The Mechanical House
Minifigure - Clockwork Robot
Theme - Steampunk
The Clockwork robot had always dreamed of building himself his own home. Once free of the maniacle toymaker he set to work, taking whatever scrap he could find. He fashioned it into a large mechanical clock, so that the whirring cogs and gears would sound like his own body.
Clockwork man 1 by
The Solitary Dark, on Flickr
This was heavily inspired by Steampunk, and the fact that I just loved this minifigure. You can see the mechamism in action here: Sorry its lopsided, it looks too small with the camera the other way.
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If you want to see the clockwork robot on the steps then look here:
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This just fits on an 8x8 baseplate! I'm on the very boundary of the 2 stud overhang limit, depending on where the 'Big hand' of the clock is. At 9'o'clock I'm over but at 6'o'clock i'm fine! I hope that does not disqualify me?
Here is an image of the model with 2 4x8 baseplate below - you can see what overhangs.
8x8 base by
The Solitary Dark, on Flickr
I've measured the model - if the two studs at the centre back of the clock sit on the middle studs at the rear of the plates then the step at the front has a tiny overhang, the brown gear at the side has a 2 stud oberhang, and the ball at the very front of the clock mechanism is also exactly two studs out.
I really did not want to stick to a standard 8x8 square here!
Thanks, hope you enjoy.
Edited by Solitary Dark, 17 April 2012 - 06:41 PM.