Izzo‘s latest mech is a fierce-looking combat machine that took some inspiration from District 9. Check out the negative space stripes in the armor that give this creation a distinct look.
Tag Archives: Mecha
Turret Man!
Tyler (legohaulic) brings us a fantastic WWII fantasy creation. Turret Man punches you in the face with awesome! I’m a huge fan of this style of alternate history/science. I even managed to sit through Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, for the vehicle design, Tyler does a great job of capturing that 40s vision of what the future could hold. Check out his concept sketch for the model, too.
A Splash of Color
A. Yates (A. Yates Industrial) brings us a robot that helps prove that there’s no bad color in the Lego palette. Plenty of builders out there leave colors like pink only for deliberately “girly” creations, rather than making widespread use. Here, we can clearly see that pink has a place, beyond just ships and mecha with female minifigs at the controls.
![LMF-6 [Labor Force Mechanicals] 'POCKY'](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/media.brothers-brick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/8679752332_3eed00cfaa.jpg)
Friday Night Fights (Round 2)
Welcome back to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in fabulous Las Vegas Nevada for another hard hitting edition of Friday Night Fights! Tonight’s match-up is a battle of TBB rookies looking to move of the ranks and make a name for themselves in the hotly contested middleweight division. Now for the tale of the tape:
Fighting out of the red corner…the pride of Shiga, Japan…Nathan “The Hammer” Penonzek (– NHI – Nathan’s heavy industry) and his mighty “NHI MHS-NFA3-03FT”
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And fighting out of the blue corner…from the wrong side of the tracks…Miguel “Rocket” Reizinho (MReizinho) and his “LL-897 Rocket Launcher Redux“.
As usual, constant reader, you are tasked with deciding the outcome of this pugilistic endeavor. On the first episode of Friday Night Fights John Stephens (-=Steebles=-) won a crushing 3-0 victory over his much better known opponent. What will happen this week? Who will experience the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat?
Hands Up!
This nimble robot by Spudbricks looks ready to rob–or perhaps arrest–anyone who comes across its path. I love the contrast between that menacing AI head and the adorable robot boots.
This Jolly Roger transforms
If I were checking out TBB right now, I’d probably think something along the lines of: ‘oh no, not another mecha!’ However, my excuse for blogging this model by daikoncat is that this is not just any old mecha; it’s the Skull Leader from the Macross saga.
I used to watch the series as a child (although I knew it as Robotech). In fighter mode, the Valkyrie resembles the F-14 Tomcat and the Skull Leader’s markings are obviously based on the US Navy’s ‘Jolly Rogers’ squadron. As a big Tomcat fan and a big fan of the Jolly Rogers, I loved it and I love this model.
This is not the first Valkyrie we’ve blogged, but it does look super-poseable. Mecha don’t get much cooler.
Tank-Spank
Flickr user Dryvvall had teased us with some quite stunning creations last May, and then slowly slid back into the shadows. Well I am happy to see that he is posting again.
The recent posts are chock full of fabulous designs, but this shot in particular caught my eye and tickled my funny bone.
As Dryvvall explains:
A corporate Fenrir takes on an MBT. This tactic is known colloquially as the Ghetto Stomp or the Tank-Spank. The crafty ‘mech has denied the tank its main cannon.
It also appears that we missed this fantastic dropship from last August.
Please be sure to peruse through Dryvvall’s full photostream…he is certainly a builder to keep an eye on.
Plunk
A. Yates (A YATES INDUSTRIALS.) has been on a roll lately with a series of small mecha he calls Labor Force Mechanicals. This particular version is the block-headed LFM-3 “Plunk“, and although it may lack the character of the LFM-2, I think the splash of color makes up for it. And yes, Virginia, it fits a fig. It is also nice to see a mecha once in a while that doesn’t have a gun or a giant flaming sword. I love violent robots as much as the next guy; I just like a little variety.
A Mecha With Knee High Socks
Jas Nagra (J5N) returns to TBB after nearly three years with his latest model, the GFK “RODAN” Warsuit mkII. Small feet seem to be all the rage with mecha builders these days, and Jas kicks it up a notch by adding what appear to be minifig capes to the lower legs. The unique result is somewhere between WWI puttees and 1980’s leg warmers.
Mad Presentation Skillz
zizy00220022 takes an already stunning little LEGO mecha and kicks up the ‘WOW-factor’ with some rather slick photo editing.
This makes me want to watch some Gundam real bad…
Computerized Crustaceans
Polish builder Jarek brings us this completely crazy and awesome trio of bio-mechanical exoskeletal creatures. He says he built them off-the-cuff as a break from another model, but you’d never be able to tell, since they’re packed with fantastic details and clever techniques.
Kani カニ – Utility never looked so good
Well best to wrap-up Marchikoma with a bang. Curtis Collins (curtydc), founder of the Think Tank group, creates in my opinion the most unique and memorable Think Tank of the month. Between the utilitarian style and the seemingly working mechanics, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this thing actually start walking around. And me being a huge fan of bright hits of colour, this is just right up my alley.
Curtis said that while building this, he had one of my favourite pieces of robot concept art sitting close by…Fausto De Martini’s brilliant Nautillus Submersible Mech. Oddly enough I didn’t pick up on it intially, but now that it was pointed out, I can’t believe I missed the reference.
For further views, have a click through Curtis’ photostream