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Troop Ideas

Post by Itxi » Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:58 pm

As I mentioned briefly before, when I retrieved my Lego from my parents all of my minifigs were missing, so I ordered replacements from BrickLink.

I wasn't really thinking about making an army at that point, I just wanted some insectoids again (First Lego sets I bought with my own money). Now that I am looking at building a faction I'm struggling to think of how to use them. I've already got a rough idea of using mostly Blacktron figures with slight variations (I like the logo), but I can't figure out any cool things to do with the insectoids without just using them as is.

I bought a bunch of different armours from bricklink and none of them look as good as or mix well with the standard armour and helmets.

Anyone got any suggestions?
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by Gungnir » Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:26 pm

Put them in uniforms with humans and some other aliens. Make a multi-racial crew.
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by Itxi » Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:56 am

It's not a bad idea, however I was trying to think of a unique purpose for them. I may just use them as pilots.
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Post by Silverdream » Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:39 am

Make them slavers, and either make your other minifigs look like slaves or put trans-green pieces on their heads to denote mind control.
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by Nimja » Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:03 pm

Gungnir wrote:Put them in uniforms with humans and some other aliens. Make a multi-racial crew.
So basically make Lego FTL.
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by RagnarokRose » Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:05 pm

Nimja wrote:So basically make Lego FTL.
You know what I loath? People telling other people that their basic creative ideas are moot because someone else has done it before, based on one aspect of the other's concept. Congrats.
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Post by Nimja » Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:16 pm

I wasn't saying that. I was saying it is similar. And where did I say it was moot, or unoriginal?
and anyway, alien crews are a large aspect of FTL.
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by aoffan23 » Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:47 pm

Nimja wrote:and anyway, alien crews are a large aspect of FTL.
And Mass Effect, and Star Wars, and Star Trek, and...
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Post by cleanupcrew » Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:09 pm

aoffan23 wrote:
Nimja wrote:and anyway, alien crews are a large aspect of FTL.
And Mass Effect, and Star Wars, and Star Trek, and...
Which probably came from Moby-Dick's multinational crew of the Pequod, which itself was inspired by this little thing called real life...
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by Itxi » Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:29 pm

Not a bad idea that Silver, thanks :)
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Post by Bragallot » Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:16 pm

Colette wrote:
aoffan23 wrote:
Nimja wrote:and anyway, alien crews are a large aspect of FTL.
And Mass Effect, and Star Wars, and Star Trek, and...
Which probably came from Moby-Dick's multinational crew of the Pequod, which itself was inspired by this little thing called real life...
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by Maverick » Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:04 am

Bragallot wrote:
Colette wrote:
aoffan23 wrote:
Nimja wrote:and anyway, alien crews are a large aspect of FTL.
And Mass Effect, and Star Wars, and Star Trek, and...
Which probably came from Moby-Dick's multinational crew of the Pequod, which itself was inspired by this little thing called real life...
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Post by Bragallot » Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:09 pm

Guys can be bitches too. Have you ever watched television?
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Post by Silent-sigfig » Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:19 pm

Bragallot wrote:Guys can be bitches too. Have you ever watched television?
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Re: Troop Ideas

Post by Maverick » Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:02 am

Silent-sigfig wrote:
Bragallot wrote:Guys can be bitches too. Have you ever watched television?
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By this you probably mean reality tv, so the answer is no, i don't watch crap.
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