Mechanical Prawn

[QQS]

Hello there!

Few days ago I built Mechanical Prawn. At first I tried to build a mecha-fish, but then I realized that it had looked better with legs. You can see the final efect:

BRICKSHELF

DEVIANART

FLICKR

Mechanical Prawn is a transforming into submarine robot. It can work under the sea and on land.

SUBMARINE MODE

This mode is perfect for long distance movement - it uses little energy. You can open the cockpit and put an Atlantis minifig with full equipment inside.

TURBO MODE

Extension for submarine mode. It allows to move much faster - ability useful especially, when you're running away from giant octopus. Additional engine is responsible for additional rotors.

MECHANICAL PRAWN MODE

In this mode Mechanical Prawn can go both on the Ocean bottom and land. Very useful and practical mode for Atlantis crew. Harpoon can free unlucky diver by moving rocks. Giant limbs can easily tearing to pieces any enemy unit. Undersea creatures - be afraid!

Cockpit:

I think that's all.

Edited August 2, 2012 by QQS

[charlieboy]

What a great name! Thats a good use of bionicle parts there, mine just live in a big, dusty, unloved box! Must dig them out and see what i can do with them

[Front]

Very nice idea, like a 4-ped underwater that transforms. In Atlantis colors.

[QQS]

charlieboy, I had similar problem and no ideas how can I use these parts. My first experiment was Arsus VI: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54793. It was only the begining of the bionicle journey ;)

Front, I just wanted to improve atlantis submarine from 8079, which - in my opinion - also looks like prawn ;)

Thanks!