This incredible Steampunkish Vic Viper is pure win! Mark Stafford has outdone himself. There is so much awesome goodness here, I don’t know what to say. I’ll just shut up and let it speak for itself.
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More LEGO Gradius creations from Peter Morris
Our second and third LEGO Vic Vipers of the day come from NoVVember co-creator Peter Morris.
Here’s his SC-5 Ramius, with gorgeous dark blue and orange highlights almost reminiscent of the color scheme from Ice Planet 2002:
And a very different ZR-15A Widowmaker:
I wonder if the creators of Gradius back in 1985 ever imagined people would still be paying homage to their game more than 20 years later…
Goliathus regius
For his contribution to NoVVember, Shannon Ocean takes his inspiration from the natural world.
Specifically, Shannon’s Goliath heavy transport was inspired by the enormous Goliath beetles of Africa:
Idolatry
McZargald of CATpit construction has posted a couple of really great Vic Viper fighters for NoVVember. The stripey one above is called Moorish Idol after a fish. It doesn’t have the traditional pronged front of a Vic Viper, but I think it’s way cool.
Crusade is equally stripey, with nicely sloped jet intakes:
The Rusty Saber swoops into NoVVember
Tyler Clites (Legohaulic) joins the Vic Viper “NoVVember” fun with his Rusty Saber:
The cockpit has an arthropod-like look to it, and it’s definitely my favorite part.
NoVVember starts early when it’s Vic Viper month
Two-pronged starfighters are my favorite sort. NoVVember is already off to a good start with lots of great entries in the Vic Viper pool.
Let’s get this roundup started with Ronin VV by Fredo Houben (Fredoichi):
I can’t stop staring at the nose on Kuzma’s Mother, a chunky entry by Horace Cheng (Squinty Eyes):
Lukas goes skinnier with Soleil L4 Atmospheric:
Check out the Vic Vipers pool on Flickr.
NoVVember
Nnenn and Peter Morris present a challenge for those of you that love Gradius and LEGO, or who just like pointy two pronged starships.
To quote them:
Novvember is Vic Viper month! nnenn and peterlmorris invite you to try your hand at building a MOC based on the classic starfighter from the Gradius series of video games.
Join the Flickr group to check out previous MOCs and concept art. There are a few guidelines, but they’re very loose. Creativity is king. Help us make Novvember the month of the Viper!
As a longtime lover of variations-on-a-theme I’m more than happy to support them in this quest. Go build a Vic Viper!
