tafkatb Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 As I'm starting to get more into sci-fi building, I decided to explore Steampunk and Mecha, two genres I've never really done much with. This is my first effort - it started as just a recolored version of Power Armor Lex, but quickly became something else entirely: Back detail, showing the rear-mounted boiler and how I used clips and 4L bars to stabilize the connection between the rectilinear cockpit and hexagonal swivel base: Quote
surrideo Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 It's a good mech to get your basis off, if you have extra ball joints you could add in extra articulation in the knees etc. A nice build though. Bet it's something you'll keep tinkering with lol Quote
tafkatb Posted February 23, 2012 Author Posted February 23, 2012 It's a good mech to get your basis off, if you have extra ball joints you could add in extra articulation in the knees etc. A nice build though. Bet it's something you'll keep tinkering with lol Oh, I'll definitely keep tinkering! I used up all my ball joints on this - all I had was what came with 6862 - but I'm subscribing to MBA so I'll experiment with bigger and more articulated builds when the Robot Designer kit comes in. Quote
Vindicare Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 For your first attempt, I'd say it's a great start, but not very steam punk. I'm not a steam punk aficionado, but from what I've seen on here, you're missing two key components. Smoke billowing out of engines/smokestacks/exhaust Tubing Add those things and I think you'll have quite the SP mech on your hands. Quote
lightningtiger Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Not bad 'Tragic Banjo', you only need to make it more steam punk and you'll have a cool SP mecha. Steam Punk On 'Tragic Banjo' ! Quote
JackJonespaw Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Looks nice, but I would make the legs a bit thicker. Quote
tafkatb Posted February 26, 2012 Author Posted February 26, 2012 Smoke billowing out of engines/smokestacks/exhaust Tubing I really wanted to add both of those, but was a bit limited by the parts I have available - I wasn't satisfied with any of my attempts at a steam cloud since almost all my white parts are square. I think I should order a few dozen ice cream pieces; I often see those used as steam/smoke and really like the look of them. Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I've got some great ideas now on how to improve this moving forward. Quote
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