The thing I like so much about micro-mecha is that they’re built of tons of tiny pieces. Vaughan James’ recent mecha illustrates this nicely, following in the footsteps of master micro mecha builders like zizy2 and Squieu.
Here’s Vaughan’s “5ive”:
Tag Archives: Microscale
Micro Edo Castle by Patrick Yrizarry
This was on the top of my “to blog” list before the power went out last Thursday. What I like so much about Patrick Yrizarry’s microscale Edo castle is all the detail he’s packed into it, from the moat to the gate and the courtyard full of trees of various shapes:
Here’s an angle that shows off the gate:
(Via Bruce’s new blog, MicroBricks.)
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Micro-Mecha Madness!
Japanese builders zizy2 and squieu both build fantastic micro-mecha. What better way to highlight them than in one convenient post?
Here’s zizy2’s “m40”:
And Squieu’s “Gigas”:
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Not One but Two VOTOMS Scopedogs!
Tim Gould and kerouac have both recently built mecha inspired by ATM-09-ST Scopedog from Armored Trooper VOTOMS.
Here’s Tim’s version:
And kerouac’s version:
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Micro Techniques Extraordinaire
Classic-Castle.com recently posted a great presentation by Ed Kohl. The depth of the information is incredible. I have never seen techniques like this before. If you have any interest is building in other scales at all, you should check this out.
Here’s the PDF file
Definitely worth a peek!
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The Power of the Grand Prix in the Palm of Your Hand
First, an short introduction. I’m Nathan, and I’m a LEGOholic. I won’t cover the nitty-gitty details, since Andrew covered those a few posts down, so I’ll get right down it. I’m not usually into microscale creations, but these tiny Formula 1 racers by Brickshelf user and LUGNETer Peer Kreuger are awesome. Makes me want to get on my hands and knees and push them around the floor while making engine noises.
Special thanks to our reader Marc for providing more infomation on the builder!
Soren’s Mini Advance Wars Units
Advance Wars is by far my favorite Game Boy Advance game, Advance Wars 2 is just as good, and Battalian Wars for Nintendo GameCube totally rocked. As if the game’s units weren’t tiny enough, Soren has successfully distilled them down to mini-scale:
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Dimunative, Miniscule, Small, Very Tiny Robots!
Mecha can be pretty big, but Brickshelfer MACHA goes the other direction with a series of tiny creations inspired by Gundam. Click the image to see multiple galleries of pint-size creations:
(Check out the itty-bitty Guncannon in the middle of the picture!)
My only disappointment is that MACHA hasn’t created Gundam itself. Oh well, we can hope for an update.
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Micro-China!
mumu’s wife distills a Chinese house with a courtyard down to micro-scale:
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A Bug, a Girl, a Ship, a Boy
With a recent update, I just discovered Stuart Immonen’s Flickr photostream. Unlike those of us with hundreds (I’m pushing 500) LEGO images, Stuart has just a handful, but they’re all pretty darn cool. In no particular order, here are a few of my favorites.
Gregor Samsa from Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis:
A beautiful lady — Plastic Fantastic indeed:
A “Van Ship” from the anime series Last Exile:
The title character from the classic anime series Astro Boy:
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Technorati tags: LEGO Anime Steampunk Last Exile Astro Boy Literature Kafka Metamorphosis Stuart Immonen Flickr
Military Moko
Just please leave out the probing...
Brickshelfer and FBTB member Nannan recently posted a cityscape that I didn’t really pay any attention to as I passed over it on Brickshelf. I’d seen cityscapes before:
Yeah, that’s a cute little UFO, but nothing special, right? WRONG!
Nannan has incorporated an Exo-Force light brick with a corresponding fiber-optic tube thingy. Extremely cool and very ingenious!
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