Uncle Perry's Lego MOCs

Big thanks to Boone  for coming up with the idea to mash up DUPLO and MAD MAX into DUPOCALYPSE. We ended up building quite a few apocalypse-ready vehicles to show at the 2018 Bricks Cascade .  My contribution was a MOC I call "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Toddler Scorned." I didn't own much Duplo, so first thing I did was to find a Duplo vehicle. After looking at quite a few options, I got this truck on eBay: Luckily it had anti-studs on the bottom that I could attach system bricks to! And here is my completed MOC. It has a pose-able rolling crusher in front, extra gas tanks on the roof, side-mounted weapons and a rake in the back. If you saw Fury Road (2015) you know rakes come in handy for slowing slowing down vehicular prey. The back opens up to reveal a fold-up remote-controlled Duplo Rover!

"CRYSTAL CAVERNS - First opened in 1994, this attraction transported guests to the mysterious and dangerous arctic base X-42, where researchers uncover the secrets of the Crystal Caverns. The ride was closed permanently after a serious incident involving an animatronic snow creature." One of my favorite features of Google Maps is the ability to look at satellite photos my favorite theme parks. A ride like Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure looks completely different from overhead than as a guest. As a guest you see the winding jungle-themed path, then an amazing temple interior. But as seen from above (or from back stage), the queue disappears into a soundstage -- a simple squared off building painted green to help camouflage it from the parking lot and other areas you might catch a glimpse at it.  I've always been fascinated at this marriage of guest-facing areas and backstage, behind-the-scenes areas. My MOC was built around a classic Lego Sp...