Drop pod help

Post by **fredde** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:20 pm

Originally i was going to post this in the old "construction teqniques for the needy" thread but since it seems like "necroing" have become more common and since its SUCH A BIG DEAL! i will simply make a new thread.

Ok i need help with making a drop pod but i just can't get a grasp on it
so i thought i could go on brikwars forums for some help.
I have been trying to make a drop pod to seat four minifigs but it always ends up looking like a box so if you have made a drop pod or have pics of one please post them here i will appreciate any kind of advice.

My terrible youtube channel · Post by **Magic Soap** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:21 pm

perhaps, make a flower-like shape that opens out, using hinges. Look at plantery assault drop pods (WH40K Space Marine pod) design, you could use that spine effect.

Post by **OneEye589** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:35 pm

Yea, I'd say Magic Soap has the gist. Drop pods are usually similar to two pyramids bottom to bottom. A thinner, taller pyramid on top and a short, squat pyramid on bottom.

Post by **warman45** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:42 pm

here's an example i did

Post by **OneEye589** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:49 pm

And also remember, you don't have to make the doors hinge. The chances that a drop pod would ever be used more than once is kind of slim. Jump make them able to pop off and you won't have to worry about working around hinge pieces the entire time.

Post by **Strana** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:12 pm

drop pod to the rescue

Post by **james+burgundy** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:20 pm

yeah that would work providing every single person inside was already in a vac suit

Post by **Strana** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:39 pm

what like sm's arent the only sm to regularly go withought helmets are sw so there

oh and price for it is $36.87 thru factory

Post by **james+burgundy** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:47 pm

Strana wrote:what like sm's arent the only sm to regularly go withought helmets are sw so there

oh and price for it is $36.87 thru factory

yeah well thats real economical

Post by **Strana** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:59 pm

i put it there for reference you dweeb obviously you can get the parts cheaper or may alts in your collection already. btw theres less than 100 peoces, so legoe has uped the price on parts AGAIN

Post by **james+burgundy** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:12 pm

Dweeb ha!You are one to talk this "drop pod" has so many holes in it the enemy does not need bullets to kill the people inside.Seriously the constriction is crappy at best the engines or what ever the hell you want to call them are mounted with near no support and the doors hinges will fall off rather then bend open. Dweeb ba you are the one here that needs a new name not I maybe something like commander crap-o

Post by **stubby** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:42 pm

james+burgundy wrote:Dweeb ha!You are one to talk this "drop pod" has so many holes in it the enemy does not need bullets to kill the people inside.Seriously the constriction is crappy at best the engines or what ever the hell you want to call them are mounted with near no support and the doors hinges will fall off rather then bend open.

Everything you've just described is how drop pods are supposed to be. What kind of drop pods were you thinking of? The reusable kind?

Post by **IVhorseman** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:02 pm

He was actually thinking of "pick-up pods".

Post by **Zahru II** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:22 am

I likes Strana's pod, very w40k-ish.

Post by **fredde** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:44 am

Thanks everyone for the help and taking the time to post pics im really grateful

i have been thinking and i think i will be going in stranas direction in using lots of plates and hinges instead of basic bricks
which i think will give <a href='http://tinyurl.com/y42zurt'>alot</a> of room and still the drop poddy feel and yet again thanks to everyone who helped i really appreciated it!