Drop pod one man

Post by **fredde** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:52 am

(note i made a brainfart when i was gonna insert the last image and hit alt-f4 instead of alt-p soo yea)

a one man droppod

a random minifig having a seat with his sidearm

the pod opens by using explosive bolts to blow of the side then the "doors" open

the pod can be used to transport munitions and even ....

.....Minimecha! sortof

deconstructed for your pleasure.

Post by **Cpl. Halan** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:58 am

It's cool, but not simple enough, you want to build as simple as possible when you build drop pods. Otherwise you can't mass produce them.

Post by **OneEye589** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:18 pm

I agree with Halan. Also, there are so many greebles and things on this, which kind of isn't how a drop pod should be. They need to be sleek and simple for aerodynamics and mass production. Also, it should be able to fit a fully armored fig with a larger weapon, as drop troopers usually end up being in the thick of things.

Post by **dilanski** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:41 pm

I found that this design is the best

There are several variants that can be made including larger versions, I made one using the large curves that you could get with the original Exo-Force leg armor.

Post by **RagnarokRose** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:29 pm

I love this picture.

"No seriously boss, I'll fit! Come on, the guys on the ground need me!"

*UNIT NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORBITAL REENTRY.*

"Dammit!"

Post by **The Shadowscythe** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:03 pm

You see, this is awesome . . . the mecha/drop pod idea just needs some work.

build a mecha, that is its own drop-pod - and then you have something filled with win.

Post by **dilanski** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:23 pm

The Shadowscythe wrote:You see, this is awesome . . . the mecha/drop pod idea just needs some work.

build a mecha, that is its own drop-pod - and then you have something filled with win.

What do you mean, a mecha designed to work with a drop pod, which falls off upon landing or some mech with an outer shell that opens up on landing, like the NEGABLOKS Neo-Shitters?

Post by **Silent-sigfig** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:48 pm

That reminds me to build a Drop pod for my "Black Berets"

Post by **The Shadowscythe** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:07 am

dilanski wrote:
The Shadowscythe wrote:You see, this is awesome . . . the mecha/drop pod idea just needs some work.

build a mecha, that is its own drop-pod - and then you have something filled with win.
What do you mean, a mecha designed to work with a drop pod, which falls off upon landing or some mech with an outer shell that opens up on landing, like the NEGABLOKS Neo-Shitters?

What I mean is, a mecha that either has a drop pod built onto itself, or unfolds from a drop pod. Any drop pod that can withstand a fall from orbit has gotta have some awesome-arse armour, so why not build a unit that can fully utilise it?

Post by **Zahru II** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:32 am

Why yes, that sounds fun... bombarding the ranks of infantry, then suddenly oh shit they transforbluaragrghagh....

Post by **fredde** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:40 am

Ross_Varn wrote:

I love this picture.

"No seriously boss, I'll fit! Come on, the guys on the ground need me!"

*UNIT NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORBITAL REENTRY.*

"Dammit!"

LOL

also thats a neat design dilanski and this wasnt originally not gong to be a droppod it was going to be an ammo drum for a large gun on a now scrapped attack helicopter.
but i have to agree with you guys it doesn't really look like its cheap but i think of it as a delivery system for supplies more thant troops kinda like you radio for a bazzoka and the dropod comes down with a bazzoka on the tank you were going to shoot.
but i thought id highlight the minifigure capability since that wa the most interesting thing.

also mech/droppod sounds excellent i might just have to make a buzzard with a reeentry pack maybe a heatshield and some thrusters that is discarded upon landing.

also thanks for all the comments

My terrible youtube channel · Post by **Magic Soap** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:02 am

But a mech that is tough enough to survive entry and impact doesn't need to be in a pod... plus, launch it at the embassies as a bonus...

Post by **dilanski** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:14 am

I think the idea of a mech that has an outer shell that falls off upon landing, maybe leaving a part of itself behind as a shield will catch on, but building a mech that can transform into a pod mode would just turn out ugly, like some spasticated bohrok.

My terrible youtube channel · Post by **Magic Soap** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:42 pm

Yeah, but beauty serves no purpose in the frontlines of war - or plastered to the front of a tank.

Post by **BFenix** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 3:19 pm

I agree drop pods should be simple. But why making one with a capacity for one person? Besides, looking from a strategic point of view, imagine a night op. One drop pod would make less of a racket then a whole bunch of them. But that doesn't matter.

Imagine the Space Marine Drop Pod. it holds a bunch of marines inside and it carries a protective automated weapon.

But yours awesome. Its simple and seems solid. Now its time you make a Transformer that drops in the surface has a drop pod and then transforms into a deadly robot