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[[File:RR manual Granite Grinder.png|thumb|Art of the Granite Grinder from the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' video game]] | [[File:RR manual Granite Grinder.png|thumb|Art of the Granite Grinder from the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' video game]] | ||
The '''Granite Grinder''' is a mining vehicle in the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme. | The '''Granite Grinder''' is a fictional mining vehicle in the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme. | ||
It has a large chrome drill and large robot/walker feet that pivot back and forth. | It has a large chrome drill and large robot/walker feet that pivot back and forth. | ||
[[File:RR manual Granite Grinder upgraded.png|thumb|Art of the Granite Grinder with Engine and Drill upgrades]] | [[File:RR manual Granite Grinder upgraded.png|thumb|Art of the Granite Grinder with Engine and Drill upgrades]] | ||
The Granite Grinder was designed by Jens Kronvold Frederiksen at [[LEGO Futura]].<ref name="Frederiksen AMA"/> | The Granite Grinder was designed by Jens Kronvold Frederiksen at [[LEGO Futura]].<ref name="Frederiksen AMA"/> | ||
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== Set information == | == Set information == | ||
The Granite Grinder was released as LEGO set #4940 '''The Granite Grinder''' in 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> It was advertised as containing 108 pieces and includes the minifigure [[Axle]].<ref name="SAH"/> It was released in the United States on 1 July 1999 with a retail price of $16.50.<ref name="c99am"/><ref name="SAH"/> In the United Kingdom it was released in August 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> In Russia it released in September 1999.<ref name="c99ru"/> | The Granite Grinder was released as LEGO set #4940 '''The Granite Grinder''' in 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> It was advertised as containing 108 pieces and includes the minifigure [[Axle]].<ref name="SAH"/> It was released in the United States as '''Granite Grinder''' on 1 July 1999 with a retail price of $16.50.<ref name="c99am"/><ref name="SAH"/> In the United Kingdom it was released in August 1999.<ref name="c99uk"/> In Russia it released in September 1999.<ref name="c99ru"/> | ||
== Game appearances == | == Game appearances == | ||
[[File:Granite Grinder PC front T.png|thumb|The Granite Grinder in-game]] | [[File:Granite Grinder PC front T.png|thumb|The Granite Grinder in-game]] | ||
In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Granite Grinder is classified as a Large Vehicle.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> It costs three Energy Crystals to teleport down.<ref name="PC manual p79"/> It teleports down at the [[Super Teleport]].<ref name="PC manual p70"/> | In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Granite Grinder is classified as a Large Vehicle.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> It costs three Energy Crystals to teleport down one Granite Grinder.<ref name="PC manual p79"/> It teleports down at the [[Super Teleport]].<ref name="PC manual p70"/> Rock Raiders must be trained as drivers to use it. | ||
The Granite Grinder moves at a speed of 0.5 blocks per second. It takes it 0.8 seconds to drill Dirt, 2 seconds to drill Loose Rock, 180 seconds (3 minutes) to drill Hard Rock, and 4 seconds to drill Seams.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> | The Granite Grinder moves at a speed of 0.5 blocks per second. It takes it 0.8 seconds to drill Dirt, 2 seconds to drill Loose Rock, 180 seconds (3 minutes) to drill Hard Rock, and 4 seconds to drill Seams.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> | ||
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The Granite Grinder has the following upgrades:<ref name="PC manual p79"/> | The Granite Grinder has the following upgrades:<ref name="PC manual p79"/> | ||
* '''Engine:''' Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's speed to 0.8 blocks per second, a 60% increase.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> | * '''Engine:''' Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's speed to 0.8 blocks per second, a 60% increase.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> Two extra engines are attached to the bottoms of the arch piece. | ||
* '''Drill:''' Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's drilling speed to 0.4 seconds for Dirt, 1 second for Loose Rock, 150 seconds (2.5 minutes) for Hard Rock, and 2 seconds for Seams.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> This doubles the speed for most rock types, but is only a 16.67% increase for Hard Rock. The vehicle's chrome drill is removed and two | * '''Drill:''' Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's drilling speed to 0.4 seconds for Dirt, 1 second for Loose Rock, 150 seconds (2.5 minutes) for Hard Rock, and 2 seconds for Seams.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> This doubles the speed for most rock types, but is only a 16.67% increase for Hard Rock. The vehicle's chrome drill is removed and replaced by two drills positioned on each side of the original, held in place by two 2×10 plates. | ||
* '''Scanner:''' Costs 5 pieces of Ore (1 Building Stud). This upgrade gives the vehicle a scanning radius of 5 blocks.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> A large scanner identical to the one | * '''Scanner:''' Costs 5 pieces of Ore (1 Building Stud). This upgrade gives the vehicle a scanning radius of 5 blocks.<ref name="CFG WalkerDigger"/> A large scanner, identical to the one that the Chrome Crusher has, is attached to the top of the vehicle. | ||
