Non-Human 6

Once more I bring you some non-human mechs that have caught my eye.

 Ma.K3loid by legosamurai.  I'm not sure about the tiny feet, but this guy has lots of personality.









Strahl HAFS HK-59 MOGMA by nate_decastro.  This one is a beast.  It may be too big for most MFZ games though.



 Brummkreisel by Pasukaru76.  Yeah, what can you say except simply fantastic.






Pumpkinbot by cmaddison.  A transforming vegetable.  Robots in disguise indeed!  It also has instructions.

 Blyde MK.II by Karf Oohlu.  A cute little guy with neat parts usage.

Slated for Destruction

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a packrat.  I keep things well beyond the "stay fresh" date.  We've been moving things around in the house lately as we're going to have some work done and this led me to consider a few of the frames I've kept assembled.  I've mentioned before that I keep all of my creations assembled even if I'm not going to use them in a game at any time soon.  There are a few that I've considered reducing to their component parts and putting the parts back into storage.  Oddly enough, the ones I'm considering are from past Frame Chef challenges.  I've proven to myself I can use the signature part, I need the other pieces for other builds, and I need a little less clutter right now.  It just feels odd to be so readily willing to disassemble something I've built.  Then again, both of the builds are kind of ugly and not really some of my better work.

It does make me wonder how long, if at all, other people keep their creations assembled.  I know there are people out there with small Lego collections that build, take pictures, and then disassemble frames on a regular basis.

In case anyone is wondering this and this are the frames that are slated to be disassembled.

Review: 8028 Tie Fighter Polybag

Here's a review requested by someone on the MFZ Facebook Fan page.

Here's the bag and instructions.  I picked it up for $3.99 at Target.

Here are the parts.  As you can see there are an awful lot of plates of different varieties.

The Questions:
Can you build a frame, or frames, right away?  No, not unless you wanted to build a Tie Fighter.  (-5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)
If you can't build a frame right away, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  No. (-5)
Score: 0 (B).  I think the score doesn't really reflect the lack of cool parts in this set.  If you have need of these parts in blue and black then, by all means, purchase this set.

TMOH: Starships

With the release of the playtest spaceship combat rules for MFZ I figured I'd give people a peek at a set of ships I designed to be used as a faction fleet.

This is a Battle Cruiser. For the moment, you can call the spinal mount a double Laser (2Rl+d8), and the antennas on the top can be Sensors (1Y).  The spring launcher on the side can be a Frame Catapult.

This is a Strike Destroyer.  The spinal mount can be a Laser (2Rl), the brackets on the sides can be Missile Launchers (2Rm+d8).  The tiles in front of the bridge can be Armor (1B).

This is a Death's Head Destroyer.  The turret can be Ack-Ack (2Ra).  The skull piece can be a Missile Launcher (2Rm).  The slab sides can be double Armor (2B).






This flotilla currently has the Battle Cruiser in the center flanked by two Death's Head Destroyers.  The Strike Destroyers running intercept in front and back.  With five ships and 20 attachments it will probably be the Primary Attacker.

Mobile Frame Zero: Alpha Bandit

One of the things Joshua said he would do during the Kickstarter is work on a set of rules for spaceship combat for MFZ.  Here is the new playtest document that Joshua has written.  I can't wait to try them.

TMOH: Cube Crew, Revisited

As seen here, I came up with a frame design based around the die from the Lego games line.  I've built a couple more in the meantime.

A slight bit asymmetric.  Brickshelf gallery.

This one's a little bit weirder.  Brickshelf gallery.











Hopefully I have a few more ideas involving this design up my sleeve.

Instructions 3

Over on the Hangar, Dukayn has posted a number of PDF instructions that he has created through LDraw.

Laggar Delta by Dukayn.
STK-7 Winmar by Dukayn.
Landscript by MittenNinja.
Stiletto by Renel Ebro.
Gremlin by A.Yates Industrials.

Other people have joined in.

Arwing Advanced by NimbusAConflict.

I've also added a permanent page for frame build instructions.