BT Brutus

The only way I can properly describe this awesome vehicle, is that it is the Invader, but with wheels! This picture will really help the image along. Of course, the builder did say he dedicated this build to the designer of 6894 Invader. Well done!

Brick Roundup 2013

I am posting on behalf of SALUG (Southern Alberta Lego User Group) about our upcoming show, BRICK ROUNDUP!

If anyone is going to be in or around Calgary, Alberta on February 8th, I highly recommend coming and checking out our first show! We have some amazing builders, and there is going to be plenty of amazing spaceships! I know that I am bringing a whole fleet of Blacktron ships, many of which have never been posted!

More information can be found at the website

Hope to see some people there!

Happy new year!

Hope everyone had a great new year! And now that the holidays are all over, I finally have time to focus again on my Blacktron

 

Kicking off the new year with a bang, this Neo Allied Avenger is simply the BEST neo-ed version of  6887 I have ever seen. Ever.

More pictures can be found in Med Photoblog's Flickr

Blacktron VVs

Novvember this year churned out a lot of VVs alla round, and Blacktron got it's fair share. I held off most of Novvember posting, simply because I was beginning to see so many great Blacktron VVs, so I wanted to get them ina  group shot. Many thanks to Pasukaru for making the image!

This image is very indicative of the kinds of VVs that were seen this year. Very large, and very small were two common themes this year.

Lieutenant-Commander Andrea Porter

NAME:Lieutenant-Commander Andrea Porter 
NICKNAME: N/A
AGE:25
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Spectral Starguider
BACKGROUND: Born to two officers in the Blacktron Military, Andrea was borught up mostly by an aunt, but grew to be very much like her parents, and so she joined the Military at the age of 18. Having both parents in the Military, she was able to rise in the ranks very quickly. An exellent shot with just about every form of gun, laser, and even rock throwing, she was handpicked to go on a very special assignment.
BEHIND THE SCENES: One of my most recent figs, there isn't much to say here. Though I am going to point out the custom torso. I have about 3 Blacktron females who sport this torso. It was my first attempt to make a female torso sticker for a minifig, though Andrea wasn't the first fig to use it.
ACQUIRED: A LUG member, 2012

Novvember is back

And Blacktron is still kicking butt!

With massive Vic Vipers like this, The awesomeness of Blacktron has been kicked up a notch. Uspez Morbo is a master at Blacktron.

Check it out on Flickr!

An old spin on a new thing

These two little hovercrafts by P3-K4 are just a remake of one of the little hover things for the aliens in the Alien Conquest line, but simply by being Blacktron, they are that much cooler. These would make great entries in the Colour it Blacktron contest, but wrong time of year...

Here we go again

I know I haven't to diligent in updating as of late, but updates are going to be very few for the next little while, as I am currently having modem issues.

Hhrrrmmmfff.....

At Long Last...

I first started collecting Blacktron about September 2004. That was the year I actually discovered Blacktron.

And now, after 8 years--

Wow. 8 years. Doesn't seem like 8...

Anyways, after 8 years, I have finally aquired the last Blacktron II set! I finally have a copy of 1462 Galactic Scout. Yeah, Galactic scout was the last one for me to aquire. Smallest set.

Um, yeah....

Still only have one Blacktron I set. Going to have to fix that at some point.

Ensign Paul Smith

Time to go out of the usual program and pick someone low ranking...

NAME:Ensign Paul Smith 
NICKNAME: N/A
AGE:23
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Alpha Centuari
BACKGROUND: Paul Smith is the nephew of a Blacktron who defected to the M-Trons. An only child who's parents were gone a lot, Paul had to fend for himself much, hence he found a love for tinkering with things, especially engines. At the age of 16, he simply left his absent parents to join the BMA, and strangely was accepted at a young age. He graduated middle of the class, and became an engineer. The Alpha Centauri is his second assignment, and he is looking forward to hearing his favorite sound, the sound of a engine going full out.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Named after a younger brother, this Minifig is related to an M-tron by virtue of that younger brother loving M-tron, and having a M-tron fig with the same face, known as a 'Smith' face to my family.
ACQUIRED: Alpha Centauri Outpost, VIA Bricklink, circa 2006

Last Minute

As I type this, I am in a hotel, last night before Brickcon. WOOOoo00t!! That is waht is so last minute.

The BT Razorback by Genghis Don is anything but last minute. In fact, he is jumping the gun with this rendered Vic Viper. Someone needs to remind him that NoVVember isn't till next month.

Scimitars are like B-wings

At least if halfbeak has anything to say about it. The Blacktron Scimitar XX-99 is a very B-wing-esque ship, which isn't something that is done often enough. Oh, and the stand has some NPU.

Alpha Orion II

My latest Blacktron II SHIP, the Alpha Orion II:

First off, yeah it's kind of boxy. but that is because this ship was built a little different then my others. This one I had designed the interior first. Basically with most my ships, I'll build the exterior first, and then fit the interior inside. This ship was built because I wanted to have an interior that wasn't lacking in some places, most especially the living quarters.

As you can see above, the living quarters are a lot more elaborate than any previous ship's. Each crew member actually have their one bed, with some personal items (With the exception of the ensigns..) The captain even has his own room! The ship also has the usual bridge, enginering, and two shuttle bays, but I won't go into those.

For more pictures, please visit the Brickshelf gallery here

Blacktron X-1 Space Fighter

Peter deYeule gives us this beautiful and sleek Blacktron I fighter that is very aptly named Blacktron X-1 Space Fighter. The way the 4 wings slope forward is something I approve of, for it gives it a more menacing look to it. The big guns don't help with that, either.

Commander Fauntleroy Cendle

Hopefully this means I am back on track for this...

NAME:Commander Fauntleroy Cendle 
NICKNAME: Face
AGE:36
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: GAMMA CENTAURI
BACKGROUND: Fauntleroy, or Face as people call him, was born on Blacron, to a unremarkable family. He joined the Acadamy at the age of 23, having spent most of his undecided in what to do with it. He became a fighter pilot, but was also a very good mechanic. Spending most of his career driving ground vehicles, he proved himself a capable commander, but has yet been offered a promotion. He just recently has been assigned to the Gamma Centauri as First officer.
BEHIND THE SCENES:His name originates form his 'beat up face', and also a reference to a Star Wars character. The face was found by my sister in a recycling centre, and in my early Blacktron 2 years, I was looking for different faces to give all those 'smiling clones' different personalities.
ACQUIRED: Bricklink 2004, Random fig