Custom LEGO Troop Transport Vehicle

So I was thinking I shout upgrade my LEGO troop transport vehicle. I had made this a few years ago, so it looks kind of, um, crap.

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Side view.

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The back opens up and can hold 2 minifigures.

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Cockpit holds on and has controls.

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Gunner postion swivels and has limited armor. Apparently the guns are anti-aircraft, as they can only point up while still being held by the minifig.

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Fits 4 minifigs total.

I decided to overhaul the design as the colors were mixed up and the resemblance to a military vehicle is only slight. Here was my first attempt.

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Sorry about the finger in the way. The remodel is slightly larger than the original, the side armor is sloped but the integration with the front slope is non-existent and looks ugly in my opinion. The turret is redesigned, with a short barreled cannon and some armor, it rotates fully but has nothing in the back.

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The driver has a small gun and the turret is placed slightly to the side as to not interfere with the drivers hatch.

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The side armor on either side is different, and the turret (which is my favorite part) extends over the back. There is no room for additional troops.

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Round back is nothing special, pieces don’t quite sync up, but that’s my fault.

After this I decided the body was to short, so I remodeled and added some length.

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Here you can see how I retained the sloping side armor.

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I decided to get rid of this side armor as it looked unrealistic.

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Here is my eventually finished product, occupied by a driver and a gunner. I ran out of pieces so I’m not fully satisfied, but I like it.

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The driver now has more room and retains his small machine-gun.

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The turret is once again moved to the right to prevent interference with the driver position.

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The hatch, when fully open is will prevent the turret from spinning, but at when it is angled down slightly like this the turret is freely spinning.

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The turret redesign is what I’m most proud of, it has sloping armor on the front and back. It fits one minifig, but unfortunately without any gear.

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Hatch at the back.

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The back compartment fits two figures, good for black, red is holding onto his gear.

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Opened hatch.

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The vehicle holds four total. Here are some other shots of the finished product.

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(the side armor is my least favorite part, it looks too bulky for me)

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