Mobile Base: Inspiration Failure
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:07 pm
I have had two cracks at trying to build a large True BlackTRON Legion base vehicle for my friends to gang up on in an upcoming game, partially inspired by the P.A.R.V, a creation I know that I can never match in terms of skill or wallet.
The first was an attempt a doughnut on wheels designed to roll over damaged vehicles and repair them. I soon realised this would be pointless as Brikwars is all about vehicles blowing up - with four players we usually only get about 3 turns in before we declare a winner so opportunity would be limited anyway. I also found I did not have enough black and yellow parts to even build one level.
Fortunately I managed some sweet ebaying to get over a baseplate's worth of 4x? and 6x? black flats and x50 6x1 bricks, and a handful of other useful bricks for an amazingly good bargain and resolved to try again.
The second attempt was to be a two-levelled vehicle with the second level being a balcony/throne room overlooking the ground floor. It ended up being a box with wheels and some nice sliding sci-fi hatch doors. I made some nice gunner seats but they did not help break up the square monotony that Typhon had become. Basically it was still an effing box on wheels. Most frustrating.
Whilst I only have basic blocks and few fancy components I am certain I have enough bricks to make something impressive. The options I am considering now are:
1. Super-sized Battle Bus (easiest but most pedestrian),
2. Corvette based off your standard sci-fi Generic Human Flying Fist Brick (most challenging, would need to come up with a good design to avoid another outbreak of boxitus), or
3. a nice long floating battle barge (middle of the road, not inspiring but easiest to add details and weapons to).
Any ideas or suggestions to get over a lack of inspiration, and/orwhat could work as a large scale creation carrying around 20-30 crew?
The first was an attempt a doughnut on wheels designed to roll over damaged vehicles and repair them. I soon realised this would be pointless as Brikwars is all about vehicles blowing up - with four players we usually only get about 3 turns in before we declare a winner so opportunity would be limited anyway. I also found I did not have enough black and yellow parts to even build one level.
Fortunately I managed some sweet ebaying to get over a baseplate's worth of 4x? and 6x? black flats and x50 6x1 bricks, and a handful of other useful bricks for an amazingly good bargain and resolved to try again.
The second attempt was to be a two-levelled vehicle with the second level being a balcony/throne room overlooking the ground floor. It ended up being a box with wheels and some nice sliding sci-fi hatch doors. I made some nice gunner seats but they did not help break up the square monotony that Typhon had become. Basically it was still an effing box on wheels. Most frustrating.
Whilst I only have basic blocks and few fancy components I am certain I have enough bricks to make something impressive. The options I am considering now are:
1. Super-sized Battle Bus (easiest but most pedestrian),
2. Corvette based off your standard sci-fi Generic Human Flying Fist Brick (most challenging, would need to come up with a good design to avoid another outbreak of boxitus), or
3. a nice long floating battle barge (middle of the road, not inspiring but easiest to add details and weapons to).
Any ideas or suggestions to get over a lack of inspiration, and/orwhat could work as a large scale creation carrying around 20-30 crew?
