I blogged Kevin Guoh’s Totoro yesterday, but Kevin‘s mecha are even more impressive.
The Black Hat has a chunky chest and shoulders:
A new version of his Gatekeeper looks even more menacing in red and black:
Check out lots more pictures in Kevin’s Mecha / Robots / Creatures photoset on Flickr.
What better way to continue our green-themed posts on Earth Day than with this great green mecha by bmck? I love the detailing on the end of the gun:
Via Young Spacers Association Blog.
Remember Tim Zarki‘s previous robot? I argued that it stood several hundred feet tall and could walk over tall buildings.
Well, if this latest robot is that tall, we’re in serious trouble:
Brian Kescenovitz (mondayn00dle) is one of the few builders who usually doesn’t put much color into their models, sometimes conveying the iron/steel utility. Unlike his bulkier mechs, Brian’s latest work is a spindly scout walker called the Sandpiper, constructed with focus to fine detailing mechanisms rather than heavy armor.
Peter “Graznador” Aoun has captured the look of the adorable protagonist from Pixar’s upcoming film Wall●E:
Watch the trailer here:
And a bonus Super Smash Bros. scene:
Here they come to snuff the rooster…
Peter Morris was inspired by the Alice in Chains song “Rooster” to build this rather unique mecha. The torso fits a pilot, and this bad boy is fully posable.
You know he ain’t gonna die…
Jamie “Morgan19” Spencer is on quite a roll with his custom steampunk creations. Sure, Jamie uses paint to achieve some of the gold coloring, but it’s so darn shiny and cool that even purists have got to give these beauties a closer look. :-D
His most recent creation is a firefighting robot titled “Dühnlist, Flameward of the Deutsches Reich”:
The requisite Morgan19 schematic:
Finally, BuySteampunk.com is holding a contest in which you can actually win a copy of Jamie’s Kriegerhund . The site also has a great interview with Jamie as well.
The average LEGO mecha we feature here are heavily armed, anthropomorphous robots. In other words, they tend to stand on two legs and go “pew! pew!” As much as I’m a fan of Gundam-inspired mecha, it’s nice to take a break and think about what mecha might really be like in the future — the blue-collar workbots of the space docks and maglev yards.
To that end, Izzo presents his “Sci-Fi Industrial Mecha Competition“.
Here’s one example from Izzo’s own repertoire — a railroad bot:
Okay, this one’s bipedal, but still a great example of a construction mecha:
Although Izzo is only accepting contest entries from builders over the age of 19 in Japan, that doesn’t mean you can’t take his contest as a challenge and build something cool yourself. Even if it’s not for a prize, I for one think the world could use more rail-laying, cargo-hauling, sewer-cleaning, reactor-scrubbing mecha.
To get you started, here’s Izzo’s great list of inspirational links:
Izzo gives Izmojuki a LEGO makeover:
Who needs prizes to motivate you when the end result can be this cool? Get building!
Andrew Lee‘s formidable killing machine based on a concept art leaves us screaming… for more that is. An accomplished space and mecha builder, Andrew’s latest work takes on an innovative mech design that’s not often seen among the myriad of bipeds out there.
Constructed for a competition on the Russian-language LEGO fan site DoubleBrick.ru, Brickshelfer ZED‘s Ka-50 “Black Shark” helicopter transforms into a “Night Hunter” Autobot:
Decorated in Ukrainian livery, ZED’s Autobot looks ready to leap into action and protect humanity.
