DelQuinn Posted January 7 Posted January 7 19 hours ago, jodawill said: The Galaxy Explorer mentioned Blacktron. The Lion Knight's Castle mentioned Wolfpack. The Medieval Town Square mentioned Fright Knights. Now the Renegade is mentioning Futuron. It seems pretty blatant to me. Also, that the recent CIty Space Modular Galactic Spaceship has Futuron inspired minifig torsos, as well as a recent Dreamzzz set Quote
danth Posted January 7 Posted January 7 1 hour ago, SpacePolice89 said: Given the large number of parts included I believe you can build a new MOC version of the Renegade that is more to your liking. It is so cool to have many Blacktron themed and colored parts available. Yep. Although I'll have a bunch of yellow parts left over. 😁 I might not make a Renegade though. I've already done that once. Quote
SpacePolice89 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 26 minutes ago, danth said: Yep. Although I'll have a bunch of yellow parts left over. 😁 I might not make a Renegade though. I've already done that once. With those you can build a microscale Seatron monorail. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 (edited) Mine 10355 is done, with some special modifications made! The new cockpit is taken from the Blacktron Cruiser GWP with added parts from a free Rebrickable MOC's instructions, while the cargo pod is reverse engineered and modified from one posted in a Brickset article. (You can view the Rebrickable MOC here, while the Brickset article about modifying 10355 can be viewed here.) Here's a bonus atmospheric shot and a short description: On the rain-soaked moon of Titan IV, Blacktron forces have a secret outpost, used for constructing and testing of new space ships and weapons. Completely hidden under the permanently stormy skies and helped by it's remote location, this outpost is also secluded by means of electronic scrambler devices and a camera-confusing layout, rendering any orbital ship / satellite photos unusable for anyone but those with the proper clearance codes. However, during times of high solar activity, the scrambler devices are turned off for fear of them being destroyed by the flares. In this extremely tight window, pictures may be taken of the base below. In one such solar window, a passing planetary mining survey ship from M-Tron managed to get a single photo of this new Blacktron ship sent off before transmission ceased abruptly... most likely by countermeasures being deployed by satellites to destroy the orbiting ship. Back at M-Tron corporate HQ, realizing that they had info on a new, previously unknown Blacktron ship, sent off copies to the Space Police for further investigation. This ship appears to be a combination of the cruiser type (SP codename 'Invader') and the frigate-type nicknamed by the Space Police as a 'Renegade', with this new hybrid between the two now named the 'Vendetta'. Beyond this single picture, nothing is known of it's capabilities and none have since been spotted in flight or combat. ...yet. Edited January 7 by Murdoch17 Quote
jodawill Posted January 7 Posted January 7 I forgot to mention - has anyone else had an issue with the space camera being molded wrong? I saw someone mention it in the comments on Jang's review. It has an extra section of plastic that prevents the 1x1 round plates from attaching. The element ID is 436026. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 3 minutes ago, jodawill said: I forgot to mention - has anyone else had an issue with the space camera being molded wrong? I saw someone mention it in the comments on Jang's review. It has an extra section of plastic that prevents the 1x1 round plates from attaching. The element ID is 436026. I didn't check, and all the spares are dumped into another bin... but I did have another error. While building the engine sections I was short of one red 78256. Luckily, since I didn't built the original set's cockpit so I had spares to fill in the hole. Quote
GeoBrick Posted January 8 Posted January 8 11 hours ago, jodawill said: I forgot to mention - has anyone else had an issue with the space camera being molded wrong? I saw someone mention it in the comments on Jang's review. It has an extra section of plastic that prevents the 1x1 round plates from attaching. The element ID is 436026. There are two of them in the set, one for the rover, and the second for the cockpit. Which one gave you trouble? In any case, on my end both seem to be fine. Quote
vizzitor Posted January 8 Posted January 8 There's a picture of the difference on Reddit. There's an extra bit of plastic that prevents the 1x1 round plate being attached: https://old.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1hs3kmg/new_blacktron_pieces_molded_incorrectly/ Quote
SpacePolice89 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 13 hours ago, jodawill said: I forgot to mention - has anyone else had an issue with the space camera being molded wrong? I saw someone mention it in the comments on Jang's review. It has an extra section of plastic that prevents the 1x1 round plates from attaching. The element ID is 436026. Maybe it's a regional thing? I guess the American sold Renegades are made and packed in Mexico while the European ones have parts mostly made in Billund and then packed into boxes in Kladno, Czech Republic. I had no problem with my space cameras and my box has the letter code S (Kladno). The letter codes are: H = Nyíregyháza, Hungary R = Ciénega de Flores, Mexico S = Kladno, Czech Republic Q = Purkersdorf, Austria B = Shenzhen, China (Not Confirmed) M = Billund, Denmark (Not Confirmed) O = Billund, Denmark (Not Confirmed) Info from: Quote
Aanchir Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/7/2025 at 12:22 PM, danth said: Another thing that bugs me about the walker is the use of the arches in the support structure. The curves of the arches totally clash with the industrial look of the grilled wedge plates. Yeah, I agree about this. I am a big fan of the new Renegade design, but the B-model isn't anywhere near as strong as the Galaxy Explorer's B- and C-models (though in fairness, the three sets that Galaxy Explorer's builds took inspiration from had much more similar shapes and had much more similar inventories than the Renegade and Alienator/Strider, so the designer of the Renegade was working at more of a disadvantage here). The legs in particular are an area where it's very obvious the parts were selected based on what was available in the A-model rather than what would make a coherent-looking leg design. Truth be told I don't mind the foot design as much, especially since it makes a little more sense conceptually for the feet to take cues from the landing gear of the spaceships than the wings, but it is certainly also a very big departure from the original set's wedge-shaped feet. I am looking into trying to MOC a modernized Alienator that's more to my tastes, though — in fact, the canopy of the new Renegade's rover seems like it could be a good fit for an upscaled revamp of the Alienator's canopy. Quote
Lyichir Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 I love the new Alienator, personally. Yeah, it's a huge departure from the original (arguably a completely new vehicle moreso than a straight remake), but I like that it maintains the core leg-shuffling function (a childhood favorite of mine) and does something new and cool with it (using all the same modularity as the A-model plus allowing the body to lift off as a flying vehicle). I've currently got one set (yet to be built) but I might still try to pick up another at some point, both to build the B-model and to provide a nice helping of extra Blacktron-compatible parts for MOCs (including those interesting vehicle bases with the cutout that the set introduces). Side note, since I realized I probably didn't post about this here before, but in my last Pick-a-Brick order (which unfortunately, like many others, is severely delayed and has yet to arrive), I added several trans-red 5091 and 5092 1x2 tiles with cut corners, to allow me to tidy up the angled edges of the Invader GWP's wings. The Invader GWP came out just slightly too early to take advantage of those newer parts (introduced for the Speed Champions theme), but I feel like substituting some of the regular trans-red 1x2 tiles for those will make the wings look cleaner and more like the original while still maintaining the solar panel-esque tiled look the remake's approach to them achieved. Quote
jodawill Posted January 11 Posted January 11 An exclusive Blacktron minifigure is coming soon in a new DK book: https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-minifigure-a-visual-history-updated-and-expanded-coming-september/ Quote
Murdoch17 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Meh. As I said on Brickset: I don't need another Blacktron commander.... my own version using legs and torso from the Galactic Bounty Hunter CMF work well enough. Quote
Renny The Spaceman Posted January 11 Posted January 11 11 minutes ago, jodawill said: An exclusive Blacktron minifigure is coming soon in a new DK book: https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-minifigure-a-visual-history-updated-and-expanded-coming-september/ Damn, again? The last version of this book was only 4 years ago. I'm glad the figure's not too interesting, don't need the same book with like 6 new pages again. Quote
GeoBrick Posted January 11 Posted January 11 4 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said: Damn, again? The last version of this book was only 4 years ago. I'm glad the figure's not too interesting, don't need the same book with like 6 new pages again. I should have waited a couple years. I bought the version with the orange CS astronaut in it, and it turned out that last year we could get that one in PAB or as a GWP. Quote
