Hero Factory MOC: Stringer Reloaded

Here's the first Reloaded Hero I'm putting on the blog (but certainly not the first to be made). In fact, this is the most recent one we've made.

The inspiration from this version of Stringer is taken from the original and Breakout versions of Stringer, as well as JANGBRiCKS' "Stringer v.4" MOC. Stringer's weapon is very unique, and what I believe to be this MOC's defining characteristic. It's a weapon simply known as "The Axe." See if you can guess why.

More Reloads to come soon!

~XTN

Introducing: Hero Factory Reloaded!

Yep, I kept a promise. Remember the Christmas video I sent out a while back? Yep. There was a MOC called "Rangifer Reloaded." Well, Rangifer Reloaded is actually part of a series of HF figures in the Reloaded series.

Reloaded series Heroes have no backstory, really, they're figures just for the sake of making figures. All a Reloaded Hero is is an original series Hero body and head, but with limbs made from the new building system. Our MOC Phantom Y-001 from the Breakout series also featured this building style.

That's it, pretty much. Our first Reloaded Heroes will be revealed soon!

~XTN

Hero Factory MOC: Zielony v.4

A small MOC for today, namely the interesting Zielony v.4!

Remember our earlier MOCs, Niebieski and Czerwony? Well, little did you know a third model was constructed, and Zielony v.4 is her name!

Zielony follows the same general armature pattern as her predecessors, and she carries a dagger and a spear-shooting rifle.

The rapid success of models following this skeleton spawned a fourth model, Piorun v.4.

Piorun is lightning themed and has two claws and 2 wrist-mounted lightning shooter hoses.

This quartet of heroes spawned generations of new heroes following this armature.

Zielony v.4 is just one of 24 MOCs I've chosen to be in the HF Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for tomorrow's entry!

5 days 'til Christmas!

Hero Factory MOC: Niebieski v.4

Today's blog entry features a Hero named Niebieski v.4.

Niebieski was designed to be adept and quick, especially during reconaissance missions. He is lighter than the average hero, but not as light as an Ultralight. His armor may be light, but his skeleton is lighter. His torso has specially formulated pores that lighten the chassis weight by approximately 10%. Niebieski carries a dual-function claw that can be used as a slashing claw or flipped around to be a pinching claw. He also carries a techno-organic whip. Niebieski also had a polar opposite of him crafted, by the name of Czerwony v.4.

Czerwony was designed to be Niebieski's working partner and counterpart. Note that their color schemes are opposites of each other. Since Niebieski is a melee weapon user, Czerwony uses projectile weapons. He carries an auto-focusing boomerang and an energy shooter.

FUN FACTS:

• "Niebieski" and "Czerwony" are Polish for blue and red, respectively.

Niebieski v.4 is just one of 24 MOCs I've chosen to be in the HF Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for tomorrow's entry!

Hero Factory MOC: Phantom Y-001

The blog entry for December 9, 2012 introduces one of Black Phantom's foiled plots, a drone known only by the codename Phantom Y-001.

Remember the Breakout missions where Black Phantom sent the plans for the Hero Factory to Von Nebula? Well, in the midst of these events, Black Phantom also stole the plans for Hero Factory technologies in hopes of developing his own drone army!

Black Phantom's drones feature different aspects of Hero Factory technology. Most parts are 2.0 Hero parts, but the torso is reminiscent of the original Hero torsos. Black Phantom's drones also have a head built in a similar shape to his, and also have fake "Hero Cores." (Anti-heroes, anyone?)

The drones are also equipped with two fluid launchers that can shoot any liquid or gas.

Black Phantom's plans were eventually foiled, so this is the only drone in existence, now disarmed and held in captivity at the Factory's high-security prison. The codename engraved on the back was 'Phantom Y-001.'  Nobody knows what the "Y" stands for, but the serial number implies that it is the only drone manufactured by Black Phantom.

Phantom Y-001 is just one of 24 MOCs that I've chosen to be in the HF Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for tomorrow's entry!

Hero Factory MOC: Barebone v.4

Today's blog entry takes a closer look at one of the stranger experimental heroes: Barebone v.4.

After the creation of Leggiere 2.0, many heroes like him known as "Ultralight" heroes were developed. About 30 are currently in existence. The Ultralights were designed for speed- their ability to run faster than normal Heroes was uncanny. Following their success, the Hero Factory R&D team wanted to be a little ambitious and develop a hero that was even lighter than the Ultralights. The result of months of design and experimentation was Barebone v.4.

Barebone has very minimal armor, which is a contributing factor to his low-density skeleton, but also a weakness. In a similar fashion to PowerSurge v.4, he has an extra Hero Core on his back, but it's not just an ordinary Hero Core. It's a HIGH POWERED Hero Core that has a power output of approximately one megawatt! Barebone's weapons are a pair of janbiya, a traditional Yemeni weapon.

Barebone v.4 is just one of 24 MOCs I've chosen to be in the HF Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for tomorrow's entry!

Hero Factory MOC: PowerSurge v.4

The MOC entry for December 3, 2012 is PowerSurge v.4.

There actually IS a bit of backstory behind this MOC.

During the "Doom Box" missions, Bulk was experiencing some hardships while fending off Core Hunter, so another hero was dispatched, and that hero just so happened to be PowerSurge.

For this mission, PowerSurge was equipped with super-heavy armor crafted from an alloy consisting of osmium and tungsten, two of the densest elements known to man. In his right hand, he carries an energy blade, and in his left, he carries a grenade-launching cannon (no, that is NOT a Quaza spike, but rather an antenna.) As a defense mechanism, PowerSurge is also outfitted with...

a second Hero Core.

