Posted January 26, 201312 yr So a while ago I went into LDD and after a bit lot of fumbling created this: The Old Republic - Speeder Bike by bobsy26, on Flickr Which is a 'close-enough' sort of version of the Orlean Flurry, or this: Which is a kind of speeder bike from The Old Republic. Well, 'speeder' is something of an exaggeration, but it does at least go faster than the hovermower you get with the Old Republic Battle Pack. I digress. While I liked the design, I found that even though all the bricks were 'legal' colours, getting those technic beams in dark blue would be an awkward affair, since they are not especially common. So instead of hauling megablocks to Bricklink I just sat around and did nothing until I bought the Crazy Scientist And His Monster from Monster Fighters, and got two of that part in dark grey. And so begins the saga of shrugging and saying "Eh, close enough". The results are below. Oh, and yes the photography's rubbish but it's the best you're getting until you all chip in to buy me a massive expensive camera and studio. Old Republic Orlean Flurry Speeder Bike by bobsy26, on Flickr That suave, sophisticated fellow riding it is based on one of my characters from TOR. Speeders of The Old Republic: Speeders of the Old Republic by bobsy26, on Flickr
January 27, 201312 yr Saw that no one had commented on this yet and thought i should give you a shout. I really like the build. As someone who has not played TOR it is nice to see some MOC's from that game. I was wondering if you had tried a blue/bley color scheme for the speeder as it seems to be like that from the pic. Also, is there a website or blog where you can look at the different types of ships/speeders from the game? I would be interested in checking that out.
January 28, 201312 yr Author Saw that no one had commented on this yet and thought i should give you a shout. I really like the build. As someone who has not played TOR it is nice to see some MOC's from that game. I was wondering if you had tried a blue/bley color scheme for the speeder as it seems to be like that from the pic. Also, is there a website or blog where you can look at the different types of ships/speeders from the game? I would be interested in checking that out. Yeah, it would look better with more bley and less black, you're absolutely right. But I was stymied by the rather poor selection of pieces I had at my disposal. If/when I ever use Bricklink again I'll be looking out for replacement parts. I used www.torhead.com to get reference pictures - I do own a similar speeder to this in-game, but with a less attractive colour scheme. Every type of speeder exists in a bunch of different colours and styles anyway, so I guess mine is just an off-market variant. Now to get it some go-faster stripes...
January 29, 201312 yr Yeah, it would look better with more bley and less black, you're absolutely right. But I was stymied by the rather poor selection of pieces I had at my disposal. If/when I ever use Bricklink again I'll be looking out for replacement parts. I used www.torhead.com to get reference pictures - I do own a similar speeder to this in-game, but with a less attractive colour scheme. Every type of speeder exists in a bunch of different colours and styles anyway, so I guess mine is just an off-market variant. Now to get it some go-faster stripes... Thanks for the info I will check it out. Also, if you don't mind, I would like to take a crack at building the Flurry. I am not much of a MOCer as of yet, but this might be a good intro project for me. Credit for the idea will of course go to you, sir.
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