The game's manual refers to the Granite Grinder's legs enabling it to cross rubble and debris with ease.<ref name="PC manual p79"/> However, no vehicles are slowed down by rubble in the game. | The game's manual refers to the Granite Grinder's legs enabling it to cross rubble and debris with ease.<ref name="PC manual p79"/> However, no vehicles are slowed down by rubble in the game. | ||
Internally, the Granite Grinder is uniquely made of two objects: WalkerLegs and WalkerDigger. | |||
The Granite Grinder does not appear in the PlayStation version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']]. | The Granite Grinder does not appear in the PlayStation version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']]. | ||
== Depictions in print == | |||
In the book ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]'', [[Bandit]] and [[Jet]] take two Granite Grinders on an expedition underground to find [[Docs]], who has gone missing. The Granite Grinders are stated to be slower than Hover Scouts, but offer more protection and can drill new routes while searching. After finding some [[power crystal]]s, the two Granite Grinders are attacked by a [[lava monster]] and an [[ice monster]], which they escape from with a "turbo boost". Upon finding Docs on the other side of an underground river, Jet runs her Granite Grinder towards the river at full power and leaps over it into a group of lava monsters. Jet's Granite Grinder is damaged from the jump, so she takes its emergency grappling line out and uses it to carry herself and Docs back across the river while the lava monsters salvage the power crystals from the wrecked vehicle.<ref name="HADU ch3/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="c99uk">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/Catalogues/c99uk.pdf "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue "New for 99". [[LEGO UK Ltd]]. pp. 6–7.</ref> | <ref name="c99uk">LEGO Group (1999). [https://images.brickset.com/library/Catalogues/c99uk.pdf "Rock Raiders"]. LEGO catalogue "New for 99". [[LEGO UK Ltd]]. pp. 6–7.</ref> | ||
<ref name="Frederiksen AMA">Frederiksen, Jens Kronvold [lego] (11 April 2019). [https://web.archive.org/web/20190415165704/https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/bc2o7a/hello_there_im_jens_kronvold_frederiksen_im_the/ "Hello there. I’m Jens Kronvold Frederiksen. I'm the Design Director for LEGO and have been designing LEGO® Star Wars™ sets for the past 20 years. Ask Me Anything!"]. [[wikipedia:reddit|Reddit]]. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023.</ref> | <ref name="Frederiksen AMA">Frederiksen, Jens Kronvold [lego] (11 April 2019). [https://web.archive.org/web/20190415165704/https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/bc2o7a/hello_there_im_jens_kronvold_frederiksen_im_the/ "Hello there. I’m Jens Kronvold Frederiksen. I'm the Design Director for LEGO and have been designing LEGO® Star Wars™ sets for the past 20 years. Ask Me Anything!"]. [[wikipedia:reddit|Reddit]]. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023.</ref> | ||
<ref name="HADU ch3>Grant, Alan (2000). "What's up Docs?". ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]''. [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 30–39.</ref> | |||
<ref name="SAH">LEGO Shop At Home Services (1999). [https://archive.org/details/Lego-Shop-At-Home-Summer-1999-Rock-Raiders-Cover/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater "Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You!"]. ''[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]]''. Summer 1999 "Rockin' Adventures". [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 4–5.</ref> | <ref name="SAH">LEGO Shop At Home Services (1999). [https://archive.org/details/Lego-Shop-At-Home-Summer-1999-Rock-Raiders-Cover/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater "Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You!"]. ''[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]]''. Summer 1999 "Rockin' Adventures". [[LEGO Systems, Inc]]. pp. 4–5.</ref> | ||
<ref name="Ultimate Design">Pickering, David; Turpin, Nick; Jenner, Caryn (eds.) (1999). "The Design Concept". ''[[The Ultimate LEGO Book]]''. [[Wikipedia:DK (publisher)|DK publishing]]. pp. 30–31. {{ISBN|0-7894-4691-X}}.</ref> | <ref name="Ultimate Design">Pickering, David; Turpin, Nick; Jenner, Caryn (eds.) (1999). "The Design Concept". ''[[The Ultimate LEGO Book]]''. [[Wikipedia:DK (publisher)|DK publishing]]. pp. 30–31. {{ISBN|0-7894-4691-X}}.</ref> | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
{{refbegin}} | |||
* McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). [https://archive.org/details/LEGORockRaiders-manual-Win-EU-2299598/mode/1up?view=theater ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER)]. [[LEGO Media International]]. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598. | * McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). [https://archive.org/details/LEGORockRaiders-manual-Win-EU-2299598/mode/1up?view=theater ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER)]. [[LEGO Media International]]. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598. | ||
* Data Design Interactive (last modified 25 September 1999). [[Main Lego Config File]]. File path: <code>Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg</code>. | * Data Design Interactive (last modified 25 September 1999). [[Main Lego Config File]]. File path: <code>Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg</code>. | ||
{{refend}} | |||
[[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders]] | [[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders]] | ||
Revision as of 05:20, 28 July 2023
The Granite Grinder is a fictional mining vehicle in the LEGO Rock Raiders theme.
It has a large chrome drill and large robot/walker feet that pivot back and forth.
