Tag Archives: Mecha

We all love a good LEGO Gundam or Macross mecha, but LEGO builders everywhere are also creating excellent models of their own designs. Have a look at them here.

Jordan takes flight

With this steampunk robot, by Jordan Schwartz, the sky is the limit!

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LEGO Terminator mecha by Nickre

Though I won’t see it until tomorrow night myself, the new Terminator: Salvation movie looks full of cool mecha, hoverships, and post-apocalyptic landscapes sure to serve as inspiration among LEGO builders.

Nick (Nickre) uses his own imagination, though, to come up with this cool mecha from the Terminator universe:

That buzz saw slung under the body looks lethal…

Model 17 Shunter Mech by Adrian Florea

Is it a train? Is it a mecha? Yes.

According to Adrian Florea (Olog), this bipedal mecha with wheels on its feet can fit “any gauge and any track, from your grandma’s 4.5V to RC tracks.”

Dragonfly

Is it a helicopter? Is it a mecha? Yes.

Not new, it would seem, but this heli-mecha by Matt S. (Plastic Matt) is very cool. The ammo chain uses a string and a bunch of Technic half-pins, and the legs/landing gear fold down.

Civil War

Warpath would have been blogged just because it transforms with splitting track. The fact that Alex Schranz (Orion Pax) has made a beautiful model is the icing, cherry and other delicious foodstuffs on the cake.

Izzo’s back – for now...

It’s been more than six months since Izzo has posted anything on his blog or to his Brickshelf gallery. For his return, Izzo put a lot of effort into his mecha, and it shows.

The mecha itself is awesome, with powerful shoulders and boost-jets on the legs, but I think the human story is more interesting here.

Izzo runs an art gallery, and his work has taken nearly all his time in the last six months. Even though the urge to build something with LEGO kept nagging at the back of his mind, he never found the time. Work even took him to Denmark, but his schedule precluded a pilgrimage to LEGOLAND.

When he began this mecha, Izzo’s “muscle memory” helped him build, but he couldn’t remember where he’d stashed all the parts he needed. Now, Izzo’s not sure when he’ll be able to post something next.

We hope Izzo will find time to post more LEGO creations again soon, but his story is a good reminder that LEGO — as much enjoyment as we have with it — is just a hobby, after all, not real life. Our commitment is to our families, our work, and our real-life communities.

Under the sea

Experienced builders tend to look down on the early, multi-colored LEGO creations of their childhood, dubbing them “rainbow warriors.” Jacob (Memory) demonstrates that a wide variety of colors can look rather awesome together in this unmanned underwater construction vehicle.

See more photos on Brickshelf.

Presentation is pertinent

It’s been a while since Soren Roberts has posted anything new but he’s been letting the pictures flow this past week. While not my favourite of his new stuff this firefighting mecha has great presentation.

Kakekomi demolition mecha

Fredo Houben (Fredoichi) enters the Civilian Mecha Contest with this unmanned demolition robot.

Note the subtle use of yellow droid bodies on the side of the pod, along with the excellent sticker usage.

Pounder

Ridiculously oversized feet, check. Ridiculously tiny arms, check. Ridiculously awesome? Check.

Great mech, KryptonHeidt. More pics on MOCpages.

Gunrunner heavy combat mecha

A larger counterpart to a mecha we recently featured, the Gunrunner by Mark Stafford (Nabii) is armed with more deadly weapons. As usual, Mark uses unique pieces on his creation. Can you find the battle droid heads and a decorated brick with the Slytherin logo?

Mega-micro mecha crane – and it’s green!

The recent spate of unarmed mecha is a result of the Mecha Hub Civilian Mecha Contest on Flickr. Kyle Vrieze (bermudafreze) has built a pair of my favorites.

Micro mecha aren’t that unusual, but placing the mecha on a microscale background is fairly unique:

This submersible mecha has realistic, utilitarian arms:

See more great entries in the Civilian Mecha Contest thread.