7051 Tripod Invader

7051 Tripod Invader is an Alien Conquest set designed by Raphael Pretesacquehttps://brickset.com/sets/list-20663 and released in May 2011. It includes 165 pieces and is intended for children ages seven through fourteen.
== Description ==
The tripod consists of two main sections, the legs and the upper area, which are joined together by the midsection.
The upper area features a circular cockpit, and a prison pod mounted on its back. The cockpit is surrounded by an opening and closing glass, that can be lifted up so that a minifigure can be placed inside. The entire upper area of the vehicle can separate from the legs to become an escape pod. The mid-section connects the cockpit and the legs, and features a poseable gun.
== Notes ==
* This is one of two Alien Conquest sets not to include an Alien Defence Unit minifigure, the other being 7065 Alien Mothership.
* The tripod looks similar, and is probably a reference to, the tripods in the classic science-fiction novel, The War of the Worlds.
* The tripod has a bumper sticker saying: WE'VE BEEN TO EARTH.
* This is one of three sets to include an Alien Clinger.
* The Tripod is the focus of the Alien Conquest online game The Invasion: Walker Mode in which the player is attacking the tripods with the ADU Jet-Copter.
* The Tripod has a prison pod in its back where somebody can place civilian minifigures.
== LEGO.com Description ==
== Minifigures Included ==
== Gallery ==
7051.png|The set in its entirety
7051_alt2.png|The tripod with the module detached
7051_alt4.png|The module side-on
7051_alt5.png|The civilian in the pod
7051_alt3.png|The module
Tripinvadultra3.jpg|Promotional shot
Tripinvadultra4.jpg|A shot from the instruction manual
Tripod.JPG|The tripod in the online game "The Invasion: Walker Mode"
== References ==
== External links ==
Category:2011 sets
Category:7000 sets
Category:Alien Conquest
category:Vehicles
Category:Sets listed for ages 7-14