driver | Dragon Company

This review is going to be a bit different than my normal ones (hopefully quicker). I found this highlighter for almost nothing in a charity shop where it seems someone donated whatever they didn’t give away. It’s got no branding save a message not to drink and drive (fine advice) and such a strange shape that I wanted to take a look.

The body is a very large cylinder that bubbles out in the front and has 3 flattened areas that are ribbed for grip. It’s mostly smooth, save for a coarse area in the back where messages can be printed, so obviously it’s from some bulk-online company and the only logos are the ones that are being advertised. At the back, there is a giant, super-satisfying click mechanism and a surprisingly robust clip. The mechanism is a standard one (that you can see through the translucent body) that should perform all right and keep the tip from drying out immediately. The ink is a very pale, lackluster orange that doesn’t have a good smudge-resistance but does what one would expect.

I just think it’s a nice, chunky, fascinating thing. It isn’t very practical but it gets the job done and it shouldn’t be possible to lose. And it’s made of a sturdy (and thick) enough plastic that if the refill is any good it should last for years. And hey, if you managed to get one, it was probably free! (Also it comes in one of those terrible plastic bags that I think is supposed to prevent it from drying out and which I can’t imagine working.)

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.

Side view.

The back opens up and can hold 2 minifigures.

Cockpit holds on and has controls.

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.

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.

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.