Behold! The MLC-3! (who?)
I’m back with another of my Lego versions of the old Star Wars Kenner mini-rigs and this time I went with the MLC-3!
And hey, this one has some comic lore to it too!
Unlike the other sets this actually appeared in the original Star Wars Marvel comic – specifically issue #78 ‘Hoth stuff!’ (not… a good title name.)
But check it! It even got named in the comic! Anyways, here’s my version of it;
In a lot of ways it was this set – or at least finding the dome as part of a cheap City aquatic set – that got me working on these rigs. I found this one pretty easy to put together although originally it was a lot larger but as with previous sets I just kept taking bits off until I could make it the right size. Although you can’t see it in the photo the set does have tank treads and is seriously tough… (almost… tank like?) The original set looks so wee and light but this one is a beast of a thing for sure!
I did try creating my own gun turrets and making smaller ones but they just didn’t look right. Maybe something to come back to but for the moment I’m happy.
But seriously, I felt this came together super easy and for some reason I thought it would be a lot tougher. Mind you, that’s just my view point – what do you think?
I did have some fun and try recreate the original box packaging although without the cool snow background – something to try again at some point!
Three down and two to go! Next will be the INT-4 which was the second, and final, of the mini-rigs that I owned (although I sold it so I could buy something else but then that’s a story for another time!)
More soon! Bear hugs!
