MOC Turtle Lair

Hobbestimus · December 24, 2012

UPDATED WITH FINAL BUILD HERE

I think TLG did a great job with the details on the Turtle Lair Attack, but I wanted to take those details and open the set up a bit. So, using the pieces and designs from that set as a base, I built little vignettes for different areas in the Turtle Lair, which could be set end-to-end to make a more complete playset.

First is the entrance from the street:

Now the ladder going down is directly beneath the manhole opening.

I used some non-TLG parts here, but they were too thematically perfect to ignore.

Next is the Turtle's Kitchen, with a minifridge, improvised plumbing, and lots of counter space:

That leads into the living room, where Donatello doesn't want to give up his seat next to April, even though Leo is missing and episode of Space Heroes:

From there we head into the gym, complete with punching bag and kinda-screen accurate hanging Shredder dummy. The Turtle's have spray painted the wall with an affirmation of mutant power to inspire them during their workouts:

That leads into Splinter's Dojo:

And finally, at the end of it all, Don's workshop:

Here's the whole sewer set up:

Edited July 7, 2013 by Hobbestimus

Jackattack7 · December 24, 2012

Holy crap, that looks amazing. It looks much better than the official one. :classic:

Crownie · December 24, 2012

This turned out wonderfully. :thumbup: The modularity really works well, and I can easily see the finished product as an official 'deluxe version', if such a thing were ever produced. Splinter's dojo is a vast improvement and really reminds me of some of the new shows' environments. Loving the Living Room complete with Space Heroes as well. :laugh:

(And now that I'm looking at it, where did you get those stickered pieces for the dojo floor? They're really cool.)

Awesome job!

Edited December 24, 2012 by Crownie

Hobbestimus · December 24, 2012

Thanks, guys!

Crownie, the dojo floor is from this set.

Crownie · December 24, 2012

Crownie, the dojo floor is from this set.

Wow, thanks! It worked really well.

Any plans on using Chima to develop some Thundercats MOCs? I'm really loving the work I'm seeing on your Flickr page. The world could use some more 80's goodness, that's for sure! :wink:

Hobbestimus · December 25, 2012

Any plans on using Chima to develop some Thundercats MOCs? I'm really loving the work I'm seeing on your Flickr page. The world could use some more 80's goodness, that's for sure!

At the very least I will probably upgrade my Lion-O. Maybe let him drive around in Lennox's Lion Buggy. I'm more interested in Chima for the gator options - Leatherhead, Killer Croc, etc...

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you like the work.

Hobbestimus · December 27, 2012

I want to add a modular street level, too. Just testing weight tolerance, to see how much I can securely fit.

King Aragorn · December 27, 2012

Stunning work!

gundamz · December 27, 2012

Your MOC looks awesome. I particularly like the "modular street level."

wondermonkey · December 27, 2012

Love it! Much more enjoyable to look at this way. I never noticed the Turtle Blimp or Turtle Van blueprints before.

Cobb · December 27, 2012

Nice, wish we could create brickwork like that with official lego parts. The macenry bricks don't line up correctly.

BrickG · December 28, 2012

I really wish we got spoof Star Trek stickers from the new Ninja Turtles. The TV has a lame generic allyway sticker. That spoof is PERFECT for it...

I also wish these sets came with that many brick looking pieces (love these non-standard pieces). Where the crap did you get so much? :P

Hobbestimus · December 28, 2012

The tall brick sections are from an old Mega Bloks Plasma set. It involved giant spiders attacking some city pieces, and a cool brick Humvee I use for my Lego GI Joe customs.

The secret to the Star Trek spoof show is:

1. Turtle Lair Attack TV sans sticker.

2. Office Depot do-it-yourself inkjet sticker paper

3. Screen grab of Space Heroes from the internet.

4. Profit.