Topic: March 2011 Build Your Own Mini-Rig Contest

[DocOutlands]

OOOH!  That gives me an idea!!  (j/k, bro! )  THAT sounds interesting - can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Luke Sprywalker]

Doc, I just felt one hit me! lol

Sounds awesome Tom!

Anyone have any WIP pics yet? I am dying to see what everyone is working with!

[CloneSniper78]

Here are some WIP pics. Still thinking of things to do to it. She measures about 11 inches tall and the tip of the barrel to the back is also about 11 inches.

[Clonehead]

Sweet one, Tom. You didn't waste any time getting started, did you?

[Luke Sprywalker]

That is great Tom! I wonder what it would look like without the top gun placement? I think this is a very cool vehicle either way!

[Rustyscustoms]

Hey everyone, i didnt want to go ahead and do this without some sort of permission or see what you guys think..

In this new contest what does everyone feel about beasts being labled Vehicles. in short i want to work on an Onderon Beast rider but dont know if it comes within the perametres of the comp. i think it would as they are a form of vehicle but whats everyone else think?

[CloneSniper78]

That is great Tom! I wonder what it would look like without the top gun placement? I think this is a very cool vehicle either way!

It looks good without it Spry. But in order to have a chance to win the comp. I figured I better add more parts to it. Here is a pic without the turret. You know what I think this way might be better.....

[Luke Sprywalker]

Oh my Tom! That is freakin' sweet! Incoming PM! I have some ideas...

[Tamer]

Wow, all kinds of great ideas.

I must say I like the AT-ST Crawler without the top gun turrent myself. Much more realistic to the time period we might have seen them imho.

There is already four pages to this thread and it just kicked off this past Saturday!

[Luke Sprywalker]

Tamer couldn't you see your AT-AT gunner stickin out the top of Tom's vehicle? Tom it really has a classic look and feel to it. I would add a few backpacks to the sides, a radar or some type of sensor array to the top, some tools maybee. Give it a lived in look I guess. Figure out where this design would be used, I see it in an uneven, rocky environment. I like the classic Imperial gray and the treads are just a bit darker so it works just like it is. I could also see it tan with a womp rat on the side or something like that.

[DocOutlands]

Heh - Tom, I knew almost exactly what direction you were going to take...  Good work!

[CloneSniper78]

Thanks Doc, I know you got some WIP pics to show, come on don't be shy. lol

[Joerhyno]

I love the AT-ST crawler, I was thinking of something silly like that with some big wheels, like a mini Turbo Tank, but I don't think I have something boxy enough with wheels that would make it look cool... I got a couple ideas, just nailing it down, trying to decide what to do.. I'll post a pic of some possible ideas I got a little later.

[Clonehead]

Hey everyone, i didnt want to go ahead and do this without some sort of permission or see what you guys think..

In this new contest what does everyone feel about beasts being labled Vehicles. in short i want to work on an Onderon Beast rider but dont know if it comes within the perametres of the comp. i think it would as they are a form of vehicle but whats everyone else think?

Well , I had actually meant a mechanical vehicle, Rusty. I don't consider a beastly mount as much a vehicle as a beast of burden. That does sound like a cool contest idea for the future though. "show us your best beastly mount and rider"

I would concede to allowing a beast if it were pulling a vehicle as long as both together did not exceed the 1 ft limit.

Tom, I like the crawler and think it works better without the turret on top. Man, I would find some sort of mounted weapon to put up in front of that hatch.

LE, I do have some wip pics of the driver for my proposed entry in my custom figures thread but as far as the mini rig, I have only worked on one or two of the details and am not ready for pics of that yet.

[spudafett]

Clonesniper as soon as you said "at-st crawler" I thought to myself:
"holy crap that's brilliant! I bet he's going to put the head onto the tread chassis of a new hiss tank!"

I guess great minds do think alike?  I love the design, It's brilliant.  a little bigger than what I would consider a "mini" rig, but it is well within the size restriction of the contest.  I personally think it looks much better without the turret, the AAT turret is too rounded and contrasts with the angular at-st head (I ran into the same problem when trying to put that same turret on the republic fighter tank).   All the ideas of adding webbing, packs and gear are also exactly what I was thinking.  After seeing this I'm going to have to step up my game a bit....

now.... let's talk about where the legs of that walker went....