Lyichir Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 I think the fig is cool. There's been very little variation in Blacktron I figs in the past (especially ones that fit in with the classic figs' minimalism), so this is a great option for a commander or similar high-ranking character. By the way, I finished building the Renegade the other day! Really fun set. Quote
RichardGoring Posted January 12 Posted January 12 5 hours ago, GeoBrick said: I should have waited a couple years. I bought the version with the orange CS astronaut in it, and it turned out that last year we could get that one in PAB or as a GWP. Let's hope this one comes along in a few years too then! Quote
Artanis I Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Not a bad minifig or anything, but it's inferior to the original, and doesn't really need to exist. It adds little other than 'here's a slightly different one' - which can already easily be achieved with leg swaps or epaulettes etc. Quote
Aanchir Posted January 12 Posted January 12 On 1/11/2025 at 10:07 AM, Murdoch17 said: Meh. As I said on Brickset: I don't need another Blacktron commander.... my own version using legs and torso from the Galactic Bounty Hunter CMF work well enough. That's a reasonable perspective, although I do think this figure stands out quite a bit from Blacktron CMFs in that it sticks to classic colors and a very rudimentary white harness print instead of having lots of modernized details. In that respect, this one is a much closer match to the figs from the Blacktron Cruiser and Renegade. 9 hours ago, Artanis I said: Not a bad minifig or anything, but it's inferior to the original, and doesn't really need to exist. It adds little other than 'here's a slightly different one' - which can already easily be achieved with leg swaps or epaulettes etc. Honestly, isn't it preferable for a book exclusive promo figure to be one that "doesn't really need to exist" rather than one that's super desirable or tailored to army building? I mean, most other figs that appear exclusively in DK guides (like the zombie skateboarder, white Boba Fett, pirate Batman, and samurai Lloyd) are also pretty unnecessary and easy to do without if you don't care for their designs. And I'm sure a lot of people would be infuriated if they instead made a modernized Black Knight footsoldier or Unitron astronaut that was only available as a pack-in with a $50 hardcover book. This way it's a nice bonus for people who choose to get the book, and no major loss for anybody who chooses not to. Quote
Black Falcon Posted January 12 Posted January 12 49 minutes ago, Aanchir said: Honestly, isn't it preferable for a book exclusive promo figure to be one that "doesn't really need to exist" rather than one that's super desirable or tailored to army building? I mean, most other figs that appear exclusively in DK guides (like the zombie skateboarder, white Boba Fett, pirate Batman, and samurai Lloyd) are also pretty unnecessary and easy to do without if you don't care for their designs. And I'm sure a lot of people would be infuriated if they instead made a modernized Black Knight footsoldier or Unitron astronaut that was only available as a pack-in with a $50 hardcover book. This way it's a nice bonus for people who choose to get the book, and no major loss for anybody who chooses not to. Totally agree here, I was happy that they did the Classic Orange Spaceman in a GWP later and it was avaiable on PAB and then even in the Insiders Tic Tac Toe Set. There was no way I would have spent 15€ for it. Quote
SpacePolice89 Posted January 13 Posted January 13 I pre ordered the minifigure book from amazon.de for €40.44 including shipping. I look forward to get a new Blacktron minifig. Estimated delivery is September 16. Quote
lmflex Posted January 16 Posted January 16 On 1/8/2025 at 4:50 AM, GeoBrick said: There are two of them in the set, one for the rover, and the second for the cockpit. Which one gave you trouble? In any case, on my end both seem to be fine. Yes! I had the same problem as well. When trying to place the 1x1 round stud. I then remembered the first one on the top of the rover, which is built first. Swapped them out and no problem. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted January 16 Posted January 16 I just went and found my two cameras from the Renegade - one was fine, one had the extra lump. Quote
Lyichir Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Murdoch17 said: I just went and found my two cameras from the Renegade - one was fine, one had the extra lump. Same here. Probably best to send a replacement request to Lego—I've done that successfully in the past when I've had a mismolded part that reduced functionality like that. Quote
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