The Granite Grinder was designed by Jens Kronvold Frederiksen at LEGO Futura.[1]
The Ultimate LEGO Book shows an early LEGO model design for the Granite Grinder. It also shows the development of the Rock Raiders drill used by the Granite Grinder and Chrome Crusher.[2]
Set information
The Granite Grinder was released as LEGO set #4940 The Granite Grinder in 1999.[3] It was advertised as containing 108 pieces and includes the minifigure Axle.[4] It was released in the United States as Granite Grinder on 1 July 1999 with a retail price of $16.50.[5][4] In the United Kingdom it was released in August 1999.[3] In Russia it released in September 1999.[6]
Game appearances
In the Windows version of LEGO Rock Raiders, the Granite Grinder is classified as a Large Vehicle.[7] It costs three Energy Crystals to teleport down one Granite Grinder.[8] It teleports down at the Super Teleport.[9] Rock Raiders must be trained as drivers to use it.
The Granite Grinder moves at a speed of 0.5 blocks per second. It takes it 0.8 seconds to drill Dirt, 2 seconds to drill Loose Rock, 180 seconds (3 minutes) to drill Hard Rock, and 4 seconds to drill Seams.[7]
The Granite Grinder has the following dependency:[8][10]
- Rock Raider
- Tool Store (Level 1)
- Teleport Pad (Level 1)
- Power Station (Level 1)
- Support Station (Level 2)
- Super Teleport
The Granite Grinder has the following upgrades:[8]
- Engine: Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's speed to 0.8 blocks per second, a 60% increase.[7] Two extra engines are attached to the bottoms of the arch piece.
- Drill: Costs 20 pieces of Ore (4 Building Studs). This upgrade increases the vehicle's drilling speed to 0.4 seconds for Dirt, 1 second for Loose Rock, 150 seconds (2.5 minutes) for Hard Rock, and 2 seconds for Seams.[7] This doubles the speed for most rock types, but is only a 16.67% increase for Hard Rock. The vehicle's chrome drill is removed and replaced by two drills positioned on each side of the original, held in place by two 2×10 plates.
- Scanner: Costs 5 pieces of Ore (1 Building Stud). This upgrade gives the vehicle a scanning radius of 5 blocks.[7] A large scanner, identical to the one that the Chrome Crusher has, is attached to the top of the vehicle.
The game's manual refers to the Granite Grinder's legs enabling it to cross rubble and debris with ease.[8] However, no vehicles are slowed down by rubble in the game.
Internally, the Granite Grinder is uniquely made of two objects: WalkerLegs and WalkerDigger.
The Granite Grinder does not appear in the PlayStation version of LEGO Rock Raiders.
Depictions in print
In the book Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground, Bandit and Jet take two Granite Grinders on an expedition underground to find Docs, who has gone missing. The Granite Grinders are stated to be slower than Hover Scouts, but offer more protection and can drill new routes while searching. After finding some power crystals, the two Granite Grinders are attacked by a lava monster and an ice monster, which they escape from with a "turbo boost". Upon finding Docs on the other side of an underground river, Jet runs her Granite Grinder towards the river at full power and leaps over it into a group of lava monsters. Jet's Granite Grinder is damaged from the jump, so she takes its emergency grappling line out and uses it to carry herself and Docs back across the river while the lava monsters salvage the power crystals from the wrecked vehicle.[11]
References
- ↑ Frederiksen, Jens Kronvold [lego] (11 April 2019). "Hello there. I’m Jens Kronvold Frederiksen. I'm the Design Director for LEGO and have been designing LEGO® Star Wars™ sets for the past 20 years. Ask Me Anything!". Reddit. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ↑ Pickering, David; Turpin, Nick; Jenner, Caryn (eds.) (1999). "The Design Concept". The Ultimate LEGO Book. DK publishing. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-7894-4691-X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LEGO Group (1999). "Rock Raiders". LEGO catalogue "New for 99". LEGO UK Ltd. pp. 6–7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LEGO Shop At Home Services (1999). "Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You!". LEGO Shop-At-Home. Summer 1999 "Rockin' Adventures". LEGO Systems, Inc. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ LEGO Group (1999). "Rock Raiders". LEGO System catalogue (Americas). LEGO Systems, Inc. pp. 6–8. Item no. 4127017.
- ↑ LEGO Group (1999). "Rock Raiders". LEGO catalogue "1999" (Russia). LEGO Russia Ltd. pp. 42–43. Item no. 4321375-SNG.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Main Lego Config File, line 2670–2697.
WalkerDigger {}section. - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Instruction Manual, p. 79.
- ↑ Instruction Manual, p. 70.
- ↑ Main Lego Config File, lines 3237–3265.
Dependencies {}section. - ↑ Grant, Alan (2000). "What's up Docs?". Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground. LEGO Systems, Inc. pp. 30–39.
Sources
- McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). LEGO Rock Raiders Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER). LEGO Media International. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598.
- Data Design Interactive (last modified 25 September 1999). Main Lego Config File. File path:
Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg.
