron model in the 260 Idea Book seems to represent an injured Futuron astronaut being rescued by two M:Tron astronauts.

Granted, it's possible that this is a scenario where the story behind M:Tron varied from country to country. Back in those days it was rare for a LEGO theme to have a strict, unvarying story direction for their themes. Even the much-later Insectoids theme had a much different story and different character names in the Americas than in most of Europe.

[whitswj]

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Edited December 3, 2021 by whitswj

[Artanis I]

Huh. I never figured M:Tron as a rescue operation. It always looked like mining and salvage to me.

I'm not too keen on the old brown with the grey. Is that bluish grey? That may be my hang-up if so. Maybe if you want to use brown go with black or white as companion colours.

Edited October 9, 2017 by Artanis I

[Legocitycustoms]

I'm still building old space stuff:

Them good old days...

[bondp99]

On 8.10.2017 at 5:02 PM, whitswj said:

I could see the recovery-response aspect to M:tron in this prototype series TLG made in 1987 (original source in a Brick-Journal Article). 

Capture by Walter Whiteside Jr., on Flickr

I like the idea of the concepts but the red color should be used again for M:TRON II. Red and trans yellow is so iconic for M:TRON. By the way those conceps reminds me of some SP2 vehicles...

[White Phoenix of the Crown]

The M: Tron' and the colors red - black - Trance - Neon - Green.