Lego M.A.S.K.

[jaydisc]

Orion Pax, the master of Lego Transformers, has had a shot at working, transforming M.A.S.K. toys, including (so far): Rhino, Boulder Hill & Gator. They're just amazing!!!

Check 'em out:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5564153416_ee7a80f8ef.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5564153416/)
BOULDER HILL (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5564153416/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

[Sky Shadow]

Holy mother of T-Bob. I made Mask vehicles out of Fabuland Lego as a kid. This is better. :p

Did he chrome those Rhino pieces himself or are all those shiny pieces actually available?

[Sam]

This is awesome!

[Omega Supreme]

Id love to see Lego take on a MASK line, especially if they looked like this.

[Lint]

Looks awesome!

Perhaps i'm blind but I don't see any pics of the Rhino in 'battle mode' which kind of defeats the purpose of it.

I like how they repurposed a scout trooper's helmet to make Max Trakker's Spectrum mask. :D

[jaydisc]

Oh yeah. I coulda sworn I saw the attack mode, but I guess not.

[Sky Shadow]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5546743666/in/photostream/lightbox/

I don't know if that link works, but there is one photo of Rhino in strike mode.

[Lint]

^ooh thanks SS, thats awesome. Cerifiably awesome :D

And to answer your query I would believe those chromed pieces are custom made. Although lego haved made chromed parts in the past I don't believe I've ever seen most of those pieces there in chrome form.

[Tober]

Those are amazing homages. :eek:

[mknell]

OMG oh so awesome, though some people have way too much time on their hands

[jaydisc]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5593476594_b5433c906d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5593476594/)
M.A.S.K Venom Jackhammer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5593476594/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

[Lint]

Doesn't look much to begin with but the attack mode really makes this model! Also lovin the minifig

[Sky Shadow]

That guy is a savant.

[jaydisc]

More:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5597664201_e5342ed0a5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5597664201/)
M.A.S.K Thunderhawk vs. Switchblade (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5597664201/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

[liegeprime]

So awesome, the guy is very talented!!

[Sam]

This guy should PDF his instructions and sell them.

[Sky Shadow]

So beautiful. I hope he makes Manta and Vanessa Warfield.

[Lint]

So beautiful. I hope he makes Manta and Vanessa Warfield.

Me too... Also I hope he makes Nut Convoy :D

[jaydisc]

Condor vs. Piranha

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5628185705_aacc0cdf90.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5628185705/)
Condor vs. Piranha 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5628185705/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5628768254_37b9d9926a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5628768254/)
Condor vs. Piranha 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5628768254/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

[Sam]

This guy is just amazing. His ability to use the different kinds of pieces to make these vehicles seems to come so naturally...

[Lint]

being smaller undoubtedly makes it more difficult to nail accuracy, but I am not as impressed by these two. Piranha was just lazy.

[Tober]

Thunderhawk, Condor and Switchblade look great.

Those are the same three I have here in Sydney. :cool:

[jaydisc]

Updated Thunderhawk:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5638560626_3159cb2337.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5638560626/)
M.A.S.K Thunderhawk 2nd version comparission shot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5638560626/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

Compared to original:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5638560748_6d82cf5f7c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5638560748/)
M.A.S.K Thunderhawk 2nd version (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5638560748/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

Click around for action mode.

[jaydisc]

Some more cool stuff added:

Cargoship (never released as toy):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/5702770323_367570ba38.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5702770323/)
M.A.S.K Covercraft (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5702770323/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

Some cool diorama shots (including an as-of-yet-unseen Jeep?):

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5703336866_97dab28b06.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5703336866/)
M.A.S.K Sandbox (http://www.flickr.com/photos/orion_pax/5703336866/) by Orion Pax (http://www.flickr.com/people/orion_pax/), on Flickr

[Lint]

Wow thats a really cool Gator! (orange jeep)

I almost thought the top chassis was a single piece ripped straight off the original toy!

[Sky Shadow]

I made Mask vehicles out of Fabuland Lego as a kid.

I just found a photo - I was doing what Orion Pax does, back when I was nine years old!

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/107/maskns.png

They're all in 'strike' mode there, but they turned back into normal vehicles and a gas station.

[jaydisc]

That is gold! Nice find.

[Tober]

Very nice Mr. Shadow.

Now who's the savant. ;)

[Sky Shadow]

Thanks guys. I also made a Vehicle Voltron. It separated into the fifteen individual vehicles and recombined into the Aqua, Turbo Terrain and Strato Fighter.

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6010/cci0907201100000.png

[Tober]

Nice! :cool:

Voltron had 15 parts? :confused:

You had to make your own toys for Christmas? :eek: