Multi-purpose Droid WIP

[Starwars4J]

So I've been wanting to do something with this bionicle head which (to me) looks perfect for a droid. Tonight I whipped up this body:

As you can see the legs are still largely unfinished, and I'm not 100% happy with the hands, but I'll probably stick with it even though I'm not really thrilled with using that tired technique for the arm joints.

At first I thought the head begged for a large, armored, bulky body but this just sort of evolved and I really like it. Any thoughts?

Edited August 9, 2007 by Starwars4J

[Kahgarak]

Personally, I think that instead of a droid, you should make this into a minifig Exo Toa from the Bionicle 2002 series. Just add a cannon on the right hand, bulk it up a bit (if possible) and complete the legs. Oh, and make a seperate head for when the ET is on auto-pilot.

And even if you don't want to do all that, it looks great. I really look forward to seeing the end result. X-D :-)

[Brainbox]

I like the hands. Actually, it looks like he's wearing one of theose frilly cuffs :-D ! No, seriously, I do like the hands.

I dunno, maybe (if possible) fill in the body. 1x1s or maybe a clip piece of some sort.

[Asuka]

That

[Starwars4J]

I like the hands. Actually, it looks like he's wearing one of theose frilly cuffs :-D ! No, seriously, I do like the hands.

I dunno, maybe (if possible) fill in the body. 1x1s or maybe a clip piece of some sort.

Well I see why you'd want the body filled up, but with the way it is now, it has hips. Just experimenting in some new articulation designs :-D

[Brainbox]

Just experimenting in some new articulation designs :-D

Ah, I see. Is there another phone piece on the back, or just one on the front?

[Bonaparte]

Very smart design, I wouldn't be able to make something like this...

The title says "Multi-purpose droid ...".

Could you give a list of the things this droid can do :-P ?

[Starwars4J]

Ah, I see. Is there another phone piece on the back, or just one on the front?

Yup, it wouldn't be stable otherwise, right now the joints are very strong

Very smart design, I wouldn't be able to make something like this...

The title says "Multi-purpose droid ...".

Could you give a list of the things this droid can do :-P ?

-Heavy Lifting

-Sparing

-Construction

-Guarding

-Light Lifting

-Navigation

-Homework :-P

[Asuka]

Serious whacking.... :-D

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

You're on a roll with these bionicle parts! *y*

[Brainbox]

Yup, it wouldn't be stable otherwise, right now the joints are very strong

I presumed there would be, I just couldn't see it.

[Starwars4J]

I've finished the droid...though I was missing a few colors [sad] so if you see a part that looks out of place...yeah, it's going to get replaced. It's really articulated, with a lightsaber able to clip onto the back thigh. Onto the other thigh a yet-to-be-built large blaster will be clipped.

The droid is meant to be multi-purpose, so the weapons aren't a necessity. Anyway I guess I'm happy with how the legs turned out, I just wish I had the bley torsos on hand. I may or may not add onto the feet, it's already sorta tall, but I had to use those pieces to make it compact and able to take advantage of the hip joint.

Gallery when moderated

[Asuka]

Well, those legs

[Starwars4J]

yeah I know :-/ I need to think up something else for that...but I'm worried about the legs looking too big, making the arms appear tiny 8-| Any ideas?