{"id":13864,"date":"2019-08-26T16:15:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2019-08-26T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:15:08","slug":"rebel-wrangler-build-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=13864","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Wrangler: Build Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every so often I get the urge to make a wheeled vehicle. Which was the case in February when I built this Rebel Wrangler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started off with a few technic bricks for a rugged chassis, and selected these large plastic wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three wheeled vehicles make a nice change of pace, and that was the primary design feature I had in mind for this vehicle. After the chassis came together I started messing around with windshield options using trans black elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m always impressed by the crazy cockpit\/windscreen configurations sci-fi builders come up with and wanted to try my hand at something like that myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nI went through multiple iterations trying to get a very clean fit, and unique shape.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once I had something I was happy with I started fleshing out the vehicle’s shape around the windshield. I was only using bley at this point due to the large parts selection we have in that color. I planned to rework the build in my chosen color scheme once I figured out what I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Right around this point I decided on a revamped Space Police II color scheme. Which led me to examine what trans green elements we had, and as soon as I found this curved panel I knew it would be a great fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some large fenders up front fit the chunky aesthetic well. Though these first black iterations were a bit too wide and angular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I switched to red, and was able to use hinge plates to achieve curving fenders. The black accent touch was switched to a center stripe which gave a great opportunity for using some nexo knight shields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After deciding on this being a Space Police II rig I knew some prison pods were needed. It took some fiddling to achieve a stream lined prison pod with opening bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And due to its small size there was really only one option for the pod placement. I settled on a gravity system to hold them in place using plate with rail and panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The finishing touch was adding some blasters to the front. I really liked how the 1×1 round printed tiles from the Porsche 911 GT3<\/a> fit here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks for reading, and as always, you\u2019re welcome to post a comment if you have questions or comments about the design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every so often I get the urge to make a wheeled vehicle. Which was the case in February when I built this Rebel Wrangler. I started off with a few\u2026<\/p>\n

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