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.
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Civil War
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
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.
Советский робот ДИ 3204 “Landmate”
If Mikhail Koshkin had survived to design a robotic hardsuit and Mikhail Kalashnikov were to design its weapon, this is what it would look like.
This hardsuit by Chuck Citrin (Chewk) incorporates extensive stickers from the Russian vehicles in the LEGO Indiana Jones sets from Crystal Skull.
Clearly, Soviet-inspired retro-futurism is not the sole domain of our very own Gambort.
Nuhvok-Kal
I think we’re past being amazed that Bionicle builders do some cool stuff, but as a SYSTEM builder, I just don’t have the vocabulary to discuss Bionicle intelligently. Maybe learning the lingo is Step 2 in my 12-step acceptance of Bionicle…
Regardless of my inability to say anything relevant about it, I think this tank thingy by Cameron (Primus) is very cool.
See more pics on Brickshelf, when moderated.
And since we missed it a couple of months ago, here’s Eddie.
LEGO Izmojuki heavy machinery by Dali Zheng
Dali Zheng (MOCpages) recently posted a pair of industrial robots inspired by the designs of Junji Okubo (Izmojuki). Both look like they could turn up in our train yards and factories in the very near future.
CT8A-29/B Maintenance Mech:
R-5 Boom loader mech:
Don’t miss our past coverage of LEGO Izmojuki by master mecha builders like Izzo.