[MOC] Ice Planet 2002 | Mobile Research Laboratory

[Norton74]

ICE PLANET IS BACK!

My latest build is an armoured vehicle decked out in Ice Planet livery used by the peaceful men as a mobile research laboratory.
Ice Planet 2002 was a subtheme of LEGO Space introduced in 1993 and marked by a very cool color scheme: white, blue and trans-neon orange.
Even if I've never played with these paceful guys (at that time I was a teen with other interests on my head) I've always appreciated this series.
The ground vehicle is not equipped with weapons but with a lot of retro space components. Ice Planet are in fact engaged in secret researches about renewable energy rather than interplanetary wars.

The canopy opens to expose a detailed little interior with such an assortment of retro-tech computers and equipment. 

More info and pictures here. I hope you like it 

The Ice Planet vehicle joins the other space armoured vehicles I built in the last few years:
1) Space Tank in Classic Space livery;
2) White Tiger Futuron Tank;
3) UFO Shado Mobile Evo;
4) B-59 Blacktron APC.

Thanks for stopping by.
 

Edited September 12, 2018 by Norton74

[Wolfhammer]

Impressive,I really like the colours you used,

[Norton74]

On 9/13/2018 at 4:51 PM, Wolfhammer said:

Impressive,I really like the colours you used,

Thank you @Wolfhammer   

[sander1992]

Nice design of the vehicle.

A lot of space on the inside and great setup of controls and panels.

The presentation of the build is also nice. Great shapes in the snow.

[Norton74]

3 minutes ago, sander1992 said:

Nice design of the vehicle.

A lot of space on the inside and great setup of controls and panels.

The presentation of the build is also nice. Great shapes in the snow.

Many thanks for your words, really appreciated 

[neonic]

Looks like the black one 
This one looks great too with those colors. I like the 'garagedoor' at the back and all those controlpanels and pipe.
Presentation looks great too on the snow/ice.

[Norton74]

1 hour ago, neonic said:

Looks like the black one 
This one looks great too with those colors. I like the 'garagedoor' at the back and all those controlpanels and pipe.
Presentation looks great too on the snow/ice.

Thank you! Yes the style is quite similar to the B-59, it's like my MOC's signature 

Best

[Kalais]

Awesome. I love the interior.

[Norton74]

5 minutes ago, Kalais said:

Awesome. I love the interior.

Thank you, glad you like it   

[Great Ball Pit]

Nice build, but I was hoping to see some sort of living quarters inside. 

[Norton74]

On 9/20/2018 at 5:58 PM, Great Ball Pit said:

Nice build, but I was hoping to see some sort of living quarters inside. 

Thank you. Living quarter is a good idea for next MOC ;)

[Maranar]

That is really cool! (no pun intended). I always liked the Ice Planet theme. The interior and orange panel at the back are my favorite parts. I think I would like just a tad of white on the outer hull as well, but it does portray a hulking demeanor like that!

Edited September 27, 2018 by Maranar

[Norton74]

On 9/27/2018 at 4:00 PM, Maranar said:

That is really cool! (no pun intended). I always liked the Ice Planet theme. The interior and orange panel at the back are my favorite parts. I think I would like just a tad of white on the outer hull as well, but it does portray a hulking demeanor like that!

Thanks @Maranar  

[Mike S]

Very striking and clean! Well done! 

[Norton74]

3 minutes ago, Mike S said:

Very striking and clean! Well done! 

Thanks 

[Lyichir]

This is a fantastic build with an amazing interior but I almost feels like it suffers from a lack of neutral colors on the exterior. Changing some of the details like the "vents" on the exterior to a color like black might help—that'd both make it more authentic to the color scheme of the Ice Planet sets and help to make those details seem less washed out in a sea of blue.

[Norton74]

On 10/10/2018 at 12:17 AM, Lyichir said:

This is a fantastic build with an amazing interior but I almost feels like it suffers from a lack of neutral colors on the exterior. Changing some of the details like the "vents" on the exterior to a color like black might help—that'd both make it more authentic to the color scheme of the Ice Planet sets and help to make those details seem less washed out in a sea of blue.

Thanks @Lyichir.

You're not the only one who has remarked the lack of white or black. I'll add more neutral colors in my next Ice Planet-themed MOC. Thanks for your suggestion ;)

[TeriXeri]

This has some Axl Tower Carrier vibes but without the medieval influence, really nice.

Edited October 16, 2018 by TeriXeri

[Norton74]

16 hours ago, TeriXeri said:

This has some Axl Tower Carrier vibes but without the medieval influence, really nice.

Thank you