The tubes on his back serve no purpose other than transferring energy between the two Cores and the weapons he carries.

FUN FACTS:

• PowerSurge and Surge are not related at all.

PowerSurge v.4 is just one of 24 MOCs that I've chosen to be in the HF Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for tomorrow's entry!

Hero Factory MOC: Black Ice

Kicking off December is a Breakout-era MOC, the brutal Black Ice!

Black Ice is a member of a species similar to what we would call "the Yeti." He lived on an icy asteroid in the same region as Sigma Sigma, the asteroid on which Splitface lives. Unlike the other members of his species, Black Ice was the only super-intelligent one (he could speak). The elders of his species banished him from their village, causing Black Ice to go into a depressing anger. The Hero Factory tried to intervene, but that made him angrier, and he then swore revenge on the Hero Factory!

Black Ice finally exploded in anger and went on a violent rampage, and in a similar fashion to Aldous Witch, made a distress call. Hero Factory's Target Depreciation Squad (the equivalent of Animal Control or the SWAT team) came into action. Black Ice was immediately reprimanded and sent into the Factory's high-security prisons.


As a MOC, Black Ice is very simple. He doesn't carry any weapons (except his ultra-sharp crystal claws), but if he did, he'd probably have some sort of rock staff.


And, yes, there is a Hero assigned to him, one by the name of Caldera.

Black Ice is one of the 24 MOCs that I've chosen for the HF Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for tomorrow's entry!

Hero Factory MOC: Greasegunner v.4

The newest Hero Factory MOC is a Breakout hero, namely Greasegunner v.4.

There is really no backstory for him; he was just created to use a special Hero Factory weapon modeled on a M3 "grease gun" submachine gun.

His left hand is a claw, which may suggest villainy, but it was just put there for an "accent" on the character. It could also be a power glove of some sort.

Well, that's Greasegunner for you! More MOCs to come as always!

Hero Factory Summer 2012 FINAL images

Here is a short HD video detailing pictures of the 2012 summer sets, courtesy of www.brickset.com.

And remember, you saw them HERE first, not on Jang's blog, Eurobricks, or anywhere else! (For the record, I am not trying to compete with those people in any way.)

More MOCs to come... I have a whole Breakout storyline with maybe 6-12 characters in it to publish!

~XTN

LEGO Hero Factory MOC: Leggiere 2.0

In the Hero Factory, engineers were trying to develop a new type of hero that is light, agile, and can do tasks that require optimum speed. The result was Hero Factory's first ultralight hero- Leggiere 2.0.

Leggiere has very little armor for maximum speed and agility. His core and skeleton are slightly compacted to also reduce weight. Third, his feet were also built with lightness in mind. Equipped with twin hooks, Leggiere is any slow-moving villain's worst nightmare.


Fun facts:

• The word "Leggiere" is the Italian word for skinny.
• Leggiere's design paved way for a series of Ultralight heroes in the 3.0 and even v.4 series. That series will be shown later. Currently, it will include about 20-30 different heroes.
• Even though he has a Breakout core, he is still a 2.0 hero.

More MOCs to come!

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It is a violation of DMCA copyright law to do so, and any stolen pictures will be reported and taken down IMMEDIATELY. 

Also if you steal any pictures, you are shaming yourself, your family, and your friends, as well as the whole LEGO community.

~XTN

Nocturnus addresses the Sempax

After seeing LEGOJANG's videos "Specter addresses the Sempax" and "Onyx addresses the Sempax", I decided to make a video in a similar fashion with our own stealthy hero, Nocturnus.

My inspiration for this is the great MOCist LEGOJANG.
~XTN

Lego Hero Factory MOC: Trooper v4

The latest Hero Factory MOC I've made is Trooper v4.

Trooper is a rule-breaker who will do anything it takes to defeat his enemies. The Hero Factory has strict regulations that prohibit the use of corrupted Quaza- yet Trooper uses two in his energy crossbow. The Quaza powers the blaster and gives it far better accuracy.  Another rule that Trooper broke is the use of Hero Recon Team technology. Despite the rules, he has a villain helmet to go undercover and infiltrate compounds.

Interesting facts:

• Yes. Trooper was made in LDD Extended. I am planning to make a real-life version using spray-paints.
• Trooper is partially based on LEGOJANG's MOC, Boravus 3.0.
• Despite wearing XPlode's mask, he is not going undercover as him.

That's all for now! New MOCs are yet to come!

Don't steal these pictures without explicit permission. It is a violation of DMCA law, and if you post MY pictures without MY permission, you are violating FEDERAL and INTERNATIONAL copyright law, and the stolen picture WILL be taken down.

~XTN

Lego Hero Factory MOC: Alternate Universe Surge

In the Hero Factory "Rise Of The Rookies" DVD, Surge worries that he has a flaw and will someday become evil. Well, what if he actually DID have that flaw and WAS evil? Well, here's the answer.

The alternate universe Surge is basically Surge with a new, "evil" color scheme. His weapons still function normally, and so does his laser-proof armor, but the only thing that's changed is the circuitry near his "brain" which is altered slightly so he is working for evil.

The "anti-Surge" also is very antisocial, preferring not to work for anyone except himself.

Well, that's all for Anti-Surge! More MOCs to come!
Don't steal these pictures without explicit permission. It is a violation of DMCA law, and if you post MY pictures without MY permission, you are violating FEDERAL and INTERNATIONAL copyright law, and the stolen picture WILL be taken down.


~XTN

LEGO Hero Factory MOCs: Breakout heroes TEASER

A 30-second teaser of some series 4 Hero Factory MOCs! This is only a sneak peek of a few creations out of the 12 I have yet to publish!

~XTN