Non-Human 10

Here's some pics to look at because it's a holiday for me and I'm feeling lazy.

Chasm Heavy by Ironbricks.  A fairly simple and clean-lined design.










Something Different by A Plastic Infinity.  This one is definitely different.  I'm not sure it would hold up as a game piece, but it has construction techniques that are intriguing.

"Fawn" Seeker Drone by Trash Can Man.  I'm not sure I like this one.  It is an interesting build though.









Untitled by Mechanekton.  This one has an interesting connection between Clip Tiles and Grille Plates.

Box Bot by The Beetle125.  I'm not sure how you'd stat this up for MFZ but, putting a squad of these on the table definitely would be fun.

Non-Human 9

Here's another handful of non-human mechs.

CRUB by 1000Nuglets.  This one looks to based on the Hero Factory Mask, Insect.

Spiderfrog by Kark Oohlu.  Seems like I'm always blogging about something he builds.  :-)

Alpha Robot Protobug by AlexNidhogg.  Tiny, but could be part of a swarm or dispersed systems mech.

IMG_0357 by Simmon12.  Looks good for another Ijad variant.  I really like the Travis brick at the front with the 1x1 Round bricks coming off it.

незнакомый by 1000Nuglets.  The title is the Russian word for unfamiliar or strange.  I think it fits.

Non-Human 8

Here's a handful of non-human mechs for you to ponder.

Planet Exploration Companion by SuperHardcoreDave.  Absolutely fantastic.

WIFFY Earthmoving by FLAVIO.  Hockey Helmet Robot!

SR Industries Racer by βroadside.  I was originally going to post this, but then I did a little digging in his Flickr stream.

SpaceQuadDroid12 by NateFalslev.  This one's a render.

New Soviet Republic - блоха by Happy Weasel.  Okay, another person who's disabled downloads.  Go look anyway.

Non-Human 7

Alright, let's finish out the week strong.

Rakun,Thupt of the high lands by LK21LK.  Someone has a lot of lime green cheese slopes!










M.O.T.H. by rope fish.  It might be slightly large -- the main wings are 6x6 -- but it looks awesome.

Tesla Fly by Johann Dakitsch.  It's mostly Hero Factory pieces but, from the looks of it, still manages to stay in scale for MFZ.

IMG_9997 by Simmon Kim.  A really stompy Police bot.

Sleeth, Thrupt of the snowy lands of Urken by LK21LK.  To bring it back to where we started, another delightfully expressive creation from LK21LK.






There we go.  Another batch of interesting non-human mech builds.  Enjoy your weekend and I'll catch you on Monday.

Tablescrap 8

This one is an experiment and it's probably not going to go any further.  It's a combination of someone's leg designs -- I'm not sure who -- and the torso techniques from Zeekhotep's Linebacker frame.  It works, but I'm not "feeling it".

Random Flickr Trawl 2

Originally this was going to be another "Non-Human" post.  I came across three humanoid ones that were too good not to include though.

"Elk" Riot Supression Biped by NickD.  He doesn't allow downloads.

Tigard Drone by Lego Junkie.

Judging from those rafts, this may be a little big for MFZ.

Draw! by cmaddison.

Looks like it should be the right size for MFZ.

0-725z by legofoolio77.

Looks neat but very fiddly.  Might not stand up to regular gameplay.








Here are the three humanoid designs.

Hulkbuster Redesign by Legohaulic.

MS-10 by Hober Mallow.

w.05 Infantry Grunt v2 by messymaru.

Tablescrap 7

This one's more an exercise in building than an attempt to make something viable.

I used the giant bionicle sword as the main body, to see if it could be done.  I still want to add some sort of wings to the "T" pieces that comprise the shoulder area..

The "hands" also need work.  While the translucent pieces would make nice gun blasts, they don't work for this design.

Brickshelf gallery.
Toys'n'Bricks discussion thread.

Random Flickr Trawl

Some random neat looking things I've found in a recent troll through the Flickr Lego group.

Mini Marchikoma 2 by porschecm2.

Mech 2 by -{$lapbrick}-.

Albatross Airframe - Bomber by Harding Co.

Speedikoma Racer by cmaddison.

Mitsubishi Robotics Symbio Mk.II by .Tromas.

Meanwhile at the Legion of Doom by [skatersponge].

Home Sweet Home! by A Plastic Infinity.

Inphobot by Cole Blaq.  (He doesn't allow downloading.)

And to bring it all the way back around to the beginning --
Mini Marchikoma 3 by porschecm2.

Non-Human Looking Frames

The majority of frame designs out there are human looking.  Anthropomorphism is a strong force in creation and generally can only be overcome with intent.

First, here's the post over at Mechatonic that inspired this one.

Done?  Good.  Let's look at a handful that I find interesting.

The first three are all designed around the same look.

The "Leopard" from Ironsniper.

 

 



The Pan-Asia Q.C.S.D. by Empty Sandbox.

 

L157 "Tarantula" by xXRavager26Xx.



 

The next two are also similar.

RedWater ICON "Special X" Sentry by Spook.

 

 





UM-2a "Depredador" by TierMR.

 



This by FlamingMinister has a centauroid element mixed in.

And finally, the Crab Droid by The Solitary Dark.

New Soren Creations

Looks like Soren just got a big shipment of Friends parts.

This is the Moon Fang Tribe by Soren Roberts.  Ijad, I presume?

The I-ST-o4E Super Strider by Soren Roberts.  This looks to be the main ranged combat unit of the squad.

The I-ST-04EH Super Strider Artillery by Soren Roberts.  The artillery unit of the squad.

I-ST-05B Slammer Solidblade by Soren Roberts.  This looks to be the melee specialist of the squad.

I'd love to see the Mobile Frame Zero stats of these babies.

I have no idea who these are for but, they look great.