The PARV

Post by **davee123** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:18 am

Well, it's been two and half years since I built it, but seems like I'm playing
catch-up recently. Anyway, the PARV!

DaveE

Sir Dano · Post by **Sir Dano** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:24 am

I am utterly speechless....

principe azul · Post by **principe azul** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:18 am

Wow...that has to be one of the most incredibly detailed MOCs I've ever seen. I love the detail in all modules...and the size!

Absolutely incredible!

castlebuilder100 · Post by **castlebuilder100** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:47 am

Very cool.

Peppermint Pig · Post by **Peppermint Pig** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:38 am

Much to love.

Your tread solution worked out well here. uses a fairly more common piece vs all that technic brick, heh.

Is there a particular reason why you chose brown for some of your interior chairs? Just curious!

Can't think of anything else. Altogether impressive and I like the modular rooms.

Heir of Black Falcon · Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:04 am

I am not much of a modern/space lego AFOL but I have to say that this is totally amazing. I cannot see how any lego fan would not think so. Great work. Amazing. Nice way to make a comeback!

R

Danielas · Post by **Danielas** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:35 pm

I saw that in some ones Brick shelf it was in a brick wars!!!! (and it lost

it should have won)

Post by **davee123** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:18 pm

Peppermint Pig wrote:Is there a particular reason why you chose brown for some of your interior chairs? Just curious!

The contenders were brown, black, blue, yellow, red, and white. I probably would've preferred light or dark gray, but I just didn't own enough of those (except for the bridge chairs that were gray). Of all the choices, though, I thought brown stood out a bit more and didn't look overly flashy. Black would've worked, but doesn't photograph all that well. And I wasn't keen on placing any more BrickLink orders!

Peppermint Pig wrote:I saw that in some ones Brick shelf it was in a brick wars!!!! (and it lost it should have won)

Well, the vehicle wasn't really on a team-- the Omics were the team were were trying to defend it, and the Omics won the game. However, on the last turn of the game that was played, the Blood Warriors were about to temporarily take control of the PARV. They couldn't take control of the bridge, but they made it to the engine room, and started taking control from there. But there were so few of them that the remaining Omics would have had no problem restoring control for themselves.

Of course, the PARV was injured during the game-- the Omics shot a missile at the advancing Blood Warriors and wound up hitting the PARV's left rear tread! So the tread blew apart and started trailing out behind the PARV, which then became very shaky to ride in.

DaveE

Prince Imdol · Post by **Prince Imdol** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:37 am

Very nice. I love that little ship you have that comes out. This is very cool, but it would be a sitting duck to flying enemies.

I like the way you did the interior with all of boxed areas connecting.
Good Job!

P.I

Voran_the_Scholar · Post by **Voran_the_Scholar** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:40 am

davee123 wrote:
Danielas wrote:I saw that in some ones Brick shelf it was in a brick wars!!!! (and it lost it should have won)
Well, the vehicle wasn't really on a team-- the Omics were the team were were trying to defend it, and the Omics won the game. However, on the last turn of the game that was played, the Blood Warriors were about to temporarily take control of the PARV. They couldn't take control of the bridge, but they made it to the engine room, and started taking control from there. But there were so few of them that the remaining Omics would have had no problem restoring control for themselves.

Of course, the PARV was injured during the game-- the Omics shot a missile at the advancing Blood Warriors and wound up hitting the PARV's left rear tread! So the tread blew apart and started trailing out behind the PARV, which then became very shaky to ride in.

DaveE

I thought it was a catapulted suicide bomber wearing an Indian headdress?

Post by **davee123** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:30 am

Voran_the_Scholar wrote:I thought it was a catapulted suicide bomber wearing an Indian headdress?

There were some feather-wearing kamikaze's that were launched at the PARV from a pursuing school bus (built by Jonathan Dallas), but I'm pretty sure they all either missed or didn't do any substantial damage to the PARV. I remember while playing making the comment that the most damage the PARV sustained was from its own weaponry!

DaveE

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:47 am

davee123 wrote:
Voran_the_Scholar wrote:I thought it was a catapulted suicide bomber wearing an Indian headdress?
There were some feather-wearing kamikaze's that were launched at the PARV from a pursuing school bus

That's one thing I love about AFOLs. We talk about stuff like this as if it were perfectly normal.

Seriously, though, awesome MOC. I echo what Peppermint Pig said about the tread solution; to me, it even looks better than the "official" tread pieces. Well done!

Voran_the_Scholar · Post by **Voran_the_Scholar** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:38 pm

eNiGMa wrote:
davee123 wrote:
Voran_the_Scholar wrote:I thought it was a catapulted suicide bomber wearing an Indian headdress?
There were some feather-wearing kamikaze's that were launched at the PARV from a pursuing school bus

That's one thing I love about AFOLs. We talk about stuff like this as if it were perfectly normal.

Ditto to that, but don't leave out TFOLs!

Post by **Bruce N H** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:12 pm

Hey Dave,

That's a pretty amazing vehicle. I really like the modular interior to play inside, and the little rover that pops out the back is awesome.

Bruce

LordZode · Post by **LordZode** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:16 pm

Totally reminds me of an environment in Metal Gear Solid!

I can really picture Solid Snake sneaking around in there!